Category: WW2 Era (1939-45)

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For Sale: Restored F8F Bearcat With “Annual Completed 6/20”

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1948 Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat S/N 121752 (N800H) has hit the market.

The airframe reportedly has 1569.3 hrs TTSN (145.4 hrs since restoration by Pacific Fighters), while the Pratt & Whitney R-2800-CB-16 engine has 645.4 hrs SMOH by Anderson Airmotive. Additional features include an avionics package, a restored, excellent condition stock military configuration interior and 1x 150 gallon drop tank.

An annual inspection was reportedly completed 6/2020. The machine is located in Washington State and is currently being offered for $3,250,000. Click here to check out the complete listing.

(Photo: Ken Fielding CC BY-SA via Wikimedia Commons)

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For Sale: PBY Canso Project, “Great Candidate for Full Restoration to Flight”

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A 1942 Consolidated (Canadian Vickers) PBY Canso C/N CV 264 (CV 264 / N983CF) is currently available for sale as a project aircraft. The listing states (in part):

This PBY is currently stored disassembled in Florida, USA. The engines are in storage with Anderson Aeromotive, Idaho whilst corrosion repairs have been carried out on the hull. The entire exterior of the aircraft has been stripped back to the anodize… The Centre Section in very good condition. The hull has been paint stripped and inspected. All major areas of concern have been repaired… There are still areas of corrosion but they are either a simple stringer repair or skins needing replacement. These aspects are in need of attention and the aircraft is a great candidate for full restoration to flight.

The aircraft is currently being offered for US $350,000. Click below to check out the link to the listing as well as an image of the machine before restoration work began.

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ICM to Release New 1/48 B-26С-50 Invader Model Kit

ICM is continuing their line of Invader model kits with an upcoming B-26С-50 model kit in 1/48 scale.

The new offering (48284) reportedly includes highly detailed engines, armament and cockpit interior as well as marking options for three aircraft.

Additional details are scarce, although the new kit is slated for release in June. A number of renderings have also been released, additional examples of which can be seen below.

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Grumman / Eastern FM-2 Wildcat For Sale With Newly Reduced Price

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1944 Grumman / Eastern FM-2 Wildcat S/N 16203 (N909WJ) is for sale with a newly reduced price.

The airframe reportedly has 624.9 hrs since complete restoration by Vintage Aircraft of Fort Collins, CO, while the Wright R-1820-56W engine has 624.9 hrs SMOH by JRS Enterprises. It wears the “excellent condition” colors of observation composite squadron VOC-1, which operated off of the USS Wake Island and USS Marshall Island during the landings on the Philippines, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.

The aircraft is located in California with a reduced price of $1,225,000. Click here to check out the complete listing.

(Photo: D. Miller via Flickr)

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Sword Announces Upcoming Release of 3 New Avenger Kits

Sword models has announced the upcoming release of three new Grumman Avenger kits in 1/72 scale.

The kits will reportedly represent Avenger AS.4 (SW72130), TBM-3S2 Avenger (SW72131) and TBM-3R (SW72132).

Additional details are limited at the moment, although the offerings are slated for release sometime at the end of June. Box art images have also been released, additional examples of which can be seen below.

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Newly Refinished, Full Dual Control TF-51 Mustang Offered For Sale

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North American TF-51 Mustang S/N 44-73871 (D-FTSI), described as “one of the nicest dual control TF-51 Mustangs in the world” has hit the market.

The airframe reportedly has 377 hrs since restoration by Pioneer Aero, Chino, CA (fuselage converted to full dual control configuration per TEMCO Specifications), while the Packard -1650-7 (w/ -9 Heads & Banks, Roush Pistons, Merlin Fingers) has 150 hrs SMOH by Vintage V-12s.

The machine is newly refinished by by Meier Motors in Germany and now has a polished fuselage / painted wings with markings representing “Double Trouble Two” of 353rd FG. Additional equipment reportedly includes P-63 wheels and brakes, landing gear handle, starter, primer in rear cockpit.

The machine is currently being offered for $3,995,000. Click here to check out the complete listing.

(Photo: Charlie Jackson / CC BY via Wikimedia Commons)

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Eduard to Release New “Operation Overlord” Hawker Tempest Mk.V Kit

Eduard plans to release a Weekend Edition Hawker Tempest Mk.V Series 1 model kit in 1/48 scale.

The kit (84171) focuses on aircraft that participated in Operation Overlord and includes two liveries representing JN751 flown by W/Cdr Roland P. Beamont (DSO, DFC & Bar) CO of No. 150 Wing and JN765 of No. 3 Squadron.

It appears that the kit may be released in June. Click below to check out livery profiles.

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Eduard to Release New Tool Fw 190A-6 Model Kit

Eduard has announced the upcoming release of a new tool Fw 190A-6 model kit in 1/48 scale.

Details are scarce, although the ProfiPACK edition offering (82148) reportedly includes five marking options representing aircraft from the Eastern as well as the Western Front.

The kit is currently slated for release in June. Click below to check out livery profiles.

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Tamiya to Release “One Shot Production Run” P-38H Masterpiece Kit

Tamiya has announced the upcoming release of a new P-38H Lightning model kit in 1/48 scale.

The kit (25199) offers a bevy of new parts to replicate the type, including larger supercharger intakes, rear canopy without reinforcing frames, instrumentation, nose landing gear strut and bay covers, main landing gear reinforcements, upgraded 20mm cannon and 12.7mm machine guns that were often modified on the ground, plus turbocharger coolant pipe. It also includes weights for accurate balance and display and a detailed cockpit with wheel-type controls, radio, throttle box and more.

One marking option will be included representing 432nd Fighter Squadron, part of the 475th Fighter Group that was devastatingly effective from 1943-44 over the Pacific. A canopy painting mask is also included as well as a full-color painting guide.

The new offering will reportedly be available as a limited edition masterpiece kit with only one production run. It will be released in a white box format beginning sometime in late July. Click below to check out additional images.

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Video Details Construction of Stunning, Scratch Built 1/16 Aluminum Stuka Model

YouTuber Guillermo Rojas Bazán (rojasbazan) has published the first in a series of videos detailing his amazing Ju87 B-1 Stuka model.

The model is described as “total scratch built aluminum construction” in 1/16 scale. The first part of the proposed three part series details the materials and construction of the model, with a close look at the stunning level of detail incorporated into the project.

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