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AModel, is to release two 1/72nd Beechcraft 2000 Starship kits. - ref. AMO72279 - Beechcraft 2000 Starship Source: http://hobbyterra.com/product/1-72-plastic-aircraft-model-kit-beechcraft-2000-starship-n82850-amodel-72279.html - ref. AMO72273 - Beechcraft 2000 Starship Source: http://hobbyterra.com/product/1-72-scale-aircraft-model-kit-beechcraft-2000-starship-n641se-amodel-72273.html V.P.

Amodel is to release a 1/72nd family of DH.60 kits. ref.AM72280 - D.H.60C Cirrus Moth Source: http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10285206 ref.AM72281 - D.H.60 Genet Moth Source: http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10285207 ref.AM72282 - D.H.60M Metal Moth Source: http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10285209 ref.AM72283 - D.H.60GIII Moth Major Source: http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10285210 ref.AM72284 - D.H.60T Moth Trainer Source: http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10285211 ref.AM72285 - D.H.60X Source: http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10285212 ref.AM72286 - D.H.60G Gipsy Moth Source: http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10285214 V.P.

Amodel is to release two 1/144th Beriev Be-6 "Madge" kits. Ref. 1451 - Beriev Be-6 "Madge" Polar aviation Source: http://hobbyterra.com/product/beriev-be-6-reconnaissance-and-patrol-aircraft-amodel-1451.html Box art: Ref. 1474 - Beriev Be-6 PLO "Madge" reconnaissance aircraft Source: http://hobbyterra.com/product/beriev-be-6-plo-reconnaissance-aircraft-in-1-144-scale-amodel-1474.html Box art: V.P.

AModel is to release a 1/72nd Kalinin K-5 M-22 (new variant) kit - ref. AM72287. Source: http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10285215 German in-box review from previous variant M-15 : http://www.ipmsdeutschland.de/FirstLook/Amodel/Amodel_Kalinin_K-5/Amodel_Kalinin_K-5.html V.P.

Hi all, I've been building a lot of armour lately, really found it to be my 'natural' genre- weathering effects are really good fun to add. So this is my first plane in abut 10 months: an Amodel 1/72 Yak-18 These were used by North Korea as 'Nuisance bombers' and as such this kit includes Korean markings and a couple of bombs. So what's in the box? All pretty standard, and like most Amodel kits- looks really simple and easy at this stage... Step 1: I added instrument panels from paper. Found a YAK-18 photo on the net and resized it. Normally I'd photocopy the large image to reduce it to the correct size- 8mm across, as this preserves the detail much better than an inkjet printer can cope with. But I didn't bother this time as I looked at the thick, cloudy canopy Amodel provides and thought, why bother!!! Will

http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/AMU03672 Blimey, I must have it!

Along with the Il-40, I ordered this reissue of the AModel Yak-28PP last week (still to arrive) which contains a monograph on the subject: http://www.modelimex.com/1-72-yak-28pp-publication Searching for information on the publication revealed that it was a walkaround by V. Roman (http://www.aeroteca.com/continguts/productes.php?llengua=en&codi=11729)). How authoritative is it, and does it contain 1/72 scale plans? Thanks in advance for your replies.

My next entry for the group build is the 1/72 Yak-15 from Amodel, bought at the list price from Hannants (6.50 pounds): The instructions (not shown) proudly proclaim it to be the first Soviet aircraft with a turbojet. On to the sprues and decals: This will be the third Amodel kit I've built, and hopefully the third I finish. This is a warm-up for the Yak-28PP I have in the stash, and I also want to build a Yak-1 (Amodel) to examine the family resemblance. There are two schemes: one overall red, and one green-over-blue, which is the scheme I plan to do. As the photos show (or not!), there's a fair amount of cleaning, sanding and what I call therapeutic fettling to be done. My Scandinavian Spitfires will have to wait...

This is the 1/72 Amodel Yakovlev Yak-15 'Feather', one of the first Soviet jet fighters, built for the 'Less Than a Tenner' group build. Full details on the build can be found on the thread I made for it on the GB subforum: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234957400-172-amodel-yak-15/ The kit and build are, well, 'typical early Amodel', with a lot of clean-up required, especially for the smaller parts. The canopy managed to react to Humbrol enamel thinner (a first for me) but was rescued by polishing and coats of Humbrol clear. The only tricky part of the build was getting the fuselage and exhuast nozzle to fit around the engine, which took a fair amount of filler. Keeping what I said about the build in mind, I also made a mess of building the wings and had to perform major surgery to get them to fit, at the cost of losing the dihedral. I finished the kit in green over light gray-blue, or Humbrol 80 over Humbrol 65/157-with-a-touch-of-Revell-32150. The pilot must have had a poor view over the nose. The decals went on fine but had a lot of carrier film that needed trimming. I finally did a panel line wash; its uneven appearance is due to both uneven surface details and my technique. I tried to add exhaust stains which did not end up too well. Just for fun, here are some side-by-side pictures of the Yak-3 and Yak-15: The latter's lineage is obvious, especially around the wings. There appear to be subtle changes in the Yak-15's empennage, though. I plan to build the Amodel early Yak-1, but not now. (refrains from bad jokes about the Yak-15 'ripping off' the Yak-3) Thanks for looking! Comments are welcome.

The Yak-25RV was designed for high altitude flights along the same lines as the US U-2 and was based on the swept-wing Yak-25 family. I had the Broplan vacform of this several years ago and never did anything with it so when this Amodel kit was released I decided to cut my losses and do this instead. To add a bit more variety I got the drone version in a very unusual colour scheme which certainly makes a change to just overall silver and red stars. Amodel kits get a lot of criticism which I don't feel is entirely deserved and this one certainly didn't give me any problems. Virtually no filler used and I replaced the two nose probes with brass tube as it was quicker than cleaning up the kit parts. The only part I thought might be awkward was using the decals for the orange/red trim around the wing and fin edges. Luckily they conformed well and I only had to touch up a couple of areas with some paint I mixed to match. Painted with Halfords BMW Titan Silver and then satin varnished after decalling. Please feel free to tell me what you think..... Thanks for looking Steve

Hi, Built alongside the similar An-74 and brought out of the stash by a request for a copy of the instructions by a fellow Britmodeller, this found its way onto my workbench! The Amodel parts provide a replacement fuselage from behind the cockpit and the rotodome and are very well done in their usual fibreglass. The original base kit (Toko/Roden) provides the rest and the engine panels don't fit at all well requiring much filler and sanding. To help with the masking I scanned the kit decals, printed them out and taped them onto the model. Once the white and grey were applied I started to apply the decals which decided to explode on contact with water! Luckily I had kept the scan and used it to produce my own decals which went on without any further problems. I originally was going to follow Ken Duffey's (Flankerman) example and convert the Toko kit, Ken was kind enough to send me lots of information on the An-71 about 15 years ago, which was invaluable in this build. Cheers Ken. Couldn't find any photos showing the intake on the upper fuselage for the third engine, but didn't think Amodel's 'representation' of nothing at all was very likely so I cut out a rectangle and added some mesh. No idea if it's correct but it looks better than just seeing the fuselage through the open door. Anyway here it is...... Steve

Amodel has just released a 1/72nd Yakovlev Yak-32 "Mantis" kit - ref.72232. Source: http://www.ipmsdeutschland.de/FirstLook/Amodel/Amodel_Jak-32/Amodel_Jakowlew_Jak-32.html V.P.

AModel 1/72nd Antonov An-8 "Camp" - ref. Box art Source: http://www.modelforum.cz/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=68170&start=3120 V.P.

Hello, My name is Alex I would like to notify all of you about latest new items that arrived in our shop's stock. - Antonov An-8 Aeroflot from Amodel in 1:72 scale (AMO72225) - MiG-21i first prototype "Analog" A-144-1 from ModelSvit in 1:72 scale (MSVIT72003) - Sukhoi Su-7U Soviet training aircraft from ModelSvit in 1:72 scale (MSVIT72005) - Moskvitch 401-420 Saloon, Soviet passenger car from ICM in 1:35 scale (ICM35479) - Typ 770K Tourenwagen with open cover, WWII German Leader's car from ICM in 1:35 scale (ICM35534) - Packard Twelve (Series 1408), American passenger car from ICM in 1:35 scale (ICM35536) - U-2/Po-2 WWII Soviet multi-purpose aircraft from ICM in 1:72 scale (ICM72242) - Me 109 F-4 Luftwaffe Part 1 from Print Scale in 1:48 scale (PRS48-052) - Me 109 F-4 Luftwaffe Part 2 from Print Scale in 1:48 scale (PRS48-053) - Wildcat and Martlet Aces from Print Scale in 1:48 scale (PRS48-055) - F-82 Twin Mustang from Print Scale in 1:72 scale (PRS72-067) - EA-6B Prowler from Print Scale in 1:72 scale (PRS72-073) Best regards, Alex Scale-model-kits.com - plastic scale model kits on-line shop

Hello, My name is Alex and on behalf of Scale-model-kits.com I would like to notify all of you about latest new items that arrived in our shop's stock. - Yakovlev Yak-30 "Magnum" Soviet trainer aircraft from Amodel in 1:72 scale (AMO72230) - Yakovlev Yak-32 "Mantis" Soviet trainer aircraft from Amodel in 1:72 scale (AMO72232) - Airport service, set 3 from Eastern Express in 1:144 scale (EE14602) - MiG-21bis update set for Zvezda kit from Ace in scale (PE7255) - F-18 Hornet Part 3 Lancers from Print Scale in 1:72 scale (PRS72-053) - PBY Catalina from Print Scale in 1:72 scale (PRS72-054) - Skyraider from Print Scale in 1:72 scale (PRS72-055) - Sea King from Print Scale in 1:72 scale (PRS72-056) - B-24 Liberator from Print Scale in 1:72 scale (PRS72-060) Best regards, Alex Scale-model-kits.com - plastic scale model kits on-line shop

Hello, My name is Alex and on behalf of Scale-model-kits.com I would like to notify all of you about latest new items that arrived in our shop's stock. - 1/35 Aber 35-135 - Mesh screens Thoma Schild for T-34/85 from Aber in 1:35 scale (ABR35-135) - 1/35 Aber 35-253 - Iraqi medium tank T-55 'ENIGMA' Vol.1 - basic set, for Tamiya from Aber in 1:35 scale (ABR35-253) - 1/35 Aber 35-254 - Iraqi medium tank T-55 'ENIGMA' Vol.2 - fenders, for Tamiya from Aber in 1:35 scale (ABR35-254) - 1/35 Aber 35-A102 - Turret stowage bin for Pz.Kpfw.VI TigerI–standard model from Aber in 1:35 scale (ABR35-A102) - 1/35 Aber 35-A121 - Soft cars, trucks wipers & mirrors WWII period, all models from Aber in 1:35 scale (ABR35-A121) - 1/35 Aber 35-L121 - German early 75mm Pak 39 L/48 barrel for Hetzer, for Tamiya from Aber in 1:35 scale (ABR35-L121) - 1/35 Aber 35-L85 - 75mm gun barrel for U.S. light tank M24 Chaffee, for Bronco from Aber in 1:35 scale (ABR35-L85) - 1/350 Aber 350-L60 - Set of 6 Japan torpedoes Type 93 from Aber in 1:350 scale (ABR350-L60) - 1/350 Aber 350-L65 - Set of barrels for H.M.S. Dreadnought battleship from Aber in 1:350 scale (ABR350-L65) - 1/48 Aber 48-A25 - Insignia for WWII German soldiers from Aber in 1:48 scale (ABR48-A25) - 1/72 Aber 72-L52 - German 75mm Pak 39 L/48 gun barrel for Jagdpanzer IV from Aber in 1:72 scale (ABR72-L52) - 1/48 Academy 12212 - F-22A RAPTOR from Academy in 1:48 scale (AC12212) - 1/72 Academy 12422 - F/A-18D «Hornet» from Academy in 1:72 scale (AC12422) - 1/72 Academy 1621 - MIG-23S FLOGGER B from Academy in 1:72 scale (AC1621) - 1/72 Academy 1664 - HAWKER TYPHOON IB from Academy in 1:72 scale (AC1664) - 1/72 Ace 72297 - Kurogane type 95 (model 5) Japanese army car, late prod from Ace in 1:72 scale (ACE72297) - 1/144 Amodel O1467 - Let L-410M/MU Turbolet from Amodel in 1:144 scale (AMO1467) - 1/72 Amodel 72035 - P3Y-1 Tradewind from Amodel in 1:72 scale (AMO72035) - 1/48 Armory ACA4804 - CBU-103 WCMD cluster bomb from Armory in 1:48 scale (AR-ACA4804) - 1/72 Armory PE7252 - Soviet MBT commander's shield, T-64, T-72, T-80 from Armory in 1:72 scale (AR-PE7252) - 1/72 ART Model 7212 - Sukhoi Su-25UB "Frogfoot" from ART Model in 1:72 scale (ART7212) - 1/350 Combrig 3533WL - HMAS Australia Battlecruiser (Water Line version) from Combrig in 1:350 scale (CG3533WL) - 1/72 Caesar Miniatures H077 - WWII German Soldiers with Tank Riders from Caesar Miniatures in 1:72 scale (CMH077) - 1/72 Caesar Miniatures H082 - Counter-Terrorist Elite Forces from Caesar Miniatures in 1:72 scale (CMH082) - 1/72 Caesar Miniatures H086 - Dismounted Crusaders from Caesar Miniatures in 1:72 scale (CMH086) - 1/72 Caesar Miniatures H088 - European Medieval Foot Soldiers and Archers, 15th Century from Caesar Miniatures in 1:72 scale (CMH088) - 1/72 Caesar Miniatures M7711 - German Infantry 1943 from Caesar Miniatures in 1:72 scale (CMM7711) - 1/72 Caesar Miniatures M7713 - German Africa Corps Infantry from Caesar Miniatures in 1:72 scale (CMM7713) - 1/72 Caesar Miniatures M7714 - German Panzergrenaidier (Winter Greatcoat Eastern Front) from Caesar Miniatures in 1:72 scale (CMM7714) - 1/72 Caesar Miniatures 7715 - German Panzergrenaidier (Kursk 1943) from Caesar Miniatures in 1:72 scale (CMM7715) - 1/72 Caesar Miniatures M7716 - German Panzergrenaidier (Normandy 1944) from Caesar Miniatures in 1:72 scale (CMM7716) - 1/72 Caesar Miniatures M7717 - German Panzergrenaidier (Camouflage Cape) from Caesar Miniatures in 1:72 scale (CMM7717) - 1/144 Eastern Express 14477 - Airliner B-773 Transaero from Eastern Express in 1:144 scale (EE14477) - 1/144 Eastern Express 14481 - Airliner "Delta" B-752 from Eastern Express in 1:144 scale (EE14481) - Fengda AS182 - Compressor for aerocount from Fengda in scale (FEN-AS182) - Fengda BD180 - Professional metal Airbrush 0.25 mm from Fengda in scale (FEN-BD180) - Fengda BD24 - Hose for Airbrush from Fengda in scale (FEN-BD24) - 1/72 IOM - Grumman AF-2 Guardian from IOM in 1:72 scale (IOM211) - 1/16 MiniArt 16029 - Gladiator from MiniArt in 1:16 scale (MA16029) - 1/35 MiniArt 35131 - Soviet tank ammo-loading crew set. Special Edition from MiniArt in 1:35 scale (MA35131) - 1/35 MiniArt 35150 - MB L1500A 4x4 cargo truck from MiniArt in 1:35 scale (MA35150) - 1/72 MiniArt 72026 - Townhouse from MiniArt in 1:72 scale (MA72026) - 1/72 Maco 7205 - Flakpanzer IV "Mobelwagen" from Maco in 1:72 scale (MACO7205) - 1/72 Maco 7209 - Flakpanzer IV "Ostwind" from Maco in 1:72 scale (MACO7209) - 1/48 ModelSvit 4802 - Yak-1 on skis from ModelSvit in 1:48 scale (MSVIT4802) - 1/48 ModelSvit 4803 - Yak-1, early from ModelSvit in 1:48 scale (MSVIT4803) - 1/35 PARC Models 3504 - Tank T-38 from PARC Models in 1:35 scale (PARC3504) - 1/72 Red Box 72049 - British Infantry 1745. Jacobite Rebellion from Red Box in 1:72 scale (RB72049) - 1/72 Red Box 72050 - Highland Infantry 1745. Jacobite Rebellion from Red Box in 1:72 scale (RB72050) - 1/72 Red Box 72051 - Militia and Loyalist Troops 1745. Jacobite Rebellion from Red Box in 1:72 scale (RB72051) - 1/35 Rexx 35003 - Panter V Ausf.A/D/F/G exhausts, universal from Rexx in 1:35 scale (REXX35003) - 1.72 Rexx 72005 - IL-2 exhausts, universal from Rexx in 1:72 scale (REXX72005) - 1/144 Roden 308 - Douglas C-47 Skytrain from Roden in 1:144 scale (RN308) - 1/48 Roden 435 - De Havilland D.H.9C from Roden in 1:48 scale (RN435) - 1/72 UniModels 397 - Retriever on T-34 basis with SPG SU-76 from UniModels in 1:72 scale (UM397) - 1/48 UniModels 512 - Soviet truck GAZ-ММ-W from UniModels in 1:48 scale (UM512) - 1/87 ZZ Modell 87004 - Zil -164 kung from ZZ Modell in 1:87 scale (ZZ87004) - 1/87 ZZ Modell 87009 - Zil -164 truck from ZZ Modell in 1:87 scale (ZZ87009) Best regards, Alex Scale-model-kits.com - plastic scale model kits on-line shop

Thanks guys, this groupbuild is perfectly timed over the Xmas holidays season that i tend to enjoy with a bit of free days and modelling. It will present me with a good opportunity to finally complete my 1/72 Leeuwarden nightfighter base diorama that already houses three Me110's. http://www.britmodel...opic=25758&st=0 In references I have found that JG 27 was stationed here for a few months between march and june 1943 for Reichdefence duties with G4/R6 variants, the one without the Cannon bulges on the nose, with the heavy cannons underwing, hence the name Kanonenbote (Gunship) or Kanonenvogel. (Gunbird) Also nice to model the grey mottling camouflage with the colourful africa noseart of JG 27 that it became famous for. I plan to build six 109's to create a flightline with some basic groundsupport such as a filght command post. I'll building from existing G kits in the stash and rebuilding some gearless very old kits by stripping down to bares, do some mods, and disassemble to meet the 25% guideline. i'll be doing quite a bit of backdating from late G to early G to get the right G4. As one of the stash is a Russian Amodel Zwilling kit i will have a total of 5 fuselages, from which 4 will become complete aircraft, and the remaining one as a wingless rump in the hangar on the the diorama. The Zwilling is really a rough kit ... The sixth is a F model, that can also pass for a early G, also already made, and will be stripped down to components as well.. In the proces i will finally get to learn my G variants from G variants; a lack of insight i always wanted to resolve :-) For this GB i'll build it as a separate diorama, only to later graft it into the existing larger Leeuwarden diorama.

http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/AMU03672