Hannants http://www.hannants.co.uk http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SHM72069 Focke-Wulf Fw-189A-1/2 UHU canopy frame paint mask (designed to be used with Special Hobby kits). Price:£3.58 sales@hannants.co.uk http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SHM72069 Sat, 11 Jul 2026 08:22:38 GMT http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SH72542 Junkers Ju-87D-1/3 Stuka ‘Combat & Captured’ For the Luftwaffe, the Junkers Ju 87B/R Stuka was a very important and extensively used aircraft. With the increasing strength of the enemy air forces and the urgent need for Stukas, it was necessary to modernize this aircraft. Therefore, the Ju 87D version entered production. It was aerodynamically modified and received a more powerful version of the Jumo 211 engine. The Ju 87D-3 version used a standard-span wing, and from the Ju 87D-5 version on, a wing with an extended span was installed. The Ju 87D was used by the Luftwaffe in Africa, the Mediterranean and on the Eastern Front. The air forces of the German allies, Italy, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Slovakia, also included this aircraft in their armament. With the growing strength of the anti-Nazi alliance, some Ju 87Ds fell into the hands of British and American units. We have prepared the Junkers Ju 87D-3 based on the Ju 87G-1 model from Academy, which we supplemented with our own styrene sprue with conversion and correction parts of the Ju 87D version, etches and in this case also 3D-printed parts of the siren propellers. The decals offer an Italian machine operating in southern Italy, a Luftwaffe machine operating in winter scheme on the Eastern Front and two interesting captured machines from Africa. One was operated by No.601 sqn. RAF and the other by the USAAF. - also available for this model are the following: 3D-printed set with the rear gunner's seat and gun P72002, spray masks M72038 and pilot and gunner figures F72377 - limited batch - interesting colour schemes - the kit also contains etches and 3D-printed parts Resin and 3D printed kits and sets. Price:£18.32 sales@hannants.co.uk http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SH72542 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:35:09 GMT http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SH48173 Bücker Bü-181B / Sk 25 Bestmann. The Bücker Bü 181 Bestmann was chosen in 1939 as the standard Luftwaffe trainer aircraft. It saw service as a trainer throughout the war and at its end the type also saw combat use as a light bomber or tank-busting aircraft. Due to this and also to Swedish license and post-war Czechoslovak and Egyptian production, the type achieved considerable expansion and fame. Most Bückers flew well into the 1950s and some still fly as veterans today. We offered the kit of this interesting aircraft under the catalog number SH48120. However, the kit was sold out and the fuselage tooling was damaged during the re-molding. As a result, the kit was not available for a long time. It also took a long time because we made not only a new fuselage mould from modified 3D files, but also another shape with different engine variants. These versions will be available for sale gradually. Now we offer you the kit SH48173 with decals for Luftwaffe and Swedish Flygvapnet aircraft. The parts are broken down into four sprues of grey plastic and one sprue of clear parts. The kit also includes photo-etched parts and 3D prints. The decals include two Luftwaffe training aircraft and one very colourful Swedish licensed Sk 25. - the kit contains a fret of etches and 3D printed parts - interesting colour schemes. Price:£16.25 sales@hannants.co.uk http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SH48173 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:34:13 GMT http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SHM72068 de Havilland NF Mk.XV Mosquito wheels and canopy frame paint mask (designed to be used with Special Hobby kits). Price:£3.58 sales@hannants.co.uk http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SHM72068 Mon, 11 May 2026 15:18:10 GMT http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SHM48027 Heinkel He-117A Greif wheels and canopy frame paint mask MASK (designed to be used with Special Hobby kits). Price:£3.58 sales@hannants.co.uk http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SHM48027 Mon, 11 May 2026 15:07:33 GMT http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SH72546 Focke-Wulf Fw-189A ‘Owls over the Eastern Front’ In 1937, the RLM (Reichsluftfahrtministerium) issued specifications for a new Luftwaffe reconnaissance aircraft. The companies Blohm Voss with their asymmetric BV 141, Arado with the single-engine Ar 198 and Focke Wulf with the Fw 189 project participated in the competition. The winner was the Focke Wulf. Like the BV 141, the Fw 189 stood out with an unusual technical solution. Chief designer Kurt Tank designed the aircraft with a central fuselage nacelle and two tailplane booms from the engine nacelles. This provided the crew of three with excellent visibility. The prototype flew for the first time in July 1938 and the pre-series Fw 189 A-0s were delivered in September 1940. Production continued with the first series version of the Fw 189A-1. It was produced at the Focke Wulf factory in Bremen, where production was soon halted due to the production of the Fw 190. From March 1941, the Prague Aero factory supplied the Fw 189 (production ceased in 1943). Other Fw 189s were produced until 1944 in French factories in Bordeaux-Mérignac. In the second half of 1941, the A-1 version was replaced on the production lines by the A-2 version with more powerful armament. A small series of training and liaison versions B was also built, differing in the shape of the fuselage nacelle and other details. A ground attack version, designated Fw 189C, was tested in prototypes; the first prototype Fw 189V1 crashed, and even the modified prototype Fw 189V-6 did not convince. The vast majority of Fw 189 aircraft served on the Eastern Front. The Focke-Wulf Fw 189 A proved to be capable of handling from unpaved airfields, with excellent maneuverability and reliability. Several Fw-189A-1s were even fitted with the FuG-212 Lichtenstein C-1 radar and an oblique cannon and used as night fighters in Romania in 1944. The Fw 189 also saw service with the Slovak, Hungarian and Romanian air forces. Kit Fw 189A-1 SH72546 includes three plastic parts sprues, a clear parts sprue and 3D printed parts. The decals feature two German aircraft, one captured Soviet aircraft and one Norwegian aircraft. This originally German aircraft from the Eastern Front flew to Norway just before the end of the war and was used by the Norwegian air force after the war. - model kit of an unusually looking machine - interesting colour schemes. Price:£16.66 sales@hannants.co.uk http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SH72546 Sat, 11 Apr 2026 08:46:24 GMT http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SH72537 North-American AT-6 Texan ‘Little Warrior’ HI-TECH KIT! The AT-6 Texan/Harvard was used mainly for training during World War II. However, North American already anticipated during its design that some operators would use the Texan as a combat aircraft. After World War II, it became clear that the Texan was excellent for counter-guerrilla warfare and also in the FAC (Forward Air Control) role. Squadrons of Texans, nicknamed ‘Mosquito’, were used by the USAF in the Korean War. European countries such as France, Spain, Britain and Portugal used armed Texans in colonial or anti-communist conflicts in Africa. Texans fought against the communists in Greece. They were used in the first Israeli-Arab wars, on both sides. Texans were also used in combat in South America in many conflicts, uprisings and revolutions. The kit offers Academy AT-6 mouldings, complete with our new tooled, injection-moulded canopies for various versions. The kit also includes 3D printed, resin and etched parts of the undercarriage for the Texans of various air forces. Decals include two USAF aircraft from the Korean War, a French aircraft from Algeria with a painted on beast mouth on the fuselage, a Spanish Texan armed with machine guns in the wing, a Syrian aircraft whose gunner shot down an S-199 fighter and finally an IAF Harvard.. Price:£15.82 sales@hannants.co.uk http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SH72537 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:27:25 GMT http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SH72540 Saab SK-37E Stor-Viggen The SAAB 37 Viggen is an aircraft that was ahead of its time. The unorthodox solutions chosen by its designers not only allowed the Viggen to meet the requirements placed on it, but in some parameters to surpass them. The Swedish Air Force ordered the Viggen in several versions, with the basic design of the aircraft forming a universal platform, which, supplemented with special equipment, allowed it to be used in several roles. The first of seven prototypes built took off on 8 February 1967, piloted by E. Dahlsröm. The electronic equipment was one of the best in the world at the time, the Viggen was the first machine with a built-in computer with integrated circuits. The AJ 37 Viggen was the first to enter service with the Swedish Air Force, followed by the SK 37 - a two-seat fighter trainer, the SF 37 - a reconnaissance version with photographic equipment in a modified nose, and the SH-37 - an anti-ship version with different electronic equipment and anti-ship armament. About ten years after the first version entered service, the second generation of the Viggen, the JA 37 fighter version, was produced. It received modernized electronic equipment and a more powerful engine in a slightly extended fuselage. Older versions also received more modern electronic equipment, and the AJS 37, or ASFS and ASHS 37, were converted. Some of the two-seat training aircraft were converted to the SK-37E version for conducting and training electronic warfare. We now offer you the electronic warfare version, called the Stör-Viggen in Sweden, in a 1/72 model. The model is divided into ten sprues. The distinctive dashboard is provided by a 3D printed part. Decals and instructions allow you to choose between four different machines. Two have the classic splinter camouflage composed of several colours, two machines flew in a two-tone, grey-grey scheme, one decorated with lightning on the fin.. Price:£24.99 sales@hannants.co.uk http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SH72540 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:52:22 GMT http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SH72515 Heinkel He-59B Upgrade Set (designed to be used with Special Hobby kits) (3D-Printed) resin, injection molded clear parts, etched parts..... Price:£18.32 sales@hannants.co.uk http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SH72515 Thu, 09 May 2024 16:56:29 GMT http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SH72395 RE-RELEASED!!! Republic F-84F Thunderstreak The swept-wing jet fighter was a development of the Republic F-84G straight wing aircraft. Using a wing with the sweep along with a more powerful jet engine improved the performance to that of the F-86 Sabre. At first, the F-84F experienced several trouble with their power units, manoeuvrability as well as with corrosion. Later, after the outbreak of the Berlin Crisis and subsequent need to make the NATO forces more powerful, the F-84F jets started to equip many NATO air forces, including that of Germany and France, while earlier these planes were used mainly by the USAF and US Guard units. The first combat deployment the F-84F saw was during the Suez Crisis and the only air victories gained by the type were acieved by Turkish machines taking on Iraqi Il-28 bombers violating the Turkish air space. The F84F served both in the home skies and overseas in Europe and in the Pacific. Our SH72395 kit set brings four USAF marking schemes, two of which were flown in the US while the other two in the UK. Special Hobby's F-84F kit is completely new with superb levels of detail and offers two styles of the canopy hood which can be posed either closed or open. Four styrene sprues also bring wide range of underwing stores - highly detailed model - excellent fit - striking schemes and decals - pre-cut paint masks sold separately - accessories sets currently being developed (Special Hobby sold out July 2026). Price:£15.82 sales@hannants.co.uk http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SH72395 Sun, 10 Sep 2023 08:45:31 GMT http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SH48160 Martin Baltimore Mk.I/II ‘First Version in Combat’ Before the outbreak of World War II, the Martin company took part in a competition announced by the USAAF for a new modern attack aircraft. The competition was won by Douglas with its DB-7 (later A-20 Havoc/Boston) and North American with the NA-40 (developed into the B-25 Mitchell). Martin played the role of third in the rear. Although the USAAF was not interested in its 167/XA-22 aircraft, France and Great Britain were. France designated these aircraft as the 167A-3 Glen and Britain as the Maryland Mk.I/II. Based on British experience and requirements, Martin developed the more powerful 187 (XA-23). The new aircraft, named Baltimore, were powered by two R-2600 engines. They were four-seat, could carry up to 1,800 kg of bombs and were heavily armed. They arrived in Great Britain in October 1941. The first 100 airframes, armed with a single machine gun in the dorsal mount, were designated Baltimore Mk.I. Other machines received a twin machine gun in the dorsal mount and were designated Baltimore Mk.II. Other versions of MK.III, IIIA/IV and V received motor-controlled turrets of various types instead of the dorsal mount. Baltimores Mk.I and Mk.II were used by the RAF on the North African battlefield as attack bombers and for maritime patrol. They made a significant impact in the Battle of El Alamein. Later versions, outside the RAF, were used in the Mediterranean by the air forces of South Africa, Australia, Italy, Greece and France. The kit is divided into nine sprues while the rest of the parts are provided via a fret of etches. The decals offer the markings of four machines. Two flew in desert camouflage, two in naval camouflage.. Price:£56.25 sales@hannants.co.uk http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SH48160 Mon, 30 Jan 2017 14:20:27 GMT http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SH48093 RE-RELEASED!!! Heinkel He-178V-2 The Heinkel He-178 with E. Warsitz at the controls hopped shortly above the runway for the first time on 24 August, 1939 and the real first flight took place only three days later. These were the very first flights of a jet aircraft in the world. On 1 November, while the test flights were being still in progress, the aircraft was displayed to RLM officials. Later on, the aircraft received more powerful HeS 6 engine, wing with longer span and retractable undercarriage. This version is by some sources designated as the He 178V-2. The He 178 with retractable undercarriage and longer wing is a subject of our kit. It contains two sprues with plastic parts, injected canopy, resin and photo-etched parts and decal set for the prototype. (Special Hobby sold out March 2026). Price:£11.83 sales@hannants.co.uk http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SH48093 Wed, 23 Dec 2015 11:13:11 GMT http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SH72321 Heinkel He-178V-1 "World's First Jet" The Heinkel He 178V-1 was the world's first jet aircraft. In 1936, Ernst Heinkel employed Dr. Hans J. Pabst von Ohain and his assistant Max Hahn in his factory. They worked on a fundamentally new aircraft propulsion system, the jet engine. In September 1937, the first prototype jet engine, the HeS 1, was tested on a test bench. Although the engine ran on hydrogen and had no thrust control, it was capable of developing a thrust of up to 250 kg. After the success of the HeS 1 engine, von Ohain began work on the much more powerful HeS 3b engine, which burned gasoline as fuel and was equipped with control flaps for power control. Work also began at the same time on the design of the airframe, which was originally designed to install a single jet engine. The He 178 V1 was a high-wing aircraft with the pilot's cockpit located in the forward section of the fuselage in front of the wing leading edge. It had a metal, monocoque fuselage riveted with countersunk rivets, wooden wings and retractable landing gear. However, all test flights were conducted with the landing gear extended and the landing gear bays covered. Taxiing tests of the prototype equipped with the HeS 3b engine began on 24 August 1939 and on 27 August the aircraft made its first flight at Marienehe airfield. These were the flights of the first jet aircraft in the world. During the ongoing tests, the aircraft was demonstrated to the RLM top brass on 1 November. The He 178 V1 aircraft made a total of 12 flights, always piloted by Captain Erich Warsitz. Later, the machine received a more powerful HeS 6 engine, a longer wing and retractable landing gear. This variant was designated He 178 V-2. (The kit for this version can be found under cat. no. SH72192) The aircraft was later placed in the Aviation Museum in Berlin, where it was destroyed together with the He 176 during one of the Allied air raids in 1943. The kit contains one sprue of plastic parts, complete with a clear injection-molded cockpit hood and a fret of etches.. Price:£10.83 sales@hannants.co.uk http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SH72321 Wed, 29 Jul 2015 13:42:17 GMT http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SH48158 RE-RELEASED!!! Grumman AF-2W Guardian "Submarine Hunter'. Hunter version of the Guardian model consists of seven plastic sprues, clear injected parts, resin and PE-parts. The decals provide markings for two machines, the first serving aboard USS Bairoko, the other flew from USS Badoeng Strait. During the 1950s, AF-2 Guardian anti submarine aircraft were operating from the decks of U.S. Navy aircraft carriers in Hunter Killer pairs. These pairs consisted of the AF-2W version, which performed the `Hunter' role using its volumous fuselage mounted AP-20 search and early warning radar to locate submarines while the second aircraft of the pair was the AF-2S which was the `Killer' and carried offensive anti-submarine weapons such as torpedoes, depth charges or rockets in the bomb bay and under the wings. The latter also had a small radar attached to the wing. Development of the Guardian began during the Second World War although the original request from the U.S. Navy had been for a torpedo-bomber. At Grumman , this project was known under G-70 designation while the Navy recognized it as XTB3F and this new aircraft was to have combined powerplants with a P&W R-2800 radial engine driving a four-bladed propeller in the nose and a Westinghouse 19XB jet engine mounted in the tail section. The Westinghouse jet engine was later removed from the specification however before the maiden flight of the prototype which took place on the 19th December 1945. By this time the torpedo bomber role had become outmoded and therefore the U.S. Navy changed its requirements for the new aircraft. On the 24th December 1945 Grumman was asked to re configure the aircraft for the anti-submarine role but because the current AP-20 search radar was too big for a single engined aircraft to carry alongside a weapon load this woud require two seperate versions which would fly together, one carrying radar and the other carrying weapons. The result of this were the AF-2W and AF-2S. The prototype AF-2W (which was the radar equipped Hunter version) first flew during November 1948 and the AF-2S (Killer variant) performed its first flight in January 1949. The type also received the name `Guardian'. The first Guardians entered service with the U.S. Navy in 1950 in their Hunter Killer pairs and were later joined by the improved AF-3S version which was almost identical to AF-2S but had a MAD (Magnetic Anomaly Detector) added. AF-2 and 3 Guardians flew from carriers and from land bases and during the Korean War they were responsible for protecting the US Fleet in the combat areas. Although the type was removed from front line service during 1955 it continued in service with units of the the US Naval Reserve until 1957 and the Guardian was the first custom built specialized anti-sub aircraft to fly from U.S. Navy carriers. It also holds the record for being the largest single engined piston engined aircraft to be flown from the decks of the US Navy. (finished April 2022). Price:£31.83 sales@hannants.co.uk http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SH48158 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 17:07:23 GMT http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SH48077 RE-RELEASED!!! Martin Mk.I / Mk.II Maryland 'Warburtons War' The Martin 167 medium bomber was manufacured in the USA, however it has never been used by the US military. On the other hand, overseas, the French and British showed their interest in the type and placed the orders. In Britain, the type received the name Maryland and while the French aiframes arrived in time to get involved in defending France in 1940, the British ones were operated in Africa and over the Mediterranean, with RAF and SAAF units. And a few of them also flew in the reconnaissance role, made most famous by the excellent recce pilot Adrian Warburton. One of whose machines, an originally French one and based in Malta, is also amongst our colour schemes in this kit. The other two schemes portray machines as used by the RAF and SAAF. In total four styrene sprues with one of clear parts are joined by etches and resin details. The model has returned to our range in a limited quantity only. (Special Hobby sold out in March 2025). Price:£39.00 sales@hannants.co.uk http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SH48077 Tue, 11 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SH72152 Fairey Albacore Mk.I/II The Fairey Albacore was the last biplane bomber to enter service with the British FAA. The aerodynamically refined biplane was intended to replace the older Swordfish biplanes. Like its predecessor, it was intended for torpedo and bombing attacks from horizontal and dive flight and for reconnaissance. The crewof three sat in the all-metal fuselage under a large canopy. The Albacore entered service in 1940 when the type was accepted by the first squadron, and went on to serve with a total of sixteen combat and counless training squadrons of the FAA. The Albacore fought in the Northern Atlantic as well as in the Mediterranean, where they sank several Italian ships in the Battle of Matapan, and operated from Malta and in the Indian Ocean. From 1944 they were gradually replaced by Barracudas. The Albacore also flew with the RAF, as this service deployed several aircraft in Singapore in December 1941, while other RAF Albacores operated in the English Channel during 1944. The last operator was the RCAF, which deployed their Albacores as part of No. 415 sqn over the English Channel. The kit consists of four grey styrene sprues and one clear sprue. Decals are available for four FAA aircraft.. Price:£15.82 sales@hannants.co.uk http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SH72152 Sat, 24 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SH72382 Curtiss P-40M Warhawk The Warhawk was a true hero and a workhorse of the Second World War. Its many various versions fought in Allied air forces over almost all fronts and theatres of operations. The M version was the penultimate production version and was delivered both to the USAAF and the Allies. And this is the very reason there is so many interesting-looking colour schemes which the M Warhawks wore during their flying career. Our model has been kitted to a very high standard, three styrene sprues and one clear are joined by a decal sheet offering markings for four machines. You will find the almost mandatory Wairarapa Wildcat of the RNZAF top ace pilot G.B.Fisken, then there are two US machines and one as flown by an Aussie pilot. Quite difficult to chose just one from all these 'Pacific Warriors', we believe. - Interesting paint schemes - The best 1/72 P-40 currently available - Large number of resin sets and painting masks available separately (Special Hobby sold out November 2023). Price:£14.16 sales@hannants.co.uk http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SH72382 http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SH72384 Saab JA-37 Viggen The SAAB 37 Viggen was an aircraft ahead of its time. The unorthodox solutions chosen by its designers not only allowed the Viggen to meet the requirements placed on it, but in some parameters to surpass them. The Swedish Air Force ordered the Viggen in several versions, with the basic design of the aircraft forming a universal platform that, supplemented with special equipment, enabled use in several roles. The propulsion was provided by a Volvo RM8 engine, a licensed civilian Pratt & Whitney JT8D engine with afterburner and thrust reversers. This, as well as the concept of double delta wings, contributed to the Viggen's excellent performance during takeoffs and landings on short airstrips. For better handling of the aircraft after landing, storage in hangars or better camouflage during operations from non-standard areas, the Viggen was given a folding fin. The electronic equipment was one of the best in the world at the time. The Viggen was the first aircraft with a built-in integrated circuit computer. The AJ 37 Viggen variety was the first one to enter service with the Swedish Air Force, followed by the SK 37 - a two-seat fighter trainer, the SF 37 - a reconnaissance version with photographic equipment in a modified nose, and the SH-37 - an anti-ship version with different electronic equipment and anti-ship armament. About ten years after the first version had been introduced, the second generation of the Viggen, the JA 37 fighter version, was produced. We now offer you a reissue of the second generation Viggen fighter with an extended fuselage and a more powerful engine. The kit contains eight sprues of plastic parts, a sprue of clear parts, full-colour instructions and decals. - highly accurate and detailed model, the best in 1/72 - decals for three machines including an anniversary one with a red fin decorated with a drawing of a rider - wide variety of detail sets available, masks and figures with a ladder. Price:£24.00 sales@hannants.co.uk http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SH72384