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1:72 Messerschmitt Bf-109E-3 In 1939-40, the Messerschmitt Bf-109E was the best fighter aircraft in production. Superbly trained pilots, utilizing the tactics devised during the war in Spain, simply swept from the skies everything that opposed them, first over Poland, then over Scandinavian countries and the skies of western Europe as well. It was not until they had reached proud Albion that their dominance was finally eliminated b... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £13.99 10
1:72 Martin B-12A US Bomber The Martin company started a revolution in aircraft design with its bomber family B-10, B-12 and B-14, the designation varied because of the engines used. In the early 1930s when fabric-skinned biplanes ruled the skies, an all-metal monoplane suddenly appeared, with closed cockpits and engines completely hidden in their cowlings. Not only were these new bomber aeroplanes faster than other bombers of the ... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £31.30 5+
1:72 SIAI-Marchetti SF-260 Duo Pack & Book. This kit is another one of the Duo Pack & Book format and brings, as is rather clear from the title of the series, two complete SF-260 models accompanied by a book on the subject prepared by the guys at H.M.H. Publication. The models offer both styles of the clear canopy, the standard one as well as the later, larger type, and also the underwing armament for the SF-260W version. The decal... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £35.60 0
1:72 de Havilland PR Mk.XVI Mosquito The de Havilland Mosquito was a versatile twin-engine aircraft that was one of the best aircraft of World War II. It was not without reason that it was called the 'Wooden Wonder'. It was used as a night fighter, fighter-bomber, bomber, reconnaissance, anti-ship or special transport aircraft. The first generation of Mosquitos were powered by Merlin engines with single-stage superchargers. In the ... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £25.99 10+
1:72 de Havilland DH.100 Vampire Mk.3 'European and American Users' , GB, Norway, Canada, Mexico. The DH.100 Vampire was a British first generation fighter jet aeroplane and was produced in several versions both for the RAF and for export. The Vampire Mk.3 version saw service not just with the domestic force, it was also operated by military in Canada, Norway and Mexico. And these four operators is what you will find offered on the... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £15.30 10
1:72 Messerschmitt Bf-109E-1 'Lightly-Armed Emil'. In the first two years of World War Two, the Messerschmitt Bf-109E was arguably among the top fighter aeroplanes of the world, if not the very best of them. The type was produced in two major varieties differing by their armament " the so-called lightly-armed type and those with heavier punch. The former was fitted with four machine guns, two of them above the engine, the other two... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £13.99 8
1:72 de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB.Mk.9 'Tropicalised Fighter-Bomber' Sometimes this autumn, Special Hobby will be releasing two new 1/72 Vampire reboxings. Along with the 'long-winged' Mk.3 Vampire, you will be also tempted by a version we have not released before, the tropicalised, fighter bomber FB Mk.9 Vampire. As you will have guessed from the name, these Vampires had been fitted with an air-con unit in a special housing on t... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £15.30 10+
1:72 Bugatti 100 RacerIn the pre-war years, Ettore Bugatti, a very wel known racing car designer, took the opportunity and decided to turn his attention to aviation too and come with a concept of a racing aeroplane which was to win the then rather popular Deutsch de la Muerthe races. At first, the plane was to be fitted with just one engine, this was later reconsidered and two powerplants were used, placed asymmetricaly in the slee... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £15.50 4
1:72 Douglas P-70 Nighthawk The A-20 Havoc was a great light bomber, although it also served as a platform for a night fighter. The Havoc was modified to create the P-70 Nighthawk night fighter. It was deployed in the Pacific and was also used extensively for training in the United States.
The kit consists of six frames of grey plastic parts and a frame of clear parts.
The decals feature four machines, three of which fought i... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £25.99 10+
1:72 Messerschmitt Bf-109E-Trop/E-7 Trop Braving Sand and Snow' If you hear 'Messerschmitt Bf-109' it no doubt is a synonym for a fighter aeroplane. And what an aeroplane the one-oh-nine was. In active service from 1936 until 1954 in a number of countries, in front line duty since the Spanish Civil War and remained till the end of the Second World War, and some machines even in a couple of post war years. The so-called Emil, which ... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £13.99 5
1:72 Gloster Meteor Mk.8/Mk.9 IAF The Gloster Meteor was one of the world's very first jet fighters. The first two versions of the Meteor were introduced into service with the RAF in time to see the deployment int he final stages of the war. The development of the type went on after the war, with the first post war version being the Mk.4. Next, more advanced F.8 fighter and FR.9 fighter-reconnaissance types were both operated by th... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £22.50 7
1:72 Douglas DB-7 Havoc Not long before the outbreak of WW2, France ordered the then newly developed DB-7 light bombers from the Douglas company in the USA. Some machines, powered by P&W R-1830 engines and fitted with a narrow and short tail fin, were actually received and deployed in combat in 1940. The French machines went on flying and fighting until 1945, sometimes also switching sides. Before its defeat in 1940, France was not... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £25.99 10+
1:72 Gloster Meteor T Mk.7 The Meteor T.7 two seater was among the most widely used jet trainer aircraft of the 1950s and 1960s and saw service with the British military as well as with many various overseas air forces.
Our model of the T.7 comes with three marking options, first you will have the attractive, overall red display machine flown by Gloster's factory test pilot, then there is a overal aluminium aircraft of No.43 Sqn ... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £17.80 10+
1:72 Junkers Ju-87D-3 'Stuka' The Junkers Ju-87B/R 'Stuka' was, and mainly on the Eastern Front, a highly importnant and widely used aeroplane. With the increasing might of the enemy air forces, the 'Stuka' design simply had to constantly undergo continuous improvemetns. So, the Ju-87D variety got into the production. Up until the D-3 type, the wing was of the standard span, but then it changed and got longer span, starting with th... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £19.80 6
1:72 Aero 11 L-BUCD Blue bird on a long flight over Europe, Africa and Asia (Aero 11 L-BUCD) The Aero A-11 was amongst the best Czechoslovak-made aircraft of the 1920s. No wonder then that the type was chosen by the crew of St.Kap Stanovsky and his mechanic Simek for their long distance flight around Europe, North Africa and the Middle East which took place in May and June 1926. For its distinctive colour, their machine was aptly n... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £17.99 10+
1:72 Heinkel He-162A Spatz 'Captured Birds' One of the many wunderwaffen supposed to save the Third Reich, but failed eventually, was also the Heinkel He 162A Spatz jet fighter. This aircraft was a part of the Volksjaeger programme and became involved in the war only at its very last stages. Luftwaffe's jet engine powered aircraft were very welcomed booty of the Allies and the Spatz jets were the most numerous of all jets that got ... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £15.30 10+
1:72 RE-RELEASED!!! Dassault_Mirage IIIC 'Armee de l'Air' The Mirage IIIC was the first jet produced in Western Europe to break the double speed of the sound in the level flight. The type was the very first of te whole family of Mirage fighters IIIC, IIIE and 5 some of which keep flying even until these days. The Mirage IIICJ was the epitome of the Israeli air supremacy in the wars with the neighbouring Arab countries during the Wa... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £21.40 6
1:72 Nakajima Ki-43-II Ko/Otsu 'Japan's allies' The Ki-43 Hayabusa/Oscar was arguably one of the most significant fighter types of the Japanese Army Air Force. The Oscar was also delivered to the air forces of Japan allies as were the puppet state of Manchuria and Thailand. The Manchukuo Imperial Air Force Oscars bore interesting and colourful markings and on the fuselage sides also had large presentation slogans. The Thai fighters... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £15.80 8
1:72 Supermarine Seafire FR Mk.46 The Mk.46 variety of the Seafire was originaly a navalized Spitfire Mk.22, closely following their predecessor the Seafire Mk.45 and so possessing the fixed (not folding) wing with laminar type aerofoil. From the Mk.22, ��t inherited the low back rear fuselage and naval equipment, sting-type arrestor hook and catapult spools. Only twenty-four were built in the end as the definite Seafire FR.47 type... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £17.99 7
1:72 Tachikawa Ki-54 Hickory 'Captured and Post War Service' The Hickory was a Japanese WW2 twin-engined aircraft produced in four versions, for pilots, wireless operators and navigators training, gunnery training, a transport verison and anti-submarine operations type. Our kit comes on four styrene sprues and one with clear injected parts.
This boxing portrays captured machines. One as flown by US pilots bearing a nose art and d... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £20.70 10+
1:72 Curtiss P-40M Warhawk 'Involuntarily from Russia to Finland' During the Second World War, the P-40M Warhawk fighter aircraft was used both by the USAAF and the air forces of the Allies. Over two hundres were also delivered to the Soviet Union. P-40M s/n 43-5925 White 23 saw only very brief service with the VVS (Soviet Air Force). When the new machine was being flown over to the unit, its pilot 2nd Lt. V.A.Revin got lost, lande... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £15.75 8
1:72 Gloster Meteor TT Mk.20. As the RAF Gloster Meteor Mk.11 jets began to leave the first line duty, it was necessary to find a new job for them. A few of the Mk.11 airframes were converted to a target tug to requirements issued by both the Royal Navy and RAF. These were designated TT Mk.20 and in a similar fashion were also rebuilt Meteor Mk.11s of the Danish Air Force and a Swedish civil operator. Our Meteor TT Mk.20 comes on f... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £22.50 7
1:72 Nakajima Ki-43-III Hayabusa / Oscar 1/72
Four interesting Japanese Army Air Force Oscar fighter schemes is what this latest reissue of the iconic Ki-43 Hayabusa / Oscar kit offers to the modeller. One of the machines was on the strength of a fighter unit while the other three were used by the Shinbu-Tai units and wore colourful markins, a blue arrow, red lightning...
The kit consits of three grey styrene sprues plus one w... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £16.99 10+
1:72 CASA C-212-300/400 'Long Nosed Casas' 1/72
At the end of the 1960s, the Spanish air force begun to look for a type to replace the then widely used transport aircraft, of which the longest-serving were the Ju-52s built in the 1930s. The military issued requirements calling for a new transport and multi-purpose type and to fit these requirements, the CASA company brought forward their concept of a twin-engined, turbo-prop powe... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £26.99 10+
1:72 Fouga CM.170 Magister 'Acrobatic Teams' The Fouga Magister was not only a great trainer jet, it was also an excellent aerobatic machine used by many aerobatic display teams. This release of the Magister covers the schemes of the Belgian Red Devils, French Patrouille de Ecole de l Air and the FFS A Acro Team of Germany. All of these airframes wore quite strikng and colourful schemes indeed.
As well as serving with the French ... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £17.30 2
1:72 de Havilland DH.94 Moth Minor 'Under the Southern Cross'. Decals will be RAAF, RNZAF and a civilian South African machine. In 1937, De Havilland designed the DH.94 Moth Minor as a modern replacement for the DH.82 Tiger Moth biplane. The DH.94 was produced for civilian customers until 1940, when the production was switched for the military. Civilian aircraft were confiscated for the needs of the RAF. They were used as couriers ... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £12.60 10+
1:72 External armament for Dassault SMB-2 Super Mystere and other IAF planes (designed to be used with Special Hobby kits) Two styrene sprues that contain armament used on IAF Super Mystere SMB.2 jets as well as on other aircraft of the period-two 250kg bombs, two napalm bombs each with the respective pylons, two quadruple racks with eight 100kg bomblets and a pair of Shafrir 2 AAMs with launchers and pylons. Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £11.25 8
1:72 Messerschmitt Bf-109E-4/7 'Staffelkapitane' 1/72 The Messerschmitt Bf-109 is one of the synonyms for a fighter aircraft. The machine, which was in service from 1936 to 1954 in many versions, lasted on the front line from the war in Spain until the end of World War II. The Emil, the Bf-109E version was the first One-Oh-Nine with the DB 601 engine. It is inextricably linked to the beginning of World War II with the attack on Pol... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £16.99 10+
1:72 Saab AJ-37 Viggen 'Show Must Go On' The Saab 37 Viggen was an aaircraft ahead of its time. Its designers used an unorthodox construction which enabled the plane to meet all requirements laid om it and in some parameters even surpass these. The Swedish Air Force placed order for several versions of the Viggen, its basic design formed an universal platform which, using specialised equipment, enabled the plane to be used for vari... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £29.30 9
1:72 Gloster Meteor Mk.4 The Mk.4 Meteor jet was the first post war version of this twin engined jet and became a front-line fighter of the RAF as well as the air forces of Belgium and the Netherlands. Our model kit comes on two styrene sprues, one with clear parts and also offers a sheet of decals with markings for three RAF machines and one of the Dutch air force. Two of the British options have interesting connection with our co... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £19.60 10+
1:72 Vickers Wellington Mk.IC The Vickers Wellington is one of the symbols of the bombing offensive against Germany. After heavy losses in daytime raids at the beginning of the war, Wellingtons switched to night raids. They kept flying in this role for the entire first half of the war. Then they were transferred to Coastal Command, where they served as anti-submarine aircraft. They formed the armament of British RAF squadrons, but ... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £29.30 5
1:72 Supermarine Seafire FR MK.47 'The Last Royal Navy Propeller Fighter' 1/72
The final Spitfire versions, i.e. the Mk.21, 22 and 24, sometimes also called the second generation Spitfires, had corresponding navalized counterparts in the Seafire Mk.45, 46 or 47 versions. The Mk.47 Seafire was most similar to the Spitfire 24 type, its airframe was considerably modified though. The arresting hook was a necessity of course, in this c... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £23.60 6
1:72 Curtiss P-40N Warhawk 'Island Warriors' 1/72
The P-40 US-built fighter aeroplane is one of the very iconic types of the war and was also supplied to the Allies, named the Kittyhawk. The P-40N was the final production version and in US colours it mainly flew over China, India and Pacific battlefields. Serving with various units, the machines wore different style of markings referring to the squadron or group they flew in. Som... Aircraft detailing sets (mixed-media) Catalogue £15.75 10+
1:72 Boulton-Paul Defiant Mk.II 'Radar Fighter' The Defiant, a gun turret-equipped fighter, enjoyed her finest and yet very short hour during the early war clashes with enemy's bombers, it soon became clear however that the fighter is not able to defend the skies against Luftwaffe fighter machines. And even though the Defiant was not a bad aeroplane at all, it was necessary to find for her a new employment. Some of them went to ser... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £17.30 10+
1:72 de Havilland DH.94 Moth Minor Coupe 'Travel and Sport Plane' In 1937, the De Havilland company designed the DH.94 Moth Minor as a modern replacement for the DH.82 Tiger Moth biplane. De Havilland had produced the type for civilian customers until 1940, when it switched to military production. The civilian machines were confiscated for the needs of the RAF. These were used in the utility and liaisons role. The Moth Minor was de... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £12.60 10+
1:72 Dornier Do-27H-2 'Three Blade Propeller' This kit, besides the standard styrene parts, contains also a decal sheet with markings for three Do-27 airframes, these two, Swiss and Turkish, saw military service, while the last one flew in civilian hands in Germany. All three options are of the Do 27A-4/H-2 variety fitted with a three bladed propeller. Nicely detailed styrene parts offer modellers the option to build the kit with e... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £18.20 10+
1:72 de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk.30 'The Uhu Hunter' The de Havilland Mosquito was a versatile twin-engine aircraft that was one of the best aircraft of World War II. It was not without reason that it was called the 'Wooden Wonder'. It was used as a night fighter, fighter-bomber, bomber, reconnaissance, anti-ship or special transport aircraft. The first generation of Mosquitos were powered by Merlin engines with single-stage ... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £25.99 10+
1:72 Republic F-84F Thunderstreak 'Luftwaffe' Hi Tech kit
When the Luftwaffe F-84F Thunderstreak model had been first released this April, the release that contained a fragment from a real machine that crash landed on our territory, the speed of sales did take our breath away. And as we did not have more than a thousand of those fragments, there was left nothing to sell after less than a month's time. We still believe, though, t... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £25.99 10+
1:72 Douglas DC-2 'Transport Revolution' In August 1932, the Trans World Airlines called on five aircraft manufacturers to submit proposals for a new transport aeroplane based on TWA's specifications. Douglas company accepted that challenge and decided to design a highly advanced twin engine aircraft. The first prototype known as the DC-1 (Douglas Commercial No.1) took to the air for the first time on 1 July 1933. TWA placed an ord... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £35.60 10+
1:72 Dassault SMB-2 Super Mystere 'The First French Supersonic' The French SMB-2 Super Mystere was the first Western Europe-produced jet fighter to break the speed of sound in level flight. Until the introduction of the Mirage III type, the SMB-2 remained the most powerful French fighter. And when the Mirage came to the service, the Super Mystere were transferred to fighter-bomber units where they flew for a very long time.
SMB-2... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £20.70 10+
1:72 Percival P.66 Pembroke C.1 Re-release of the Pembroke transport aircraft model kit with a new decal sheet. The Pembroke remained in active duty from the 1950s well untill the 80s, and so it enjoyed quite a wide range of various colour finishes. Our kit depicts four of them, each is different. One of the machines was also flown by Ferdinand Kepka, an excellent pilot of Czechoslovak descent.
- limited release
- eye-catching sc... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £29.25 8
1:72 Dassault SMB-2 Super Mystere The French SMB-2 Super Mystere jet fighter became the first Western European fighter to break the speed of sound in level flight. Until the advent of the Mirage III, the SMB-2 was the most powerful French fighter. After the introduction of the Mirage III, the Super Mysteres were transferred to fighter-bomber units, where they served for a very long time. The SMB-2 was also exported to Israel. In th... Aircraft detailing sets (mixed-media) Catalogue £20.70 10+
1:72 Gloster Meteor MK.III The Mk.III Meteor was the second production variety of the first British jet fighter aircraft and it appeared in service with the RAF even before the end of the war. In the post war years, the Mk.III Meteors for a brief period flew with the front line RAF squadrons.
The kit comes on three grey styrene sprues and one sprue with clear parts. The decal sheet bring markings for two war-time machines and two... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £23.60 10+
1:72 Curtiss P-40E Warhawk The American P-40 Warhawk fighter is one of the iconic types of World War II.
The P-40E version was the first large-scale production version with the V-1710 F-series engine. In US Army colours, the fighter fought mostly on the Chinese, Indian, and Pacific battlefields. It was delivered to the Allies as the Kittyhawk Mk.IA.
- Detailed and very accurate kit, most likely the best P40 kit in 1/72
- V... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £16.99 10+
1:72 Douglas A-20G Havoc 'Over Europe and Pacific' The American A-20 Havoc / Boston twin-engine bombers were deployed on many battlefields of World War II. They were very successful in the Pacific. The A-20G version was equipped with large-caliber machine guns in the nose, the rear hemisphere was guarded with a gun turret with a pair of machine guns of the same caliber. This armament was used in ground attacks, along with bombs dro... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £25.99 10+
1:72 Dassault_Mirage IIIC 'Southern Hemisphere Fighter' The Mirage IIIC was the first Western European aircraft to exceed Mach 2 in level flight. It became the basis of the Mirage IIIC, IIIE and 5 family of aircraft that still keep flying today. It was a symbol of Israel's superiority in wars with its Arab neighbours. Israeli Mirage IIICs participated in the War over Water, the Six-Day War, the War of Attrition and the Yom Kippur W... Aircraft kits (injection) Catalogue £21.40 10+