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Gents, can anybody help with ID of this A-10C featured in a series of holiday season greeting videos taken at Incirlik in August 2017? https://www.dvidshub.net/video/564268/a1c-jason-peters Thanks and best regards.

For those who have been waiting for Peter and Nigel's publication on the Boxted era of the 56th FG, it is finally available: https://ak-interactive.com/product/the-56th-fighter-group-in-world-war-ii-18th-april-1944-to-v-e-day-and-beyond/ Publisher's blurb: English. 244 pages. Hard cover. This book covers the 56th Fighter Group during the Second World War for the period between the 18th April 1944, when the fighting element arrived at Boxted, and the 8th May 1945 when the war in Europe ended. There is also short account of post-war events leading to the group’s return to the Unite

A picture-heavy inbox review: https://www.kfs-miniatures.com/1-48-ah-1g-cobra-special-hobby/

Exito Decals celebrates the New Year with the release of two news sets available both in 1/48 and 1/72 scale. Set No.13 is entitled “Eastern Front Fighters vol.2” and contains markings for three different fighter aircraft operating in the East during World War II: - Yakovlev Yak-1b, coded ‘Red 22’ of 562nd IAP / 318th IAD PVO, Moscow area, USSR, 1943. - Messerschmitt Bf 110 E-2 trop, WNr. 4018, coded S9+GP, flown by Oblt. Günther Tonne, Kapitän of 6./SKG 210, Orel, USSR, December 1941. - Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-4 trop, WNr. 10098 (probable), flown by Obstlt. Günther Lützow, Kommo

Thanks for prompt answer, you can count me in for that F-16C set.

Any chance for 1/72 edition of USAF "S.E.A. Camo" A-10C & F-16C set?

Polish wholesale company Hobby 2000 have just released their first 1/32 scale model kits: 32001 Spitfire IA (Revell plastic parts + Cartograf-printed decals + PMask masks + resin oil cooler) 32002 Spitfire IIA w/Rotol Propeller (Revell plastic parts + Cartograf-printed decals + PMask masks + resin oil cooler and Rotol prop) 32003 Spitfire VA (Revell plastic parts + Cartograf-printed decals + PMask masks) Parts layout and an illustration of some tweaks that have to be applied to the Revell engine cowling (the template for the shape of the external

Perfect, thank you very much!

Thanks! Any input on the yellow stencil above?

Gentlemen, does anybody have a good quality photo that would allow to read the white text on the green emergency opening stencil (below NOTÖFFNEN) and the yellow one above it? The best I could find in the web is this: http://images.plastikowe.pl/sprzet/kierat/j35oe/02.jpg

Does anybody know who is working on decals for this scheme? It was mentioned in comments on 149th FW Facebook page but without details. If there's a 1/72 sheet in the pipeline, I wouldn't like to miss it.

A tip: those of you who would really like to get these Skyhawks may try to send emails with this proposal to Hobby 2000 who rebox a lot of Hasegawa (and already has a bunch of Fujimi Skyhawks reboxed in 1/72): https://hobby2000.pl/index.php?controller=contact If they see that the demand is considerable, they might be more eager to add these to their release list.

Here you go, kit #72047 is now available:

I doubt this will happen but at least Dragon kits will be back later this year.

It appears that the ultimate Emil in 1/48 scale has hit the market: https://www.kfs-miniatures.com/1-48-bf-109e-1-wingsy-kits/

Check this set: https://exito.site/en_GB/p/EXITO-DECALS-ED48009-148-Lightning-Strike/55322

If you're into sexy nose art, Exito may have something for you: https://exito.site/en_GB/c/EXITO-DECALS/2591 Some sheets inc. B-25s should be available later this year.

Being mainly interested in aircraft camouflage and markings from the World War II era, I’m always curious about the new additions to the Mushroom/Stratus’ White (Rainbow) Series. That was also the case with the first volume of ‘Yugoslav Fighter Colours 1918-1941’ authored by Ognjan Petrović and Djordje Nikolić, especially as both these names were already known to me: Mr. Petrović had illustrated the truly excellent ‘Messerschmitt Bf 109. The Yugoslav Story’, whilst Mr. Nikolić co-authored valuable publications on the Dornier Do 22 and Rogozarski IK-3. The result of their cooperation is also no

AFAIK the B-25 sheets were released in 1/32 and 1/72 only. Zotz is practically out of business so what you find still in stock in webshops or Evilbay is pretty all you can get now.

Inbox review of kit #48002 P-40N Warhawk over CBI: https://www.kfs-miniatures.com/1-48-p-40n-warhawk-over-cbi-hobby-2000/

Inbox review: https://www.kfs-miniatures.com/1-48-р-40-warhawk-in-ussr-kalkomanie-begemot/

As usual with H2K reboxings, we get Cartograf-printed decals and masking foil made by PMask. Kit #72045 P-47M Thunderbolt '61st FS' - inc. decals for 2 marking options: - P-47M-1-RE, s/n 44-21108, Capt. Witold A. Łanowski, 61st FS / 56th FG, Boxted, UK, 1945 - P-47M-1-RE, s/n 44-21127, Maj. Bolesław 'Mike' Gładych, 61st FS / 56th FG, Boxted, UK, 1945 Kit #72046 P-47M Thunderbolt '62nd FS' - inc. decals for 2 marking options with female nose art: - P-47M-1-RE, s/n 44-21199, 'Josephine My Flying Machine', Lt. Leo F. Butiste, 62nd FS / 56th FG, Boxted, UK, 1945 - P-

Check rebelalpha on Ebay: https://www.ebay.com/str/scottsmodelworkshop/Exito-Decals/_i.html?_storecat=29099904012 He'll be adding the latest sets soon.

Rebelalpha on Ebay. He will be restocking these days so he'll soon have the 1/32 sheets available.

The first two 1/32 decal sheets from Exito are available for a while. This includes the set entitled “Sexy Spitfires”, which contains markings for three aircraft: - Spitfire LF Mk.Vb (EN921), coded YO-A of No. 401 Sqn RCAF, flown by F/O Jack Sheppard, Redhill / Staplehurst / Biggin Hill, UK, July-October 1943. - Spitfire LF Mk.VIII (MT841), coded U of No. 2 Sqn RIAF, Kohat, British India, spring 1946. - Spitfire LF Mk.IXe (TA864), coded LW-L of No. 318 (Gdanski) Sqn RAF, flown by P/O Zdzisław Uchwat, Risano near Udine, Italy, May-June 1945.