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PLT291 Anatra Anasal 1/72 – the first fully 3D-printed model kit in the Planet Models series, a look inside the box

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 The Anatra Anasal, kit PLT291, is the first kit in the Planet Models series to be produced entirely via 3D printing. You can view the contents in the photos. The Anasal is a very interesting aircraft: manufactured in Russia by an Italian manufacturer, designed by a French engineer, commissioned by the Austro-Hungarian Imperial Army, and later flown in Czechoslovakia.....

Spanish Little Warrior - 1/72 SH72537 AT-6 Texan, model built by Jan Šimon

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 Jan Šimon (Club of Happy Model Builders) built a beautiful Spanish AT-6 Texan from the 1/72 SH72537 AT-6 Texan “Little Warrior” kit. Ondra Hájek took the photos.

Guardian with a Belly – We’ve Reintroduced the 1/48 SH48158 AF-2W Guardian Kit to Our Catalog

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 In September, we expanded our lineup with a reissue of the 1/48-scale Guardian radar model kit, AF-2W version. This is a limited reissue, so if you’ve been wanting this model, don’t hesitate. We also offer masking films and resin wheels for this kit.

Stuka “Experten” by Milan Pospíšil

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  Milan Pospíšil sent us photos of the Junkers Ju 87D-3 model he built. He used the SH72470 Junkers Ju 87D-3 Stuka ‘Experten’ 1/72 kit. It’s great that he sent not only photos of the finished model but also photos from the build process. Thank you very much for the photos.

SH48093 Heinkel He 178V-2 1/48 - Back in Stock

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 We have added the 1/48 scale SH48093 Heinkel He 178V-2 model kit back to our product lineup.

SH72363 Meteor NF Mk.13 - box art for the upcoming kit

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 Standa Hájek painted what I think is a very nice box art for the upcoming 1/72 scale kit of the tropicalized all-weather Meteor, the SH72363 Meteor NF Mk.13. To that unknown GLS employee who broke the picture and caused Standa and me extra work, I’d like to say that karma is free and that it’ll probably come back to bite him. A.R.

RAF Type B Bomb Trolley with Armourer, all in one

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 One of Special Hobby’s new releases in August was a 3D-printed model of a widely used piece of RAF equipment : the Type B Bomb Trolley with Armourer in 1/48 scale, cat. no. P48056 . We won’t stop at this scale—we’re also planning to release the Type B Trolley in 1/72 and 1/32 scales.