Winter 2018 Kits & Accessories BooksBooks & MagazinesMagazines ToolsTo ls & PaintPai ModelModeMoodedel Displays Displays 1:32 Scale I-16 Type 24 WWII Soviet Fighter from ICM. Find it on Page 17! Over 75 NEW Kits, Accessories and Books Inside These Pages! SeeS bback cover for full details.ils OrderO Today at WWW.SQUADRON.COM or call 1-877-414-0434 DearDDearF FFriendsriei ndsd It’s almost Springtime! If you ask me, I will tell you without blushing that springtime energizes me to a point of exuberant rhapsody. Everything looks better and everything smells better! After a somewhat forced winter hibernation when it was difficult to shake off that cooped-up feeling, I’m more than ready to open the window and draw a few breaths of fresh air! It’s not only the longing for a nature that cleansed itself or the pining for some nostril sustenance, but it is also the time of new model shows, conventions and most important, new releases! At Squadron, we’re kicking off the season - continuing our celebration of 50 years in the hobby with loads of great products in store. Be sure to check out www.Squadron.com regularly as new kits are announced frequently. Don’t miss out on what is new! After almost 25 years of unaltered Squadron putty, we are proud to announce our new and improved formula. It’s a better and smoother product with unlimited uses. And it comes in three colors! White (SQ20200), Green (SQ20201) and Gray (SQ20202) are the new generation of putty we are launching this month. This new formulation is less-grainy than its older brother and will have a smoother finish when sanded. This putty will work on plastic, metal, wood, plaster etc. and will adapt to many household and automotive body projects. Another great Squadron Signal Publication is ready to enhance your book collection, SS10248 - CH-47 Chinook In Action, authored by David Doyle. The Boeing Vertol CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter has become an icon. This all-new volume explores the development and the U.S.. militarymilitary service of 13 models of Chinook from 1958 to date. More than 160 archival color photos, augmented by 48 vintage black and white images and numerous line ddrawinrawings,gs, present a clear and concise illustrated history of this iconic helicopter. Our “Moments in Time” bases have been in high demand and we are now happy to introduce two more. This time we createdd them with the 1:35 scale armor and automotive enthusiasts in mind. TDD35001, Rural Battlefield and TDD35002, Country Cobblestoneestone sections are 11” x 10” resin display bases with unbelievable molded-on detail. The quality of these displays are like no-other andand reflects even the tiniest detail realistically! All you have to do is paint it! Check them out on pages 22-23. Don’t forget to check out our website www.Squadron.com for daily updates and deals as this will change constantly with neww arrivals! As always, the entire Squadron Team would like to thank you for your continued support and patronage. Hope to see you all soon!oon! Cheers! Jef Verswyvel - Chief Modeler at Squadron NEW NEW NEW NEW White Putty - Improved Formula Smooth textured putty used for filling in seams. This putty will work on plastic, metal, wood, plaster etc. and will adapt to many household and automotive body projects. SQ20200 $4.99 NEW Green Putty - Improved Formula NEW Smooth textured putty used for filling in seams. This putty will work on plastic, metal, wood, plaster etc. and will adapt to many household and automotive body projects. NEW CH-47 Chinook In Action (SC) David Doyle. The Boeing Vertol CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter has become an SQ20201 $4.99 icon. Its tandem, contra-rotating rotors whirling above an aluminum fuselage punctuated by round porthole windows make this INTRODUCING Gray Putty battlefield beast easily recognizable. Its status is owed to its long service life of more than 55 years. Experts predict its longevity Smooth textured putty used for filling in seams. This putty will will ultimately reach a century of service for heavy lift and use as a flying bus to deliver troops to the fight. Included is extensive work on plastic, metal, wood, plaster etc. and will adapt to coverage of the CH-47’s use in Vietnam through Desert Storm and into current operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. More than many household and automotive body projects. 160 archival color photos, augmented by 48 vintage black and white images and numerous line drawings, present a clear and concise illustrated history of this iconic helicopter. 80 pages. SQ20202 $4.99 SS10248 $19.95 $17.99 WWW.SQUADRON.COM 2 TOLL FREE: 1-877-414-0434 NEW PRODUCTS...JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS! 1:32 Scale 1:35 Scale NEW South African Rooikat AFV Plastic model kit of the Rooikat AFV, a South African armoured reconnaissance vehicle equipped with a stabilised 76mm high velocity gun for organic anti-tank and fire support purposes. It is capable of giving the same performance and using the same ammunition as the Oto Melara 76 naval gun, albeit with new percussion primers. TR09516 $80.99 $64.99 NEW Russian Mig-29UB Fulcrum Plastic model kit of the MiG-29, ‘Fulcrum’ a twin-engine jet fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. Developed by the Mikoyan design bureau as an air superiority fighter during the 1970s. MiG-29UB (Product 9.51) twin seat training model. TR03226 $165.99 $132.99 1:35 Scale NEW Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (Thaad) Plastic model kit of the (Thaad), formerly Theater High Altitude Area Defense, an American anti-ballistic missile defense system designed to shoot down short, medium, and intermediate range ballistic missiles in their terminal phase NEW German Molch Midget Submarine Plastic model (descent or reentry) by intercepting with a hit-to-kill approach. kit of the Molch Midget Submarine, was an unsuccessful series THAAD was developed after the experience of Iraq’s Scud of one-man midget submarines created during World War II. missile attacks during the Gulf War in 1991. The THAAD Built in 1944, it was the first mini-submarine of Nazi Germa- system is being designed, built, and integrated by Lockheed ny’s Kriegsmarine, but was not successful in combat operations Martin Space Systems acting as prime contractor. and suffered heavy losses. The Molch was based on torpedo TR01054 $174.99 $139.99 technology, and carried two G7e torpedoes attached externally on either side of the craft. It was fully electrical and was 1:16 Scale created for coastal operations. First used in the Mediterranean against the Allied “Operation Dragoon” in 1944. HY80170 $41.99 $33.99 1:72 Scale NEW US P-61B Black Widow Plastic model kit of the P-61 Black Widow, named for the American spider, the first operational U.S. warplane designed as a night fighter, and NEW Russian T-72B/B1 MBT w Kontakt-1 Reactive Armor Plastic model kit of the T-72B/B1 MBT, a Soviet the first aircraft designed to use radar. Had a crew of three: second-generation main battle tank that entered production in 1971. About 20,000 T-72 tanks were built, making it one of pilot, gunner, and radar operator. All-metal, twin-engine, the most widely produced post–World War II tanks, second only to the T-54/55 family. The T-72 was widely exported and saw twin-boom design developed during World War II. The first test service in 40 countries and in numerous conflicts. 72B (1985) new main gun, stabilizer, sights, and fire control, capable of flight was made on May 26, 1942, with the first production firing 9M119 Svir guided missile, additional armour including 20 mm (0.8 in) of appliqué armour in the front of hull, improved aircraft rolling off the assembly line in October 1943. The last 840 hp (630 kW) engine aircraft was retired from government service in 1954. TR00925 $261.99 $209.99 HY87262 $37.99 $30.99 WWW.SQUADRON.COM 3 TOLL FREE 1-877-414-0434 ALL NEW AIRCRAFT 1:144 Scale 1:48 Scale NEW C-141B Starlifter Kit has engraved panel lines, NEW /'HOÀQKit has engraved panel lines, engines with intake fans, optional undercarriage, transparent NEW 5XVVLDQ0LJ0)R[KRXQGPlastic model kit excellent (tandem cockpit and fuselage interior), nose windows and cockpit windscreen. Decals and color markings of the MiG-31 (Foxhound), a supersonic interceptor aircraft interior with optional nose cover, optional canopy’s and for ‘Polar Nine One’, 63rd MAW, USAF, 1983 - includes door developed for use by the Soviet Air Forces. The MiG-31 has speed brakes, separate trailing edge flaps, drop tanks (x2), frames, airframe stencil data. the distinction of being one of the fastest combat jets in the detailed wheel wells and optional undercarriage, die-cut RD0331 $38.99 $31.99 world, it continues to be operated by the Russian Air Force wheel and canopy mask, photoetch (exterior accents, instru- 1:72 Scale and the Kazakhstan Air Force following the end of the Cold ment panels, consoles, seatbelts and other interior). Decals War and the collapse of the Soviet Union in late 1991. Kit has and color painting guide for (5) aircraft: 4902, 11. Fighter engraved panel lines, well appointed tandem cockpit, optional Regiment, Zatec, Czech Republic, 1993; 1597, Egyptian Air (canopy and speed brakes), separately molded trailing edge Force, Bilbais, Arab Republic. slats and flaps, detailed (engines and exhaust with turbine EU8099 $64.95 $51.99 and afterburner elements), detailed (wheel wells with metal struts and optional undercarriage with rubber tires), external $GGLWLRQDO$FFHVVRU\IRU/'HOILQ stores (R-60 (x4), R-77 (x2), R-73E (x2), R-37 (x6), R-40R /'HOÀQ3KRWRHWFK&RORU8SJUDGH (x2), R-40T (x2) and fuel tank (x2)), photoetch accents EU49870 $29.95 $23.99 (canopy, nose antenna and other exterior).