for the Bf 109G-6 from Tamiya, which

brings to an end the accessory items

developed for this kit. There will be the

BigSins, but then Bob’s yer uncle. That

first BigSin for the Bf 109G-6 is being released for August and is the ESSENTIAL

set. September will see the release of

the ADVANCED set. What is included

in these sets is not necessary to explain

at any unecessary length, since that is

obvious from the illustrations that can

be found below in this newsletter. Also

attractive will be the cockpit set released for our simultaneously available

Bf 109G-10, also in 1/48th scale. There are also two mask sets being sold

for the Bf 109G-10, a TFace set and a

classic set. In the same scale, we ahve

cannon pods for the fw 190A-5/U12 for

the Eduard kit and for the Eduard miG-21MF in 1/72nd scale, we have an ejection seat. In this smaller scale, we have

a couple of sets, wheels and exhausts,

for the Ki-61 Hien from Tamiya and a

wheel set for the Wellington Mk.I from

Airfix. The Wellington also turns out to

be a good subject matter for masks and

PE this month. August sees the release

of three photoetched sets and a mask

set and there will be more over September and October. While on the subject

of PE and masks, I would also point out

new sets for the L-39 EVOLUTION kit

where the PE set is an expanded item

and the masks are TFace. In 1/48th scale for August, we are also releasing sets

for the F-18B/D from Kinetic and the

Firefly Mk.I from Trumpeter. The Trum-

peter MiG-29UB in 1/32nd scale is also

covered, including the TFace masks.

In the ship scale of 1/700, we are offering signal flags in a coloured PE set and

in 1/350 the first set for the USS Enterprise CVN-65 from Tamiya, the first of

many yet to come.

So, there is no danger of boredom

in Phoenix. Not if we can help it. This

is a four day event after which we will

relax with a bit of running around the

Pima museum and then continue on.

A little way from Flagstaf, at a little intersection near the Grand Canyon,

there is a Bf 109G-10 in a museum.

We’ve been there twice already, but

a third time won’t hurt, I’m sure. I am

also sure there will be no boredom in

Plzen either, at PilsenKit on September

1st. This is the perfect time to introduce new items for September, and these

will, of course, be available there. For

fans of 1/72nd scale, we will have the

MiG-21MF Fighter Bomber kit. This is

the more interesting of the two MF kits,

serving with something like fifty countries around the world and carrying

a like number of interesting marking and

camouflage possibilities. The BFC component of this kit will include an SPS141 ECM pod. For quarter scale fans,

we are preparing an impressive Limited

Edition kit under the equally impressive

name Reichsverteidigung, which we

have dubbed here Reichsblahblahblah.

Blah. I hope our German friends will be

forgiving, but come on – sometimes the

length of those names is a bit overdo-

ne. The contents of the kit will be consistent with its name, and it will not be

something to be built over the course

of a weekend. It will take more than

that just to give the thing a once-over!

Most importantly, Reichsblahblah will

be the introduction of the new-tooled

Fw 190A-8/R2 Sturmbock from the new

190 line of kits. I must admit that with

respect to the number of kits we sold

of the Sturmbock from the initial (older

tool) kit, we don’t want to release another classic ProfiPACK line of the same

subject and at the same time beat the

old marking options to death with it. So

our approach is taking this into careful

consideration, and in the vast majority

of cases, the markings have not been

included in any of the other kits. The

same goes for the Bf 109G-6/G-14, the

other component of the Dual Combo

kit. I have not stated til now that this

will be a Dual Combo type boxing. Nor

have I said that there will be two BFC

items available for it. One will be a Bf

109G-6 with a pair of Brassin WGr.21

underwing rocket pods. The other will

be based on the Fw 190A-8/R2 with

a rear firing WGr.21 hung under the fuselage. Also Brassin. Bombastic, if you

ask me!

Happy Modelling!

Vladimir Sulc.

Boxart for kit 70142 MiG-21MF Fighter Bomber by AdamTooby.

INFO Eduard - August 2018

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