T
his month there seems
to be a shift towards
the smaller scales
with some very interesting
announcements from two
companies new to these
pages. This month I seem
to have written Albatross
rather a lot, with both Aero
and DH examples in the news.
If your company or product
is not featured and you would
like it to be, please contact us
at the editorial e-mail address.By Tim Upson-Smith
News
CZECH
Expanding
109 family
AZ MODEL
T
he AZ model range
of 1/72 scale Bf109s
is expanding to now
include a K-4. If you missed
them the first time round
AZ have also announced
the rerelease of some of
their kits, including in 1/48
scale the Let L-13 Blanik
glider and in 1/72 scale the
Stinson L-5 Sentinel and
Hawker Hurricane Mk.IID.Albatross!
EDUARD
A
ugust is looking a busy
month for our friends
at Eduard, with four
kits being prepared. The most
important one among them is
a new tooled Bf 109G-10 Mtt.
Regensburg in 1/48th scale
ProfiPack edition. There were
three production versions of
the G-10 and this Eduard kit
represents the early version.
Eduard state that ‘It is not easy
find interesting markings
for G-10s, but I guess we were
successful to find really attractive
markings with interesting
historical backgrounds’.August sees two Limited Edition
kits in 1/48 scale. These are ‘Bella’
which sees the re-release of the
Eduard P-39 Airacobra this time
with 10 markings options for
Soviet aircraft during the Second
World War. The options are based
on the latest expert research and
in some cases offer variations of
previously well-known schemes.
The other August Limited Edition
‘Evolution’, is based on the L- 39C/
ZO 1/48 kit produced by Special
Hobby. The boxing brings two
highly colourful marking options,
a civilian plane flying in Russia,
which features a large Dragoon
motive around the fuselage, and
a Hungarian AF aircraft with
shark motive on the fuselage
and large national flag on the
tail. Standard Eduard accessoriesare available in both these
Limited-Edition kits, of course.
Last but by no means least
August sees the release of the
1/72nd scale Spitfire HF.Mk.VIII,
this time as a Weekend Edition kit.
The must mention Brassin
release this month is the
anticipated engine for the
Tamiya 1/48 scale Bf109 G-6,
which is a real work of the resin
casters art. http://www.Eduard.comPolish Wings
FLY
T
he FLY PZL-
37A/B/bis family
of 1/72 scale
kits are almost ready.
These are injection
moulded kits with the
addition of some superb
looking resin engines,
bomb bays and cockpit
details. Markings
options will include Polish,
German and Romanian (both
cross and roundel) examples.Air Babies
KP
T
he 1/72 Praga Air
Baby is now available
after quite a long
wait. Two versions have
been released, the Praga built
Air Baby featuring Czech
civilian markings and the
British licence built Hilson
Praga, with markings for two
UK registered aircraft plus
an Australian example.WWW.SAMPUBLICATIONS.COM • AUGUST 2018 • 37
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