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for purchasing the Royal Class kit, and the
opportunity to purchase will not be repeated.
I assume that this and future kits of the Royal
Class series will gain exclusivity, and the
opportunity should not be missed.
New Releases for May
So to bring the focus of my editorial to our new
releases for May, the main point of interest will
be the 48th scale P-51B Mustang that makes up
the ‘Overlord: D
-
Day Mustangs’ Limited Edition
kit. It is therefore a very ‘stripe themed’ item, but
a milestone anniversary of such an important
event as the Allied invasion of Normandy doesn’t
come around very often, so we could not help but
dedicate a completely new item to this historical
event. In addition to the Mustang, there are also
two Weekend kits, one in 48th and one in 72nd,
dedicated to the Spitfire LF Mk.IXc as it pertains
to the invasion. We will continue to focus on the
invasion next month, in which the anniversary
actually falls, with a Spitfire Mk.Vb with four
D
-
Day marking options to the range of invasion
aircraft, to be released in the Weekend line. This
month among new items, there are no reissues.
You probably won’t be too surprised to find
that, when it comes to new accessory items for
May, most are dedicated to the P-51B. However
there are also new sets for the FM-1 Wildcat
from Tamiya, the MC.200 Saetta from Italeri, the
F-14A from Great Wall Hobby and the Buccaneer
from Airfix, all of which are in 1:48th scale. The
assortment is a little bit less in 72nd, where we
bring you sets for the Fiat CR.32 from Italeri
in the form of photoetched and masks, and
seats for the L-39 Albatros from Eduard in the
Brassin range. Also in the Brassin line, I would
like to draw your attention to two 48th scale
cockpits and a set of undercarriage bays for the
F-16C from Kinetic. We also have a set of USS
Sangamon 1/350 photoetched for the Trumpeter
offering. The Sangamon Class of escort carriers
were unique and interesting, being four ships
converted from tankers. The USS Santee, one
of the Sangamon Class ships, pioneered the
operation of separate squadrons of an escort
carrier and several destroyers in the Atlantic in
the summer of 1943. Also worth noting are the
four new rivet sets in the Edie the Riveter line.
Historical and Other Articles
We can't imagine today’s newsletter without
the now standard historical articles, can we?
Of course, today's issue cannot and does not
miss an article focused on the P-51B Mustang.
It's called ‘Game Changer’ and it was written
by Tom Cleaver. Miro Barič has submitted his
26th edition covering the air war over Ukraine,
we have a write-up describing the experience
of ejecting from an L-39 Albatros by David
Sochacký, and Tomáš Dedera will introduce
you to the L-39 seat from a technical point
of view. The historical articles also include
a breathtaking photo gallery of a captured
Fokker E.III by Jan Bobek. And of course we also
have the obligatory Boxart Stories, describing
the events depicted on the boxart of the Limited
Edition kit ‘Overlord: D
-
Day Mustangs’, about the
P-51Bs of the 352nd Fighter Group and about
both of the LF Mk.IXc Spitfire releases.
In May, we will be attending two shows: one in
Zagreb, Croatia, and the other in Saumur, France.
Both events are scheduled for the same dates,
May 18th and 19th. If you find yourself in the area,
we invite you to stop by!"
And that will just about wrap it up for me this
month. Happy reading and happy modelling!
Vladimir Sulc
EDITORIAL
INFO Eduard
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May 2024