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Info Eduard - November 2010
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The striped Doras of JV 44
are certainly an interesting
theme. Despite existing for
a short period of time (several
days, really) at the end of
the war, these ve aircraft
belong among the most
effective subjects at model
contests. Weather its a small regional contest
or a big show, not very often are Parrot
Squadron Doras missing. Even for historians
this unit and its equipment are a major
theme, and, as shown by Jerry Crandall,
an on-going one in terms of research.
And, as I see it, will continue to be so for
some time to come. The nal, fth Dora,
still has not been fully clothed, and a nal
documented determination as to its guise
will take time. We would like to be a part
of this theme, and November sees
us releasing a new kit, the Fw 190D JV 44. Perhaps
a prosaic title, behind which is hidden a dual,
actually triple, kit. The box contents include
an Fw 190D-9, an Fw 190D-11, both in 1/48th scale,
and as a bonus, our 1/144 Me 262A. In keeping with
the theme of the Doras of JV 44 is the article by Jan
Bobek about the charismatic CO of Papageistaffel,
or, if you wish, Sachsenbergschwarm, Heinz Sachsenberg.
Don’t miss it - Jan’s articles are always well worth
the read.
This year, we have seen masks selling suspiciously
well. I am not sure why. Maybe, we’ve lost some of our
competition, or maybe its a result of our own hard work
in the development of the line. In any case, November
and December will see a special event for our masks on
our web page. We feel that the current popularity of them
deserves the impulse.
Wherever we go, the most frequent theme given
to us is our MiG-21. When will it come out, what
versions, how much, and will the box offer this or
that marking? You know the spiel. There have even
been doubts weather or not we will be releasing it.
That last one is, of course, nonsense. We’ve been
working feverishly on the MiG-21 and we are trying
to ready it for release as soon as possible. At the
moment, that means shortly after the New
Year, likely in February. The rst version
will be the MiG-21MF, followed by the SMT
in April. The rst MiG-21MF will be a ProPACK
kit, with color photoetched, masks, and
a small Brassin bonus in the form of air-ground
rocket pods. There will be ve markings options:
Czechoslovak in the classic brown-green
scheme, Egyptian in a similar scheme with
orange trim, Russian (Soviet) with shark mouth,
Slovak, and the last one will be......and that I
will keep to myself, for now. You can submit
your guesses on our Facebook page. Whoever
guesses the nal marking option right by the end
of November (and will be the very rst) will get a MiG-
21MF ProPACK.
Sometimes, it looks as if our projects take a bit longer
than they should. But, this is a function of our dedication.
The MiG-21 has some 450 parts on thirteen frames,
and is a good slice of work that can’t be done too fast.
This applies not only to models. In December, we’ll be
releasing another such project, the Brassin DB 601A/N
engine in 1/32nd. This is another one that we had to play
with for some time to end up with a result we are very
proud of. Check it out...
Keep on Modeling!
Vladimir Sulc
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