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BRINGING HISTORY to LIFE INSIDE: NEW Kits, Books & Accessories — Something for Young & Old Alike! SPRING 2019 BRINGING HISTORY TO LIFE INSIDE: NEW Kits, Books & Accessories — Something for Young & Old Alike! NEW! BODENPLATTE FW 190D-9/BF 109G-14 DUAL COMBO, P. 3 TOOLS PP. 60-61 AUTOS PP. 56-57 BOOKS NEW! P. 2 PADDED DRILL HOLDER P. 2 P. 56 NEW RELEASE BY SQUADRON SIGNAL PUBLICATIONS Need Help? Watch our How-To Videos on SQUADRON TV at Squadron.com See back cover for full details. Order Today at WWW.SQUADRON.COM or call 1-877-414-0434 VISIT THE HOBBY SHOP THAT NEVER CLOSES AT SQUADRON.COM Dear Friends – Here’s hoping the grip of winter has loosened and that you are beginning to enjoy some good weather. With the coming of spring is the obligatory time to clean out your model room of old paint and broken tools and the perfect time to visit us at Squadron.com to freshen up your workbench. Whether it is a new rack to organize your paint, a fresh set of military colors, or some new sanding sticks, we have it all! The pages that follow are filled with great kits and accessories to take your modeling experience to new heights. Remember, however, if you don’t see what you want, visit Squadron.com and you are sure to find it there. Also, we are your one stop place to shop for every imaginable finishing product for your favorite kit. If we don’t have it, we can get it from pretty much anywhere in the world. Call us at 877-414-0434 if you cannot find what you need and we will locate it for you. For our auto enthusiasts, with the coming of spring weather, we are rolling into the best time of the year for car shows. Honoring that great tradition, you will find a refreshed group of products for the car model builder. Check out pp. 56-57 and our expanded selection of AMT models on Squadron.com! With the growing desire to create interesting environments to display finished models, we are pleased to be expanding our Moments in Time display line with accessory pieces designed to bring even more detail to your displays. We are launching this line this month with our Crates and Toolboxes set (TDP35101 on p. 3). We have a pipeline of additional items we will be adding in the coming months, so keep checking back for more. We are happy to announce a brand new book in our Squadron Signal Publications library. Authored by David Doyle, the F-111 In Action book (below) has everything you need to understand the greatness of this amazing military machine. With hundreds of archival photos not available elsewhere, these 80 pages of historical reference will be a great addition to your library. And speaking of books, don’t miss the addition of WarPaint Books from Guideline Publications on our back cover. The 26 titles featured here are only a small part of the full line we have just brought in to our library of book offerings. If you are looking for visual detail to enhance your model, these are the books for you. To enhance the new Focke-Wulf Fw 190 kit on our cover, you will want to take a look at our latest addition to our True Details Premium wheel line. Available in 1:72, 1:48 and 1:32 scales, these highly detailed accessories are a must to elevate your build. Check them out below. If there is ever anything we can do to enhance your modeling experience, let us know. We are here to help. Call 877-414-0434, email [email protected], or post to us on Facebook. We love to hear from you. Thanks for choosing us! Check us out and LIKE our Facebook page. Gwynne Gorr Chief Executive Officer SQUADRON SHOP NEW NEW NEW! FOCKE-WULF FW 190 WHEEL SET NEW! F-111 AARDVARK IN ACTION (SC) Beautifully rendered resin replacement wheel set for the Doyle. The F-111, which ultimately proved to be a very NEW! PADDED DRILL HOLDER Fw 190. A true representation of the real deal, will adapt capable fighter-bomber for the US and Australian Air Padded mini vise with two chucks to hold the smallest to any Fw 190. See more wheel sets on p. 21. of hobby drill bits. Forces, was born out of the desire of Secretary of Defense TDP32221 1/32 Scale $11.99 SQ10806 $9.99 Robert Strange McNamara to force the USAF and TDP48221 1/48 Scale $10.99 the Navy to use a single aircraft for all tactical missions – strike, close air support, air superiority and fleet air More cool tools to enhance your model TDP72221 1/72 Scale $9.99 defense. Over 200 color and B/W photos. 80 pages. building experience on pp. 60-61! TDP18221 For Hobby Boss Kit. SS10265 $19.99 $17.99 1/18 Scale $14.99 $13.99 WWW.SQUADRON.COM 2 TOLL FREE: 1-877-414-0434 ALL-NEW! HOT PRODUCTS 1:350 SCALE 1:72 SCALE Check Out our Great Selection of Modelling Books Now in Each Section of our Flyer. NEW! GERMAN KING TIGER W/105MM KWK L/68 German heavy tank of the Second World War, NEW! HMS YORK York-Class Cruiser ordered from Palmers Jarrow on 21st June 1926 under the 1926 development of a heavy tank design had been initiated Build Programme and laid down on 15th May 1927. The ship was launched on 17th July 1928 as the 11th RN ship in 1937. Porsche hull designs included a rear-mounted to carry the name introduced in 1660 for a 3rd rate, and her build was completed on 6th May 1930. Kit consist of turret and a mid-mounted engine. Kit has 50+ parts, over 330 parts, 17 sprues, detailed deck with engraved surface detail, full weapons array, ships boats, ships crane, 5 sprues, upper hull, lower hull, turret and tracks. detailed bridge, radar and antenna, anchor chain, photoetch, display stand. Approx. 19.7" long. Length: 171.2mm. Width: 53.7mm. TR05351 $106.99 $85.99 TR07161 $21.99 $17.99 1:35 SCALE ALL 1:48 SCALE NEW NEW! GERMAN R39-PZ.KPFW 35R(F) Kit consists of over 460 parts w/refined detail, 10 sprues, NEW! FAUN L900 W/SD.AH II5 multi-slide moulded turret and upper hull, lower hull, photoetch parts. Length: 154.2mm. Width: 52.9mm. Kit has multi-part frame, open top drivers compartment HY83893 $58.99 $47.99 with interior and full seat, cabin doors, cab steps, optional canvas cargo rails, multi-part hood, separate on-vehicle NEW! BODENPLATTE FW 190D-9/BF 109G-14 tools and equipment including fuel tanks, jack, storage DUAL COMBO boxes, plank textured bed and side rails, transparent The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Würger (Shrike) is a German lights, optional windshield, detailed engine and mounts, single-seat, single-engine fighter aircraft designed by Kurt spring leaf suspension with rubber tires. Sd.Ah II5 has Tank in the late 1930s and widely used during World multi-part frame, movable hitch and loading ramps, War II. The twin-row BMW 801 radial engine that platform, suspension with rubber tires and spare, loading powered most operational versions enabled the Fw 190 configuration and travel configurations. to lift larger loads than the Bf 109, allowing its use as a DW35003 $79.00 day fighter, fighter-bomber, ground-attack aircraft and, NEW! IDF MERKAVA MK IV to a lesser degree, night fighter. Kit consists of over 700 parts w/refined detail, 33 sprues, EU11125 $89.95 $71.99 multi-slide moulded lower hull, separate upper hull and turret, chain, photoetch parts, individual tracks. Length: 263.3mm. Width: 113.5mm. HY84523 $72.99 $58.99 NEW! CRATES & TOOL BOXES Assortment of unpainted crates NEW! STANDARD B ‘LIBERTY’ SERIES 2 and tool boxes, WWI US ARMY TRUCK that can be used NEW! SPITFIRE LF MK.IXC WEEKEND EDITION The Standard B Liberty Truck was a US Army vehicle on dioramas and The British Supermarine Spitfire was one of the most used in WWI. Production of the 3 ton truck began in as stowage on popular fighter aircraft of the Second World War, it 1917, of the almost 9,500 produced by 15 manufacturers, vehicles. was also adopted for service on aircraft carriers of the more than 7,500 were sent overseas. TDP35101 Royal Navy. ICM35651 $83.99 $67.99 $14.99 $13.99 EU84151 $29.95 $23.99 TOLL FREE: 1-877-414-0434 WWW.SQUADRON.COM 3 TOLL FREE 1-877-414-0434 AIRCRAFT Find All the Best in Aviation Modelling at Squadron.com 1:144 SCALE — RODEN 1:144 SCALE — MINICRAFT P-47D THUNDERBOLT Kit has engraved panel lines, single piece cowling and propeller, optional undercarriage, drop tank and bomb. Decals and markings for 2 USAAF aircraft. MI14722 $11.99 LOCKHEED C-5M SUPER GALAXY Kit has engraved panel lines, cockpit and aft cargo-bay seats and interior, engines with intake fans, separate ailerons, leading and trailing edge flaps, detailed wheel wells and optional undercarriage, transparent windscreen and landing lights. Decals and markings for a single aircraft: s/n 86-0022, Air Mobility Command, 60th AMW, 349th AWM, Travis Air Base, 2007 - includes stencil data. RD0332 $141.99 $113.99 1:144 SCALE — MINICRAFT LOCKHEED MARTIN C-130J A comprehensive update of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules, four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft. C-130J is the newest version of the Hercules and the only model still in production. Kit has recessed and panel lines, cargo interior, single piece nacelles, propellers with spinners, optional external fuel tanks, 40mm cannon, optional undercarriage.
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