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  1. Piotr Mikolajski
    1. These boxes are not cancelled. 2. There is no official release date for the first boxes, so I would recommend waiting for information on FB.
  2. Piotr Mikolajski
    Maybe someone can compare it to the AMG kit?
  3. Piotr Mikolajski
    Source: Eduard Info 2025-05 CZ CZ: Je mi jasné, že to ještě nevíte, ale (...) na E-dayi nebude mít premiéru jen MiG-21F, ale také nový čtvrtkový Mezek, Avie S-199. Stejně jako u MiGa, pro kterého už máme vyfrézované všechny formy, tak i u S-199 pracujeme velmi tvrdě na tom, abychom ho na E-dayi měli v prodeji. EN: I know you don't know this yet, but (...) on E-day will not only be the premiere of the MiG-21F, but also the new 1/48 Mezek, the Avia S-199. Just like with the MiG, for which we have already milled all the moulds, we're working very hard on the S-199 to have it on E-day for sale. So, gentlemen, get your wallets ready or start saving as early as Monday, as more expenses are on the horizon.
  4. Piotr Mikolajski
    There is no such option, the windscreen is always separate. The sprue with the clear parts is already sizable. With this number of possible combinations of one-piece canopies, including all of them would require a huge mould. Exactly. There are quite a few kits with a one-piece canopy, which also doesn't fit the fuselage.
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  6. Piotr Mikolajski
    ICM announced many times they don't want to release Soviet/Russian related kits anymore. Knowing that they are based in Kyiv, it is hardly surprising to see such a decision. Mars Models from Ukraine announced their Il-4 in 2021. Last news about this kit I've posted a year ago, maybe in June I'll get more info.
  7. Piotr Mikolajski
    Not only markings, there are two fuselages prepared, the second one has extra space for the mechanic.
  8. Piotr Mikolajski
    From the comments on FB: the premiere is planned for August. But this is not an official comment from IBG Models, so I would safely assume an August-September release.
  9. Piotr Mikolajski
    The late Klaas Willem Jonker wrote many excellent articles about Dutch aviation from a modellers point of view, and his website is kept online in his memory. Highly recommended. https://kw.jonkerweb.net/index.php/en/aircraft-factory-lists/aircrafts-m/glenn-martin-b10-139-166-uk
  10. Piotr Mikolajski
    I'm aware of three photographs (two from J-Aircraft, third from Key.aero), from which it is possible to reconstruct the markings and camouflage scheme.
  11. Piotr Mikolajski
    Martin Model 139WH-3 & 139WH-3A seems to be OK except for two points on which I have doubts, as I am not an expert on this aircraft: D0.1 ✓ These variants were not released in any scale. D0.2 ✓ Certainly more in use by the enemy than by the USA. D0.3 ✓ Dutch roundels, Dutch triangles, Japanese roundels, Thai elephants, Thai roundels, USAAF (42-68358), maybe another variant(s) of USAAF roundels too? D1.1 ✓ 40× 139WH-3 + 42× 139WH-3A D1.2 ? Two planes tried to bomb Saïgon, and came back without damages D1.3 ✓ Netherlands D2.1 ✓ WWII D2.2 ✓ Wingspan: 21.5 m; Lenght: 13.6 m D2.3 ✓ D3.1 ✓ Three men, 1000 kg bombs D3.2 ? But one aircraft was able to carry 14 persons on more than 1500 km D3.3 ✓ 1/72 _____ D1.2 - RTAF 139s may have attempted to bomb Saigon in 1941, but it was not the WH-3 version, as these arrived in Thailand in 1943 and were still in use after the war. D3.2 - Martin 139WH-3A, M-585, left Andir to Broome, Australia. The distance is OK, over 2000 km, but there were nine people instead of 14.
  12. Piotr Mikolajski
    Dima, will Kaena have these seats for the June event in Warsaw?
  13. Piotr Mikolajski
    If I recall correctly, the G-12 in 1/48 was designed after all the other versions. On the other hand, what details it will have, which version it will be based on and so on - I have no idea. And I don't know if these differences will be significant for Eduard, it is possible that they will only make two different types of canopies.
  14. Piotr Mikolajski
    Here is the WIP thread:
  15. Piotr Mikolajski
    I've uploaded the instruction to Scalemates: https://www.scalemates.com/kits/eduard-2151-mig-21bis--1121523
  16. Piotr Mikolajski
    Looking at the "Price E" badge, which suggests an 'economy price' I would rather expect the rebox of the old Bilek kit from 1999: http://www.rumodelism.com/wiki/doku.php/review/obz044
  17. Piotr Mikolajski
    Eduard leaves itself the right to make changes, as can be seen for example in the difference between the MiG-21bis announcement and what will be released. At exactly the same presentation, the MiG-21bis was announced as a Royal Class and will be released in May as a Limited Edition Dual Combo. In September issue of Eduard Info we may read: In this series of late Bf 109s, we have a set of molds for five subtypes: the Bf 109 G-6/AS, the Bf 109 G-14/AS, the Bf 109 G-10/R6 (Erla), Bf 109 G-10 (Messerschmitt), and the Bf 109 G-10/U4 (WNF). We will release them gradually in different editions over the next two years or so. The entire series of 72nd Bf 109 F/G/Ks will be completed next year with the Bf 109 K-4. I believe that you will not be intimidated by their perceived complexity and that you will have royal fun building them, because, if I say so myself, Royal Class equals Royal Fun! This means that all development of the project has been completed and there will be no new versions beyond the K-4. Perhaps the G-12 will come along at some point, if it appears in 1/48 first. Without further variants of the G versions, there is nothing new to pack into the box and separate ProfiPack with WNF Bf 109s was released in February. It is possible that Part 4 will be released one day, but I wouldn't wait for it with dinner.
  18. Piotr Mikolajski
    Probably part 4 was released as Royal Class. I'm not sure if there are any G versions left to release.
  19. Piotr Mikolajski
    Their outline does not match the plans, which were not drawn from the factory documentation. If you trust the author of the plans, well, the tanks are wrong. If you trust the factory documentation, then maybe those plans agree with it, maybe they don't.
  20. Piotr Mikolajski
    It seems Royal Class was cancelled and standard Dual Combo will be released instead.
  21. Piotr Mikolajski
    I see two new ones: 797, German Democratic Republic, Holzdorf, 1990 C2776, No. 26 Squadron “The Warriors”, Indian Air Force, Adampur, 1990 Remaining eight were seen earlier in 1/48 and were posted in the comment below.
  22. Piotr Mikolajski
    I've checked https://modelcollect.com/ and the blog section, but unfortunately most of the content published there is lorem ipsum. The information about new models or the improvement of existing ones is interesting, but I would be happy even if they just reintroduced the old kits.
  23. Piotr Mikolajski
    Yep, but not earlier than 2026. My guess is that one version will appear in 2026, another in 2027 and perhaps we will also get the MiG-21F-13 later on.
  24. Piotr Mikolajski
    ...and yet you are trying to lecture the manufacturer on how he should do his work.
  25. Piotr Mikolajski
    Yep. Last year they sloppy copied L-410 from Gavia, claimed this is new tool kit and sold it as a brand new thing. Just because Eduard announced re-release of that L-410 in their Heavy Retro line. Of course AZ/KP was cheaper but quality of this copy is inferior (as proven by the joined effort of the Michal Vlacilik and Petr Podvala [authors of the L-410 kit], Pavel Vandelik [creator and owner of the moulds] and Vladimil Sulc [Eduard]) and box from Eduard was much better investment.
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