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Eduard Releases Limited Edition Dual Combo Spitfire Mk Vb With 11 Liveries

New this month from Eduard is a limited edition, dual combo Spitfire Mk.Vb kit in 1/72 scale.

“Spitfire Story: The Sweeps” (2154) includes Eduard plastic parts and decals, pre-painted PE parts, a painting mask and marking options representing 11 aircraft flown by RAF pilots of different nationalities who were fighting over the occupied west part of Europe.

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Eduard Releases New Spitfire Mk.IIa Model Kit

Eduard has released a new ProfiPACk edition Spitfire Mk.IIa model kit in 1/48 scale.

The kit (82153) includes Eduard plastic parts and decals, pre-painted photo-etched parts, a painting mask and marking options for five machines. Liveries represent P7881 flown by S/Ldr. Michael L. Robinson, CO of No.609 Squadron; P8387, flown by Sgt. Stanislaw Blok of No.315 (Polish) Squadron; P8038, flown by Fl/Lt. Brendan E.F. Finucane DFC of No.452 Squadron RAAF; P8081, flown by Fl/Lt. Tomáš Vybíral of No.312 (Czechoslovak) Squadron and P7840 of No.340 (Free French) Squadron.

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New Release: Eduard ProfiPACK Spitfire Mk.1a Model Kit

Eduard has released their new ProfiPACK edition Spitfire Mk.Ia model kit in 1/48 scale.

The kit (82151) includes Eduard plastic parts and decals, pre-painted photo etched details and a painting mask. Liveries are also included for seven machines: 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.

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First Look: Liveries For Eduard’s New ProfiPACK Spitfire Mk.1a

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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Eduard Releases New Tool, Limited Edition, Dual Combo Spitfire Mk.1 Kit

Eduard has released its new tool Spitfire Mk.1 kit in 1/48 scale.

The new offering, dubbed “The Spitfire Story” (11143) is a limited edition “dual combo” kit focused on machines from the type’s introduction into service to the end of Battle of the Britain. It reportedly includes two sets of Eduard plastic parts to build two models with different fuselage options. Also included are pre-painted photo-etched parts, a painting mask and a resin figure of Douglas Bader.

A whopping 10 marking options are also included:

A) K9795, No. 19 Squadron, RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire, October 1938
B) No. 41 Squadron, RAF Catterick, North Yorkshire, Spring 1939
C) K9906, flown by F/O Robert Stanford Tuck, No. 65 Squadron, RAF Hornchurch, Essex, Summer 1939
D) K9955, flown by F/O Archibald Ashmore McKellar, No. 602 Squadron, RAF Drem, East Lothian, Scotland, March 1940
E) N3180, flown by P/O Alan Christopher Deere (RNZAF), No. 54 Squadron, RAF Hornchurch, Essex, May 1940
F) P9443, flown by F/Lt Douglas Bader, No. 222 Squadron, RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire / Kirton in Lindsey, Lincolnshire, early June 1940
G) K9953, flown by F/Lt. Adolph Gysbert Malan, No. 74 Squadron, RAF Hornchurch, Essex, June/July 1940
H) N3162, flown by P/O Eric Stanley Lock, No. 41 Squadron, RAF Hornchurch, Essex, United Kingdom, August/September 1940
I) X4425, flown by F/Sgt. George Cecil Unwin, No. 19 Squadron, RAF Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire, August/September 1940
J) X4382, flown by P/O Osgood Philip Villiers Hanbury, No. 602 Squadron, RAF Westhampnett, West Sussex, September 1940

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Eduard Announces Upcoming Release of New Tool “Dual Combo” Spitfire Mk.I Kit

Eduard has provided additional details on their upcoming, new tool Spitfire Mk.I model kit in 1/48 scale.

The new offering, dubbed “The Spitfire Story” (11143) will reportedly be released as a limited edition “dual combo” kit focused on machines from its introduction into service to the end of Battle of the Britain. It will include two sets of plastic to build two models in the boxing as well as a resin figure of Douglas Bader.

The kit is slated for release in August. Click below to check out additional images.

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Eduard to Release New Tool Spitfire Mk I-V Model Kits

Eduard has announced the upcoming release of a new tool series of Spitfire model kits covering early mark variants. Specifically, the project will reportedly cover several versions of the early Merlin powered Spitfires, including the Mk.I, Mk.II and Mk.Vs, as well as Seafires later. The first release will be the Mk I in 1/48 scale, which will be offered in a “couple of boxings.”

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