only had three new kits to introduce each, we

have four for March. One is a re-release of the

ProfiPACK Fw 190A-8 in 1:72nd scale. The second 1:72nd scale release is bound to be more

interesting. It is the Limited Edition MF kit. Most

of you will remember the 48th scale version of

this kit from a while back. This is similar, except

it is in the mentioned 1:72nd scale. The marking options are more or less the same, but the

72nd scale kit is a Dual Combo boxing, each

kit representing a different version. One version depicts the aircraft built at Moscow, while

the other is that of aircraft produced at Gorky.

The decals are printed by Cartograf. The publication is included as well, but has gone through an update and is substantially revised. The

reasons for that is clear – research has been

ongoing and new facts have been uncovered

while others may be interpreted in a different

way. This edition of the book is to the current

standard of what is known about Czechoslovak,

Czech and Slovak MiG-21MFs, including the sub

variants MiG-21M and MFN.And besides the

publication, the kit includes accessory items

that you will no doubt examine elsewhere in

this Newsletter.

The second March ProfiPACK will be, I hope,

no less interesting. It falls under the heading

Bf 109G-10 WNF. A portion of these aircraft,

production blocks 61xxxx and 77xxxx from the

plant at Wiener Neustadt, were built in Bohemia by Diana, near Tisnov. The kit is a classic

ProfiPACK item, but I must say that just the marking options gave us what for. There was not really all that much to choose from. The result is

that, on initial inspection, the options are rather

mundain, but on closer look, it becomes more

interesting. Most of the aircraft depicted in the

chosen marking options come from JG 52, and

this famous unit was equipped with aircraft first

and foremost produced at WNF, and these aircraft are rather well documented. Noteworthy

is the aircraft with the ROA marking on the tail,

and I would suggest that any arguments over

the accuracy of this option be laid to rest. The

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supporting documentation comes mainly in the

form of a photograph of a bombed out hangar

at the base in Havlikuv Brod, and if you are not

aware of this photo, search for it. It’s well worth

it! To me, the final interpretation of this aircraft

is a bit of research heroism.

The final March kit release is the floatplane

version of the Hanriot HD.2 in the Weekend

line. I consider this kit to be an Eduard classic,

and if memory serves, it was introduced on that

aforementioned Nuremberg Toy Fair in 1995.

The kit is a member of the third generation of

our kits and the masters were faithfully made by

Mr. Sekyrka and Mr. Balon by hand. The molds

are copper and galvanized and made by Professor Menzl. The details are not, understandably,

up to current technological standards, and the

forms are now some twenty years old and still

serve well. The result of their use is certainly

not an embarrassment. I am sure you’ve noticed that older kits are sometimes more highly

valued than absolute new releases.

Turning our attention to today’s new accessory releases, you will note a few oddities among

them. There are, for example, four new sets for

armour models in 1:35th scale, all for Tamiya

releases. Two are for the new M551 Sheridan

and one each for the SU-85 and SU-122, which

are re-releases of older kits. We even have

a new item for 1:72nd scale armour, the M1070

and M1000 w/D9R from Takom. We haven’t

made any new photoetched sets in 1/72nd scale armour in years, but we have now decided

to get back into that portion of the market. The

heart and soul of our photoetched offerings,

though, remain for aircraft. Among the new

brass and mask sets there are the first of what

will be many for the Lancaster B Mk.I in 1:32nd

scale by HKM, and also for the Revell He 219

in the same scale. In 1:48th scale, we are preparing sest for the GWH TBD-1 and the F-15E,

and we are working on steel colour seatbelts

for the Rafale C in the grey version. In 1:72nd

scale, we are releasing sets for the Tu-128 from

Trumpeter, Su-27UB from Zvezda and the Hurricane Mk.I from Arma Hobby. In the ZOOM line,

we have a set for the L-39 of our own making.

Two sets are being released for ships in 1:350,

one being the fourth set for the USS Enterprise

(CVN-65) and a colour set of WWII US Navy figures. This set replaces the just cancelled self

adhesive set that was very popular and needed

a direct in-production counterpart. There are

also six new Big Ed sets.

This month, there is only one new Brassin

item in the Löök line, but it is interesting in that

the subject matter is the new Tamiya Spitfire

Mk.I in 1:48th. In this scale, we are also releasing a DB 605D for the Eduard Bf 109G-10.

These round out four new weapons sets, including M-2 Browning machine guns used in defensive gun positions. There are just two 1:72nd

scale sets, in this case probably closer to being

kits than sets, that are weapons as well, but not

just any weapons. We are talking about two

versions of the B43 nuclear weapon. There are

two BigSin releases this month as well.

On March 9th, we will be at Prosek. There

will be the now traditional internet Afterparty

associated with the event. I hope that if you’re in the area, you’ll drop by. I will, as usual,

be taking along a few items that will generate

interest, such as the 1:72nd scale Fokker D.VII

and maybe even something from the Mustang.

We have three moulds ready, and with a bit

of luck, we might have some test shots out

of one or two of them to show. The last weekend of March will see one of our event teams

in Germany at an event in Lingen. There, we’ll

have our new items for April, including the all

new 1:48th scale Fw 190A-8 ProfiPACK, and the

48th scale Tornado F.3 Limited Edition kit, the

1:72nd Spitfire HF Mk.VIII and the 1:48th Weekend Edition kit of the Bf 109E-4.

Happy Modelling!

Vladimir Sulc

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