Category: WW2 Era (1939-45)

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Brickmania Releases 1/35 DH.98 Mosquito FB MK.VI LEGO Model Kit

Brickmania has released a new, limited edition 1/35 DH.98 Mosquito FB MK.VI LEGO model kit.

The offering (BKM2264) consists of 934 LEGO elements, a high-quality sticker sheet, printed elements, two crew minifigures and full-color building instructions. Additional features include brick-build invasion stripes and tail insignia, functional bomb bay doors, detailed cockpit, working landing gear and shrouded exhaust.

Click below to check out the product page and a video overview of the new kit.

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1942 Ryan PT-22 Offered For Sale

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A 1942 Ryan PT-22 has hit the market.

The listing states that the aircraft is disassembled. the wings were removed to refinish surfaces and as of 2010 it was reportedly logged as airworthy.

The aircraft is located in Piracicaba, SP, Brazil and is currently being offered for US $55,000 although offers are also being accepted. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay.

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“Totally Restored” P-51D Mustang Offered For Sale

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P-51D Mustang S/N 44-63350 (N51TK) has hit the market.

Details are scarce, but the machine is described as “totally restored” and is located in Davidson, SK Canada. It is currently being offered for $2.75m. Click here and here to check out complete listings.

(Photo: Bill Larkins via Flickr)

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“Complete” A-26B Invader Project With “Lots of Extra Parts” Offered For Sale

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A 1941 A-26B Invader project (S/N 41-39486 / N26VQ) has hit the market.

The listing states that the project is a complete aircraft with lots of extra parts that is in need of full restoration. There is reportedly no inventory list or log books but there is some military paperwork.

This aircraft was a Missouri Air National Guard airplane. (MO- ANG) which is believed to be deployed in World War II and Korea. After the war the aircraft flew privately for transport aircraft Inc. in the 1960s. As the story goes the aircraft suffered a hydraulic lock on the number one engine wile on start up. Ultimately which led to the aircraft’s demise, it was parked and never flown again.

The machine is located in Sagola, Michigan and is currently available for bidding. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay.

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First Look: Airfix’s Upcoming 1/48 Tiger Moth Model Kit

Airfix has shared an update on their upcoming new tool de Havilland Tiger Moth model kit in 1/48 scale.

The kit used the company’s 1/72 Tiger Moth released in 2014 as a starting point and utilized “a mass of research data which had been gathered in support of the earlier project,” including “all the CAD files and individual component drawings.”

The recent update includes a first look at the new kit’s initial test frames, which are described as “the very first components to be produced from the new tooling blocks” and therefore “subject to alteration.” It also includes a look at the first build from the new parts. A few features are also mentioned, including a representation of the blind flying hood which was fitted to the rear cockpit of the aircraft and anti-spin strakes on either side of the fuselage.

The new kit (A04104) is slated for release sometime this autumn and is currently available for pre-order. Click below to check out additional images.

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Aeroplane Heaven Releases Major Update on Upcoming C-47 / DC-3

Aeroplane Heaven has published a major update on their upcoming C-47/DC-3 for P3DV4.4+.

According to the announcement, the offering will include exterior models for the C-47 Skytrain (with droppable paratroops) and DC-3 (P&W engines, left passenger door; DC-3 P&W engines, cargo/passenger doors; Wright Cyclone engines, right passenger door). These are described as “highly accurate, fully detailed models with many working animations” and “exceptionally high detail, authentic 3D modeled engines complete with individual cylinder fins, valve gear, spark plugs and leads, etc.” Continue reading Aeroplane Heaven Releases Major Update on Upcoming C-47 / DC-3

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Brickmania Releases 1/35 He 111H-16 LEGO Model Kit

Brickmania has released a new, limited edition 1/35 Heinkel He 111H-16 LEGO model kit.

The offering (BKM2261) consists of 1578 LEGO and BrickArms elements, a high-quality transparent sticker sheet, printed elements and full-color building instructions. Additional features include a full crew of five minifigures, including a pilot, two crew members and two gunners; custom printing in the cockpit and radio area and a printed German Balkenkreuz on the top of the wings and on the sides of the fuselage. The model also boasts a new bomb dropping play feature that “allows eight brick-built bombs to be loaded through the top of the model and then dropped out of the bomb bay doors by pulling an axle connection near the rear of the model.”

Click below to check out the product page and a video overview of the new kit.

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1944 Grumman G-21A Goose Offered For Sale

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1944 Grumman G-21A Goose S/N 1238 (N68157, shown above in 1989) has hit the market.

According to the listing, the airframe has 23,398.3 TTSN (4087.3 since restoration) while the two engines have 439.2 and 614.3 SMOH (10 since Covington “mini overhaul” 2015). The aircraft reportedly boasts a rebuilt hull with new skins, an avionics package, RAF camouflage exterior and a six place, blue vinyl interior with cloth inserts “in good condition.”

The aircraft is currently being offered for $600,000. Click here to check out the complete listing.

(Photo: RuthAS via Wikimedia Commons)

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Hangar 9 to Release 88″ Ki-43 Oscar RC Model

The latest release from Hangar 9 is this 88″ Nakajima Ki-43 Oscar ARF RC model.

The giant scale model (HAN4720) is touted as offering “outstanding flying characteristics” and “scale details typically not found on other ARF aircraft.” It is one of only two Hangar 9 giant scale warbirds with satin-finish printed covering and reportedly includes panel lines, rivets and weathering as well as a 3D instrument panel, pilot bust, 5″ scale wheels and two-piece plug-in wings with aluminum tube for easy transportation and storage.

The model is currently available for pre-order with the next shipment slated for mid-September. Click below to check out additional images.

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Douglas DC-3 / C-47 N211GB Offered For Sale

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1944 DC-3 S/N 26133 (N211GB) has hit the market. The listing states (in part):

This aircraft is currently available as-is without engines and props. It was purchased to be used for a children’s program and is currently in a small field. The airframe is in great shape with all radios and instruments. Engines and props are available and negotiable.

The aircraft reportedly has a total time of 23479. Although currently being offered as-is, the listing states that Restored Aircraft “will be happy to return the aircraft to service with a fresh annual inspection and customized to your specifications.” Available engines are described as PW 1830-90D types with 464.2 TSO and 593.4 TSO.

The machine is located in Basehor, KS with pricing available upon request. Click here and here to check out complete listings.

(Photo: aeroprints.com via Wikimedia Commons)