Following the release of their highly customizable new tool 1/144 F4U Corsair model kit, AFV Club has announced the upcoming release of a folded wing version.
As of this writing, few details have been reported about the kit (AR14408), although several renderings have been released as well as test sprue and build images. Click below to see more.
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Trumpeter has released the first images showing box contents for their upcoming new tool Fairey Firefly Mk.1 model kit in 1/48 scale (05810).
Livery options will reportedly include FR.1 DK477 of 766 Sq FAA and FR.1 DK438 of 1771 Sq/HMS Implacable. Two additional marking options will also be provided representing Mk.1 machines.
A final release date has not yet been announced, although it is said to be “very soon.”
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Following the release of their massive 1/48 B-36 Peacemaker, HpH Models has announced a new addition to their “extreme” model line in the form of a B-52H Stratofortress.
The kit will reportedly include 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.
The kit (HPH 48052L) will contain a complete interior, undercarriage, open bomb bay and bomb racks with a basic armament fit. Extra accessories will also be released as separate sets that include a complete maximum payload of “steel bombs” (including their appropriate racks), ALCM cruise missiles (including the internal rotary launcher and external racks) and a huge landing flaps kit (it is necessary to order this kit simultaneously with the B-52 kit in order to prepare the basic wing parts for the flaps installation).
The kit is currently priced at 775 Euro (or about US$962) incl. VAT and is available for pre-order with an expected release in March 2019. A 40% cash advance (310 Euro) is required to get on the list of BUFF buyers, as this allows reportedly allows work on the kit to be accelerated.
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Special Hobby has released new photos of the galvanic molds for their upcoming 1/32 Westland Whirlwind model kit. The new images add on to previous mold photos released last year, this time showing the fuselage and small parts.
As previously reported, the molds are being created using an electroplating process, sometimes also known as galvanic deposition. The kit’s development has been talked about for some time in the modeling community, and although a timeframe has not yet been announced, its release is anxiously awaited.
The twin-engine single seat Whirlwind fighter-bomber was developed in the 1930s and went on to serve in WW2, where it saw use in a variety of roles including bomber escort and ground attack. It was eventually withdrawn from service in 1943 and succeeded by the Hawker Typhoon. No examples of the type exist today, although a full-scale reproduction is reportedly under construction.
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Tamiya has released their new tool Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 model kit in 1/48 scale.
As previously reported, the G-6 (kit 61117) joins the E-3 and E-4/7 Trop stablemates in Tamiya’s 1/48 Aircraft Series and reportedly includes a complete engine, a cowling designed for open or closed display and marking options for for 9./JG54, 7./JG27 and 9./JG52 machines.
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Special Hobby has released the marking options for their upcoming 1/32 Hawker Tempest Mk. VI.
“The Tempest Mk. VI was a Tempest V airframe modified to accept the 2,340hp Sabre V engine. Externally similar to the Tempest V, the Mk.VI featured wing root air intakes similar to those installed on the Tempest II.The Sabre V´s higher power output made it necessary to have this extra cooling which was especially important since the Tempest VI had been selected to be the standard RAF fighter for service in the Middle East.”
The new kit (SH32055) is reportedly based on the company’s new tool Tempest Mk.V released in 2016 and will reportedly feature four livery options, including NX201 and NX135 of 6 Squadron RAF NX126 of 249 Squadron RAF and NX179 of 213 Squadron.
The kit is currently slated for release in April. Click below to check out the newly released livery profiles.
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Eduard has released new details on its upcoming new tool Fw 190A-5 Light Fighter model kit in 1/48 scale.
The offering will be released as a ProfiPACk edition kit containing new tool sprues and five marking options representing the classic fighter/JaBo variants. The decals were “carefully selected with regard to the armament variant (two-cannon wing), which is an important difference between this and the Fw 190A-5 kit of the previous generation.”
Liveries represent W/N 0152 594 flown by Maj. Hermann Graf, W/N 0157 298 flown by Maj. Josef Priller, W/N 1501 flown by Oblt. Walter Nowotny, W/N 538 of 6/Schl.G 1 and an A-5 flown by Oblt. Rolf Strohal of Stab I./JG 1.
The kit (82143) is currently slated for release in March. Click below to check out additional images.
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Eduard is planning to release a new Heinkel He 280 ProfiPACK edition model kit in 1/48 scale.
The He 280 was the first turbojet-powered fighter aircraft in the world, however, it was plagued with engine problems and only nine examples of the type were built before the project was cancelled.
The new kit (8068) will reportedly include options for machines powered by either HeS 8a or Jumo 004 engines, as well as pre-painted photo etched parts, paint masks and markings for three aircraft (although the ones shown are provisional).
The new kit is currently slated for release in April. Click below to see more.
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French model manufacturer MustHave Models has released the first images of their upcoming Nieuport-Delage NiD.29 resin model kit in an impressive 1/32 scale.
Designed and built by Nieuport-Delage for the French Air Force, the Hispano-Suiza -powered NiD.29 performed its maiden flight in 1918 but wasn’t ordered into production until 1920. It was the fastest service fighter in the world at the time and went on to serve in numerous countries. It was also used for racing and set eight world speed records while also winning the 1920 Gordon Bennett Trophy and the 1922 Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe competition.
Little is known about the upcoming kit at this point, although it is said to be “coming soon.” Click below to check out additional images.
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Lone Star Models has released a new a resin and metal model kit of the Felixstowe F.2A WW1 flying boat in 1/48 scale.
The kit (LSM 480606) reportedly offers “very good attention to detail and accuracy” and includes parts for a beaching trolley as well as early or late versions of the type.
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