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One more He 177 moulding tool - test run

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Would you say that the 1/48 He 177 project is a bit dragging on? Yes you might but it is not entirely true as the final two moulding tools are now being machined, the clear parts mould will get a new core and voila, then it is finished. What is more, yesterday saw one of the already finished mould tested. The result is here below. Some parts needs a bit of polishing, flashes will be removed and we will be able to check off another piece of the He 177 puzzle.

Lysander Stub Wing Stores - and not just for the Lizzie

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Beside conversion sets  4495 ,  4497 and exhausts  P48039 , we would also like to tempt you for something to hang on the Lizzie's stub wing. Airborn Sea Rescue (ASR) set  4500  is already available as is Bomb Ordnance set  4501  which offers two styles (early/late) of the 250lb GP bombs along with eight smaller HE bomblets. In a few days we are also releasing set 4502 named Lysander Practice Bombs offering eight smallish bombs on their series carrier (as the smaller rack was called back in the time) and these parts directly replace the styrene parts of the Airfix kit and of course, offer much better detail all around. In the pipeline for the 1/48 Lysander kit is also a trio of machine gun sets, with the Vickers, Lewis and Browning twin respectively. If you haven't started to build your Lizzie yet, you might consider some rather straightforward wing surgery allowing you to display the outer slat sections deployed. This will be made quite easy with our f...

F35409 WWII British CW Tank Commander / Half Figure in 1/35

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The 3D printed figure  F35409 , or rather the upper half of the body of a WWII British tank commander, is intended for open hatches of British tanks and armored vehicles. The same figure, only in 1/48 scale, is available under cat. no.  F48408 . By the way, we will offering both figures and of course much more goods at the 2025 Bratislava Winter show on Saturday. We will probably have some December news with us in advance, too. You can find a small preview under the photos of the figure.

Toolshop - Behind the Scenes Peek

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The other half of the 1/72 DH.94 Moth Minor Coupé mould is being machined as you can see in the attached report images from our toolshop. And the first half is almost ready for production. The last three pictures show the moulding tool cores being worked on - these belong to the 1/48 Heinkel He 177 project. Yes the Heinkel project is getting very near its completion and so it means the 1/48 Baltimore is next in the pipeline.  

Skua Flies Your Way - SH72140 Skua Mk.II in 1/72 re-released

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The 72nd scale model kit of the fighter and dive bomber built by the British and named after the Stercorarius Skua, or Great Skua seabird species, the Blackburn Skua  SH72140  has just been re-released in limited numbers. Today's images bring you the contents of the box.

SH72343 Pacific Barracuda back in stock again

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This 1/72 scale Pacific Barracuda, model kit no. SH72343 is back in stock again after a long time. We have released it now among our other November news and today we would like to show you the contents of this boxing. Beside this basic kit, our e-shop also offers a few sets such us the pre-cut spray  masks  M72022 , wheels  7531 , exhausts  P72047   and propeller  P72048 , all of which are also new items for this month. You might also get tempted by our two other sets, this time with figures, portraying the flying crew and the ground personnel.

Angelically Beautiful 1/48 Aermacchi MB. 326 E

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We have received photos of this absolutely top notch finished Aermacchi MB. 326 E. It was built from a 1/48 Italeri kit by Angelo Lodetti. When building the model, the prototype of which flew with the 602nd Connections Squadron, 2nd Wing, Treviso in 1985, Angelo used CMK sets, namely  4492  MB. 326 Control Surface and  4493  MB. 326 Cockpit sets. Thanks to Angelo's great photos, you can also see these accessories in detail, before and after installation and painting. (We also offer the  4496  MB. 326 Open Electronic Nose Box set) Our huge thank you goes to Italy to to Angelo Lodetti