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L

ast month I mentioned

that I thought Spring

had arrived, well Spring

has been and gone and so it

would seem has Summer... I

really hope that by the time

this issue reaches the shops

you will be able to sit outside

enjoying the sunshine whilst

reading this latest issue!

This month we have some

very exciting news from

Valom, especially if you like

classic British aircraft. Valom

have announced a 1/72 scale

DH 91 Albatross, perhaps one

of the most attractive 4 engine

prop-liners ever made?!

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By Tim Upson-Smith

News

CZECH

Small delights

BRENGUN

B

rengun has

announced an

interesting

selection of new

releases this month.

First up in 1/144

scale we have a re-release of the Me 163, this

time with markings for captured examples.

Also in 1/144 scale, we have a new kit of the

German V2 rocket. In 1/72 we have the training

version of the rocket powered Kamikaze aircraft

the Yokosuka Ohka MXY7-K1 and the ZLIN Z-50

has been re-released this time with markings

for worldwide users. Last but by no means least

in 1/48 scale the previously released Priboy

missile has been released as the Chelomey

16KhA “FLYING TARGET” complete

with some very colourful markings.

Comets

KOVOZÁVODY PROSTEJOV (KP)

W

e have been expecting the new

1/72 scale DH 88 Comets to

be an AZ release, but we now

know that they will be released under

the KP brand. We have seen images of

some test build for G-ACSS Grosvenor

House, strangely the registration

letters are shown as being silver, as

opposed to white. Hopefully this will

be resolved before the kit is released

unless KP know something I don’t?

Longest Day

EDUARD

M

ay saw the first

release of the

all-new 1/72 scale

MiG 21, family, I might just

have to treat myself to one!

June will see the release of

the 1/72 scale Spitfire Mk.IX

in a Limited Edition boxing

entitled ‘The Longest Day’,

I don’t know if my local

Spitfire ML407 (the Grace

Spitfire) will be one of the

options included? I can only

hope, as it is combat veteran

of D Day with confirmed

kills. Also released as a

Limited Edition in 1/48 scale

will be the Typhoon Mk.Ib.

The 1/48 scale Fw 190A-3 will

be reissued as a ProfiPack

edition and last but not

least the AMK 1/48 scale

L-29 Delfin will be released

as a Weekend edition.

As well as the kits, there

are lots of photo-etch and

Brassin sets to tempt as

well. The sets of guided

missiles and precision attack

munitions in particular

are little kits in their own

right and rather fun to

assemble! http://www.Eduard.com

Albatross!

VALOM

W

ell, who would have ever thought we

would see an injection moulded 1/72

scale DH.91 Albatross?! This will be

quite a nice sized model of this rather beautiful

4 engine passenger plane. Only seven, including

the prototypes were ever made and Valom will

be releasing two boxings, one with pre war civil

markings and one with wartime camouflage.

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