News from Special Hobby 06/2025

Dear business friends, We had to postpone it twice but now we can finally offer you the long awaited 1/72 twin-engine Mosquito kits. We trust the kits will be successful and popular with modellers. We will gradually introduce other versions of this very interesting and historically significant plane. Equally attractive is the new P-40E reboxing we are planning for August. This time we picked American and Canadian planes from the Aleutian Islands, with attractive colour schemes. We are also working hard on new moulds for the 1/48 Heinkel He 177, and the moulds for the 1/72 DH.94 Moth Minor are almost done. There is also another reboxing of the 148 SMB-2 Super Mystère coming, this time with French markings. Since all of our 1/32 Tempest Mk.V kits are sold out, we are working on a new reboxing – it will offer the Tempest as V-1 hunter, and even as a radar version. Out of the three Planet Models kits mentioned in the last newsletter, the 1/48 TT-1 Pinto is the closest to completion. It should be released in August. Which means you can expect many amazing kits! We look forward to your orders. A. Riedel SPECIAL HOBBY PLASTIC MODEL KITS

DH. Mosquito PR Mk.XVI 1/72 Art.no. Scale Barcode 100-SH72452 1/72 8595593132594    The de Havilland Mosquito was a versatile twin-engine aircraft that was one of the best aircraft of World War II. Not for nothing was it called the ‘Wooden Wonder’. It was used as a night fighter, fighter-bomber, bomber, reconnaissance, anti-ship or special transport aircraft. The first generation of Mosquitos was powered by Merlin engines with single-stage superchargers. In the spring of 1943, two-stage Merlins with higher performance at higher altitudes were installed in the Mosquito. This resulted in the PR Mk.IX reconnaissance version and the B Mk.IX bomber. They were produced in limited numbers, as they were replaced in production by the mass-produced PR Mk.XVI and B Mk.XVI versions, equipped with a pressurized cockpit. The performance of the PR Mk.XVI version was so high that enemy fighters could hardly threaten it. The PR Mk.XVI reconnaissance Mosquitos operated from the British Isles and Italy over the whole of Europe. But not only over Europe, British Mosquitos were also deployed against Japan, being flown from India. The RAAF deployed the Mosquito PR Mk.XVIs to fly recce missions from bases in northern Australia. The new, highly detailed kit contains five sprues of grey plastic parts and one with clear parts. The decals offer an RAF machine, with invasion stripes, which was also used by Czechoslovak airmen, a SAAF machine, operated from Italy with a tail with red and white stripes, a USAAF machine from Britain, with a red tail and nose art on the fuselage, an RAF machine flying in India with SEAC markings and two RAAF machines. One of them performed the last combat flight of the RAAF in World War II.  - highly detailed kit - interesting version - attractive markings and decals - we offer detail sets, figures, and masks for this kit Read more

DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk.30 1/72 Art.no. Scale Barcode 100-SH72508 1/72 8595593132600    The de Havilland Mosquito was a versatile twin-engine aircraft that was one of the best aircraft of World War II. Not for nothing was it called the ‘Wooden Wonder’. It was used as a night fighter, fighter-bomber, bomber, reconnaissance, anti-ship or special transport aircraft. The first generation of Mosquitos were powered by Merlin engines with single-stage superchargers. In the spring of 1943, two-stage Merlins with higher performance at higher altitudes were installed in the Mosquito. This concerned the reconnaissance and bombing versions. The night fighter versions did not receive the two-stage Merlins until 1944. In the second half of 1944, the RAF deployed a new version of the Mosquito NF Mk.30, designed for the night fighter role. It was used both in the defence of Britain against German bombers and V-1 missiles, and to escort its own night bombers. The new Mosquitos were more powerful than any Luftwaffe propeller-driven night fighter, including the He 219. The new, highly detailed kit contains five sprues of grey plastic parts and one with clear parts. Decals are offered for the aircraft of British ace Walter Gibb, the aircraft of the Czechoslovak sqn. RAG, the Polish sqn. RAF, the aircraft of the RAAF squadron operating in Britain and the USAAF aircraft operating from Italy. -        Highly detailed kit -        Interesting version not offered by any other manufacturer -        Attractive markings and decals -        We offer detail sets, figures, and masks for this kit Read more

Meteor MK.III    1/72 Art.no. Scale Barcode 100-SH72527 1/72 8595593132433    The Mk.III Meteor was the second production variety of the first British jet fighter aircraft and it appeared in service with the RAF even before the end of the war. In the post war years, the Mk.III Meteors for a brief period flew with the front line RAF squadrons.    The kit comes with three grey plastic sprues and one sprue with clear parts. The decal sheet bring markings for two war-time machines and two operated in the post war era. One of the war planes flew in Belgium in March 1945, wearing a special white colour scheme while the other one had a standard disruptive scheme. The same colours also featured on one of the post war Meteors, the fourth one is depicted in the natural metal scheme. -        Re-issue of an interesting kit -        Attractive camouflages and decals for WWII and post war planes -        We offer the mask M72034 for the kit Read more

SPECIAL MASK

Mosquito PR & Bomber Version Canopy Mask 1/72 Art.no. Scale Barcode 100-M72061 1/72 8595593133010 Pre-cut paint masks for clear parts and wheels of the reconnaissance and bomber Mosquito kits by Special Hobby. Read more

Mosquito NF Version Canopy Mask 1/72 Art.no. Scale Barcode 100-M72062 1/72 8595593133027 Pre-cut paint masks for clear parts and wheels of the night fighter Mosquito kits by Special Hobby. Read more

RESIN AND 3D MODEL KITS & SETS

F-16C Seat 1/48 / for Kinetic kits Art.no. Scale Barcode 129-P48027 1/48 8595593132945 Detailed printed seat for the one seater F-16 by Kinetic. Read more

F-16D Seats 1/48 / for Kinetic kits Art.no. Scale Barcode 129-P48028 1/48 8595593132952 Detailed printed seat for the two seater F-16 by Kinetic. Read more

M60 Machine Gun 1/35 (2 pcs) Art.no. Scale Barcode 129-P35041 1/35 8595593132969 Set of two detailed 3D printed American M60 machineguns for the Kriegsfischkutter (Special Navy line). The set includes ammunition belts and magazines. Read more

Kriegsfischkutter Life Raft / Rettungsfloss 1/72 / for Special Navy kit Art.no. Scale Barcode 129-N72047 1/72 8595593132976 Set of life raft, paddles, and life ring for the Kriegsfischkutter (Special Navy line). The set is 3D printed. Read more

Kriegsfischkutter Twin 20 mm C/30 FLAK without Shield 1/72  / for Special Navy kit  Art.no. Scale Barcode 129-N72048 1/72 8595593132983 3D printed double-barreled 20 mm cannon meant as alternative armament for the Kriegsfischkutter (Special Navy line). The barrels are metal, milled. Read more