Strana 5
the Napoleonic Wars, you can visit the battle memorials
at U Chlumce, see the places from where the Russian
Tsar Alexander or the French Emperor Napoleon
monitored the battles. Your guide will be Mr. Jiri Bures,
and I can assure you that Mr. Bures really knows his
stuff. The second trip is to Terezin, it will focus on the
baroque fortifications of this breathtaking fortress and
the function of Terezin in the defense of the northern
border of the Austrian Empire. The guide will be Mr. Ales
Beranek from the military history club...
The announcement of the awards results will then
begin on Sunday after noon.
Not a terribly weak lineup, is it? It won‘t be easy
to keep the program and individual events in mind.
That‘s why we‘ve opened a communication channel in
WhatsApp, through which we‘ll keep you updated on
what‘s happening at E
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Day, especially about which part
of the program is starting and where. You can find the
communication channel here.
New Things at E
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DAY
One of the reasons why I love going to E
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Day is always
the news from both Eduard and the other manufacturers
and dealers who attend the event. I can‘t speak for them,
but I know enough about our own releases and I have to
tell you about it, and I want to.
June Releases
E
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Day takes place at the end of June and the June
releases will still be relevant at that time, although
we assume that a large part of you will already have
them at home by then. Nevertheless, I will remind you
of them. Because they are interesting, at this moment
they are still future items and some of them are unique
in their own way. Or they will become unique over time.
First and foremost, we have the Hornet Legacy limited
Edition kit, which focuses on the F/A-18C in 1:48 scale.
The moldings come from Kinetic, everything else is
ours. The preparation of this kit was and still is some
adventure, mainly due to problems with the production
of moldings in China and also due to transport, which
became complicated for several reasons, mainly due to
the war in Iran. The moldings come to us in two batches,
the first of which we will pack in the kits for preorders,
and are slated to arrive at Prague‘s Václav Havel Airport
this week. It is still not entirely clear when the second
batch will arrive, from which the kits for retailers and
distributors will be packaged, but we hope it will be
next week. In any case, we should have the Hornets for
E
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Day, if we don‘t sell out by then. In fact, most of them
are already ordered, but a few dozen units could still be
available at the end of June.
It is similar to another Limited Edition release, the
Battle of Britain Spitfire Mk.I. We did not hold a preorder
offer for this kit, which was perhaps a mistake, because
in this case a large part is sold as well. The total
production run totals 2000 pieces and at the moment we
have less than 300 left. This item is interesting because
of the book published by Plastic Invasion, which is part
of the package. The book, over its 186 page length, deals
with the history of the Spitfire Mk.I, the development
of camouflage and markings, pilot equipment and
examines the assembly of a Spitfire Mk.Ia model from
Eduard. In addition to these two Limited Edition items,
June’s release list also includes the 72nd scale Profipack
Bf 110F, which is a version of the Messerschmitt Bf 110
that we have never released in 72nd scale. The fourth
June kit will be the MiG-21F as part of the Weekend 1:48
series.
July Releases
The July releases will be much more interesting at
E
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Day than the June ones, because they will only be
on sale at the time of E
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Day and will therefore be new
releases with very limited prior exposure. And they are
interesting items. The PBY-5A Catalina in the LIMITED
EDITION 1:48 series is a true international heavyweight.
It is a cover of the Revell kit that has been unavailable for
a long time. The total run of the Catalina is 3300 pieces,
and the kits will be on sale for the first time at E
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Day
as a hot new item. We hope that this will not be the last
time and that the Catalina will last in our assortment at
least for the E
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Day internet afterparty, which will run
from Thursday, June 25. According to the responses to its
announcement on Facebook, the interest in the Catalina
is currently enormous.
Especially for E
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Day we have prepared two
specifically Czech items in 1:72 scale. The first is
a MiG-21R in Czechoslovak service, a Limited Edition
release with a book by Martin Janoušek and a selection
of marking options exclusively for Czechoslovak, Czech
and Slovak aircraft. The production run of the edition has
not yet been determined, but we expect it to be around
1000 pieces. We do not plan to pre-sale this item, the
sales premiere will be on E-day.
The Avia S-99/C-10, which is the postwar version the
Bf 109 G-10 in Czechoslovak service, will be in practically
the same condition. The plastic is from the Eduard
Bf 109 G-10 WNF, the selection of markings copies the
48th scale kit with the same name and catalog number
11122. This kit also will also have its sales premiere at
E
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Day, the number of pieces will be significantly limited,
the only difference compared to the MiG-21R is that the
S-99 will not include a book.
The fourth kit enjoying its premiere at E
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Day will be
the P-51B Mustang with a Malcolm Hood in the Weekend
1:48 scale series, but it is neither the only nor the most
important Mustang at E
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Day.
P-51B Mustang 1:32
The other is the 32nd scale P-51B Mustang, a new
addition to the Eduard Hybrid line. Officially, it is not
a release until August, but it will have its premiere in
June at E
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Day. There, we will also present it in the Royal
Hybrid edition, which will continue to be the premiere
edition for each new project. The concept of the Royal
Hybrid will be different from the Royal Class kits, it will
differ in the offer of bonuses. The main bonuses for the
Royal Hybrid edition will be a publication and a pilot
figure. The publication will guide the modeler through
the technical and operational history of the type, and will
deal with the stories of the machines and their pilots. The
figure will be 3D printed and will be from the workshop
of the Plastic Invasion publishing house. The figures of
this manufacturer are created based on a scan of the
body, which the artist then works with to complete the
design. The marking options will typically offer eight
versions choices. The 32nd scale Mustang will be our
main new item at E
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Day. In addition to being on sale
at our stand, it will be interspersed with presentations,
using its example we will explain how and to what extent
the concept of the Hybrid series has changed since the
autumn release of the S-199, how the materials used, the
packaging of the kits and especially the packaging of the
printed parts have developed. We will also demonstrate
optimal construction techniques at it as part of Jan
Baranec‘s workshop, and it will certainly be the subject
of discussion in the Pot Q & A.
In addition, we will have a number of interesting
accessories for sale, and we have ordered more Gunze
products to satisfy the anticipated demand. These should
arrive around mid-June, so we should have a complete
range for E-day. Our stand will be the only one located
in Hall D.
May Releases
Although today‘s editorial deals with the June E-day
event over several pages, May’s highlights should not
be ignored. Among the kits, another P-40 Warhawk is
premiering in May, this time in the shape of the P-40K
version. We are releasing it in the Royal Class 1:48 edition
as a Dual Combo with two sets of plastic for as many kits.
It will be possible to build the so-called short version
of the P-40K-5 from the kit. We offered this kit via
a preorder, the total edition was eventually pegged at
1800 pieces. The sale has now ended on our e-shop, but
the kits are still available from retailers.
Another new addition for May is the Spitfire Mk.Vb
Mid Production as a 1:72nd scale ProfiPack kit. The kit
represents mid production run aircraft. The range of
new kits is then complemented by two Weekend series
kits in 1:48 scale, the two-seat Zero A6M2-K, and the
Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-2.
As for accessory sets, in the photo-etched and decal
lines we have interesting sets for the Spitfire Mk.Vb kit in
1:32nd scale from Kotare. Masks offer interesting sets for
the Hampden TB Mk.I in 1:48 scale from ICM. In the Brassin
line we have a large collection of sets for the P-40K 1:48,
connected with the release of the aforementioned Royal
Class kit. Other accessory sets for this kit can be found
in other accessory lines. In the Brassin range, I would
also like to draw your attention to other sets of printed
landing gear legs.
And that‘s all from me today. In addition to news, you
will find the usual helpingof articles on the following
pages, including an interesting summary of the current
development of the American-Israeli Operation Epic Fury
by Miro Baric, an article about new products from GSi by
Jakub Nademlejnsky, who also wrote a final reflection in
the Tail end Charlie section about new 3D printers and
the meaning of their acquisition. Jan Bobek is the author
of three box art stories, and with an article in the Model
& Story section we return to Alien, the famous Mi-35 of
the Czech Air Force. Have fun and
Happy Modelling!!
Vladimir Sulc
EDITORIAL
INFO Eduard
5
May 2026