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de Havilland Vampire Mk.1 'RAF, RAAF and Armee de l'Air. Development of jet fighter later to be named Vampire began in 1941 and related closely with development of H-1 jet engine, for which the engine section of de Havilland company was responsible. The engine was known later under its new name Goblin and its development was very successful. The Vampire was therefore ordered under Air Ministry specification E6/41 for an experi...
RE-RELEASED!!! Dassault Mirage F.1CT The Mirage F.1 owes its creation to a private initiative by Dassault. The Armee de l Air ordered the construction of two prototypes designated Mirage F.2 and F.3 with JTF10 engines. However, Dassault built another prototype with smaller dimensions and an Atar 9K engine at its own expense. This prototype, which flew for the first time on 23 December 1966, was selected and the production mach...
RE-RELEASED!!! Fairey Barracuda Mk.II 'Pacific Fleet' The Barracuda model kit is produced using three metal moulding tools and consists of grey injected styrene sprues and one clear plastic sprue. A torpedo replica or a 1600lb bomb can be fitted beneath the fuselage, the model also has wing armament racks. The kit offers four scheme options with various types of national markings. These Barracudas saw service fighting the Japa...
de Havilland Vampire Mk.1 Development of a jet fighter later to be named the Vampire began in 1941 and related closely with the development of the H-1 jet engine, for which the engine section of de Havilland company was responsible. The engine was later to be known under its new name Goblin and its development turned out to be very successful. The Vampire was therefore ordered under Air Ministry specification E.6/41 calling fo...
RE-RELEASED!!! Messerschmitt Me-163A The Messerschmitt Me-163A was the world's first rocket-powered aircraft produced in larger numbers. Production aircraft were used for testing as well as for the training of the pilots who were to fly later with the true fighter version known as the Me-163B. On October 2, 1941, German pilot Heini Dittmar, flying in the Me-163A V1, became the very first man to exceed a speed of 1000 km/h (in ...
Letov S.328V "floatplane Version" The Czechoslovak military aircraft factory, also known under Letov trade mark was one of the most important suppliers of warplanes for the Czechoslovak Army. At the end of the 1930s, Letov was producing mainly the .328 type which was a multi-purpose biplane, its first batch being ordered by the military as early as in 1934 and delivered a year later. Seven further batches followed, the last of...
Boulton-Paul Sea Balliol T.21. The kit of the FAA version contains same fuselage sprue as in SH72234 kit. The wing sprue is different allowing building Sea Balliol with folded or straightened wings.The kit also
contains injected canopy, detailed resin and photo-etched parts Decals included offer markings for 4 FAA trainers. After the end of World War 2 British Air Ministry issued specifications calling for advanced two-seat ...
Messerschmitt Me-209V-4 In the 1930s, in the time of the rearmament, Germany tried to showcase their military power also by breaking aviation records. This effort, backed by the state, brought many new records including the most prestigious one, the world speed record. Of interest might be the fact that two German aviation companies rivaled to achieve the record, namely Heinkel and Messerschmitt, each of which had their oppone...
RE-RELEASED!!! Heinkel He-178V-2 The He 178 V1 first jet aircraft was rebuilt to a He 178 V-2 version during the trials. The new plane was equipped with a bigger span wing and a retractable undercarriage. However, due to Luftwaffe's command shortsighted decision not to continue with the development of weapons that could not assist in immediate victory in the war, the aircraft's development was put to halt and the plane was han...
Short Sunderland Mk.V flying boat. LIMITED RE-RELEASE!!! Exquisitely detailed model, accurate dimensions and overall shape. Finely engraved panel lines
Almost A4-sized decal sheet which includes also complete stencilling for both the exterior and interior, flawlessly printed by Cartograf . Marking schemes for three RAF schemes and one machine operated by the French Aeronavale
(Two of the British machines flew in the Far Eas...
Expected late June! Fairey Albacore Mk.I/II 1/72
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 A...
Letov S-328 The kit's sprues (depicting fuselage with sheet-metal covering and the first type of the wings) come with Cartograf printed decals and full-colour instruction sheet which cater for four Czechoslovak airframes, one of which in three various colour versions. That machine is interesting for a dedication on its fuselage. All machines carry badges of their respective Air Regiments. Empennage of one of the machines was p...
Dassault SMB-2 Super Mystere Model of a French jet fighter. The model is moulded using metal type tools, contains 8 sprues of plastic parts (two are duplicates) and a sprue with clear parts. The SMB-2 Super Mystere was the first mass-produced Western European aircraft to exceed the speed of sound in level flight. In its development, Dassault built on its previous mass-produced fighter types as were the Ouragan and Mystere IVB ...
Arriving soon! Heinkel He-177A-3 'Grief' Expected late May! The Heinkel He 177 Greif was the only German four-engine bomber deployed in larger numbers during World War II. Its operational use was not entirely successful, but the Heinkel He 177 is still an iconic aircraft. Its concept is unique. In each wing, two engines were placed side by side with a drive to a common gearbox. This turned a four-bladed propeller. The bomber t...
NEARLY GOOD AS NEW!!! Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VC 'Overseas Jockeys' The Supermarine Spitfire definitely belongs among the most famous warplanes of the Second World War, and the Spitfire Mk.V version was produced in the largest numbers. The Mk.Vc subversion was equipped with a strenghtened wing enabling the machine to carry various cannon / machine gun configuration and bombs beneath the wing too. The ongoing production brought...
Pfalz E.I Pfalz Flugzeugwerke GmbH was established in Speyer in the then Kingdom of Bavaria in 1913 by Alfred Eversbusch, his brother Ernst and several other investors. The first types to be produced by the new company were licence-built Otto biplanes, but production rights for Morane-Saulnier monoplanes were bought before the Great War, namely the Type L parasol-wing two-seat monoplane and Type H mid wing single seater. The l...
IMAM (Romeo) Ro.43 "Red Striped" This kit of two seat reconnaissance floatplane contains five sprues with grey plastic parts, one sprue with clear parts, highly detailed resin and photo-etched parts. Decals included offer two overall aluminum dope treated machines with two different types of red ID stripes on the upper wing surface. The decals were printed by Italian Cartograf Company. (Special Hobby sold out March 2026)
RE-RELEASED!!! Supermarine Seafire Mk.III The Seafire naval fighter aircraft came into existence during WWII as a mere stopgap measure based on a standard Mk.V Spitfire airframe adapted by adding naval equipment. Three versions were produced, which were fitted with a RR Merlin engine, which were the Mk.I to Mk.III, followed later by Griffon-equipped Seafires Mk.15, 17, 45, 46 and 47 (Special Hobby offers the Mk.15 version unde...
JB-2 Loon 'US Version of V-1 Missile' 1/32 post WWII. JB-2 Loon 'US Version of V-1 Missile' 1/32 1/32
The German V1 missiles were copied and manufactured in the USA under the designation JB-2 Loon. They were to be used against Japan, but the use of the atomic bomb ended the war. Nevertheless, they were accepted into service by the US Army, USAAF and US Navy and used until the mid-1950s.
The kit contains three sprues of plas...
NEARLY GOOD AS NEW!!! Bloch MB.152C-1 Early Version. The Bloch MB 152C.1 was one of four pivotal fighter aircraft types the Arm��½e de l'Air (or French Air Force) used in the defence of France in 1940. Alongside the Morane-Saulnier MS 406, Dewoitine D.520 and ex-U.S. Curtiss H 75, they tried, although in vain, to stop the invading German Luftwaffe. As the development of this machine was not an easy one and the production was r...