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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...
Westland Whirlwind Mk.I 'Fighter Bomber' Not long before the outbreak of WW2, the British Air Ministry issued a requirement calling for two types of fighter aircraft, one light weight with machine gun armament and the other one with heavy cannon armament. To these requirements, the machine gun armed Hurricanes and Spitfires were designed, while to fit the second category, the Westland offered their Whirlwind twin engined 'Cann...
North-American F-82H Twin Mustang "Alaskan All Weather Fight 1/72
The twin-engine F-82 fighter aircraft became famous for its participation in the Korean War. But Twin Mustangs also served in the USA. Especially in Alaska, they formed the backbone of the fighter defense of the USA until the arrival of superior all-weather fighter jets. The threat of Soviet bombers with nuclear weapons on board was very topical at that time. F...
Douglas D-558-I Skystreak 'NACA'. U.S. Navy together with the civil organization NACA were the issuers of D-558-I test aircraft. Past the speed records and U.S. Navy requested tests, Skystreaks were handed over to NACA (according to the U.S. Navy issue swept wing D-558-II was in design stage we produce a kit of this aircraft in 1/72 scale of cat. no. SH72163 and SH72180). NACA used their Skystreaks for various tests from high ...
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...
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 ...
Vickers Vildebeest Mk.IV 'Perseus Engine Version'. The prototype of the biplane torpedo bomber Vildebeest took off for the first time in 1928. Even though, it was used by RAF even at the beginning of the World War 2. The last production version was powered by Perseus engine, inside the aerodynamically shaped cowling, driving two or three bladed propeller. This version was designated Vildebeest Mk.IV and it was used not only by...
Yakovlev Yak-23 Flora Two-Seater To design a two-seater trainer/ combat version of the common fighter aircraft became almost a tradition in USSR. This tradition with roots in WW 2 was applied to Yakovlev Yak-23, too. Except of the combat version, the two-seater trainer version Yak-23UTI was also designed. It was to serve for transitional and gunnery training but also as fast courier aircraft. The kit contains one sprue with gr...
Northrop N-3PB 'Little Norway' The kit features three grey styrene runners and one with the clear parts. Some of the smaller parts were created using our advanced CAD design and a metallic insert in the standard moulds will assure their best possible quality. Among those 3D-designed parts is also the beaching gear. The photo-etched fret takes care of some interior detail, water rudders and mooring points.
This offering comes ...
Brewster SB2A-4 Buccaneer 'US Marines Bomber'
- a US naval dive bomber aircraft
- the SB2A-4 version saw service with the US Marines
- decals cover three US Marines options and one for a Dutch East Indies what if machine (the Dutch did intend to purchase the Buccaneer)
- the kit comes with resin and etched parts
RE-RELEASED!!! Fairey Barracuda Mk.II Home Fleet The Barracuda carrier-borne torpedo and dive bomber aircraft was already kitted by our company many years ago, in a shape of the then-standards for short-run models. Now we would like to bring you something really completely different. This new Barracuda kit is being made using three all-metal mould tooling blocks and its highly detailed grey styrene plastic parts will be accomp...
Supermarine Spitfire F Mk.21 "Contraprop" The first version of the Spitfire that had completely redesigned wing was the Spitfire Mk.21.
The changes in its construction were so important that a new name Victor had been also considered. Design work on this plane were commenced in 1942 and in the beginning of 1945 the first production aircraft were issued to No.91sqn. After the war, the Spitfire Mk.21 enjoyed rather long peace-t...
Re-released! Fouga CM.175 Zephyr The Fouga Magister was among the most wide-spread jet trainers of the World. However, its navalized version known as the Fouga Zephyr was used only by the French Aeronavale. This version sported a strenghtened structure, naval equipment, different nose section and rear sliding canopies. Aboard French aircraft carriers and at the land bases it served successfully for long 35 years. The kit which...
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 ...
McDonnell FH-1 Phantom 'MARINES First Jet' Model of the first carrier borne jet fighter aeroplane of the US Navy which was operated by the US Marines as well, making it the Marines First jet too.
Contents of the box: three grey styrene, injection moulded sprues, one clear styrene sprue with canopy parts, sheet of decals and full colour instructions. The decals bring markings for four US Marines machines.
Superbly detaile...
Blohm-und-Voss Bv-155V-1 The Blohm Voss BV 155B was supposed to become just that weapon to stop the new American B-29 high altitude bombers. However, these magnificent machines were sent to the Pacific area and the development of the BV 155B was not brought to a successful finish. The development had really been rather complicated, originally taking place at Messerschmitt facility as the Me 155, originally designed as a naval ...
Heinkel He-162A Spatz 'German WWII Jet Fighter' The Heinkel He 162A Spatz was to join the many and various Wunderwaffe projects supposed to save the German Third Recih from the final defeat. The programm was also know as the Volksjager (People's Fighter) and saw limited service at the very end of the war.
Finely detailed and highly accurate model
Four Luftwaffe options decal sheet
Resin sets and die-cut canopy mask to be ...
Dassault SMB-2 Super Mystere 'Sa'ar 'Israeli Storm in the Sky' This kit depicts the French jet fighter fitted with an US-made J52 powerplant in its longer tail section as operated by the IAF. The model is produced using steel moulding tools, comes on as many as nice styrene sprues (two of them comes twice) and one clear parts sprue. Finely detailed and highly accurate model meticulously researched decals including full sets of...
Re-released! Dassault_Mirage F.1CR The Mirage F.1C came to being as a private venture of the French Dassault company. The French Air Force, or the Arm��½e de l'Air, had ordered two prototype aircraft named Mirage F.2 and Mirage F.3 which were to be equipped with a JTF10 engine. However, Dassault built at their own expense an additional prototype, smaller than the two previous and fitted with an Atar 9K power plant. This machin...
Dornier Do-27 "Civilian Service" In the post war year, many German aircraft designers feared the possible ban on aircraft production and begun to leave the country. Among them also Claudius Dornier Jr., the son of the famous German WW2 aircraft builder. He settled in Spain where he founded company named Oficinas Tecnicas Dornier (OTEDO). In the mid 50's, the Spanish Air Ministry was looking for a new STOL aircraft and having r...
Dassault_Mirage IIICJ The Mirage IIICJ became the symbol of the Israeli air superiority during the wars with the neighbouring Arab countries. The Mach Two, high performance, delta wing fighter aeroplanes were produced by French Dassault, but the Israeli CJ version differed from the airframes built for the French military by not being fitted with the rocket booster motor. The Israeli Mirages took part in the War over Water, Six...
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...
Gloster Meteor F.4 "World Speed Record" The very first British jet engine-powered fighter to see operational service was the Gloster Meteor. Following the wartime Meteor Mk.Is and Mk.IIIs, the production line gave also the post war Mk.4 version with much better performance. On 7 November 1945, two Meteor Mk.3s rebuilt to a Mk.4 standard were used to attempt the World Speed Record. The RAF High Speed Flight Meteors serialled EE...
Gloster Meteor NF Mk.14 'The Last of Night Fighters' Special Hobby's Meteor kits offer very nice level of surface detail. This kit offers the final all-weather fighter version of the iconic twin-jet aircraft. The decals cater for three RAF machines and one that flew with the French CEV test centre. The kit comes on five grey styrene sprues and one with clear parts.
Ajeet Mk.I "Indian Light Fighter" In 1950, WE Petter, who was famous for designs such as the Lysander, Whirlwind and Canberra joined Folland company. By this time modern jet aircraft were becoming bigger, more complex and expensive as their performance increased and as a result the development and operating costs were rising too. WE Petter decided to pursue a different approach to the modern jet-fighter philosophy by designing...