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The 45th Athens Models & Miniatures Show / IPMS Hellas Nationals in Photos by Petr Uzsák

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 November 6–8—the same dates as the SMW Telford, where I was glued to my chair at the Special Hobby booth—my friend Petr Uzsák was enjoying the 45th Athens Models & Miniatures Show. Petr has been living in Athens for an extended period for work. There was a lot to see at the show. Petr sent me some photos, for which I’m very grateful. If anyone would like to go to Athens next year, here’s the invitation and the event details . A.R.

Ben Brown's Trio of Moth Minors

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 Ben Brown sent us a trio of 1/72-scale DH.94 Moth Minor models he built from our kits ( SH72504 and SH72538 ). On one of the models, Ben “folded down” the wings himself. All three models turned out great. Thank you very much for the photos.  

News from Special Hobby 11/2026

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Dear Business Partners,    The November newsletter features the 1/48 Sea Venom FAW.21/FAW.53 (ex-Classic Airframes), now with completely redesigned interior and landing gear parts, as well as new clear parts. Alongside it, we are offering the 1/72 A.W. Meteor NF Mk.13 ‘Mid-East All-Weather Fighter’ and a re-release of the 1/72 A4/V2 Rocket.    For the end of the year, we are planning a new rebox of the 1/72 Sea Vixen, a rebox of the 1/72 Letov Š.328, and the 1/32 D.3801 ‘Guardians of Sion’. The 1/72 civilian version of the Dornier Do 27 (kit no. SH72349) will also return to our range.   We look forward to receiving your orders. A. Riedel SPECIAL HOBBY PLASTIC MODEL KITS A.W. Meteor NF Mk.13 1/72 Art.no. Scale Barcode 100-SH72363 1/72 8595593134642    The final generation of Meteor fighters was manufactured by Armstrong Whitworth. Unlike earlier versions, these were two-seat, radar-equipped aircraft designed for all-weather interception. During the early Cold War, these Meteor variants ...