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Let’s get Ugly

D

ora Wings is a new manufacturer

who had their first models on

display at Nuremberg two versions

of the stubby Gee Bee racers which not only

include etched brass

to add detail but also

masks to reproduce that

complicated paintwork.

Far more attractive is the

P-63 Kingcobra which is

a lovely looking aircraft

but even that can be made

ugly! As Bell proved

when they added a second

cockpit for an observer on

test fights that is closer

to the tail than the front

cockpit due to the rear

position of the engine.

This manufacturer

has some big plans which

will be of interest to

those who like between the wars aircraft as

can be seen in the Nuremberg kit listing.

We will have a First Look at the

Dora Wings Gee Bee in next issue.

Blizzard

Warning

A

rk Models had an advanced

test shot of their 1/144 scale

Buran (Blizzard) Space

shuttle. Looking very similar to

the US Space Shuttle this kit will

have an open or closed payload bay

and a poseable manipulator arm.

China’s Quiet

Dragon

F

or many years the sister companies

of Hobbyboss and Trumpeter had

an output that was truly staggering

but at Nuremberg, though they had a large

amount of new armour new aircraft kits

were thin on the ground. The only real

ground-breaking announcement was

from Hobbyboss with a poster showing

a massive 1/32 B-24J Liberator could be

expected sometime in 2018/19. Trumpeter

also had a poster of a Tupolev Tu-22

Blinder but this time in 1/72 scale. In

both cases, many would say that 1/48

would have been a better choice for both

subjects. The only new kit on display in

their booth was the DH Sea Vixen in 1/48

which is due for an April/May release.

Flying the Flag

T

ucked

away on

the Hornby

stand in the model

railway hall was

Airfix who had

the sprues from

their new 1/72

scale Wellington

on display as

well as a few part assembled components.

We have waited a long time for a state of the

art Wellington and the detail on this kit is

sublime especially the representation of

the geodetic structure under the fabric. The

Wellington should be available by the summer.

Also, on display was a resin concept

for the new 1/48 Scale Hawker Hunter

and to my eye, Airfix appeared to have

nailed the curves and shape of this aircraft

perfectly. They are looking for a late 2018

release though this may slip into 2019.

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