Spitfire.. it’s all in the detail!

Spitfire Story: The Sweeps (Spitfire Mk.Vb) Eduard, Dual Combo Limited Edition 1/48, Ref. 11153 After the launch of the Spitfire Mk.II in early 2021, it was only logical that the Mk.V version should follow and this was recently the case with a first box dedicated to the Spit Mk.V flown by American pilots in the

Amazing First!

Panther A + 16t Strabokan Crane Suyata 1/48, Ref. 001 402 plastic parts for the Panther, a further 253 for the crane, 15 PE parts, nylon string, metal cable, two decal sheets (including a textured one for the zimmerit coating) and a 24.5 x 21.5cm base makes this kit a really stunning release from a

Wind of Change

Rafale ‘Export Versions’, Part.1 SyHart 1/48 & 1/72, Ref. 48-918S & 72-918S For those of us loving the Rafale, it’s quite nice to see that a number of countries are at last showing some interest in this machine.  Of course, Rafale is a weapon and we should probably not be so happy to see humankind

Incoming Heavy Weather

Tempest Mk.II ‘The Last RAF Radial Engine Fighter’ Special Hobby 1/48, Ref. SH48214 Special Hobby have been kind enough to share some pictures of their forthcoming quarter-scale Tempest II kit, due out in May 2021. This will be a ‘Hi-Tech’ kit produced in co-operation with Eduard.  Resin parts, masks and photo-etched parts will obviously be

9/11 Lifesavers

First Responders Paulus Victor 1/72 & 1/48, Ref. PV-002-72 & PV-002-48 The latest decal sheets coming from this very interesting Croatian company is dedicated to a number of UH-1 Hueys that were amongst the first responders at the Pentagon on that infamous day, the 11th of September 2001. As usual with the work from this

High-octane Early Spitfire

Spitfire Mk.IIa Eduard ‘ProfiPACK Edition’ 1/48, Ref. 82153 The Spitfire Mk.II series was built in about 920 units: it was an upgrade of the Spitfire Mk.I thanks to (amongst other things) the installation of a more powerful engine, the Merlin XII of 1.150 hp (instead of the 1.030 hp-rated engine for the Mk.I). This engine

Blue Mirage

Mirage IIIE 13-QG ’25 years of Mirage IIIE’ EC-1-13 Artois 1990 SyHart Decal 1/72 & 1/48, Ref. 72-123 & 48-123 Back in 1990, to celebrate 25 years of Mirage IIIE service within the French Air Force, aircraft no. 426, 13-HQ, was given a special all-blue scheme bearing the Artois colours and the insignias of all

Bomb’s Nest

SUU-20 dispenser w/ BDU-33 & Mk.76 bombs Eduard 1/48, Ref. 648566 The SUU-20 is a bomb dispenser and rocket launcher enabling carriage and release of four 2,75in. (70 mm) Folding Fin Aerial Rockets (FFAR) and 6 practice bomblets.Several bomblets (inert) may be carried: the 25 lb. BDU-33 (U.S. Air Force designation) is designed to simulate the Mk.82/84

New Black Death!

Soviet Attack Aircraft IL-2 Shturmovik Zvezda 1/48, Ref. 4825 The Ilyushin Il-2 Shtourmovik certainly was one of the best ground-attack aircraft of the Second World War and with over 36,000 of them built, holds the record for the single most produced military airplane design in history. Nicknamed ‘The Hunchback’ by the Soviets and ‘Black Death’ by

Quarterscale Furtive Fighter

Russian Fifth-Generation Fighter SU-57 Zvezda 1/48, Ref. 4824 It’s a massive box that comes from the East, full of 249 parts in transparent and medium grey plastic, including two main parts representing an almost complete, almost 42cm long, aircraft.  Also in the box, two large decal sheets, a instruction booklet and a separate full-colour painting