EDITORIAL

Dear Friends,

Welcome to May’s newsletter. Here,

we will, of course, describe new items

for the month, but those of you that

attended the show at Moson in Hungary will have been acquainted with

them there. Besides the new releases,

there was also the last of the Tornado

F.3 kits which ended up being one of

those quick successes and the majority

of those were gone through the preceding month. I admit to being a bit surprised, but the history of this line of kits

has produced many such surprises. The

Tornado has also brought with it an unpleasant surprise, as we have received

a number of complaints of poor canopies. At the moment, we are taking this

issue up with the supplier and we hope

to have the situation resolved soon. We

do apologize for the inconvenience, and

we are striving to resolve it as quickly

as possible. The moment that replacements are available, we will begin sending them out.

May sees the premiere of the 1:72nd

scale Fokker D.VII. The little Fokker is

derived in design from the 48th scale

version with necessary changes that

have brought about not only a change

in scale, but also in the timetable for

its release. The 48th scale version is

more than ten years old now, and the

technology at our disposal and our design philosophy have both come a long

way in that time. The first in the line is

the Fokker D.VII (OAW), and we have

chosen to offer aircraft in a five-colour

lozenge scheme, and these have been

based on the advice of those in the

know about these. I guess there may be

others that are also ‘in the know’ who

may have opposite views, but you can

only do so much. Subsequent versions

of the Fokker to follow will be the Fokker D.VII (MAG) in October, which was

a version that was used in the twenties

by firstly Hungary and later the Romanian Air Force, and also one made its way

to the Czechoslovak Air Force. The Royal Class boxing will come out in December, and it will contain all the main versions of the type, will include a massive

decal sheet(s) and also will include both

four and five colour lozenge options.

In terms of versions, the Fokker D.VII is

not a simple aircraft. Each of the main

producers had their own sub variants

that were produced and this explains

the reason for the inclusion of two fuselages for each kit. Next year, we will be

releasing the Fokker D.VII (Fokker) and

the Fokker D.VII (Albatros). I expect it to

not end there, and I think there will be

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other sub variants coming out through

2021.

There are two Limited Edition releases for May, and both of them are

in 1:48th. BARBAROSSA is dedicated

to the German invasion of the Soviet

Union in June, 1941. The kit is a Dual

Combo type with two complete kits,

in this case, of the Bf 109E-4/7 and the

Bf 109F-2. As a bonus, there is an older

seat for the Bf 109F-2, which is not part

of the original F-2 kit, and is supplied

as a resin piece. Naturally, there are

the usual photoetched bits and masks.

The decal options cover aircraft in use

through the summer and fall of 1941,

and for the mostpart, involves aircraft of

well known German pilots. The marking

options are presented elsewhere in this

newsletter. The second Limited Edition

kit for this month is the Shachak, which

is the Israeli Mirage IIICJ. It is based in

our older kit of the type and offers up

five marking options, two of which were

aircraft powered by the modified Atar

9C engine. The exhaust of the Atar 9C

is included in resin and includes version specific rear fuselage covers. These

three kits are rounded out by the Weekend Edition 1:48th scale Fw 190A-3.

Our accessory lines continue on with

photoetched sets for the Lancaster and

the P-40F in 1:32nd. In the same scale,

we are releasing sets for the F-5F from

Kitty Hawk, and in May we are also bringing out the first sets of brass and masks

for the B-24J from Hobby Boss. In 1:48th,

we have masks for the Yak-130 (Zvezda)

and the L-39MS and L-59 (Trumpeter).

With these sets, you have to be aware

of what you are buying. The Trumpeter

kit offers both aircraft, the L-39MS and

the L-59, in one box. This accounts for

the mask set which cover both versions

released under the name L-39MS/L-59

1:48. There are two masks that differ

in their execution, one being both the

inner and outer surface T-Face (EX652

L-39MS/L-59 1:48), the second is the

classic set (EX651 L-39MS/L-59 1:48).

The photoetching is handled a little differently, and we are releasing two sets,

one for the L-39MS (49975) and one for

the L-59 (49976). The seatbelts are common for both versions of the airplane.

And take note, we also have accessories

for the virtually new Airfix Spitfire FR

Mk.XIV. We have masks, a set of landing flaps, a set of pre-painted Steelbelt

seat belts and a colour set of predominantly interior parts in the ZOOM line.

Continuing on in the same scale, you’ll

find sets for the Academy F-4B and the

F-100D (Trumpeter), replacing the older

corresponding SA sets. In 1:72nd scale, we cover the F-105D (Trumpeter),

F/A-18E (Academy), Su-27SM (Zvezda),

Spitfire Mk.I/II (Airfix) and the F-35A

(Academy). In 1:35th, we have two sets

for the Panther G from Academy, and

the list of sets for ships expands thanks

to the set for the HMS Exeter in 1:350th

from Trumpeter. Also of note is the 48th

scale Zoom for the Fw 190A-3 for the

just released Weekend Edition kit. This

month, there are four BigEds.

There is a rich and interesting assortment of new things in the Brassin

line, including cockpit sets for the F-14D

and Spitfire Mk.I, both from Tamiya,

and engine for the Bf 109G-10 and an

engine set with fuselage guns for the

Fw 190A-8, the last two being for our

own kits. There are three new Look sets,

including for the P-40F in 1:32nd scale.

We are also continuing on with weapon

sets, with two in 1:32nd covering the

AIM-120C AMRAAM and the AIM-4D,

while the Shafrir 2 is in 1:48th. There

is only one May BigSin set, but it is the

Tempest Mk.V ADVANCED, designed, of

course, for the Eduard kit.

And what else can we expect in May?

Today and tomorrow sees the continuation of the Moson Afterparty sales

event. Next weekend, we will be at Koprivnice with our own table with a full

sortiment of new items for May, including Gunze paints. We are expecting

new items from them to be readied

for release throughout the month and

are hopeful that these will make it in

time to make it to Koprivnice. I am sorry when these things don’t show up in

time for a show, but we are supplied

from Germany, and many items were

not yet available at the time of our last

order, or they were not accompanied by

technical data sheets. We cannot proceed without the documentation, as this

practice tends to be severely penalized.

This week will see the initializing of

the webpage for ModellBrno, including

INFO Eduard - May 2019