Category: WW2 Era (1939-45)

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Roden Releases New 1/32 Stearman PT-17 Model Kit

Since our initial report earlier this month, Roden has released their new Stearman PT-17 Kaydet model kit in 1/32 scale.

Details about the new offering (631) are sparse, but it appears that two liveries are included representing S/N 42-16408,”88″ (U.S. Army Flight Training Base, Mather Field, Sacramento, California, October 1942) and BP-30 (4 British Flight Training School, Mesa, Arizona, USA, early 1940s).

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ICM to Release 1/32 Gloster Sea Gladiator Mk.II Model Kit

ICM is set to release a new Gloster Sea Gladiator Mk.II model kit in 1/32 scale.

The kit (32042) is reportedly based on ICM’s new tool Gladiator Mk.I kit (32040) released last year and is described as the company’s first attempt to release a 1/32 example of the Sea Gladiator into the market. Features include “a highly detailed engine and cockpit interior” as well as marking options for four aircraft.

The kit is expected to be released later this month. Click below to check out additional images.

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DoraWings Announces Development of 1/48 Seversky P-35A Model Kit

DoraWings has announced the development of a new Seversky P-35A model kit in 1/48 scale.

As of this writing, the model is described as a “work in progress” with additional details, such as kit contents, liveries, pricing and a potential release date, yet to be revealed. However, a number of renderings have been shared, additional examples of with can be seen below.

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“Airworthy and Flying” Fiat G.59-4B For Sale With Major Price Reduction

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Fiat G-59-4B S/N MM-53774 (I-MRSV) has received a “major price reduction” and is now being offered for sale at €1,050,000.

The airframe reportedly has 240 hrs since restoration while the Rolls Royce Merlin 500/20 engine has 240 hrs SMOH by Zeuschel Racing Engines. The machine is touted as one of only ten G.59-4Bs built and one of only two “airworthy and flying” examples in existence today. It performed its first post restoration flight on May 25, 1992 from Lido di Venezia Airport with with Guido Zuccoli at the controls.

The aircraft is painted in original Aeronautica Militare Italiana markings and reportedly includes an avionics package consisting of 2 x VHF Bendix King KX155 Comm, 1 x Bendix King KT76A Transponder, ACK 30 Encoder and Bendix King KR87 ADF. Click here to check out the complete listing.

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ICM to Release New 1/48 Do 217J-1/2 Night Fighter Model Kit

ICM is slated to release a new Do 217J-1/2 model kit in 1/48 scale.

According to Scalemates, the offering (48272) is based on ICM’s new tool Do 217N-1 kit (48271) released last year and includes new parts – although a complete list of contents, including liveries, appears to be absent at the moment.

As of this writing, the kit is described as a May release that will soon be on sale. To date a series of CAD renderings have been released, as well as images of the two new sprues included with the kit. Click below to see more.

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“Full Dual Control” Yak 9-UM For Sale With Reduced Price

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1997 YAK 9-UM S/N 0470404 (N6373Y) is available for sale with a newly reduced price.

The airframe reportedly has 603 hrs TTSN while the Allison V-1710-111 engine has 300 hrs SMOH by Vintage V-12s. The machine is described as two-place with full dual controls, custom radiator, upgraded landing gear and doors and an avionics package which includes Garmin SL40 Comm, Garmin transponder and Garmin 296 GPS.

A spares package is also available for an additional cost which reportedly includes props, extra radiator and oil coolers, wheels and brakes, hardware, Allison engine (core) and custom tools.

The aircraft is located in Delaware with a lower price of $695,000. Click here to check out the complete listing.

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Italeri Releases Battle of Britain Edition Heinkel He IIIH Model Kit

Italeri has re-released its 1/72 Heinkel He IIIH model kit with five new marking options commemorating the upcoming 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.

The photos below suggest that the kit (1436) contains plastic and clear parts and liveries representing A1+DA of KG 53, G1+BH of KG 55, 1H+JA of KG 26, 1H+GP of KG 26, and 111 H-6, Sonderkommando Blaich. Click below to check them out along with a link to the Buy on eBay on eBay.

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Extensively Restored Spitfire FR XVIIIe For Sale With Reduced Price

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Vickers-Supermarine Spitfire FR XVIIIe G-BUOS (S/N SM845) is available for sale with a newly reduced price.

The aircraft was built in Chattis Hill, England in 1945 and delivered to 39 MU (Maintenance Unit) that same year, serving with both the RAF and Indian Air Force. It was one of eight such machines recovered by Duxford-based Ormond and Wensley Haydon-Baillie in 1977 and was later returned to the air by Historic Flying Ltd.

In 2010 the machine suffered a landing accident in Norway and was subsequently returned to the UK, where it received an extensive restoration to flying condition by Airframe Assemblies and Historic Flying Limited. It returned to the air in December 2013.

The airframe reportedly has 246.10 Hours Total Time Since New (71 Hours Since Restoration – 2013), while the Rolls Royce Griffon 65 engine has 71 Hours SMOH by Retro Track and Air. The machine is currently being offered with a reduced price of £1,450,000. Click here to check out the complete listing.

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P-40, Among Most Original Remaining Examples, For Sale With Reduced Price

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1941 Curtiss P-40E (S/N AK803) is available for sale with a newly reduced price.

The aircraft was delivered to the RCAF in October 1941 and based at an RCAF Station in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, where it saw use in anti-submarine patrols. Later, it was flown 4,000 miles to Annette Island, Alaska (setting a record in the process) before moving on to Boundary Bay near Vancouver, British Columbia, where it performed fighter affiliation work with B-24s and B-25s.

Following a landing accident on Vancouver Island, AK803 was sent to Coates Limited on Sea Island, where it was stripped to bare metal, polished and used as part of a War Bond drive at Brockton Point Oval in Vancouver. Continue reading P-40, Among Most Original Remaining Examples, For Sale With Reduced Price

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First Look: Arma’s New Tool FM-2 Wildcat Finished Build

Arma Hobby has released a new series of images showing a completed and finished version of their upcoming FM-2 Wildcat model kit in 1/72 scale.

As previously reported, the model will reportedly be released in three boxings, including an FM-2 Wildcat Expert Set (70031), Wildcat Mk VI Model Kit (70032) and FM-2 Wildcat Model Kit (70033). The project will also continue into the F4F-4 Wildcat version at some point.

According to the company, pre-orders will commence on Friday. Click below to check out a selection of additional images.

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