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A B-25 nose (USAAF USAAC 44-31171) touted as an original and important part of aviation heritage and film history has hit the market. The listing states (in part):

This is an original B-25 nose that was modified for use as a camera nose. It belonged to the legendary John ‘Jeff‘ Hawke and used the spare dome he had for the Battle of Britain Film used on Psychedelic Monster. The nose was fitted to the B-25 now on show in Duxford American Air Museum. I bought it a few years ago and put it into Psychedelic monster colours. My collection is about to go to the next level, so selling her seems a good idea. She is an important part of aviation heritage and film history, but could be put back into standard.

The nose section is located in Salisbury, UK and is currently available for bidding. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay.

Eduard has released new details on their upcoming ProfiPACK edition Spitfire Mk.Ia model kit in 1/48 scale (82151).

The latest update focuses on the seven livery options to be included in the offering. They represent P9386, S/Ldr Brian J. Lane of 19 Squadron; X4253, P/O Wilfred G. Duncan Smith of 611 Squadron; X4828, F/Lt Wojciech Kolaczkowski of 303 Squadron; R6709, P/O Colin Falkland Gray of RNZAF 54 Squadron; N3250, P/O/ Allan R. Wright of 92 Squadron; R6690, P/O/ John C. Dundas of 609 Squadron and R6835, F/O Brian J. Carbury of 603 Squadron.

Additional details are scarce at the moment, although the kit is slated for release in October. Click below to check out livery profiles.

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A 1939 Piper J3-C65 has hit the market. The listing states (in part):

TT 2867 hrs. Engine SMOH 530 hrs. Compression high 70’s. Recent installations include Grove Brakes, ACK ELT, New Spark Plugs, 500 hr mag service. Always kept in hangar. Annual due Nov. 2020.

The aircraft was reportedly restored in 1989 with related details included in the listing. It is located in Durham, Connecticut and is currently available for bidding. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay.

AZ Model has released the first two of their four “complete new tool” model kits of the DH.103 Hornet in 1/72 scale.

The two new releases represent the F.Mk.I (AZ7651), PR.Mk.2 (AZ7652) with each including three post-war livery options. The F.Mk.I kit features decals for PX 284 “Black H” of 65 Squadron; PX 275 “White GO-F” of Central Fighter Establishment and PX 216 “Black WA-TN,” the personal aircraft of Wing Commander W.A. “Tiny” Neale. The PR.Mk.2 kit offers options for PX 216 “White R” of CFS Handling Squadron; VA 964, used for crash barrier trials and VA 966 of CFS Handling Squadron. The kits appears to consist of grey and clear plastic parts.

F.Mk.3 (AZ7653) and FR.Mk.4 (AZ7654) kits are reportedly slated for future release.

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1940 Douglas DC-3A S/N 2239 (N28AA) is available for sale with a newly reduced price.

It was the fifth DC-3A delivered to Braniff Airways in 1940 as N25666. In April 1953 the aircraft was sold to Trans Texas Airways who operated it for the next 15 years. It then flew with various airlines including Eastern Express Airlines, a subsidiary of Eastern Airlines. It was eventually acquired by the late Ron Alexander, who performed an overhaul of the machine, installing a new passenger interior and applying the polished / painted finish. It was sold to the current owner in 2017.

The airframe reportedly has 83,025 TTSN while the two Pratt & Whitney R-1830 engines have 930 and 1479 SMOH. It includes an avionics package, “numerous airframe spares,” and a spare R-1830 engine w/ 650 hrs SMOH.​

The aircraft is located in Georgia and is now being offered for $290,000. Click here to check out the complete listing.

(Photo: wiltshirespotter / CC BY-SA via Wikimedia Commons)

Airfix has provided the first images of the sprues for their upcoming Canadair Sabre Mk.4 model kit (A08109) in 1/48 scale.

As previously reported, many months of work to create the most accurate model possible. This included scanning a suitable aircraft at the Norwegian Armed Forces Aircraft Collection in Oslo, taking measurements and detailed photographs and delving into the history of this particular machine. The compiled information was then used to create a 3D CAD version of the aircraft that serves as the base model shell.

The new images capture the first test frames produced for the kit, and are still subject to modification before the final product is released. The kit is currently slated for release in the winter of 2020-21. Click below to check out a selection of the newly released images.

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A B-25N Mitchell project (S/N 44-29127) has hit the market.

Details on the project are scarce, although the listing is accompanied by several photos. It was reportedly “collected in the good old days when airframes, projects, and spare parts were plentiful.”

Click here to check out the complete listing.

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Special Hobby has shared new set of renderings for their upcoming Westland Whirlwind Mk.1 model kit in 1/32 scale.

The kit’s (SH32047) development has been talked about for some time in the modeling community and its release is anxiously awaited. Previous updates have focused on the molds, which are reportedly being created using an electroplating process sometimes also known as galvanic deposition, and test fittings of parts.

The company states that the 3D data is now ready, and has released new renderings showing early and late cockpits. The cockpit itself will reportedly be “very detailed” with the kit boasting both plastic parts and PE fret. Click below to see more.

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A 1938 Waco AVN-8 has been relisted for sale with a reduced price.

The aircraft reportedly has “5 hours since major, 5 hours since complete recovery with Ceconite, 5 hours since prop rebuild, 330 Jacobs, Cleveland brakes, mohair and leather interior.”

The machine is located in St. Louis, MO and is now available for US $97,500, although offers are also being accepted. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay.