Homebee Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 (edited) In (June?) 2022 Special Hobby is to release a 1/72nd Aero Ab-11 - L-BUCD "Blue bird" on a long flight over Europe, Africa and Asia - kit - ref. SH72471 Source: https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SH72471 V.P. Edited January 12 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted February 2, 2022 Author Share Posted February 2, 2022 Source: https://www.specialhobby.net/2022/02/norimberk-online-den-1.html - ref. SH72471 - Aero 11 - L-BUCD Blue bird on a long flyight over Europe, Africa and Asia Quote We are preparing the Aero A-11/12 family in 1/72 scale. As the first model in this series, we would like to release Aero A-11 škpt Stanovského and mechanic Šimek in June on the anniversary of their long-distance flight. Perhaps you will enjoy the renders, so far the military version of the A-11 V.P. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted April 7, 2022 Author Share Posted April 7, 2022 (edited) Box art - ref. SH72471 - Aero 11 - L-BUCD Blue bird on a long flyight over Europe, Africa and Asia Ltd edition release expected in June 2022 Sources: https://www.specialhobby.net/2022/04/blue-bird-on-long-flyight-over-europe.html https://www.specialhobby.net/2022/05/drobnosti-k-pripravovanym-modelum.html https://www.specialhobby.net/2022/06/sh72471-aero-ab-11-prace-pokracuji.html Moulds in progress Source: https://www.facebook.com/specialhobby/posts/395768859222911 V.P. Edited June 3, 2022 by Homebee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted June 25, 2022 Author Share Posted June 25, 2022 Source: https://www.specialhobby.net/2022/06/sh72471-blue-bird-on-long-flight-over.html V.P. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted September 9, 2022 Author Share Posted September 9, 2022 Test sprues Source: https://www.specialhobby.net/2022/09/sh72471-aero-ab-11-modry-ptak-172.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Durbon Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Nice boxart. And a really nice example how a company waste money and time for a product, which nobody knows. Donˋt understand that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 This arrogant expression of ignorance explains why manufacturers dread to step outside Spitfires/Phantoms/Bf.109s. Guess what: some of us actually have heard of this aircraft. In particular, I would suggest, Czech modellers will be well aware of this widely used aircraft which set international records in its time. And guess what - Special Hobby is a Czech company. Japanese model companies have produced and continue to produce kits of little-known Japanese types. Ditto German, French, Italian, Russian and British companies. Why should the Czechs be any different? Look at it another way: here is modelling widening your knowledge and enlightening you on aspects of history that have otherwise escaped you. Not that difficult to understand, surely? 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Durbon Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 I agree with you in therms of the roots of sh. Nevertheless has a manufacturer to look at the possible costumer numbers. And in fact we dont need another Spit and 109. But there are so many beautiful birds out there without a descent reprasentation in 72nd scale. The chech Aero-45 for example, Beech Staggerwing and other beautiful birds from the 1930-40s. My opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
occa Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 If you compare the test build with the box cover it appears they completely missed the shape of the nose contours, it's much too rounded sidways and too sharp edged seen from the sides, above and from below. Oh well another blunder.that likely comes from crappy misinterpretation of drawings Edit: As @VMA131Marine just has proven below it is obviously the box cover which is wrong and the kit is correct which is much better than vice versa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted October 5, 2022 Author Share Posted October 5, 2022 Test build Source: https://www.specialhobby.net/2022/10/overujeme-fungovani-murphyho-zakonu.html V.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 On 9/12/2022 at 3:27 AM, Taylor Durbon said: Nice boxart. And a really nice example how a company waste money and time for a product, which nobody knows. Donˋt understand that. It’s a Czech aircraft produced by a Czech company; there’s nothing surprising or controversial about that. I would guess the aircraft is much better known in Czechia than elsewhere and Czech model companies have a long history of catering to indigenous subjects. Furthermore, no company puts out products to intentionally lose money. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 On 9/12/2022 at 9:05 AM, occa said: If you compare the test build with the box cover it appears they completely missed the shape of the nose contours, it's much too rounded sidways and too sharp edged seen from the sides, above and from below. Oh well another blunder.that likely comes from crappy misinterpretation of drawings Maybe the box cover is in error? It looks like SH captured the shape pretty well to me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty84 Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 On 9/12/2022 at 9:27 AM, Taylor Durbon said: how a company waste money and time Maybe a 'waste' for you but a delight for others. For me personally, a new Bf 109 may be a waste but there are enough people which are happy about such a release which I fully support. Thankfully the market is big enough for a lot of companies, catering for any of our preferences. So does it really matter if one of them is releasing a subject you are not interested in? I'm sure they know what they do. For my part, I'm happy about any manufacturer bringing diversity into the market, regardless if the subject is well known or not. Cheers Markus 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted October 23, 2022 Author Share Posted October 23, 2022 Released - ref. SH72471 - Aero 11 - L-BUCD Blue bird Sources: https://www.specialhobby.eu/vlastni-produkce-1/special-hobby/blue-bird-on-a-long-flyight-over-europe-africa-and-asia-aero-ab-11-l-bucd-1-72.html https://www.specialhobby.net/2022/10/modry-ptak-aero-ab-11-stabniho-kapitana.html V.P. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkoZG Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 (edited) On 9/12/2022 at 12:48 PM, Taylor Durbon said: I agree with you in therms of the roots of sh. Nevertheless has a manufacturer to look at the possible costumer numbers. And in fact we dont need another Spit and 109. But there are so many beautiful birds out there without a descent reprasentation in 72nd scale. The chech Aero-45 for example, Beech Staggerwing and other beautiful birds from the 1930-40s. My opinion. I am surprised by the courage you have to write about something you have so little knowledge of. Others have already explained the first part of your questions and let me conclude with the second. Both Aero 45 and Beech Staggerwing have already been released as injection kits, while Aero 11 hasn't. So once again, this is very welcomed release, and for the kits you mentioned, try Ebay. Edited October 23, 2022 by MarkoZG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piotr Mikolajski Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 10 minutes ago, MarkoZG said: I am surprised by the courage you have to write about something you have so little knowledge of. Indeed. Just a quick look at the history of this aircraft would be enough to see that several hundred were produced in various versions, which was quite an achievement in the inter-war period. On 10/5/2022 at 4:08 PM, VMA131Marine said: Furthermore, no company puts out products to intentionally lose money. Looking at the multitude of versions I expect many boxes from Special Hobby and certainly no one will lose money on this kit: A-11 - bomber and recon, 108 built; A-11N - A-11 equipped for night flights, 43 built; A-11HS - export version with different engine, Finland bought 8 aircraft; A-21 - night flying trainer derived from A-11N, 8 built; A-25 - lightweight unarmed training version with different engine and dual controls, 25 built; A-29 - float version derived from Ab-11, nine built with two different engines; Ab-11 - bomber version with different engine, 84 built; Ab-11N - four Ab-11 equipped for night flights; Ab-111 - different engine, 15 built; Aš-11 - trainers rebuilt from decommissioned A-11s. Production of the A-11 began in 1924, with aircraft in service until the occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1939, and a few made it to the Slovak Air Force. I feel that for so many years of service a few interesting markings can be found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 13 hours ago, Piotr Mikolajski said: Production of the A-11 began in 1924, with aircraft in service until the occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1939, and a few made it to the Slovak Air Force. If duration of production of the prototype were a good indicator of kit profitability then we would be overrun with kits of the Cessna 172. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickpeck Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 I got one coming. I have heard of the Aero A-11 but not the markings. I look forward to this as it will look good in the case with my 10 P-40's, 12 P-47D's and a hand full of others off the wall planes. I don't see any Bf-109's though 🤔. Maybe one of these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piotr Mikolajski Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 8 hours ago, VMA131Marine said: If duration of production of the prototype were a good indicator of kit profitability then we would be overrun with kits of the Cessna 172. Nope. The point is that the Cessna 172 is a civilian post-war aircraft. Such kits sell noticeably worse, the same goes for post-war aircraft. If we combine these two indicators, sales come out very poorly. And that is why post-war civil aircraft are so rarely produced and in fact close to 100% of them are produced as short-run or resin models. If you check new tool releases from mainstream manufacturers since 2000, you'll see how few of such kits were released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radar Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 I’ve just taken delivery of this kit. After having a good look at it in the box, it looks nice and crisply moulded with not a hint of flash. Also in the box are the parts for the military version gun rings and MG’s etc. I’ve perhaps jumped the gun a bit but with no idea of the military version release date, a bird in the hand is better than none. Thanks Special Hobby for a strong sturdy box that survived Evri’s efforts to crush it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKinksFan Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 On 11/03/2023 at 12:39, Radar said: I’ve just taken delivery of this kit. After having a good look at it in the box, it looks nice and crisply moulded with not a hint of flash. Also in the box are the parts for the military version gun rings and MG’s etc. I’ve perhaps jumped the gun a bit but with no idea of the military version release date, a bird in the hand is better than none. Thanks Special Hobby for a strong sturdy box that survived Evri’s efforts to crush it. Was the bigger frame in your kit straight? When the kit was first released the frame was too big for the box, and as a result the wing was bent, this was something that all reviews mention. Have they perhaps made bigger boxes, or removed the outer edge of the frame? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted November 14, 2023 Author Share Posted November 14, 2023 (edited) New boxing announced - ref. SH72464 - Aero A-11HS Sources: https://www.specialhobby.net/2023/12/sh72464-aero-11hs-boxart.html https://www.specialhobby.net/2023/11/kamuflaze-chystaneho-modelu-sh72464.html https://www.specialhobby.net/2023/11/nahled-arsiku-pro-finske-aero-a11hs.html Box art, schemes & decals V.P. Edited December 11, 2023 by Homebee 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkoZG Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 Until when was this plane used in Finland? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKinksFan Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 1 hour ago, MarkoZG said: Until when was this plane used in Finland? From 1927 to 1939. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkoZG Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 In 1939. still after 1st September or until then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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