News from Special Hobby 07/2026

The July newsletter will offer you a reissue of the 1/72 P-40M Warhawk kit, the 1/72 Junkers Ju 87D Stuka kit with very interesting camouflage schemes and the 1/48 Bücker Bü 181 kit. Unfortunately, the promised 1/72 Albacore is not ready yet, so we have to postpone it again. If there are no further complications, we will offer it in August, together with the 1/48 Baltimore.    Resin and 3D printed sets are represented in the July offer mainly by 3D printed sets for the 1/35 RSO and also by another set for improving the 1/35 motorcycle kit. These sets are very popular among modellers and are very successful in stores. This time the choice fell on the BSA M20 motorcycle from Tamiya. The offer also includes another all-resin aircraft kit from the Planet Models series. The 1/48 DH.94 Moth Minor offers very interesting military and civilian liveries.   We look forward to your orders. A. Riedel SPECIAL HOBBY PLASTIC MODEL KITS

Bücker Bü 181B / Sk 25 Bestmann ‘German WWII Trainer’    1/48 Art.no. Scale Barcode 100-SH48173 1/48 8595593134109    The Bücker Bü 181 Bestmann was chosen in 1939 as the standard Luftwaffe trainer aircraft. It saw service as a trainer throughout the war and at its end the type also saw combat use as a light bomber or tank-busting aircraft. Due to this and also to Swedish license and post-war Czechoslovak and Egyptian production, the type achieved considerable expansion and fame. Most Bückers flew well into the 1950s and some still fly as veterans today.    We offered the kit of this interesting aircraft under the catalog number SH48120. However, the kit was sold out and the fuselage tooling was damaged during the re-molding. As a result, the kit was not available for a long time. It also took a long time because we made not only a new fuselage mould from modified 3D files, but also another shape with different engine variants. These versions will be available for sale gradually. Now we offer you the kit SH48173 with decals for Luftwaffe and Swedish Flygvapnet aircraft. The parts are broken down into four sprues of grey plastic and one sprue of clear parts. The kit also includes photo-etched parts and 3D prints. The decals include two Luftwaffe training aircraft and one very colourful Swedish licensed Sk 25.   -        the kit contains a fret of etches and 3D printed parts -        interesting colour schemes Read more

Junkers Ju 87D-1/3 ‘Combat & Captured’    1/72 Art.no. Scale Barcode 100-SH72542 1/72 8595593134246    For the Luftwaffe, the Junkers Ju 87B/R Stuka was a very important and extensively used aircraft. With the increasing strength of the enemy air forces and the urgent need for Stukas, it was necessary to modernize this aircraft. Therefore, the Ju 87D version entered production. It was aerodynamically modified and received a more powerful version of the Jumo 211 engine. The Ju 87D-3 version used a standard-span wing, and from the Ju 87D-5 version on, a wing with an extended span was installed. The Ju 87D was used by the Luftwaffe in Africa, the Mediterranean and on the Eastern Front. The air forces of the German allies, Italy, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Slovakia, also included this aircraft in their armament. With the growing strength of the anti-Nazi alliance, some Ju 87Ds fell into the hands of British and American units.    We have prepared the Junkers Ju 87D-3 based on the Ju 87G-1 model from Academy, which we supplemented with our own styrene sprue with conversion and correction parts of the Ju 87D version, etches and in this case also 3D-printed parts of the siren propellers. The decals offer an Italian machine operating in southern Italy, a Luftwaffe machine operating in winter scheme on the Eastern Front and two interesting captured machines from Africa. One was operated by No. 601 sqn. RAF and the other by the USAAF.   -   also available for this model are the following: 3D-printed set with the rear gunner's seat and gun P72002, spray masks M72038 and pilot and gunner figures F72377 -    limited batch - interesting colour schemes Read more

P-40M Warhawk/Kittyhawk Mk.III 1/72 – Reissue Art.no. Scale Barcode 100-SH72382 1/72 8594071086480 The Warhawk was a real workhorse of the Second World War. The type fought in many various versions on the Allied side on almost all battlefields. The M version was the penultimate mass-produced version. It was supplied to both the USAAF and the Allies. This makes it difficult to choose from the vast number of interesting machines the few that we can offer in the decals of our model. A very high-quality model, three sprues of plastic parts and two clear sprues, complete with decals for five machines. The Wairarapa Wildcat of the most successful New Zealand pilot flying the P-40 G. B. Fisken, two American machines, one Australian machine and a Brazilian machine (in two styles of its livery) make up a worthy selection. -        interesting colour schemes -        the very best 1/72 P-40 currently available -        plenty of separately sold accessory resin cast sets and pre-cut masks Read more

SPECIAL MASK

Focke Wulf Fw 189A-1/2 Masks Art.no. Scale Barcode 100-M72069 1/72 8595593134185    Pre-cut masks for the clear parts and undercarriage wheels of Special Hobby Focke Wulf Fw 189A-1/2 kit set. The glazing of this aeroplane was rather intricate so these masks are a great help for the modeller indeed. Read more

RESIN AND 3D MODEL KITS & SETS

BSA M20 Motorcycle Correction Set 1/35 / for Tamiya kit Art.no. Scale Barcode 129-P35046 1/35 8595593134178    This correction, 3D-printed set turns the older, toy-like looking model kit into a highly detailed and excellent-looking piece of art. The set contains not only the new wheels but also the panniers and engine and control details. Read more

7.5cm Pak 40/4. Selbstfahrlafette RSO – Gun Travel Lock (front and rear)/ for Miniart kit Art.no. Scale Barcode 129-P35047 1/35 8595593134208    This correction, 3D-printed set turns the older, toy-like looking model kit into a highly detailed and excellent-looking piece of art. The set contains not only the new wheels but also the panniers and engine and control details. Read more

Raupenschlepper Ost RSO Road Wheels / for Miniart kits Art.no. Scale Barcode 129-P35048 1/35 8595593134215   A set with nicely detailed road wheels made on a 3D printer. The new wheels come with details that it is virtually impossible for those styrene ones to offer. Designed for all RSO boxings of Miniart. Read more

Raupenschlepper Ost RSO Towing Pintle - Early Type (2 pcs.) / for Miniart kits Art.no. Scale Barcode 129-P35049 1/35 8595593134222    3D-printed towing pintle in its early form. Designed for RSO Miniart model kits, but the device was used in other German vehicles, too. Read more

HMMWV Humvee Wheels 1/72 / for Dragon kits Art.no. Scale Barcode 129-P72052 1/72 8595593134161    Nicely detailed, 3D-printed wheels for Dragon's Humvee model kit. The tyres come with life-like tread and are also weighted. The set also contains the spare wheel. Read more

DH.94 Moth Minor 1/48 Art.no. Scale Barcode 129-PLT276 1/48 8595593117430    The production of the sports and touring DH.94 Moth Minor monoplane was interrupted by World War II. The De Havilland company stopped its production in Britain and moved it to Australia, where it was restarted for the needs of the RAAF. British-made aircraft were flown by private owners and in flying clubs. After the outbreak of the war, civil flying was restricted and the Moth Minors were used as training or liaison aircraft. One, originally an Egyptian machine, served as a liaison aircraft for the USAAF in Egypt in 1942. After the war, Moth Minors were flown in civil hands until the 1970s, participating in many events and races. Some, after overhauls, still keep flying today.    The resin cast model kit comes with 3D-printed parts, a fret of etches and firm undercarriage legs. The decal sheet brings markings for Egypt-based DH.94 ‘Sand Fly’ operated by the USAAF, a British G-AFTH airframe wearing a camouflage scheme in which it flew during the war in the liaison role. Two more machines, flown by the RAAF and RNZAF, are also in camouflage colours. A sole civilian-used DH.94 is machine with registration G-AFPN, colourful trim and race numbers. Read more