Eduard has announced the upcoming release of a new tool ProfiPACK edition model kit of the Bf 109 G-10 in 1/48 scale.
The kit (82119) will focus on “aircraft produced by the Messerschmitt factory in Regensburg” and will reportedly include five decal options which can be seen below, along with newly released images of the kit’s contents.
The Bf 109 G-10 is currently slated for release in August.
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Airfix has published the first test build photos of their upcoming new tool Bristol Blenheim Mk.IF in 1/48 scale.
As previously reported, the Blenheim will serve as the first twin engine WWII aircraft type within the Airfix rage to be produced using the very latest design and manufacturing techniques. The larger scale has allowed designers to incorporate far more detail, and they reportedly left no stone unturned in their quest to produce the most accurate kit possible. The team has utilized data gathered from examinations of original Blenheim drawings as well as preserved examples of the type, including the Aircraft Restoration Company’s airworthy Bristol Blenheim Mk.I and the beautifully preserved Blenheim Mk.IV based at the Aviation Museum of Central Finland in Tikkakoski.
The kit (A09186) will include two liveries, including K7159 (YX-N) of 54 Operational Training Unit, and L6739 (YP-Q) of 23 Squadron, which is the scheme currently applied to G-BPIV operated by the Aircraft Restoration Company at Duxford.
The Blenheim is currently slated for release in October. Click below to check out additional images.
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Zoukei-Mura has released new photos of a partial test build of their upcoming new tool 1/32 Kawasaki Ki-45 Kai “Toryu” model kit, while also providing a look at the sprues.
The process has reportedly been nearly four years in the making, with the prototype mold being recently completed from painstakingly produced CAD drawings. As previously reported, the representation of the WW2 Japanese twin-engine fighter will reportedly include short nose and long nose versions along with their different armaments.
A final release date has not yet been announced. Click below to check out a selection of images.
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Tamiya has announced the upcoming release of a new F-14D Tomcat model kit in 1/48 scale.
The kit (61118) appears to be based off the company’s new tool F-14A kit (61114) which was released in 2016. It is said to be a faithful reproduction of the machine and reportedly includes movable wings and a number of weapon/reconnaissance options, including laser and GPS-guided bombs and late stage air-to-air missiles, as well as lantern, jamming and reconnaissance camera pods. Three marking options will also be included representing machines from VF-213 “Black Lions,” VF-101 “Grim Reapers” and VF-2 “Bounty Hunters.”
The kit is currently slated for release on August 4. Click below to check out additional images.
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Airfix has released their new tool Vickers Wellington model kit in 1/72 scale.
As previously reported, the kit (A08019) was designed with the aid of original engineering drawings and other rare Wellington information to provide historical accuracy and “impressive levels of detail.”
It reportedly includes decals representing Mk.1A N2980 “R” Robert of No 20 Operational Training Unit and Mk.1C L7818 of No 75 [New Zealand] Squadron. The latter machine is also featured on the kit’s box art and is depicted after it was attacked by a Messerschmitt Bf 110 during a bombing run over Germany on the night of July 7/8, 1941. The machine was severely damaged and a fire had erupted on the starboard wing, prompting Sergeant James Allen Ward to climb out of the bomber’s astrodome hatch and attempt to smother the flames with a canvas cockpit cover. The dangerous gamble paid off and he was able to stop the spread of the flames, allowing the aircraft to return home and earning Ward the Victoria Cross.
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Hong Kong Models has announced the upcoming release of their new 1/32 model kit of the Dornier Do335 B-6 night fighter.
The company refers to the B-6 as being “most beautiful variant” of the German WWII heavy fighter with “over size antennas, 2 seats, flame dumpers, drop tanks. And the superb unusual camouflages and color scheme.”
Details about the kit are scarce, although it appears that it includes Cartograf decals with three marking options representing W.Nr. 240312, 240371 and 230017.
The kit is reportedly slated for release on June 20. Click below to check out additional images.
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AZ Model has announced the upcoming release of a new tool Bf 109K-4 “Kurfürst” in 1/72 scale.
Details about the kit are scarce, although the company announced that it is being prepared for June. It appears that the offering will come with three marking options which are shown in the image below.
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Modeler Tom Grigat’s latest stop-motion video captures the assembly of Special Hobby’s Lloyd C.V Series 46 model kit in 1/72 scale.
The original aircraft’s plywood paneling was represented with wood grain decals from Uschi van der Rosten over brown accentuated paint from Alclad II. The rigging material is rubber thread (Uschi van der Rosten) fixed with eyelets and turnbuckles made with rods and tubes from Albion Alloys.
Click below to check it out.
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HpH Models has released new images of their upcoming new tool DC-3/C-47 models in 1/32 scale.
Two kits will reportedly be made available, beginning with the C-47. However, additional details are still scarce at the moment and pricing, availability and full kit contents remain a mystery.
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Brickmania has released their impressive, limited edition B-17G LEGO model kit.
As previously reported, the representation of the iconic WW2 bomber includes 3,074 LEGO, and BrickArms elements, 10 custom-printed minifigures, 10 .50 caliber BrickArms machine guns mounted on moving turrets, moving flaps, ailerons, and rudder, retractable landing gear, four bombs with opening bomb bay doors, spinning propellers, a detailed interior, printed elements and a high-quality sticker sheet.
Click below to check out the product page, additional photos and a video overview.
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