C-130H Hercules from Zvezda in 1:72nd and

for the Spitfire Mk.Vc from Airfix in the same

scale. Further, we have sets for the TF-104G

from Kinetic and sets for the Tornado ASSTA

3.1 from Revell in 1:48th. Then, there’s the

stuff for Trumpeter’s F-100F in 1:32nd. In the

Zoom line, the new sets for the new Weekend

kits should not be overlooked, nor should the

new BigEds and masks be.

fer you to December’s newsletter for further

details. The second half of the year also sees

the coming of a 1:48th scale ProfiPACK release

of the Fw 190F-8, and at approximately the

same time, we’ll bring you the new Camel in

the Limited Edition kit Biggles & Co. The first

ProfiPACK of the Camel will appear at the end

of the year. The ProfiPACK Camels will be subdivided by engine type.

So, let’s turn our attention to the planned

ProfiPACKs and the premiere releases. For the

first half of the year, we are preparing the Fw

190A-5 in the four-cannon version, the Spitfire

Mk.I (Early version) and the Mustang Mk.IV, all

in 1:48th scale and all in that order. For April,

we have the kit that was mentioned in the last

newsletter, the 1:72nd scale Bf 109E Limited

Edition under the name of Adlerangriff, based

on the new Bf 109E developed in co-operation

with Special Hobby. The plastic is being supplied by SH, so there should be no quantitative

issue. In the second half of the year, we will

release another Bf 109E based Limited Edition

kit, dedicated to the era prior to the Battle of

Britain. This model will be a part of the Limited

Edition release Curych (Zurich) 1937, and will

the included companion piece to the B.534.

This will be a model of the Bf 109V-13, which

is basically the Bf 109E-0. Over the course of

the second half of the year, we will go into the

Bf 109E ProfiPACKs.

If you don’t find all this particularly interesting, then you will likely change your viewpoint around E-day. The star of the fall, regardless of what happens with E-day, will be the

Trener trainers. This is a beautiful project, and

will result in beautiful kits. I will say right off

the bat that we will not be concerned about

absolutely every little detail difference that

appeared between the versions. Various GPS

details and local modifications are just too numerous to implement. I am determined to remain calm in the face of the reviews that will

claim that there are a multitude of mistakes

in the kit(s). My advice to those on a quest for

mistakes is to take the time to notice what is

nice and unique about a kit instead of pointing out errors at all costs. Julia Roberts has a

large nose, but it does nothing to detract from

her beauty. The 48th scale development of

the Trener line is progressing well, and quickly, and these could be done by the end of the

summer. For E-day, or at least around the

planned date of the event, we will release a

Limited Edition kit dedicated to the Z-126 and

Z-226. A month later should see the ProfiPACK

line of the Z-526AFS. But, I repeat, that’s a

ways off still, and the old ‘subject to change

without prior notice’ thing applies here, too.

We may also first release a Z-326/Z-526 Limited Edition kit. Both of these will be really

nice, and it makes no difference which comes

first. In the fall, we want to organize a Trener

Meet, , but we shall see where this might take

place, whether it will be in Plzen (Pilsen) or somewhere closer to Prague in the central Czech

Republic.

And if all goes well, and for now it appears

that it will, we may even see the S-199 by the

end of the year. However, we have learned so-

It will be an interesting July, when we will

roll out our Tempest Mk.II in 1:48th. We’ll begin with the ProfiPACK version, because there

will be a Limited Edition kit based on this model released by Special Hobby. The plastic will

be produced by SH, so here, too, there should

be no issues in production. The moulds are

essentially complete, and the shots will be

shown through the course of January. The

first Spitfire Mk.V in 1:48th scale will make

its appearance in August in the Limited Edition titled Eagle’s Call, dedicated to the American Eagle squadrons operating within the

RAF. Other Limited Edition kits released for

the Spitfire Mk.V will follow, and I would re-

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mething from 2020 when it comes to the ‘if

all goes well…’ prediction. I am not sure yet if

this will be in 1:72nd scale or in 1:48th. Which

scale will get the nod first will be determined

in March. If we meet this deadline is possible,

but we’ll see if we can do it. But first, we’ll

need to ensure the release of the secret new

thing in December.

The year 2020 will be a tough one to forget.

It will go down as the year for difficulty, bad

luck and catastrophes. From my viewpoint

though, the year was not all bad. We came up

with, and put in motion, a lot of good ideas.

We managed to, against all odds, put in motion some interesting events. We taught ourselves new procedures, and we instigated some

new processes that even a year ago seemed

impossible. Financially, 2020 was our most successful year, bar none. True, we managed to

burn down at the end of the year, but I think

we are quite capable of turning that around in

our favor as well. It is now clear that this experience is speeding up several aspects of our

company, and it will bring advancement if for

no other reason than it has shown us that our

space is quickly becoming too small for our

activities and plans. It’s time to do something

about it, and build us a new house. I hope that

this time next year, it will be standing.

The thing that does sadden me, though, is

the departure from this life over the past year

of the people we found so much inspiration

in, people who have left a mark in modelling

in particular and aviation in general. They will

never be forgotten, and long live their memories!

That is all for me for the beginning of 2021.

May this year be a lot better than last year.

Happy Modelling!

Vladimir Sulc

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