And Now for Something New…

We are intensively working on the molds for our

1:72nd scale Avia S-199 and CS-199. We expect

the completion of the full set of molds by the end

of January and the first kit should be released

in April. This first release will again be a Limited

Edition kit and the name of the release is still to

be decided on. The kit will include both the S-199

and the CS-199. As is known, the S-199 had two

types of canopies that were used. There was a

classic type that was hinged to open sideways,

inherited from the Bf 109G, and then there was

one developed by Avia before the end of the Second World War and adopted on the S-199 production line as standard. You wouldn’t have guessed, but these two different types of canopies

complicated the design of the kit considerably.

At least, if you want to do the project justice consistent with up to date standards. This obviously

applies to us, because up to date standards are

our standards. But I won’t keep you in suspense any longer, the way around these problems

involves two separate fuselages, one for hinged

canopy and the other for the sliding hood. The

Limited Edition kit will contain both. Marking

options will include Czechoslovak and Israeli

aircraft as there are no more options. This may

be a bit monotonous as with the Tora Tora Tora!

kit, but we will again choose aircraft that have

interesting stories to tell. But the name surely

will not be based on Hebrew Tora…

When We All Pull for the Cause

Just in the nick of time to make the end of the

first half of the year, we will be releasing our second premiere of the year. This will be the 48th

scale Wildcat, and it will be released first as a

Limited Edition box dubbed ”Midway”. The final

marking options have yet to be narrowed down

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in this one as well, but in all likelihood won’t be

limited to just the Battle of Midway. Other significant events from the first year of the Pacific

War involving the type should get some mention. The series of Limited Editions and ProfiPacks that will follow in the months to come will

form a nice counterbalance to the Zero line. In

some months, the emphasis will end up on the

Japanese and in other months, the Americans.

Sometimes, both will be well represented. The

British will not be ignored in the least, and we

are preparing a line of Wildcats that includes

Martlets of various versions and, of course, the

FM-1 and FM-2 will come as well. All will have

their correct version specific components and

will not require any major surgery on the part of

the modeler. If we are willing to go into two fuselages for the S-199, we are not likely to cheat

our Wildcats, are we?

Is that Enough?

Depends on how you slice it. This could be enough, but modelers are a demanding breed. There are a few more projects planned for the first

half of the year, including some re-releases.

For January, we have the 1:48th scale Tornado

ECR with plastic, once again, from Revell. Some

shots of this item, markings and other details

can be found down below in this newsletter.

For February, we are preparing the 1:72nd scale

Hurricane Mk.I as a ProfiPack kit. Plastic originates from Arma, and the kit follows on the heels of the virtually sold out Hurristory Limited

Edition kit. The ProfiPack Bf 109E-4 follows in a

similar way the Adlerangriff 1:72nd scale Limited

Edition kit. That one is expected in May. I will remind everyone that this is based on the Special

Hobby kit, which was the result of a collaboration between our two companies.

Our production schedule will see a further return of kits into our catalog that were temporarily crippled by last year’s fire. Starting in January,

this will be the MiG-15bis in 1:72nd, which will be

reissued as a ProfiPack kit. This will be in conjunction with the release of the MiG-15, and all

versions, including the UTI MiG-15 will be released as Weekend kits over the course of the

first half of the year. It will be a similar scene

with the 1:72nd scale Spitfire Mk.IXs, as I have

mentioned, as well as the 48th scale Hellcats.

In order to maintain our image as inveterate

manufacturer of Messerschmitts and Focke-Wulfs, we will release a Weekend edition of the

Bf 109G-10 WNF/Diana and will also re-release

a 48th scale ProfiPack Bf 109G-14, Bf 109E-1 and

Fw 190A-8/R2.

USS Arizona

The first ship model to be issued by Eduard,

the USS Arizona in 1:350th scale, is now ”afloat”. Despite issues in production and the now-normal problems in worldwide shipping, we

found the needed space in a shipping container,

and these will hit Hamburg about mid-December. Because the days of receiving plastic parts

in Obrnice three days after arriving in Hamburg

have been relegated to the “good ol’ days”, we

have had to postpone the release of the kit from

December 2021 to February 2022. This is a Limited Edition kit with Trumpeter plastic, complemented by our photoetched and 3D printed parts

and turned barrels from the Polish firm Master.

All is ready to go, and all we are waiting for is

that plastic. Right about now, they should be somewhere in the Suez Canal.

INFO Eduard - December 2021