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Today let us share with you a couple of images that we have received from Richard Nuttall, who finished this very neat looking SH32011 Yak-3 model. As Richard says he was very happy with the kit and praised it for being almost fantastic (even though we do feel the Yak is a good kit, we would not use that sort of language to describe it, but hey it was very kind of Richard to say so, wasn't it?) To paint his model, Richard uses Vallejo range colours and also some subtle weathering too.

While until yesterday our packing department premises closely resembled the Brewster production line, today afternoon I chanced to glimpse something completely different there – the very first 1/72 Lloyd boxes prepared for imminent despatch. So I asked no-one and seized one of the Lloyds to get it photographed by our colleague Barbara. The kit´s sprues are re-release of our earlier Lloyd series 46 kit (model no. SH72119, sprues A and B) accompanied by new and 3D-designed components – the C sprue and a set of resin parts. The patterns for these new parts have been produced on our 3D printer. Earlier today we have also received a delivery from Cartograf bringing us 1/32 scale Yak-3 decal sheets (kit no. SH32011 – Onward to Berlin). And we are really happy with them, our Italian colleagues put up a very good show. The decals were the last missing item of the kit meaning you will be able to find the Yak on the shelf of your favourite   hobby shop in a few days. ...

One of our latest kits due for imminent release is the fabulous Yak-3 Russian WW2 fighter. We hope you find the attached camouflage scheme artwork, decal sheets and box top layout tempting.

The forthcoming release of our Yak-3 kit in basic version is to comprise the following decal options for three famous Russian fighter pilot aces. One of the aircraft was manufactured within the first production batch meaning it was fitted with only one machine gun instead of more standard two. We plan to start printing the decals the next week, after the holidays.