British aircraft. All of this promises to
make this an extremely quick seller.
Along with this kit, we are also releasing its BFC cousin that includes the
post war aircraft RB273 ED-B and resin
napalm bombs that were carried by
this specific aircraft. You can view this
item, along with other marking options, later in this newsletter. The BFC
Typhoon, known here as the Timpton,
are on sale right now. Other BFC items
are being worked on including a Swiss
Bf 109G-6, Reznak’s Bf 109G-4, an
SE.5a Night Fighter with a figure and
an SPS-141 ECM pod in 1/72nd scale.
This last item is intended for the pending MiG-21MF Fighter Bomber.
There are two Limited Edition kits
for June. In 1/72nd scale we have something we call ‘The Longest Day‘ and
it contains two Spitfire Mk.IXs in two
sub-variants, a C and a E, includes invasion markings including that famous
‘beer‘ Spitfire. There was not much left
other than dust after the 48th scale
version and this one will likely turn out
the same.
Germany is represented in the kit
releases by the ProfiPack Fw 190A-3
with a four-cannon wing. Of course,
this is not the first of the Focke-Wulfs
that will help to maintain the interest
in these kits and I don’t think it requires too long a write-up. Much on these
retooled 190s has already been written. Maybe there have been enough
of these released already. Every now
and then, someone leans into us to
start producing something else already. But what can I say? When you have
a line prepared, you take as much
advantage out of it as you can. Although the proportion of German themed items in our catalogue is growing,
it does not constitute a majority. To top
it off, a change is coming. By next year,
Allied aircraft will be very well represented in our production lists. At the
end of the year, it will be in the form
the Tempest, next year the Mustang
followed by other Spitfires, this time
the older versions of the Mk.I, II and
V. All of these are in 1/48th scale but
these will be interrupted by a 1/72nd
scale MiG-21PF and PFM. I can’t wait
to see who will be the first to accuse
us of being monotone, only releasing
Spitfires. I don’t think we are monotone, and we are constantly striving
towards a lively release schedule that
includes things like today’s release
of the Weekend L-29 Delfin. This is
a very non-traditional Weekend kit, as
it includes someone else’s plastic and
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a fairly monumental decal sheet. Actually, three sheets. The reason for this
is the scheme of one of the options,
the famous Zatec Tiger. It is one of the
most beautiful Delfins ever, and its release in the Weekend Line demonstrates the fact that this line is by no means worn out despite being the most
inexpensive. In comparison to typical
competitor’s kits, you’ll find that the
Weekend line is in the same normal
category while our other lines always
include more. I would also like to point out that Eduard employs one of the
originators of this Delfin scheme, Karel
Krejci. He took part in the painting of
this Tiger just prior to his leaving the
service and he has worked at Eduard
from the early nineties. Because the
Tiger existed in three variations, be
assured that this is the first from Zatec
and the development of the decal sheet was under the watchful eye of the
scheme’s author. This is for your information in case you see an inconsistency between the offering on the decal
sheet and photographs of one of these
birds. In that case, you would also do
well to confirm which incarnation is
the subject of your reference. And
I repeat, there are three versions of this
schemes that appeared on two aircraft.
Turning our attention to masks, I like
the Fl 282 Kolibri in 1/35th scale the
most. Its corresponding photoetched
sets can be found in the 32nd scale
line. But that’s my personal choice and
from a marketing point of view I expect
more from other sets. In the aforementioned 1/35th scale line, I would draw
attention to the King Tiger from Takom
and two for the Centurion Mk.III from
Tamiya. We are paying attention to Tamiya kits in aircraft as well, including
the Swordfish in 1/48th with revised
sets on the Mk.II. There is also a new
mask for their Ki-61 in 1/72nd scale.
In 1/32nd scale , we are plating the
Special Hobby Tempest Mk.VI in photoetched and the Bü 131D from ICM
as well, and these are having their respective mask sets released, too. PE
and masks, including the TFace types
covering both the inside and outside
clear surfaces, are being released for
the above mentioned Delfin in the
Weekend Line. In 1/72nd scale, we
paid a lot of careful attention to the
Blenheim Mk.IV from Airfix and the
F-35B from Hasegawa. These are the
sets that I think deserve further study
and these, along with others, are described in today’s newsletter.
As we speak, there is a sale going
on to coincide with the anniversary of
the Invasion that will morph into pre-orders for KitSaloon Nymburk, which
this year is being held at Lysa nad Labem. We will of course be there, and
for the first time this year, we will be
handing out all pre-orders, an honour,
as it appears, that will be bestowed on
me. In terms of June releases, the main
attraction will certainly be the 1/72nd
scale MiG-21MF in the Royal Class
boxing. At this time, we are putting
together its decal sheet, and these will
contain some striking options to be
sure!
The picture is a tad more bleak for
E-day that will follow KitSaloon at the
same venue in September. With that,
though the venue will become a much
sought after destination, and E-day will
take place in the same hall, but will
cover a larger surface area. We have
been preparing the associated events
all spring and this is not an easy feat if
we are to match last year’s event. We
are also preparing a collection of new
items for October which will be introduced at E-day and which will without
a doubt raise the level of intererst of
the modelling public. Unfortunately,
we won’t be able make the deadline
to release the tempest by E-day, so it
was necessary to find a replacement.
Fortunately, our Chinese colleagues at
Trumpeter have come through for us
that after a period of silence have informed us that the MiG-23ML/MF kits
have been moulded. That means that
E-day will offer the Box that is the MiG-23MF and ML in Czechoslovak service.
The publication is complete, the decals
are being designed and all we need is
for the boat with the container to show
up. Other kits under preparation are
not a lost cause for E-day either, and
these should be the C-10/S-99, these
being Czechoslovak Bf 109G-10s and
a kit of Czechoslovak SPAD XIIIs. As you
can see, this years E-day will see a lot
of new releases along a Czechoslovak
theme to commemorate the 100th
anniversary of the founding of the Czechoslovakia. And that is about all I wanted to say today!
Happy Modelling
Vladimir Sulc
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