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of being scarce, unfortunately, is a raw reality.
Even if the Hornets are here, until we have
them in stock, there is reason to be nervous.
On the other hand, there is also good news. For
example, we will probably receive the 1:48th
scale Catalina plastic in April, even though it is
only a July release. That is not all good news
though, since this plastic will unnecessarily
occupy warehouse real estate, but as I say,
times are nervous and what is at home counts.
The Gunze paints and accessories are already
here. This large delivery arrived yesterday, and
the Gunze products are back in stock. We will
try to order another shipment in April, because
GSi is moving its shipping warehouse to the
Netherlands and the shipping will be out of
service for several weeks. The preparation of
two more book projects, the Limited Edition
Battle of Britain Spitfire Mk.I in 1:48, and the
MiG-21R in 1:72nd, are also going well and
without major problems thus far. The Spitfire
is a June release, the MiG-21R, July. Both are
Limited Editions and both will be on sale at
E
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Day in Litoměřice in June. Some longer-
running projects in the Brassin series are
also approaching implementation, such as the
wheel wells for the F-16 in 1:48, which will be
released including the landing gear legs, and
the weapon bay for the F-35 in 1:48th. It's huge
and production is sure to be slow, it's not only
big, but it's also heavy. Only one well fits on the
standard printing platform area, and its test
print took 22 hours and 45 minutes to make.
Unless we come up with something to speed up
production, production will be slow. Hellishly
slow. But it's a nice item, no doubt about that.
As for current April news, in addition to
the already mentioned 1:72 MiG-21R, today we
present to you a 48th scale kit from the Limited
Edition Mighty Eighth: 65th Fighter Wing series,
dedicated to the P-51D Mustangs serving
in four fighter groups of the 8th USAAF Air
Force, grouped into the 65th Fighter Wing. The
kit includes a total of thirteen paint schemes
for the Mustangs of the 4th FG, 355th FG,
361st FG, and 379th FG. Among them are well-
known and lesser-known aircraft and pilot
names, among the very famous ones we can
mention are Hubert Zemke and Claiborne
Kinnard. This kit contains one set of plastic and
follows on from the successful Mighty Eighth:
66th Fighter Wing (11174), released three years
ago in July of 2023. The third April release
among kits is the 1:48th scale P-40N in the
Weekend series, completing the P-40N release
in all our editions. As a reissue, we are releasing
the MiG-21MF as a Profipack kit in 1:48, which
is, by the way, the most successful MiG-21 kit
in our store.
Turning our attention to aftermarket
accessories, I would like to draw your attention
to the photo-etched sets for the MC.200 Saeta
in 1:32 by Italeri and for the 1:48 F-16I SUFA by
Great Wall Hobby, as well as the Brassin cockpit
and ladder for the MiG-21F, designed for our
1:48th scale kit. Of course, you can find many
more interesting accessory sets in our current
offer, for example, smaller Brassin sets for the
1:24 Airfix Bf 109G-5 and for the Hurricane Mk.I
in 1:48 by Arma Hobby, among many others.
In addition to the new products, we are once
again introducing reissues of several photo-
etched sets issued in time-limited and quantity-
limited series.
As was the case in March, we will again be
taking part in several events in April. Spring is
simply the exhibition season, so the day after
tomorrow we will be in Prostějov, and at the end
of April we will go to Mošon in Hungary. We are
also continuing with the preparations for E
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Day.
The parameters of the Saturday party and its
accompanying program have been clarified,
where we are still waiting for the confirmation
of the band. We also have the framework of the
main program of discussions, workshops and
interviews in the café. The moderators have
confirmed their participation, including Jindra
Štěrbáček, who will moderate the Pot Q and
A session. And because we expect warm
summer weather, we have also ordered an ice
cream stand!
Happy Modelling!
Vladinir Sulc
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