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Morane-Saulnier MS.406C1 In 1934, the French Armee de l'Air announced a competition for a single-wing fighter with a speed of 450 km/h and armament of one to two 20 mm cannon. The winner of the competition was the Morane Saulnier MS-405C.1. Only 16 of this version were produced, and production switched to a modified version of the MS-406C.1. It was powered by an H-S 12Y.31 engine and was armed with a cannon firing through the ...
Bell P-39Q Airacobra The Airacobra was used also in the Pacific, flying from various islands and taking part in the battles against the Japanese. This Hi-Tech format kit comes with very interestig options amongs which is an all-black machine with a motif of a semi naked girl figure and also two machines in sand over light blue colours. The Hi-Tech means that the modeller gets plethora of detailed resin and photo-etched parts. ...
D-3801 'Guardians of Sion' (name changed from D-38AA 'Swiss Neutrality' Neutral Switzerland was rapidly purchasing aircraft on the eve of World War II to strengthen its defenses. The purchases were directed at future adversaries. It purchased Bf 109 versions B/C and E from Germany, and the Morane-Saulnier MS.406 from France. Switzerland also purchased a production license for the French fighter. Swiss production initially prod...
Hawker Tempest Mk.V 'Doodle-bug Hunters'. Four very attractive markings. There is a 3D-Printed radar (wing antenna and a cockpit instrument) for Camo A. This will be the very first Tempest kit to offer the 'radar camo'. This aircraft, along with one other, will be decorated with symbols of shot down V-1 rockets.
The kit will be released in September, you can already start pre-ordering it now.
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...
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...
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 o...
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 ...
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!!! 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 p...
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/...
Bucker Bu-181B / Sk 25 Bestmann. The Bucker Bu 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 Buckers flew well into th...
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...
Aero C-3A 'Czechoslovakian Transport and Trainer Plane' Model kit of the German Siebel Si 204D training and transport aeroplane, this time in its post-war, Czechoslovak-built variety known as the Aero C.3A. The kit contains nine grey styrene sprues, a single clear parts sprue, full colour instruction manual and a sheet of decals which brings markings for four machines of the Czechoslovak Air Force.
Superbly detailed model, ...
Reggiane Re.2000 Serie I Italy
- Italian WW2 fighter aircraft
- the model consists of four styrene sprues and one clear plastic sprue. The wing parts originate in the Classic Airframes kit, all the others are made new. Small parts come from metal moulds.
- three eye-catching colour schemes Italian mottled camouflages (Special Hobby sold out July 2026)
Heinkel He-177A-3 'Greif' 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 thus looked like having only a pair...
Aero C-3B 'Czechoslovak Bomber-Trainer' WAS £49.50. TEMPORARILY SAVE 1/3RD!!! T The Siebel Si 204A and Si 204D were the transport training versions of the twin-engined aircraft designed and built for the Lufthansa and, mainly, for the Luftwaffe. A bomber trainer version was also built during the war which was capable of taking night bombing missions, too. Known as the Si 204E, two prototype machines were built and a small batc...
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 ...
Bell AH-1G Cobra 'Marines / US Navy' USUALLY £39.60. TEMPORARILY SAVE 1/3RD!!!
In the US Marine Corps and the Navy, there were much less AH-1G Cobras than in the US Army. And even so, Marine Cobras fought in Vietnam and as well as the Navy machines, they wore attractive colour schemes. Those of you who fancy naval machines will now have a nice and welcome chance to build such Cobra helicopter model using our new boxing whic...