which I strongly recommend reading
for the expansion of understanding
this subject.
The 1:72nd scale F6F-3 Hellcat
is being refreshed, with a new set
of markings and a new boxart for
a new ProfiPACK release. Both of
these new kits inject a new life into
the subject matters they represent.
The fourth July kit release is of the
Bf 108, with two attractive civil schemes from which to choose.
Turning our attention to accessory items, please note the 48th scale
Brassin items for the Bf 109E, the
engine and fuselage guns. These
are useful for the currently available
Barbarossa Limited Edition kit. Similar sets were in the past available in
1:32nd scale, and these will be making a return in August. There are
also interesting Brassin sets being released for the Fw 190A-8 and A-8/R2,
and these include the engine, bronze
landing gear struts and WGr.21 rocket launchers, all popular items. The
1:72nd and 1:48th scale weapons
sets are also expanding, and to this
can be added some 1:35th items,
such as the popular Panzerfaust set.
There is just one new LooK set being released in July, and that for the
Typhoon Mk.Ib, same as the BigSin
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for the Spitfire Mk.I in 1:48th scale.
There is also a lone 1/32nd scale set,
that being the wheel set for Revell’s
F/A-18E. Among new photoetched
items, you may find interesting the
sets designed for the majestic Airfix
F6F-5 Hellcat in 1:24th. We are also
going forward with our 1:32nd scale B-24 sets for the Hobby Boss kit,
and the sets for the Lynx Mk.8 from
Revell are also new. In 1:35th there
are new sets for the T-34/76 from
Zvezda and three, including zimmerit, for the Academy StuG.IV. We are
also now offering two pre-painted
sets of American flags in 1:35th. In
1:48th scale, we have prepared a set
for June’s Superbug release, which,
you will recall, was the F/A-18E, and
there are also several older re-released sets that originally were produced as self-adhesive sets. These
include some 72nd scale items, too.
Note the set for the Hobby Boss
MiG-17F carrying the catalog number 491000. On crossing the 1,000
item threshold, we will continue on
with the numbering sequence, so
be aware of the fact that from now
on, the catalog numbers will be six
digit. In 1:72nd scale, we have more
sets for the Sunderland from Special Hobby, and note the set for the
Su-7BMK from Modelsvit. We have
received a number of requests to
design sets for models from this manufacturer, and this is an attempt to
satisfy popular demand. Naval sets
are growing by two, these for the
German cruiser Blucher in 1:350th
scale from Trumpeter. This month,
there are five new BigEd sets.
At the end of May, our long term retail/stock department member Martin Finger left our company. Many
of you will certainly remember him
from his participation at shows. He
is being temporarily replaced by Petra Solcova, and you might know her
too from customer support, where
she worked for years, working to the
general satisfaction of our modeling customers. Petra steps into this
function during a time of transition,
during which our new sales person,
Vojta Czesnok, who came to us mid-June in time for ModellBrno, and is
currently being trained and should
be at our table in Plzen at the end
of August.
That’s it for now. I am grabbing my
helmet, and I am heading off to Normandy for two seeks.
Happy modeling!
Vladimir Sulc
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