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After the SA.365F/AS.565SA Dauphin II kit - ref.KH80108 http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234952105-aerospatiale-sa365565-dauphin-ii-148-kittyhawk/- Kitty Hawk is to release the Chinese version from this helicopter, the Harbin Z-9B/C/W "Haitun" - ref. KH80108 (same ref. number as 1st boxing!) Source: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=909570175761936&id=736521713066784 V.P.

Mister Song is back! Source: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/forum/25-modern/ After the future F2H-3 Banshee (http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234946848-148th-mcdonnell-f2h-3-4-banshee-by-kittyhawk-in-2014/), KittyHawk is obviously working on a 1/48th Grumman F9F Cougar family. Herebelow a F9F-8T test mule. V.P.

The boxart for this puppy is out, and the kit shouldn't be far behind Not sure what's going on with that weird cross-hatched shadow from the background Bronco, but it's not really of any consequence

Finally got this mess finished, a mostly OOB build. Hope you liked it. The kit has good quality material but with major fitting and design issues. It is a step backward from their F-35B release. Expect lots of sanding and filling. Notice how the canopy does not fit . But meh I'm done with it.

F-86D Sabre Dog 1:32 Kitty Hawk The F-86D Sabre, or "Sabre Dog" was developed by North American Aviation from the highly successful F-86 Sabre. Surprisingly the F-86D only has a 25% commonality in parts with the "Sabre". Along with other projects at the time such as the F-84F from the F-84E it was easier to get funding for a development of an "existing" aircraft as opposed to a new design! The F-86D was to dispense with guns as its armament and it was designed around the then new 2.75 inch Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket (FFAR) or "mighty mouse" as it was known. These would be housed in a ventral tray which would deploy under the aircraft for firing. The F-86D would feature a nose mounted AN/APG-36 all weather radar in the nose which would force the engine air intake to be relocated under the nose. Compare to the original Sabre the F-86 would be longer and wider. A clamshell canopy was introduced in place of the rearwards sliding canopy of other models. Thrust was provided by a General Electric J47-GE-17 which featured afterburning, this would later be replaced by an uprated J-47GE-33. A total of 2504 D models would be built. The design would be exported with the Mighty Mouse replaced by four 20mm cannons under the F-86K designation. The D model design would later be upgraded with new electronics, better wings (in the form of extended wingtips & leading edges), with an uprated engine. This would be designated the F-86L. In all the USAF, Japanese Self Defence Forces, Royal Danish Air Force, Hellenic (Greek) Air Force, Philippine Air Force, Republic Of South Korea, Republic of China (Taiwan), Turkish Air Force, and The Yugoslav Air Force would use the F-86D. The Kit The Kitty Hawk F-86D is the first time this iconic aircraft has been kitted in 1:32 scale. The kit arrives in a smaller box than you would expect, however it is crammed full of parts. You get seven sprues of light grey parts, a clear sprue (thoughtfully packed in its own card box for protections), a small PE fret and 2 sheets of decals. Shockingly enough the construction starts with the cockpit. The first item to be made up is the ejection seat. This is a complex affair with a total of 11 parts being used. The seat looks to be a good representation of the unique seat made for the Dog. Following construction of the seat, the electronics area behind it is assembled and attached to the main cockpit tub. Decals are provided for the panels in the cockpit, though the modeller can choose to paint them if they wish. Following this the control column and rudder pedals are installed. The next step is to complete the front landing gear and its wheel well. This is formed on the underside of the engine intake trunking. The wheel retraction gear forms part of the walls of the well and these are glued to the underside of the trunking. The well for the mighty mouse rocket tray which sits behind the wheel well is then constructed along with the rear section of the intake trunking. The two sections of trucking with their sub assemblies attached are then joined up. Construction then moved onto the engine. Even though most of it will not be seen a full engine is provided in the kit. The engine is a model in its own right. The forward inlet cone and fan are constructed. The individual burner cans (8 of them) are constructed and then added to the engine section. The rear fan section can then be constructed. The front engine system is then attached to the intake trunking and the completed cockpit from earlier attached to the top of the trunking. As mentioned a lot of the engine will not be visible. It could be left out as model in its own right, however it seems to provide a lot of structure for the supporting fuselage, and if left out the modeller would need an intake blank and rear blank as well. Next the instrument panel is built up. Again decal is supplied if the modeller does not wish to paint this area. The instrument panel is attached to the front fuselage sections which are then closed around the completed engine/trunking section. A rear bulkhead mounts the engine section inside the fuselage, while the cockpit mounts the front section. Next in the construction sequence is the building of the main wheel wells. These are 5 parts each, and once built they attach to centre section of the underside for the main fuselage section. This section and a front underside section are then attached to the previously constructed main fuselage section. The next item to be constructed is the mighty mouse rocket tray. This can be shown in the deployed or retracted position, though it would be a shame to hide the detail in what was the main armament of the Sabre Dog. If the modeller wants to display the model with the nose radome open than a radar scanner is provided for this area, and needs to be built next. The rear engine section can then be added to the now nearly complete front fuselage section. The rear fuselage sections 9left & right) then join around the engine section. Construction then moves onto the wings, tail-planes, and vertical tail. These are of a convention upper/lower for each side, with left and right for the tail. The main wings feature separate flaps, and the all important leading edge slats. At this time the main landing gear units are also constructed. These items can then be added to the fuselage. Finishing touches are adding the landing gear, pilot entry steps, and rear mounted airbrakes. The radio gear shelf is added into the large canopy and canopy rails added also. Drop tanks are provided, along with rails for sidewinders, for those options which were so armed. Canopy The large clamshell canopy is one of the distinguishing features of the F-86D and Kitty Hawk have done it proud. For a large clear part it is clear and free from distortion or moulding problems. As mentioned a nice touch is that the clear sprue is packaged in its own separate box. Decals Decals are provided for 6 examples. 82nd Fighter Interceptor Squadron, USAF. 325th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, USAF - The "Sabre Knights" Aerobatic team. 181st Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Texas Air National Guard. Japanese Self Defence Forces Republic Of South Korea Air Force Republic Of China Air Force There is no manufacture listed for the decals. They are matt, well printed, in register and look colour dense. Kitty Hawk give the modeller a split decal for the tail/rudder but surprisingly don't give a multi-part decal for the national insignia which go over the air brakes. All of the decal options feature the National Insignia over the airbrake. This will be difficult but manageable to cut the decal out for this, however a split decal would have been appreciated. Similarly the USAF and US Insignia for the wings are not cut where they overlap onto the leading edge slats, though this will be a lot easier to fix. Conclusion Many of us have been waiting for a Sabre Dog to be made in 1:32 scale, and this kit does not disappoint. Highly Recommended. Review sample courtesy of and available soon from major hobby shops

Source: http://www.themodellingnews.com/2014/09/the-griffon-with-two-heads-two-seater.html#more The Kitty Hawk's two seater 1/48th Saab JAS-39 B/D Gripen kit is expected before Christmas 2014- ref.KH80118. Single seat KittyHawk JAS-39A/C Gripen - ref.KH80117 - thread is here: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234930694-148th-saab-jas-39c-gripen-by-kittyhawk-released/?p=1182915 And Mike's JAS-39A/C review is here: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234941002-jas-39ac-gripen-148-kitty-hawk/ JAS-39 B/D box art, profiles, decals and more: htt V.P.

Hi This is my recently completed Kitty Hawk JAS 39C Gripen. Much can (and has) been said about this kit and it certainly has it's fair share of faults, specially if you want to make a Swedish example (as you don't get any useful Swedish markings for a JAS 39C, only a JAS 39A test airframe). The biggest fault (except the decals) i think is that you don't get any kind of intake trunking, so there is just two big holes into the model. So I scratch built full length intakes to the engine. The fit of my kit was generally rather good, the only major use of filler was required around the nose to fuselage mating area. But I have seen examples of this kit where the fuselage halves have been heavily warped. I wanted to make an aircraft that took part in the 2011 Libyan campaign (FL01), codename operation Karakal operating from the Italian base Sigonella. And as such I needed to arm my kit accordingly. But you don't get any of the required weaponry in the kit, so the AM to the rescue. The load out consist of the following: Maestro Models: SPK39 recce pod and IRIS-T (RB 98) missiles Eduard Brassin: AIM-120B Amraam (RB 99) MODEL-CZ: Fuel tanks Dr.Pepper Resin: AN/AAQ-28 LDP Litening Pod It also requires that a full set of countermeasures is loaded as well. The fuselage mounted chaff/flare dispensers (BOP/C) come from A.M.U.R.REAVER (Modern USAF Chaff/Flare Dispensers set) The dispensers (BOP/B) in the NATO pylons and the MML launchers with BOL where scratch built and cast in resin. I also threw a lot of additional resin and what not into this kit. Aires cockpit, wheel wells and exhaust Eduard pe detail set CMK corrected wing racks Master pitot tubes SAC landing gears The decals was a mix of the kit decals (stencils) and Two Bobs gripen decals. Painted with Lifecolor FS36373 and Modelmaster FS36173. Best regards Johan

Kitty Hawk have announced at the US Nationals that a 1.32 scale F-86D Sabre Dog is on the way. FB link for those on there; https://www.facebook.com/736521713066784/photos/a.736556396396649.1073741827.736521713066784/776608805724741/?type=1&theater Julien

Another Glen Coleman - subliminal or anodyne ? - message in the Kitty Hawk Facebook. Source: https://www.facebook.com/736521713066784/photos/a.736556396396649.1073741827.736521713066784/850409331678021/?type=1&theater To be followed V.P.

Some more interesting 1/32nd rumors by Kitty Hawk http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=50214&p=561525 And M. Glen "Kitty Hawk" Coleman answer http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=50214&p=562055 So, 1/32nd Jaguar, F-35 and Mirage F-1? Wait and see. V.P.

After its 1/48th kit, Kitty Hawk is preparing a 1/32nd Lockheed F-94C Starfire. Source: https://www.facebook.com/736521713066784/photos/a.736556396396649.1073741827.736521713066784/822266477825640/?type=1&theater To be followed V.P.

In a message on LSM forum about a future 1/32nd SEPECAT Jaguar project, the Kitty Hawk's rep, Glen "Kagnew" Coleman, says the company has some 1/32nd French projects in the pipeline for 2015-2016. Most logical contenders should be 1/32nd Dassault Mirage F-1C/CT/CR & B as there's already some 1/48th kits from this French fighter in the Kitty Hawk catalogue. But alternative subjects might be 1/32nd Dassault Mirage III/5 or Rafale C/B/M... To be followed. Source: http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=53067&p=617140 V.P.

New criptic message in the Kitty Hawk Facebook with as subject the North American P-51H/F-51H Mustang. 1/32nd? Most probably: http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=53056&p=614540 Source: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=816112241774397&id=736521713066784 To be followed but I'm not interested in a 1/32nd P-51H. I would have preferred a F-82 Twin Mustang family, in 1/48th of course! V.P.

Source: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234939155-texan-is-coming-nuff-said/ KittyHawk is to release a 1/32nd N.A. T-6 Texan/SNJ Harvard series for the 4th quarter of 2013. V.P.

I've just read a topic on Hyperscale Jet age forum http://www.network54.com/Forum/624633/mess...tool+1-48+F-94C where I've found a link to IPMS-ES Forum http://ipmseaglesquadron.org/ES-forums/ind...msg4027#msg4027 In this thread dating last December a guy called Glen (aka Kagnew) and presenting himself as a Panda-Hobby representative announced that his company is to release a brand new 1/48th Lockheed F-94C Starfire kit! If you have a look at the Panda-Hobby homepage (http://panda-hobby.com/) the company Chief Information Officer is... Mr. Glen Coleman http://panda.s109.000pc.net/news/12_451.html Stay tuned! V.P.

With the future 1/32nd Bell P-39Q Airacobra(http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234967987-132-bell-p-39q-airacobra-by-kittyhawk-cads-release-august-2015/), Kitty Hawk is to release in 2015 another 1/32nd WWII plane kit to celebrate Victory over Japan Day. Your guess? Source: https://www.facebook.com/736521713066784/photos/a.736556396396649.1073741827.736521713066784/800741429978145/?type=1&theater V.P.

Kaman SH-2F Seasprite Kitty Hawk 1:48 The Kaman SH-2 Seasprite was originally developed for the US Navy as a fast utility helicopter. Only later would it be developed into the Anti-submarine Helicopter we know. In the late 1950s the US Navy launched a competition to meet its requirement for a compact all weather utility helicopter. After looking at all the submissions the USN chose the then model K-20 for further development. The K-20 was a conventional single engine helicopter with a four bladed main rotor and a four blade tail rotor. The first flight test was 1959 for the by now HU2K-1 Seasprite. This would then become the UH-2B under the 1962 Tri-Service system. The original helicopters were found to be underpowered and were extensively re-manufactured bringing in twin engines. In the late 1960s the US Navy had identified an urgent need for a light helicopter to operate from and support non-aviation ships. This was to be The Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System of LAMPS as it became. The UH-2 was selected for conversion to the SH-2 anti-submarine configuration. The small size of the SH-2 allowed it to be operated from decks which were to small for other helicopters in use at he time. The SH-2 with its radar and other sensors allowed ships to extend their situational awareness over the horizon of the ships own radar, and for submarines further out than the shipboard sensors would allow. The SH-2 was then upgraded to the SH-2F configuration in the 1980s. The upgraded countermeasures and additional equipment allowed the helicopter to operate in hostile areas such as the Gulf where the submarine threat was limited. The US Navy retired its SH-2F Seasprites in 1993. The only other operator for the SH-2F was the Royal New Zealand Navy who operated the type in an interim role between retiring its Westland Wasps and taking delivery of SH-2G Super Seasprites. The kit There has been some excitement amongst helicopter modellers since Kitty hawk announced they would issue a 1:48 Seasprite. The only previous kit of the helicopter being the old and basic Matchbox kit. On opening the full box you get six sprues of grey plastic, one of clear plastic, a decal sheet, a small Photo etched fret and the instruction booklet. The two main fuselage sides are not moulded on a sprue but are loose inside their own plastic bag. These look to have been moulded on their own so there are no sprue attachment points to clean up, just a few injector pin marks depending on how much you open up the doors. These parts are that well made that they in fact clip together! Generally the parts are well formed, they feature fine engraved detail, and raised detail where needed. The detail especially on the main fuselage parts is so fine I am worried it will disappear under a few coats of paint. The sprue gates seem to be thicker than some manufactures and care will be needed to remove parts. There as been some thought in how some parts fit together. For example the engine pod halves have the seam on the model parts where the seam is on the real parts. Some parts though like the nose (which is split into four parts) seem to be over engineered (though I hate to use that term) Why use 4 parts for this I dont know? A couple of areas of disappointment are; there is just a simple bench seat provided in the rear, not much in the way of the sensor station and no seat for the third crew member. The seat and its occupant can be seen on all shots of the helicopter from the left side. I cant understand why you would provide sliding doors for this area and not include the correct interior? Additional I am told the transmission cover above the cockpit looks to be from the SH-2G and for the SH-2F needs to be further back, and lack some of the detail shown. Construction of the kit starts with the interior. The Pilot and co-pilot stations are both provided with full flight controls. The seats are three parts with photo etch seat belts being provided. Decals are provided for the instrument panel and are added at this stage. Once these parts are assembled the wheel wells are made up and fixed into each fuselage half and the front lower windows are added. The rear left door is added at this stage as it appears to fit from the inside. Once all of these parts are in the fuselage halves can be assembled. The next step is to add the glazing to the front of the helicopter. Care will be needed here as the clear parts need to attach to each other. The horizontal tail parts and tail rotor drive shaft are also added. Following this the main transmission housing is completed and added to the top. PE parts are provided for vents in this area. The four part nose is then assembled and added to the front. Crew doors are also added at this time. The next step is to assemble the two engines, and also the covers for the landing gear. These are then added to the main fuselage. Next you get to assemble all the parts which hang of the side of the helo. Two different sized fuel tanks are provided as well as two torpedoes. The sprues also include maverick missiles though they are not mentioned anywhere. The MAD (magnetic anomaly detector) is also assembled at this time. Part of this is formed by bending a PE part into a cone. It is not shown on the instructions how to do this and no plastic part is provided if you dont want to do this. All of the external fittings and landing gear are then added to the main fuselage. The main rotors are then assembled. The rotor head seems fairly well represented and the rotor sandwich the head parts with a backing part. Hopefully this will make for a strong join. The main rotors have the signature Kaman parts which will look good. The tail rotor is also assembled at this time. Once these are finished they are attached to the finished model. Lastly a set of PE windscreen wipers are added to the front. Canopy As you would expect for a Helicopter there is extensive glazing. Kitty Hawk have captured the blown side windows and general shapes of the glazing very well indeed. The parts are clear and free from any problems. Due to the complex shapes of some of these parts there are more attachment points than usual. The modeller will need to take care when removing these. Decals The decal sheet is quite small and contains insignia for one aircraft, with schemes for three. Also included as decals are the stripes for the tail planes and supporting struts. SH-2F 151309 of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light THREE ONE. SH-2F 151314 of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light THREE SEVEN. SH-2F 149750 of Naval Air Test Center Patuxent River. There is no manufacturer listed for the decal sheet. It looks to be all in register with good colour definition and depth for the white parts. The carrier film seems very minimal and these should present no problems to the modeller. A second small sheet is provided with cockpit instrument decals and Squadron markings. It should be noted that the prominent white walkway markings for the topside of the airframe are not included on the decal sheet. Lastly I would like to mention the instructions. On these whole these are good, and printed so that there are colour profiles for all three decal options. There are some steps which are a little vague but nothing a competent modeller will not be able to work through. The colour call out for the main helicopter is wrong though. Midnight Blue is called for when by this time the helicopters should be Engine Grey FS36076. For the China Lake example the Orange should be International Orange FS12197 and not fluorescent/Dayglo. Conclusion On the whole this is welcome release from Kitty Hawk who seem to be giving us kits we have asked for. There are a couple of areas they could pay more attention to, but as a new company they should be applauded for releases like this. We also have a Walkaround of the Seasprite Review sample courtesy of and available soon from major hobby shops

I need some help please. I have found very few references to what colours to use for the F-35 cockpit. Kitty Hawk are not at all helpful with no references in their instructions. Has anyone who has made either the F-35A or B got any colour reference please? Thanks Peter

SEPECAT Jaguar T.2/T.4 1:48 Kitty Hawk A great many of us were saddened by the premature retirement of the Jaguar from RAF service, which marked the end of an era of a fighter bomber that started life as a fast jet trainer and progressed to an initially underpowered strike fighter that some said "could only take off due to the curvature of the earth", through successive upgrades became a competent aircraft in the right hands that proved its worth in the Gulf War before being withdrawn in April of 2007. The two seat trainers were conversions by extending the fuselage forward of the intakes to accommodate an extra cockpit, which necessitated the deletion of one of the 30mm DEFA cannons from the underside to accommodate some relocated electronics. 38 of the initial T.2 variant were delivered to the RAF, and later upgraded to T.2As matching the GR.1a standard for consistency, then a major upgrade to "Jaguar 96" standard led to a new designation of T.4. Throughout its service life the trainers were capable of carrying weapons into war if necessary, although this facility was never needed. The Kit Kitty Hawk began their new range of Jaguar models in 1:48 with the release of the Jaguar A in French service, reviewed here toward the end of 2012 – where does the time go? We had to wait some five months before the release of a British Jag in the form of the GR.1/3 reviewed here, and that was just over a year ago too. After some delays, we're now finally able to build a 1:48 Jaguar two-seat variant without resorting to scratch-building, or casting about on eBay to find one of Neil Burkill's excellent Paragon conversions that he patterned for the old Airfix kit. The New Sprue The kit arrives in Kitty Hawk's standard top opening box that to me seems a little too small to fit the contents, as it's a tight squeeze in there even after the bags have been removed from the equation. Inside the box are seven sprues of light grey styrene, one of clear parts, a fret of Photo-Etch (PE) brass, and two decal sheets of modest proportions. The instruction booklet is slightly smaller than usual and printed in black and white with the centre page printed in glossy full colour containing the painting and decaling instructions. Realistically you'll have to remove this sheet from the booklet to get a full picture of the camouflaged Jag, but also so that your build instructions aren't disjointed, so that's exactly what I've done. The kit will be familiar if you already have a single seat variant, as it shares six of the seven sprues with the other aircraft. The reduced diameter main wheels and reduced chord slats on the wings have been carried over from the GR.1/3 boxing, but the nose wheel is still a little large when compared to the real thing, and you are still advised to install an APU exhaust in both air-brake bays. The curve of the inner wing leading edge is also the same as other boxing, and I have reached the conclusion that the start and end points are about right, but the curve is too long and sweeping on the kit. The 1:1 leading edge is straight for most of its length, but curves more sharply toward the root. It is most definitely fixable, but you'd have some additional work ahead of you, plus some making good of lost detail due to sanding. In truth, once the model is "bombed up", it's not that noticeable to most folks and doesn't scream at me from my cabinet. Construction is almost identical to the earlier boxings with the exception of the cockpit and nose section, which is covered first in the instructions. You have a choice of two types of ejection seat, although there is no information given on which to choose for your chosen decal option. A set of seatbelts is supplied in PE for each of the earlier Mk.4 or later MB9b seats, but they aren't shown installed on the Mk.9b for some reason. The cockpit tubs are separate from eachother, and each has a PE instrument panel, and side consoles, plus cockpit sidewall parts and a control column each to allow either seat to control the aircraft. The nose gear bay is built up with the wheel and leg installed, and the two cockpits are glued in place, the front attaching by a ledge under the rear of the tub, while the rear seat is located on two pegs on top of the gear bay. The long nose section then encloses the assembly, but don't forget to install the small oval windows in the nose sides before doing so. Two coamings cover the instrument panels and their HUDs are added to the top with a piece of clear styrene representing the glass. One gun barrel is inserted in the port trough and the shroud is added around it, while the starboard side is faired over and moulded into the side of the nose, which reduces any remedial work. The canopies have two static sections in the form of the sharply sloping windscreen, plus the section between the two cockpits, which has a built in blast shield to protect the last man out in the event of an ejection. A pair of PE rear-view mirrors are added to the inside of the openers, which both have small tabs on the rear to facilitate easy location and setting the correct angle. If you elect to close the canopies however, you will need to trim the tabs and fill their location slots before gluing them in place. The rest of the build follows the earlier boxings, so I won't repeat the process again apart from where they diverge. The new sprue contains a pair of CBLS-100 practice bomb containers along with the small bombs it carries, plus the chaff and flare dispensers that sit under the rear fuselage and are peculiar to RAF useage. The other weapons are held on the two sprues that came with the original French Jaguar A release, so a great many of them have no use with a British Jag, but the following can be used: 2 x AIM-9M Sidewinder missiles 2 x OBL755 Iron bomb 2 x Matra 155 rocket pods 2 x BGL480 Laser Guided Bomb 1 x fuel tank The inclusion of only one fuel tank precludes the use of two underwing, which is often seen on trainer and single seat aircraft alike, although if you have two or more Jags in your stash, one could be sacrificed from another kit and a "clean" airframe could be built down the line. Markings Only two decal choices are provided in the box, but they are sufficiently different from eachother to suffice for many of us. Watch out for a proliferation of new sheets aimed that the trainer variants to cater for the later grey machines amongst others. From the box you can build one of the following: Jaguar T.2 XX842 33 of 2 Squadron – wrap-around grey green camouflage. Jaguar T.2 XX830 of the Empire Test Pilots School – Raspberry ripple red/white/blue scheme. On my review sample the decals were a little poor, having registration offsets between the whites and reds that have resulted in poorly centred roundels and offsetting of the text on the white band for the drop tank on the ETPS scheme. The smaller sheet contains decals for the weapons, and as it is simple block colours and stencils, there is no registration to critique. Conclusion At last! We have the 1:48 Jaguar trainer in injected styrene that many have been waiting patiently for so long. The kit will build well if you take care with test-fitting, and should look great once complete, but again the issues with the decals detract from an otherwise good product. If you plan on depicting the EPTS machine, you would be well advised to seek out new roundels, and try to adjust the white stripe on the drop tank by either painting the background white and cutting out the text, or widening the decal with some extra white decal material. In terms of shape of the new section, they appear to have got the canopy sill line right, which affects the line and shape of the canopy if you get it wrong, as evidenced by the Neomega 2-seat conversion of yore. I need to check the canopy parts in place to check properly of course, but so far it looks good. I would suggest some aftermarket wheels to correct the issue with the nose wheel, but there don't yet seem to be any good quality ones other than the Paragon wheel sets that are becoming more scarce as time goes by. Many of the recent aftermarket sets will fit this kit if you feel the need up upgrade the detail, with the exception of the cockpit and possibly the nose gear bay. Recommended. Review sample courtesy of and available soon from major hobby shops.

Coming soon (a couple of months being the latest prediction) from our friends at KittyHawk is the 2-seat trainer variant of the SEPECAT Jaguar in 1:48 , which will be the first injection moulded 2-seater in this scale. The boxart is available to view now, and if you look over in the Mig-25 thread, you might be lucky enough to see a pic of a part-built kit in the foreground. Roll on Christmas!

Revised boxart for the forthcoming Voodoo kit in 1:48 from Kitty Hawk. Note the addition of a badge in the bottom left showing that Detail & Scale provided a bunch of reference materials:

These latest renders from the folks at KH for our perusal

Use this link instead: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234939162-132nd-north-american-t-6-texansnj-harvard-by-kittyhawk-sprue-shots-released/page-2#entry1518368 They are not my images nor of my kit. Regards,

I couldn't resist cutting some parts off the sprues after my review it naturally extended to a bit of a look-see at the cockpit, and after accidentally breaking open the glue, I decided that I'd build this as a fairly quick sanity build as much out of the box as I can manage. The cockpit goes together nicely, as does the ejection seat, although some clamping was needed to get the head-box halves to mate, but that's probably down to my usual ham-fisted nature, and occasional forgetting to test-fit parts before adding glue I've just primed those two assemblies plus the cockpit coaming, and am auditioning some paints for the interior colour from my Lifecolor range. The FS36622 shade isn't in my collection, so I'll just wing it with a similar shade The instructions tell you to paint the gear bays white and the gear legs a light grey. The pictures I've seen so far seem to indicate the opposite, with grey bays & white gear legs. Which is correct? I'll post up some pics once I've got something painted. Black primer isn't very attractive or informative to the viewer, as it's both difficult to photograph, and hides the detail anyway

New photos of the 2nd run of test shot material. This is now ready for manufacture and should be with dealers in around a month. Personally, I can't wait to get our test shot in to pore over Mike.