A
s I sit and write
this at my desk, it
is blowing a gale
outside, it is definitely
staying in and modelling
weather, (well for us in the
northern hemisphere!). With
Christmas and new year
breaks over, the news from
manufactures is beginning to
trickle out, with some saving
their news for the Nuremberg
Toy Fair at the end of
January. So here is the pre
Toy Fair news as we have it.
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
Civil Cessna
AZ MODEL
F
or fans of more modern civil
aviation, we have some very
good news for you from AZ.
In 2018 we can look forward to1/72 scale kits of the
Cessna 150/152 and
Cessna 180/185, these
kits will have both
civil and military
options. The family
of 1/72 scale Bf109s will also
grow with the addition of a K.
The Vought Kingfisher will also
be released in 1/72 scale with
options being offered for the
wheeled or floatplane versions.
If you like your 1/72 scale
models a little larger, then the re-
boxing of the Italeri B25 Mitchel
with some AZ extras may appeal.Happy Birthday
KOVOZAVODY PROSTEJOV (KP)
2
018 sees the 100th
anniversary of the Czech Air
Force and the 50th Birthday
of Kovozavody Prostejov model
company. This year is looking
to be quite interesting if all of
the proposed kits make it. Over
the coming months we can look
forward to, in 1/72 scale, the Praga
Air Baby, which was delayed from
last year, a Zlin 37 BumblebeeAG/glider tug, the Aero A304, the
MiG21 family and for the first
time I believe in this scale the
single seat version of the Aero
L-39 Albatross the L-159 ALCA!
In 1/48 scale KP will continue to
re-release updated versions of the
OEZ, Su-7 and Su-25. We will bring
you further details and expected
release dates as we have them!0/400
HPH
W
e can confirm that HpH has
a 1/32 scale Handley Page
0/400 in development. We
have no release date as yet but this will
certainly make for an imposing model!Tiny two seaters!
EDUARD
F
ebruar y is looking
like a good month for
releases from Eduard,
with something for most
tastes... Kicking us off in the
Super44 line is a dual boxing
of the 2017 Eday entry
kit UTI MiG 15 so if you
were unable to make Eday
you will now be able to
build this rather sweet
little kit! Next up in the
Weekend line is the 1/48
scale Fokker EII, in the
Profi Pack line also in 1/48
scale we have the Spitfire
HF Mk.VIII (the one with
pointy wing tip). Lastly but by
no means least February sees the
Limited-Edition release Mersu/
Bf109G in Finland, I have to say
I thought at first that the blueand white check scheme was
a Bunny Fighter Club fictional
scheme, it does look pretty cool
though and certainly will make
for a different looking 109!
There is some interesting
news from Eduard regarding
their accessories, ‘glazed’
photo-etched instrument
panels, will start to become
standard in the new releases,
we have received some which
we take a look at in this
month’s accessories section.
Also to become standard on
future release seatbelts is
the weathered look, which
will certainly look good on
1/48 scale and above belts.
As well as the kits, there
are lots of photo-etch and
Brassin sets to tempt as
well http://www.Eduard.com.46 • FEBRUARY 2018 • SCALE AVIATION MODELLER INTERNATIONAL
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