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Arma Hobby to Release Line of New Tool Grumman Wildcat Kits

Arma Hobby has announced that their first project for 2020 will be the release of new tool Grumman Wildcat model kits in 1/72 scale.

The offerings 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.

The Expert Set has an expected delivery time of February/March 2020, while the remaining two kits will reportedly be released early in the second quarter of 2020. Additional details regarding the kit contents and marking options are currently scarce, but will be “given soon.”

In the meantime, some images have been released, additional examples of which can be seen below.

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AT-6G “Always Hangared, Ground-Up Restoration” Offered For Sale

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An “always hangared” North American AT-6G (N4269E) has hit the market. The listing states (in part):

North American AT-6G, Only 490 Hours Since Ground-up Restoration, 112 Hours on Engine Since IRAN with Overhauled Cylinders.

Specifically, the airframe is listed as having 490.3 hours since complete ground-up restoration (1994) and 1739.7 hours since ‘G’ conversion. The P&W R-1340-AN1 engine reportedly has 363.6 hours SMOH by Tulsa Aircraft Engines and 112 hours since IRAN with overhauled cylinders. Additional features include an avionics package, new canopy cover, fast throw ailerons, new wiring at restoration, new tires and annual inspection completed in October 2019.

The aircraft is located in Carson City, NV and is currently being offered for $240,000. Click here and here to check out complete listings.

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Kermit Weeks Shares New Video Update on Messerschmitt Bf 108 Restoration

Fantasy of Flight owner Kermit Weeks has shared the December update on his Messerschmitt Bf 108 restoration project.

The latest video features Fantasy of Flight Restoration Specialist Paul Stecewycz providing an update on current work as well as a wrap-up of the year’s progress before ending with another personal insight into how he got started in aircraft restoration.

Click below to check it out.

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de Havilland Chipmunk Offered For Sale, Many Extra Parts Included

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1951 de Havilland Chipmunk Mk. 22 T.10 N48110 (British S/N WD285) has hit the market. The listing states (in part):

120hrs SMOH of engine and airframe. Painted in 2010. Garmin GNC 250XL Com/Nav and GTX 320A Transponder, PS Engineering PM501 intercom. All new instrument panels. Padded inserts for seat pans. All but electric starter replaced with modern American accessories. German composite prop. American wheels, tires, and brakes. Canopy and cowling cover included plus many extra parts.

The aircraft is located in California City, California and is currently being offered for US $62,000, although bids are also being accepted. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay.

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“Excellent Condition” Loehle 5151 Mustang Offered For Sale

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An “excellent condition” Loehle 5151 Mustang has hit the market. The listing states (in part):

Rotax 582 Electric Start, 162 total hour, airspeed, ALT, compass, tach, fuel gauge, water temp., dual EGT, Electric Trim, BRS, Com, 760 Radio, 3 Blade GSC Prop, Heel Brakes Retracts, Fuselage and Wings all Sitka Spruce. Always hangered in a climate controlled building.. 12 1/2 gallon tank. Excellent Condition! The aircraft is mostly made of Sitka spruce & aircraft plywood and covered with Poly-Fiber Finish.

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

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HpH Releases New Tool 1/48 B-52 Stratofortress Model Kit

HpH Models has announced the release of their new tool B-52 Stratorfortress model kit in a massive 1/48 scale.

The company states that the kit (HPH 48052L) has been finished and the first pre-orders are currently being dispatched:

There are about 60 pre-ordered kits right now and further pre-orders are being accepted. If you pre-order the kit right now, you will get to the pre-orders list once the deposit is paid. New pre-orders will be dispatched during March.

As previously reported, the offering is part of the company’s “extreme” line, which also includes a 1/48 B-36 Peacemaker. It reportedly includes fiberglass main assemblies, vacuum cast resin details and clear parts made of transparent resin. Also said to be included are photo-etched and metal parts, a wet transfer decal sheet and painting masks. Continue reading HpH Releases New Tool 1/48 B-52 Stratofortress Model Kit

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ICM Releases New Tool 1/32 Gloster Gladiator Mk.I Model Kit

ICM has released its highly anticipated new tool Gloster Gladiator Mk.I model kit in 1/32 scale.

The kit (32040) utilizes “100% new molds” and is described as ICM’s very first attempt to release a 1/32 plastic of the type into the market. It reportedly includes a highly detailed engine and cockpit interior as well as four marking options.

Product Page ($75.99 ICM via AeroScale)

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Full-Scale Jurca Focke Wulf Fw 190 Offered For Sale

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A full scale, 2006 Focke Wulf Fw 190A (D-FWUB) has hit the market. The listing states (in part):

This is a Marcel Jurca 1:1 Scale built Focke Wulf featuring a 1380 P&W Twin radial engine producing 1180 HP. The AC has been built by a professionel Pilot over more than a decade and it has already starting flying ist test Programm. Over the last 3 years the AC underwent substantial improvements.

The aircraft’s total time is listed as 12, while the engine hot section time is 800. The machine is located in Lippstadt, NW Germany and is currently being offered for US $395,000. Click here to check out the complete listing.

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Airfix Releases New Tool MiG-17F Fresco Model Kit

Airfix has released their new tool Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-17F model kit (A03091) in 1/72 scale.

The representation of the iconic cold war jet was reportedly produced utilizing scan data from a restored example of the type as well as research visits that allowed the team to check of specific details and capture many reference photos. The final product includes two marking options representing Vietnamese and Soviet aircraft.

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Second Trailer Released For Top Gun: Maverick [Video]

Earlier today, Paramount Pictures released the new second trailer for Top Gun: Maverick, the highly anticipated sequel to the 1986 film Top Gun. Details about the plot were also included:

After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. When he finds himself training a detachment of Top Gun graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen, Maverick encounters Lt. Bradley Bradshaw (Miles Teller), call sign: “Rooster,” the son of Maverick’s late friend and Radar Intercept Officer Lt. Nick Bradshaw, aka “Goose.” Facing an uncertain future and confronting the ghosts of his past, Maverick is drawn into a confrontation with his own deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who will be chosen to fly it.

As reported when the first trailer was released, the new film will apparently focus on the F-18, although the familiar F-14 also makes an appearance, as does a P-51D Mustang.

Top Gun: Maverick is currently slated to hit theaters on June 26, 2020. Click below to check out the new trailer.

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