EDUARD APRIL 2007 RELEASES April 3rd, 2007

NEW KITS IN APRIL After the only, but very significant, Fw 190 Royal Class release in March, we are upping the count with three new, if smaller releases for April. All these kits will be familiar from past packings. Most interesting April release should prove to be the 1/72nd scale Nieuport 17, first introduced in November as a Flyboys film boxing. The movie is close to being forgotten a half year after its premiere, and I hope that our kit will survive a longer time. It has a good chance, if a gage can be found using the fact that its older and bigger 1/48th scale brother still remains one of Eduard’s bestsellers. The 1/48th scale Nieuport 17 was first introduced in 1998, and has thus far sold over 27 000 boxings, which is surely not bad for a WWI subject. The 1/72nd scale kit has the potential to follow with good sales, I’m sure. After the nine years, there is abundant evidence of the strides made in the detailing of kits; it seems current 1/72nd scale kits have a better level of detail than the older 1/48th scale kits.

Nieuport 17 in 1/72 packs four marking options, double sheet of color photoetched parts and a mask sheet. The reason for the PE set being doubled is the Dual Combo sign on the box, indicating that there are two sets of plastic, allowing the construction of two complete models from this offering. Splitting the price of two kits gives you an excellent price/value ratio on this item, as well as on the other Dual Combo kits!

The Me 262A in 1/144scale is the second April release. This new kit, also released as a double Dual combo packing, contains two sets of plastic and four marking options. No PE set is contained in this case.

The third April kit , a 1/48th scale Nieuport 16, follows as an inexpensive WEEKEND edition.

Fw 190A family Stock of all Fw 190A kits, encompassing the Fw 190A-5, Fw 190A-8 and Fw 190A-8/R2 Royal Class, is getting low. We have about 400 of each and we expect they will be out of our stocks in April, perhaps May. There are no re-release plans for the near future. All these kits will be replaced in our kit line by the Fw 190A-6, which is slated for July, 2007.

MAY - Avia B-534 1/48 The Avia B-534 is one of the most famous of Czech aircraft, and it is also a very aesthetically pleasing subject. Produced in huge numbers in the late thirties, the B-534 constituted the main front line fighter component of the Czechoslovak Air Force during the Munich crisis in late 1938. Later, in 1941 and 1942, they fought with the Slovak Air Force over the Eastern front. Our Avia is at the top of our line at this moment, with many new ideas and solutions incorporated in the kit¹s engineering. We are going to produce two basic kits, the open canopy Series III version, and the razorback type canopy late version, also known as Series IV. The former will be released in May, the latter in June.

Messerschmitt Bf 110 1/48 - A RISING STAR This month still sees the Fw 190A as the top star of our production line, but we are on final approach to the release of a new hit fairly soon. The Eduard Bf 110 will have four family members: the Bf 110C, D, E and F. The kit is consistent with the Fw 190 style, with highly detailed cockpit interior, nose armament, as well as the landing gear and the wheel wells. The surface detail is great, with riveting to our usual high standard. The first Bf 110 kit, the Bf 110E, is expected in September, and we hope to introduce the production kit during the US IPMS Nationals this August.

Displays of Bf 110

PHOTOETCHED SETS IN APRIL The PE sets are divided into seven lines, as usual. I won’t comment on all of the items, I will just highlight some of the more interesting and requested ones, such as the 1/350th scale HMS Hood set.

53020 HMS Hood 1/350 The two sets for the1/35th scale M-2 and M-2A1 Halftrack (Dragon) are also such items, as are the 1/32nd scale Ju 87D Stuka sets. In 1/48th scale, we are introducing the first two sets for the B-26 Marauder collection, and another P-39 set for the new Hasegawa Airacobras, in this case specifically targeting the P-39Q/N. In 1/72nd scale, note the two sets for the very nice Gannet from Trumpeter being offered.

35966 M-2A1 Half Track

35967 M-2 Half Track

72462 Gannet AS.Mk.1/4 exterior

73290 Gannet AS.Mk.1/4 interior

Please also note the 1/48th scale P-39/P-400 Airacobra sets for the Hasegawa kit now offered in the BIG ED collection, together with 1/48th scale CH-53E Sea Stallion and two other new BIG EDs.

72455 MH-47E Chinook exterior

Happy modeling!

Vladimir Sulc

APRIL 2007 RELEASES / AVAILABLE APRIL 2nd, 2007

PLASTIC KITS 4420 Me 262A DUAL COMBO 1/144 $9,95 7071 Nieuport Ni-17 DUAL COMBO 1/72 $24,95 8426 Nieuport Ni-16 MAX Weekend 1/48 $10,95

PHOTOETCHED SETS 1/350th SHIPS sets 53020 HMS Hood 1/350 Trumpeter $54,95

1/72nd scale AFV sets 22104 Jagdtiger Dragon $22,95

1/35th scale AFV sets 35951 M-4A2 Sherman Tarawa Dragon 6062 $19,95 35954 Sd.Kfz.10/5 with Flak 38 20mm Revell $24,95 35965 M-40 Big Shot AFV Club $24,95 35966 M-2A1 Half Track Dragon 6329 $24,95 35967 M-2 Half Track Dragon 6329 $22,95 35969 M-4A3 Sherman 105mm gun Dragon 6354 $22,95 35970 M-4A3 Sherman 105mm fenders Dragon $19,95

1/24th scale color aircraft sets 23010 Bf 109K-4 placards 1/24 Trumpeter $9,95

1/32nd scale color aircraft sets 32594 Ju 87D Stuka interior Hasegawa $29,95

1/32nd scale aircraft sets 32167 Ju 87D Stuka exterior Hasegawa $19,95

1/48th scale aircraft sets 48561 B-26 Marauder exterior Revell/Monogram $29,95 48562 B-26 Marauder bomb bay Revell/Monogram $22,95

1/48th scale color aircraft sets 49040 German Infantry Ranks WWII $7,95 49041 German Panzer Ranks WWII $7,95 49042 German Artillery Ranks WWII $7,95 49376 P-39Q/N Airacobra Hasegawa $14,95

1/72nd scale aircraft sets 72455 MH-47E Chinook exterior Revell $22,95 72462 Gannet AS.Mk.1/4 exterior Trumpeter $22,95

1/72nd scale color aircraft sets 73290 Gannet AS.Mk.1/4 interior Trumpeter $29,95 73293 Meteor F.Mk.8 MPM $7,95

ZOOM SETS 1/48th scale color sets FE376 P-39Q/N Airacobra Hasegawa $7,95

MASK SETS aircraft various scales CX183 Ju 88G 1/72 Hasegawa $6,95 CX184 Ki-27 Nate 1/72 ICM $4,95 CX186 Wellington Mk.III 1/72 MPM $9,95

EX213 A-10 Thunderbolt II 1/48 Italeri $7,95

JX064 P-51D Mustang 1/32 Dragon $7,95

AFV XT141 Nashorn wheel masks 1/35 Dragon $9,95 XT143 Kübelwagen Typ 82 1/35 Bego $7,95

BIG-ED sets /various scales BIG4875 CH-53E Super Stallion ACADEMY/MRC $49,95 BIG4876 P-39/P-400 Airacobra HASEGAWA $34,95 BIG3543 BRUMBÄR LATE DRAGON $24,95 BIG3544 US ARMY WWII ACCESSORIES SET $24,95