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SEPTEMBER 2022 BROANSSAINPP0R2O/2A0C2H2 644176 A-1H LööKplus 1/48 Tamiya Collection of 3 sets for A-1H in 1/48 scale. Recommended kit: Tamiya - LööK set (pre-painted Brassin dashboards & Steelbelts) - TFace painting mask - undercarriage wheels August 2022 INFO Eduard 101

ON APPROACH SEPTEMBER 2022 64477 A-1J LööKplus 1/48 Tamiya Collection of 3 sets for A-1J in 1/48 scale. Recommended kit: Tamiya - LööK set (pre-painted Brassin dashboards & Steelbelts) - TFace painting mask - undercarriage wheels 102 INFO Eduard August 2022

SEPTEMBER 2022 BROANSSAINPP0R2O/2A0C2H2 SIN64890 Sopwith Camel Bentley engine 1/48 Eduard Collection of 6 sets for Sopwith Camel in 1/48 scale. Recommended kit: Eduard - Bentley engine PRINT - wheels - seat PRINT - Vickers Mk.I gun - Rotherham air pumps PRINT - 20lb bomb carrier PRINT All sets included in this BIG SIN are available separately, but with every BIG SIN set you save up to 30 %. August 2022 INFO Eduard 103

ON APPROACH SEPTEMBER 2022 PE-SETS Yak-9T landing flaps 1/32 ICM August 2022 Yak-9T 1/32 ICM 32478 Bf 109G-6 1/35 Border Model 32998 Jagdtiger 1/35 Hobby Boss 32999 Jagdtiger fenders 1/35 Hobby Boss 36486 T-70B 1/35 Zvezda 36487 Coyote TSV 1/35 Hobby Boss 36488 Spitfire F Mk.XVIII landing flaps 1/48 Airfix 36489 P-38J 1/48 Tamiya 481087 Spitfire F Mk.XVIII 1/48 Airfix 491294 F-86F-40 1/48 Airfix 491296 Yak-9D 1/48 Zvezda 491298 491300 1/32 ICM 1/32 ICM ZOOMS Yak-9T 1/35 Border Model Yak-9T seatbelts STEEL 1/35 Border Model 33299 Bf 109G-6 1/48 Tamiya 33300 Bf 109G-6 seatbelts STEEL 1/48 Tamiya 33331 P-38J 1/48 Airfix 33332 P-38J seatbelts STEEL 1/48 Airfix FE1294 Spitfire F Mk.XVIII 1/48 Airfix FE1295 Spitfire F Mk.XVIII seatbelts STEEL 1/48 Airfix FE1296 F-86F-40 1/48 Zvezda FE1297 F-86F-40 seatbelts 1/48 Zvezda FE1298 Yak-9D FE1299 Yak-9D seatbelts STEEL 1/35 Border Model FE1300 1/35 Border Model FE1301 1/32 ICM 1/32 ICM MASKS Bf 109G-6 1/48 Tamiya Bf 109G-6 TFace 1/48 Tamiya JX291 Yak-9T 1/48 Airfix JX292 Yak-9T TFace 1/48 Airfix JX293 P-38J 1/48 Airfix JX294 P-38J TFace 1/48 Airfix EX883 Spitfire F Mk.XVIII 1/48 Zvezda EX884 Spitfire F Mk.XVIII TFace 1/48 Zvezda EX885 F-86F-40 1/48 Academy EX886 F-86F-40 TFace 1/48 Academy EX887 Yak-9D 1/72 Arma Hobby EX888 Yak-9D TFace 1/72 ICM EX889 F3F-2 EX890 F3F-2 TFace 1/32 ICM EX891 Ki-84 1/48 Eduard EX892 Tu-2T 1/48 Tamiya CX626 1/48 Airfix CX630 1/48 Airfix SPACE Yak-9T SPACE 1/48 Tamiya F4F-3 early SPACE 3DL32008 P-38J SPACE 3DL48080 Spitfire F Mk.XVIII SPACE 3DL48081 F-86F-40 SPACE 3DL48082 3DL48083 DECAL SET D48103 P-38J Pacific Lightning 104 INFO Eduard

SEPTEMBER 2022 BROANSSAINPP0R2O/2A0C2H2 Avia S-199 ERLA canopy 1/72#70152 S-199, D-106, Modi Alon, 101 Squadron (tayeset), Cheyl ha-avir, Aqir, Israel, June 1948 S-199.??, Fighter Training Center, S-199.302, rtm. Josef Filus, Squadron 1, Planá u Českých Budějovic, Czechoslovakia, Fighter Air Regiment 7, Brno-Černovice, May 1948 Czechoslovakia, August 1949 S-199.66, A-798, ak. Ladislav Strnad, S-199, D-108, 101 Squadron (tayeset), Cheyl ha-avir, Air Military Academy, Hradec Králové, Qastina, Israel, September 1948 Czechoslovakia, June 1950 S-199, 1907, 101 Squadron (tayeset), Cheyl ha-avir, August 2022 Israel, December 1948 INFO Eduard 105

ON APPROACH SEPTEMBER 2022 Fw 190A-3 light fighter #82141 1/48 WNr. 437, Uffz. Johannes Rathenow, WNr. 2080, 10.(Jabo)/JG 2, 10./JG 1, Woensdrecht, the Netherland, Beaumont-le-Roger, France, July 1942 spring 1942 WNr. 0552, Hptm. Josef Priller, WNr. 130539, Hptm. Heinz Krafft, CO of III./JG 26, Wevelgem, Belgium, CO of I./JG 51, Vyazma, Soviet Union, late August 1942 Autumn 1942 106 INFO Eduard WNr. 125425, Fw. Kurt Kundrus, 12./JG 5, Herdla, Norway, December 1943 August 2022

SEPTEMBER 2022 ON APPROACH Bf 110E #7464 1/72 WNr. 3866, Oblt. Hans-Joachim Jabs/Oblt. WNr. 4114, Lt. Felix-Maria Brandis/Fw. Erich Weissflog, CO of 6./JG 76, Argos, Albert Harnack, 1.(Z)/JG 77, Rovaniemi, Greece, April-June 1941 Finland, September 1941 WNr. 4397, Oblt. Eduard Tratt/Uffz. Lt. Herbert Kutscha/Fw. Martin Heinz, Friedrich Gillert, CO of 4./ZG 26, 5./ZG 1, Soviet Union, 1942 Dugino, Soviet Union, February 1942 INFO Eduard 107 August 2022

ON APPROACH SEPTEMBER 2022 The Ultimate Tempest #11164 1/48 Book by Christopher Thomas – The Ultimate Tempest - an illustrated history of the Tempest Mk.II. 80 pages, English language, 180+ photos and color profiles, First edition. MW835, W/Cdr Charles H. Dyson, CO of Southern Sector, RAF Middle Wallop, Hampshire, Great Britain, 1946 MW800, S/Ldr Frank W. M. Jensen, CO of No. 54 Squadron, RAF Chilbolton, Hampshire, Great Britain, June 1946 PR527, RDF, Chakeri, India, January 1947 108 INFO Eduard August 2022

SEPTEMBER 2022 ON APPROACH PR736, S/Ldr Dennis C. Usher, CO of No. 16 Squadron, BAFO, Fassberg, Germany, 1946–1948 PR788, S/Ldr R. N. G. Allen, No. 33 Squadron, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, February 1948 PR674, W/Cdr Frank R. Carrey, CO of No. 135 Wing, BAFO, Fassberg, Germany, August 1948 – February 1949 A139 (ex PR809), No. 14 Squadron, Royal Pakistan Air Force, Pákistán, 1949 HA547, No. 7 Squadron, Royal Indian Air Force, India, 1949 HA426, No. 7 Squadron, Royal Indian Air Force, Jammu, India, December 1948 August 2022 PR836, F/Lt Michael P. O. Blake, No. 3 Squadron, Royal Indian Air Force, Kolar, India, 1946–1947 INFO Eduard 109

ON APPROACH SEPTEMBER 2022 Spitfire F Mk.IX Re-release 1/72 #70122 EN315, S/Ldr. Stanisław Skalski, Polish Combat Team, EN133, No. 611 Squadron, RAF Biggin Hill, Northern Africa, spring 1943 United Kingdom, early 1943 BS392, S/Ldr. Bernard Dupérier, EN354, Lt. Leonard V. Helton, 52nd FG, 4th FS, CO of No. 340 Squadron, RAF Biggin Hill, La Sebala Airfield, Tunisia, June 1943 United Kingdom, autumn 1942 August 2022 110 INFO Eduard

WHAT AVIA MEANS TO US There were many discussions over the The difference is the view from the other For modelers not only from the former proper procedure for scratchbuilding of side plus the planes carry different mar- Czechoslovakia, but also from neighbo- the parts necessary to turn S-199 into kings. Piotr Forkasiewicz chose a so- ring countries, one of the symbols of their Bf-109G! The biggest challenge was usu- mewhat less dynamic composition for the modeling beginnings are the 1/72nd scale ally a new spinner. Those who were lu- two-seater CS-199, but his painting also Avia S-199 and CS-199 kits with impre- cky enough to have a friend or relative pays tribute to the Avia and the original ssive cover art by Jaroslav Velc. These who had the lathe in his work got the 109 boxart by Jaroslav Velc. Avia fighters kits were among the best ones produced spinner beautifully done, others clamped mean a lot to us, modelers from Czech in Eastern Europe in the 1970s. The detai- the appropriate piece of material in a drill Republic and Slovakia, just as they meant led history of every marking offered in the to be able to create as circular cross sec- a lot to the post-war Czechoslovak Air instructions of these fifty-year-old kits is tion as possible. The bulges on the wings Force. There were more than 500 of these rather uncommon practice for some ma- were either left or sanded off and repla- aircraft in service, which were used to nufacturers even today. It was possible to ced with new, small ones. And of cour- train the basic cadre of pilots who moved build these S-199 kits during one afterno- se, a canopy had to be made to cover the on to modern MiG-15s and other types. on, which in itself was a great benefit for cockpit. Who among the modelers today Many of them served in military and civil many modelers. They could also be con- still knows how to pull clear parts out of aviation well into the 1980s, and throu- verted to Messerschmitt Bf 109F or G, as acetate foil heated over a kitchen stove? ghout their service they passed on their the sale of kits of these types was prohi- In preparation of kits of both aircraft, we invaluable experience to the next genera- bited in the East at the time for ideological designed them to be a bit more detailed tion of Czechoslovak pilots. Their legacy reasons. This censorship by the Commu- and complex compared to the Avia kits lives on in Czech and Slovak aviation to nist regimes, however, made kits of Ger- we grew up on. We also decided to follow this day. man WWII aircraft a scarce and valuable concept of Mr. Velc’s paintings. Adam To- commodity, paid for in the case of S-199 oby rendered the cover of the Avia S-199 Jan Bobek conversions with the hardest of Eastern with the bubble canopy in a composition currencies – one’s own labor. inspired by the painting of the original kit. August 2022 INFO Eduard 111

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