Space

initial set in this line, designed for the

Mi-24. The rivets for Lightning are of countersunk type, as opposed to the half-round

raised rivets of the Hind. Again, the set is

somehow pricey, but this is dictated by the

cost-intensive technology used for production. Not much we can do about that right

now. So please, don’t yell at us over the

cost of the set. It won’t do either of us any

good. In terms of classic decal sets, we are

releasing a generic stencil data sheet for

the German Ju 87 dive bomber in 1:48th,

designed to be used with kits of several

manufacturers that have been released.

Brassin

Most of October’s Brassin releases are

again 3D printed, which is the road we embarked on through the course of this year

for this line. The advantages offered by this

technology simply cannot be ignored, and

in my opinion, they fundamentally change

the possibilities within this segment of the

market. As part of our practical demonstrations, appropriate space will be allocated

to existing products, as well as to the development of new releases and technologies. Demonstrations and explanations will

be provided by our designers and product

managers, and there will be a production

printer at the show. Many people see the 3D

printing technology as a bit of a magic, and

from my discussions with modelers, I know

it is a very interesting topic. So, if you are interested in how this process works, and in

what we are planning on doing with it, and

what unique things our products offer, show

up at our stand, have a look and ask lots of

questions! Among the new items, you’ll find

goodies for our Wildcat, including drop tank

and wheel well details and similar things

for the Zero Model 32. For the latter, we

have a seat, a complete tailwheel assembly

with a separate tail cone, fuselage guns and

cannon barrels. Other, even more complex

October 2022

sets are in preparation. What these are will

be revealed at E-day. We will not have just

sets for our own models, of course. There

will be items designed for products of our

valued competitors as well. For example,

we have three new releases for the Tamiya

P-38J, to include gun barrels, nose gun

bay, and superchargers. For Arma Hobby’s 1:72nd scale FM-2 Wildcat, we have a set

of wheels and exhausts, and another two

sets for their Hurricane Mk.I in the same

scale, coming out of what was included in

our Limited Edition release of that kit. Also

of interest will be the exhausts for the

48th scale F/A-18F from Meng. For this kit,

we also have a set of F/A-18E/F weapons

in the BigSin line. There is also a set in

this line for our Camel. Finally, to end

off this paragraph, I would like to draw

attention to the set of Kingfishers for ship

kits in 1:350th scale.

In the Space line, we are releasing a total of five new items in 1:48th. The set

designed for the A6M3 is not only meant

for the Zero Model 32 being released this

month, but also for the forthcoming Model

22 with the original wing, to be released at

the end of this year. Other sets focus on

the Spitfire Mk.XII, the P-47N (Academy),

the Yak-9D (Zvezda) and for Tamiya’s

well-known Me 262A. The Space sets are

a 3D printed decal, complemented by steel

photoetched belts. We still consider steelbelts to be the best technology for the desired realistic look given details, and superior to 3D decals, which cannot offer desired

scale thinness when replicating seatbelts.

We can certainly discuss this theme in detail at our stand at the show, since there is

a segment of the modeling community that

considers this approach to be flawed. We

will also be offering the first hundred visitors to our stand a sample Space set to try

it out personally!

LööK

In the LööK line, the purpose of which is

to easily and effectively raise the level of

detail offered by original kit parts, we have

one set for the F4F-3 Wildcat (Eduard,

1:48) and one for the Meng EA-18G (same

scale). The expanded LöökPlus sets cover the 1:48th scale Zvezda Su-25 and the

Tamiya 1:48th AH-1H and AH-1J.

Photoetched

October offers two sets I would like to draw

your attention to, and these cover the A6M3

Zero of our own making. These are sets

covering the landing flaps and an overall

set detailing the model in general (wheel

bay doors, seat, engine cabling).

We updated our older sets to cover the re-release of the Spitfire Mk.XII from Airfix

in 1:48th, and these now, for example,

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