MASKS, PHOTOETCHED, SPACE and LOOKs

From the masks, I would like to draw your

attention to two sets covering F-35A RAM panel

masking for Tamiya's 1:72nd scale F-35A kit.

We have both classic single and double-sided

canopy masks for the Sea King in 1:48th scale

from Airfix. For the F-14B in the same scale from

GWH, there is only a double-sided mask (TF) being

made available and only for the windscreen,

which is dictated by the design of this feature

for this model, where the canopy frame and the

glass are molded separately. In 1:32nd scale,

canopy masks for the MC-202 from Italeri and the

TBD-1 Devastador from Trumpeter are available.

We also offer photoetch sets for these kits, with

the Sea King sets total three for three different

versions of this famous helicopter. The Space

and Look sets have a similar setup, and in the

Space line we have added three sets for the three

versions of Airfix’s 48th scale Hunters.

EDDIE THE RIVETER

I also have to mention three sets of generic 3D

decals with triple rows of rivets, in 1:32, 1:48 and

1:72 scale, for November. We've already launched

decal sets with single and double rows of rivets,

which are followed up by November's positive

rivet sets.

BRASSIN

We are adding to the Brassin line with cockpit

and bronze landing gear sets for the 48th scale

Bf 109K-4 of our making. Also on offer are some

72nd scale Bf 109 G-2/G-4 mini kits for the

Wunderschöne neue Maschinen Pt.2 kit, as well

as four new 72nd F-35A sets for the Tamiya kit.

Between them are two larger sets, the exhaust

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and cockpit, and two smaller ones, the seat

and wheels. The fact that we issue the seat as

a separate set does not mean that the cockpit

does not have a seat, of course, as it is also part

of the cockpit. The 48th scale seat for the A-1J

Skyraider (Tamiya) with integrated seatbelts

is interesting. This is a kind of test, we are

investigating what interest there would be in

seats with integrated printed belts. For the

Su-25K in 1:48 scale, we have the UB-32 rocket

pod set, suitable for both the original Zvezda kit

and our limited edition ‘Hrabe’ (Rake), and for

the same kit is the BIGSIN Su-25K Armament

set, containing four sets of missiles, bombs and

launchers (OFAB-250 bombs, B-8M1 and UB-32

rocket pods, R-60 air-to-air dogfighting missiles

and S-24 air-to-ground rockets). In this case, they

are mostly cast items. In November's range you'll

find a number of other smaller sets, as well as

sets from the BIGED, BIGSIN and LööKplus ranges.

Further information on these is presented below.

Articles

Mira Barič's series on the air war over Ukraine

continues in today's newsletter. It is slowly but

surely moving over Russia, and I believe that

the time is approaching when the war will end

with the expulsion of the Russian army from

all of Ukraine. However, Ukraine is currently

overshadowed by the events in the Middle East,

which began on October 7th with an attack on

Israel by Palestinian terrorists from their Hamas

leadership. It is perhaps not so surprising that

the scale of these crimes committed against

civilians, women and children, comparable to

the atrocities committed by the SS during the

Second World War, shows the inability of many

Western politicians, organizations and even

state institutions to call a murder a murder, call

terror terror and a criminal, a criminal. How

long throughout history have we known that

dismissing and shrugging off evil only brings

more evil? We have seen so many times that evil

comes out of its hiding places at similar moments

to do its incredibly repulsive deeds to fulfill its

warped agendas. I would still understand that

members of the Arab communities in Western

Europe are demonstrating for Palestine, but

that the BBC would not dare to call a terrorist

a terrorist, I would never have thought that in

my wildest dreams. Winston Churchill must be

rolling in his grave!

The development of the Messerschmitt Bf 109

is covered in the article ‘Wunderschöne neue

Maschinen – Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-2 & G-4‘.

It has already been mentioned here and it is

quite clear what it is about. Also today we have

an article by Ed Mautner, a story of his father's

wartime fortunes. The history of the Aero L-39

is covered in an article by Tomas Dedera, and

we have a modelling article about working with

photoetched brass by Jakub Nademlejnský. We

have four box art stories, dedicated to the cover

images of the Fw 190A-7, Tempest Mk.V Series 1,

F6F-3 Hellcat and Fokker Dr. I kits.

And with that, I wish you a good read with our

newsletter, and we hope to see you at Telford!

Happy Modelling!

Vladimír Šulc

INFO Eduard

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