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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