Special CASA
SPECIAL HOBBY
T
he new 1/72 scale CASA
C-212 was released
at Plastic Winter
and we can look forward to
the imminent release of the
C-212-100 in a Limited-edition
‘Portuguese tail art’, as the name
would suggest this kit features
markings for a specially
painted Portuguese example!
By the time you read this
the new 1/72 scale P-40N
Warhawk/Kittyhawk Mk.IA
should be available.In other news from Special
Hobby, I took the opportunity, at
Plastic Winter, to ask about the
1/32 scale Westland Whirlwind
they announced some time back.
It is still being worked on and
with any luck we should have
some news at the Nuremberg Toy
Fair in Febuary, watch this space.No fanfare?
HPH
P
eacemaker well, what can
we say? It is huge! With
only 100 kits being produced
you will need to get in quick to
order this monster of a model!
Lurking under the Peacemakers
massive wing at Telford was forme some really exciting news,
in the form of a resin master for
a Rolls Royce Eagle engine in
1/32 scale and the note saying
that it is for a Handley Page 0400
which is in development! Watch
this space, we will bring you
more news when we have it...Air Baby for the new year
KOVOZAVODY PROSTEJOV (KP)
T
he Praga Air Baby wasn’t
quite ready for Plastic
Winter, as the mould was
still being polished, but we can
expect the British licence built
Hilson-Praga Air Baby too and
there will be different boxings
for the various countries they
ended up in including the UK and
Australia. Whilst at Plastic Winter
we received review samples of the
new Avia B-9/BH11, the Avia CS199 and LVG C.IV all of which look
pretty good on the sprue. Yes,
they are short run technology, sosome cleaning up will be required,
but I don’t see the big companies
like Tamiya kitting an Avia BH11!Japanese
delight
RS MODELS
T
he new 1/72 scale
Nakajima Ki-87 is
almost with us, and
from what we have seen of the
test shots it looks very good!Scaled down
Cherry Blossom
BRENGUN/HAULER
B
rengun have been
very busy over the last
month, with several
new releases available for
Plastic Winter. The Yokosuka
MXY7 Ohka has been scaled
down from 1/48 and is now
available in 1/72 scale. The
Yak 1 has also been re released
this time in a boxing featuring
captured aircraft. In 1/144
scale the long-awaited Horton
229 is now available, along
with a scaled down version
of the Yak 1. If you fancy a
challenge bending some
etched brass, Brengun have
also released a 1/72 scale
launch tower for their Bachem
Natter kit! http://www.brengun.czWWW.SAMPUBLICATIONS.COM • JANUARY 2018 • 47
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