be other kits put together with new marking collections, for which we already have

instructions and boxes , and next month

we’ll see a slightly modified re-edition of the

F6F-3.

Besides these new kits, we have four re-editions of previously released kits. The

older of these are two ProfiPacks, the 1:72

scale Fokker D.VII (OAW) and the 1:48 scale

Bf 109E-1, a kit first introduced ten years

ago. The newer kits are the 48th scale F-6D

Mustang, and the Limited Edition kit Eagle’s

Call in the same scale, dedicated to American Spitfire Mk.Vs. When we re-released the

1:72 scale Tornado GR.1 Desert Babe a while

back, there was some protest put forth,

claiming that re-releasing something under

the label Limited Edition was nonsense. This

is another question of how you look at it.

I agree that if something is, in fact, limited, it

cannot be available forever. In some cases

with these releases, though, it is tough to

calculate the demand for the item, and sometimes, we miss. To my mind, in these instances, it seems a shame to not at least try

to satisfy the actual demand. As an example,

the first edition of Desert Babe had a run of

3,000 kits, and in the second, after

a closer look at the market, 4,000. This

week, we packed up the last seventy, and

that will be it. But do not expect that every

sold out Limited Edition kit will be re-issued.

If and when we do, it will only be for those

that sell out extremely quickly signaling an

initially flawed assessment of the demand,

and a reassessment points to further demand for a given product. Instances where

this comes about are not many. Generally,

we are in the right ballpark with these

assessments.

Accessories

Among photoetched sets, I would like to

direct your attention to the items designed

for Revell’s 1:48 scale SR-71 and the IBG

Fw 190D in 1:72. Both kits are recent hits

on internet forums, and I believe that our

April 2022

releases for them will be found to be very

useful. There are, of course, many more

interesting items being offered, such as

for the 35th scale M-18 from Tamiya. There

are two mask sets for the 1:32 scale Hawk

81-A2 and this suggests that we are also

working on photoetched sets for this kit, as

well as the whole line of P-40B/Cs. These

will be out next month. Very noteworthy are

two landing flap sets in the Brassin line, for

the Spitfire MkV and the Fw 190A, both sets

being in 48th and both printed 3D items. The

same goes for the Walter Minor 4 engine for

the Z-126 Trener. There are some smaller

sets for another recent hit, the P-51B in 1:72

from Arma Hobby. In this case, we are talking about a mix of 3D prints and cast resin,

and the 1:48 scale cockpit set for the later

version of the F-14A from Tamiya is cast

resin. April releases also include a LooK set

for this kit. This line also includes releases

for the OV-1+ and the Vampire F.3 in 1:48., for

which we offer the alternative Space sets.

These Space sets are going through a constant evolution, and the latest offerings are

to a very high standard of quality, and offer

a very good product at a very competitive

price. The Space line even offers up the only

new item offered this month for ships, a set

of international signal flags in 1:350 scale.

As usual, there are also BigEd, BigSin and

LookPlus sets to look at, too.

The Mule

If you are interested in the Mule, the lovingly

applied label to the Avia S-199, than you

will be pleased to learn that the kit is now

complete. Or, at least, when it comes to the

plastic. The first release, the Limited Edition

kit, will be done by April 15, on Good Friday.

We will have the Mule, along with other new

May releases, in Prostejov for the Prostejov

Easter Show. Those attending that show

will have an opportunity to purchase the kit,

along with other May releases. The whole

May range won’t be there, but if there is

something you want, you have the option

of pre-ordering and we will prepare your

order and bring it with us to the show. The

preorder timetable will be posted to our

Facebook page.

A week later, the Mule and all May releases

will be available at Moson in Hungary.

After the show at Lingen, which we had the

privilege of attending last week, this will be

our second show of the year. I firmly believe,

it won’t be the last. Another which we are

planning is ‘Panther Cup’ on June 18.

Articles

In the following pages, you’ll find the aforementioned Jan Bobek article about the Zero

Model 21, and the second, concluding, part of

the Arizona article. This is a very expansive

topic, as was evident from the first part in

last month’s newsletter. I have to say that

I find that ship extremely interesting, and

the story behind it branches off in so many

ways that we will add another part to the

article next month. The third article comes

to us from Miro Baric, covering the first

two weeks of the air war over Ukraine. This

article, too, will see a continuation in May’s

newsletter, and it would be nice if no further

updates would be necessary after that. It

likely won’t be, but I am hopeful that the war

ends soon, and our articles about it turn into

historical accounts, if alarming and recent.

When the war will end, I cannot say, but I am

certain that when the war does come to a

close, Ukraine will come out of it stronger

and Ukrainians will be respected and valued

members of Europe. For the Russians, I

hope that they will find it in themselves to

call the war a war, and that they end it in

such a way as to find themselves back on

the road to membership among civilized

nations.

I wish all a good read with today’s newsletter.

Happy Modeling!

Vladimir Sulc

INFO Eduard

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