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P-40E Warhawk
That still leaves us with the fourth premiere
for the year. You already know this one, it's the
P-40E Warhawk. Currently, we are working
on the design of the kit, on pace for release in
October. That means it will premiere at E
-
Day.
It's not going to be easy, though. The Warhawk
at E
-
Day is an ambitious goal. But we're
really trying, and we've changed our work
process, adjusted our planning, streamlined
our production operation and we're on track.
I imagine there will be questions about the
subsequent versions of the Warhawk as
well. The answer is that we are working on
all versions from the P-40E onwards, that
is the P-40K, P-40M and N, as well as the
P-40F and L. Of course, the British versions,
the Kittyhawk Mk.III and the Kittyhawk
Mk.IV, shall not be neglected on our watch.
We would like to have the Kittyhawk Mk.III
ready in November so we can bring it to
Telford. I would like to return to the Mustang,
the 48th scale one, at this point if I can. Here,
too, there will be questions about the British
Some time ago there were many complaints
that we are neglecting 1:72nd. Things are
settling down a bit at the Bf 109 end of things
for us, and I think our 72nd scale fans will be
satisfied. I expect that there will be questions
about future releases and especially whether
or not there will also be a P-51B. The answer is
yes, there will be. Everything we've released
so far and will release in the future in 48th,
we'll also release in 72nd. It's always going to
take us a little while, but that’ll be the pattern,
and it's good to know that you can count on
it. Those kits will be at least as good as our
Gustavs, and they won't be more expensive
either. I am betting that you all know how to
count!
Albatros D.III
Just to show that we are not slacking off,
we've got one more little thing in store. This
is a 72nd scale Albatros D.III. We also want
to have this out by the summer. We’ve trained
for it, we have new knowledge about it, and
that adds up to a result that promises to be
thrilling!
P-51D
1/72
P-51D 1/72
Albatros D.III
1/72
Albatros D.III
1/72
The Albatros D.III is in the tools-making phase, covering the three developmental versions of the Albatros D.III. The kit will follow the style of successful biplanes such
as the Nieuport 17 or the Fokker D.VII.
The P-51D 1/72 is in the programming phase, and we will start machining the tools this month. There will be four in total: one sprue for fuselage and wings, two for small parts,
and one for clear parts. The sliding cockpit canopy will be three in total, and the small transparent parts like gun sights, position lights, or rear-view mirrors will be duplicated.
P-40E 1/48
P-40E
1/48
For the P-40E, construction of the 3D model is still in progress. As you can see, the 3D model does not yet have the wing/fuselage transitions completed,
nor does it have a cockpit. We are working on both of these sections current days.
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January 2024