SEMIFINAL: THE THIRD QUARTER

OF 2021

The continuation of 1:72nd scale kits will die

off a bit in this timeframe. As is widely accepted, Eduard discriminates against 1:72nd scale

and doesn’t produce much in that size. However, July will see one more. This will by the kit

‘Zurich 1937’. The contents of the kit will include the Avia B.534 and Udet’s Bf 109V-14 D-ISLU.

The Bf 109V-14 is another of the many Bf 109Es

from Special Hobby being planned, and our racing Avia B.534 is already well known. There will

be two Limited Edition kits in July, and the other

will be Wilde Sau Episode 2, dedicated to the

Bf 109G-14/AS and G-10.

August will be a sort of an ‘American’ month,

and we are optimistic that a victory over covid

will allow participation at the IPMS Nationals in

Las Vegas. We want to come prepared. We plan

on having with us American Spifire Mk.IIs and

Mk.Vs in 1:48th scale. This has the working title

of ‘Eagle’s Call’ and will also be the premiere of

our 48th scale Spitfire Mk.V. In 1:72nd scale, we

are also planning an August release of the B-25

Mitchell, and it will be reminiscent of the B-26 kit

‘Wine, Women and Song’. I have no doubt that it

will be at least as popular. We don’t have a name

for the release just yet, but there is enough time

till then to come up with something good. We

will also bring along another Mustang. Maybe

from Debden.

At this point in time, September looks like the

release month for our new 1:48th scale Camel,

with supposed label BIGGLES & Co. It will be in

a league all its own, and nothing like the first Camel kit we did at the turn of the century. I venture to suggest that this will be the most detailed

First World War aircraft yet produced, bar none.

I understand that hardcore fans of WNW will

not be easily convinced, but still…I have stated

my prediction. We will do the work, and we will

do it extremely well. And for those lovers of the

classic scale that we have discriminated against,

we have one more Limited Edition kit planned.

Because the Battle of Britain is theme that we

don’t want to let go, and so that our Emil won’t

be too lonely, we will be releasing a kit of the Hawker Hurricane Mk.I along the same lines. The

plastic will hail from the Polish firm Arma Hobby.

HIND 1/48

BIGGLES & Co. SOPWITH CAMEL 1/48

CURYCH 1937 1/72

THE FINAL: THE FOURTH QUARTER

OF 2021

October will be a very Czech month, because,

as we all hope, October will see our next E-day.

Our plans for E-day will be disclosed further in

the January Newsletter. Right now, we are more

focused on Limited Edition kits, and if all works

out, there will be another two then. The bigger

of the two will be the Hind, based on the Zvezda

Mi-24D, with a Brassin conversion to this variant.

The contents will again contain a publication by

Jaroslav Spacek, photoetched, masks, a large decal sheet(s)…you know the spiel. It won’t be anything cheap, but it will be something sweet! The

second, smaller item will be about Trainers….

the Czech Trener, which translates into the same

thing. The first of the Trener/Trainers will offer

the Z-126 and Z-226, and, I think, sub-variants

such as the Z-226B and Z-226T. I will write about

those in greater detail in January’s newsletter,

because this is a theme with wider implications,

and for E-day as well.

In November, we will make another return to

Spitfires, and we want to time these for Telford.

The third volume in the Spitfire Story will be tit-

8

eduard

INFO Eduard - DECEMBER 2020