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Exito Decals celebrates the New Year with the release of two news sets available both in 1/48 and 1/72 scale. The decal set no.11 is entitled “Pacific Warriors vol.1” and includes markings for three US fighter aircraft operating in the PTO during World War II: - P-51D-25-NA, s/n 44-72640, coded ‘501’, flown by Capt. Evelyn Neff of 457th FS / 506th FG, Iwo Jima, late spring / summer 1945. - P-40N, s/n unknown, coded ‘47’ and named ‘Mary Lou’, flown by Lt. David R. Winternitz of 8th FS / 49th FG, New Guinea, after February 14, 1944. - P-38L-5-LO, s/n 44-26490, coded ‘E’ and named ‘Jean

118 PLN here: https://ksmodel.pl/sklep/szczegoly/hobby-2000-48001-p-40n-warhawk-aces-of-the-49th-fighter-group-limited-edition-1-48-22619/ which is circa $33 acc. to PayPal calculator.

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In this issue of Eduard Info you will find my article on the Emils in LC: https://www.eduard.com/out/media/InfoEduard/archive/2019/info-eduard-2019-07en.pdf 6-99 was an E-3, some photos: https://me109.info/display.php?a=e&l=en&fid=6732 https://me109.info/display.php?a=e&l=en&fid=6334 https://me109.info/display.php?a=e&l=en&fid=2249

13 listings in total, most of them from Japanese sellers as the recent re-release hardly reached other markets; half of them with price tags above 50$ - not sure if this can be described as overflow.

The kit in the Hasegawa box is fairly difficult to get. There was a small batch released this year which seems to be already mostly sold iut, otherwise this version had not been available in the shops for years, some even speculated that the moulds had been damaged/destroyed.

And here goes kit #72037 A-4C Skyhawk:

The Polish wholesale company Hobby 2000 enters the 1/48 scale kit market with two reboxings of Hasegawa's P-40N Warhawk. We saw a limited re-release of the original Hase kit (JT71) earlier this year, and those who missed it can now choose between the two H2K boxings. Each features Cartograf-printed decals with two marking options and a basic mask sheet. Ref. 48001 P-40N Warhawk 'Aces of the 49th Fighter Group' Ref. 48002 P-40N Warhawk over CBI

A picture-heavy inbox review: https://www.kfs-miniatures.com/1-48-su-33-flanker-d-minibase/

Apparently based on Eduard's 3D design, hope they fixed some of its issues, but even without this it will most likely be the best braille scale Emil. This month we get the E-4; E-3, E-1/E-5/E-6, T and export variants including the Swiss ones are to follow in 2021.

The Williams Bros kit got a proper replacement from Azur-Frrom. Here's an inbox review of the first boxing, B-10 Export WC / WAN: https://www.kfs-miniatures.com/1-72-b-10-export-wc-wan-azur-frrom/

As Quixote74 said, the price of this particular kit in Polish shops, such as this one: http://ksmodel.pl/sklep/szczegoly/hobby-2000-72029-a-4b-skyhawk-limited-edition-1-72-22408/ is around 54 PLN, which is less than 15 USD at today's PayPal exchange rate - is it a lot (don't know the typical Fujimi pricing)? I can understand that the US prices may be higher, because H2K doesn't have an official distributor in US yet, but they're working on it.

Another Fujimi Skyhawk has been brought to the market by the Polish company:

Inbox review of the A2N2 boxing: https://www.kfs-miniatures.com/1-48-nakajima-a2n2-a-b-k-models/ Related accessories - Kotobuki Ha-1 engine, Type 97 bombs & Type 89 machine guns: https://www.kfs-miniatures.com/1-48-nakajima-a2n-dodatki-a-b-k-models/

I meant the price of ladders and chocks, as these form the backbone of the LP range thus far. Regarding the availability in Exito store, the easiest way is to learn about this is to ask them directly.

A new brand from Czech Republic is offering a range of 3D printed aircraft accessories, including ladders, wheel chocks and exhaust nozzles: http://lpmodels.eu/index.php?id_category=2&controller=category These products aren't particularly cheap, but the quality is impressive, especially considering they sell actual prints, and the required clean up is minimal. Here's an inbox review of their 1/72 and 1/48 MiG-21 ladders: https://www.kfs-miniatures.com/mig-21-ladder-and-chocks-lp-models/

Inbox review of #72028 Vietnam Aces vol.2 (F-4D): https://www.kfs-miniatures.com/1-72-f-4d-phantom-ii-vietnam-aces-vol-2-hobby-2000/

Yes, you can build two kits from the box, but the markings option choice is limited by the inclusion of two different fuselages - fuselage from sprue B is intended for options A-C, the one from sprue C - for options D-J - so you can build a combination of A, B or C with any option from the D-J range, but you can't build i.e. option D and E straight from the kit.

Brengun has recently released a new kit of this drone helicopter, inbox review can be found here: https://www.kfs-miniatures.com/1-48-mq-8c-fire-x-brengun/

Here's a comprehensive inbox review of the first dual combo boxing "The Few": https://www.kfs-miniatures.com/1-48-the-spitfire-story-the-few-spifire-mk-i-eduard/

Hobby 2000 is a Polish wholesaler of modelling products, which took advantage of being a distributor of such brands as Hasegawa and Fujimi, and started reboxing their products under own brand. I'm not 100% sure, but I believe they don't have official US distribution so far. Their products are mainly available in various European shops, and the likes of Hannants should have the Phantoms available soon. As for the Skyhawks, I don't have good news for you now - the two boxings released earlier this year have sold out completely, so unless some shop still has a stock of them, they won't available

Two new Hasegawa reboxings were released today by Hobby 2000 under the labels 'Vietnam Aces' vol.1 & 2. Kit #72027 Vietnam Aces vol.1 (F-4C) Kit #72028 Vietnam Aces vol.2 (F-4D)

You can read a nice overview of these accessories (including some test-fitting and comparison with kit parts) here: https://www.kfs-miniatures.com/1-32-pzl-p-11c-dodatki-bitskrieg/ There is also a nice detail set from Master: https://www.kfs-miniatures.com/1-32-pzl-p-11c-detail-set-master/ and Yahu Models instrument panel: https://www.kfs-miniatures.com/1-32-pzl-p-11c-instrument-panel-yahu-models/

You can get Exito Decals at Kitlinx and from Scott 'rebelalpha' on Ebay, though these sheets are new and they don't have them in stock yet.

Inbox review of the H boxing: https://www.kfs-miniatures.com/1-48-lockheed-p-38h-lightning-tamiya/