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Spring Viggen

SPECIAL HOBBY

I

will start with some future

news, for fans of the Saab

Viggen, the wait for the 1/72

scale version is getting shorter.

Special Hobby have started the

moulding now for the kit, which

will be released first by Tarangus

and we can expect to see the

Special Hobby version in May

next year. In February next year

we can look forward to seeing a

1/72 scale Breda ba.88b, but before

we see these, Special Hobby have

several new releases to tempt.

First up in 1/72 scale we have

the release of

the P-40K-1/5

Warhawk, this

version had the

shorter fuselage

and enlarged tail fin. In 1/48 scale

fans of Swedish aviation can look

forward to updated edition of the

Saab AJ37 Viggen ‘Attack Version’.

This kit features a new sprue which

addresses a couple of flaws in the

original release and offers some

extra parts too. In 1/32 scale the V1

flying bomb is ready to be released.

It was hoped this would be ready

for Eday but the decals weren’t

quite ready. However, we saw a

test shot and it looks like it should

be a quick simple build, I am quite

looking forward to the piloted

version as it will be something

just that little bit different. Now

who is going to scratch build

a 1/32 scale launch ramp?

In case you were expecting

the 1/48 scale Loire 130 to be

available, Special Hobby has

announced that this kit will

be delayed as unfortunately

the fuselage moulding tool

cracked. A new mould is being

prepared so hopefully the

delay won’t be too long.

New from CMK and previewed

in the accessory section is the 1/32

scale Bristol Centaurus engine

for the Special Hobby Tempest

Mk.II, this resin accessory is a

kit in its right! As ever the CMK

line of resin accessories is worth

a look as releases often tie in

with the Special Hobby kits.

A 21 for 2

KOVOZÁVODY PROSTEJOV

A

s ever it was nice to

catch up with KP/AZ

at Eday and see their

latest releases in the plastic,

a MiG-21PFM and two seat

MiG-21UM and both look

very good. The kits offer two

fuselages and two sets of

wings for the different factory

produced versions. The 1/72

scale DH88 Comet has been

released with markings for

G-ACSS, as the pale green

prototype, as ‘The Burberry’

and as the rather attractive

pale green and blue ‘The

Orphan’. We will bring you

builds of these as soon as we

can. In other 1/72 scale news,

the L-159 Alca announced by

KP should be available by the

time you read this as it will be

premiered at the Model Hobby

event at the end of October.

1/32 Scale Washroom, continued

HPH

I

t was my

pleasure to see

and hold the test

assembled 1/32 scale

DC-3/C-47 at Eda y.

And I have to say

it’s far larger than I

thought it would be! HpH

also had a test build of the

Peacemaker on display

and this is a huge model.

I can also report

that work is

progressing

on the 1/32

Handley Page

0/400 bomber,

although

unfortunately

no test parts

were on display.

Red Pelicans

MINIWING

A

s well as several

versions of the

Aero L-159 in

the markings of the

many air forces which

use it, Miniwing has

also released a 2 in 1

kit of the BAC Jet Provost

T.5. The kit comes with

three markings options,

an example flown by the

Red Pelicans Aerobatic

Team, the Provost flown

by HRH Prince Charles at

the RAF College and lastly

a Provost of No.6 Flying

Training School in 1990.

A Modern ‘Spitfire’

JBR MODEL

I

t was good

to catch up

with JBR at

Eday and see

their new Aero

L-159A kit in

1/144 scale. The plastic is by Miniwing

and the decals are by JBR. JBR have

released two

limited kits

one with the

markings for

the prototype

and the other

with the

markings of

the L-159A marked up as a Czech Squadron

Spitfire. The latter is one of the best

commemorative schemes I have ever seen.

Short Run Rarities

KORA

I

t was good to catch

up with Kora at

Eday, as they are

a company which has

not featured in these

pages for quite some

time. Kora have some

rather interesting rarities

in their kit catalogue.

Two of the latest 1/72

scale releases include the

Dewoitine D.27 III in Swiss

Air Force markings and a

double kit which has kits of

the Bf109G-6 and Saiman

202M with the markings

of examples captured by

the British. I must confess

I have not come across

the Saiman 202M before,

but a quick Google search,

has it as an Italian

two seat touring/

training plane. The

202M was used by the

Regia Aeronautica,

in flying schools and

they were also used

for liaison duties.

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