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O

utside, as I write. It is

snowing, my children

are having a snow day

off school and this morning

I went sledging with my

daughter at our local park.

My plan once I have finished

writing this is, to stay in

the warm and have a good

modelling session! Hopefully

though by the time you read

this Spring will actually

have arrived and we have

quite a lot to look forward to

from the Czech Republic.

By Tim Upson-Smith

News

CZECH

Comets!

AZ MODELS

A

Z has announced an

all-new injection

moulded 1/72 scale

DH88 Comet. We can

look forward to boxings

covering all of the aircraft

in all of their incarnations.

I can see this being a very

popular kit as, let’s face it,

the DH88 has to rate as one

of the most attractive twin

engine civil aircraft ever!

BIG Buff!

HPH

J

ust before our press deadline,

HpH announced that they

will be producing a 1/48

scale B-52H Stratofortress!

This kit will be mixed media,

with the main components in

fibreglass, while most of the

details will be produced in resin.

The clear parts will also be cast

in a transparent resin. The kit

will also include a large amount

of photo-etched brass, and white

metal parts for the weight-bearing

areas like the undercarriage.

You will also get a set of canopy

masks and a decal sheet that

will supply all the markings but

no details as yet on the colour

schemes that will be included.

We do know that the

interior will be fully detailed

which will also extend to the

undercarriage and bomb bays.

HpH will also be releasing a

range of accessories to compliment

this kit including a complete

payload of iron bombs or A.L.C.M

(Air Launched Cruise Missile).

The missile set will also include

an internal rotary launcher

and external missile racks.

And finally, a set to display

the flaps in the lowered position

will also be released. But this set

must be ordered at the same time

as the model if you want one!

Sadly all of this detail

does not come cheap with the

basic kit costing 775 Euro’s

(approximately £695 or $965US)

For details on how to

order this mighty kit please

visit http://www.hphmodels.cz

Year of the MiG!

EDUARD

T

he big news from Eduard

is the release of a brand

new 1/72 scale MiG 21

family. The first release will be

the MF and I had the pleasure of

seeing the first incomplete test

shot at the Nuremberg Toy Fair

and I liked very much what I saw!

April will also see the 1/48

scale MiG 21 released as a limited

edition Vietnam boxing, a Profipack

release of the 1/48 scale He280

(with some rather fine box art),

and a weekend edition of the 1/48

scale Bf109F-2 and finally in 1/72

scale there will be a Profipack

edition of the Spitfire Mk.VIII.

As well as the kits,

there are lots of photo-

etch and Brassin sets

to tempt as well have a

look at http://www.Eduard.

com to see the full range.

Choices Choices

RS MODELS

T

he Bücker 133 A/B/C

in 1/72 scale is almost

here. And we now know

the colour schemes for the

four boxings of the kit. Which

will feature both the radial

and inline engine versions.

The colour schemes include

Yugoslavian Partisan AF, Swiss

AF, Lithuanian civil version,

Croatian AF and various

German versions both civil and

Luftwaffe, amongst others!

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