A few more future releases.

[Airframes]

Far as I know, Airfix have a North American distributor, so it should be available from US suppliers now, or very soon.
Alternatively, Hannant's in the UK ship worldwide, although I don't know their shipping rates (check their website).
However, if sent by Royal Mail, expect delays, as they are planning a series of strikes between October and Christmas, totaling 19 days over that time period.
I'm sure some of our American forum members can advise you on good supply outlets in the 'States.

 

[PBPICS]

Far as I know, Airfix have a North American distributor, so it should be available from US suppliers now, or very soon.
Alternatively, Hannant's in the UK ship worldwide, although I don't know their shipping rates (check their website).
However, if sent by Royal Mail, expect delays, as they are planning a series of strikes between October and Christmas, totaling 19 days over that time period.
I'm sure some of our American forum members can advise you on good supply outlets in the 'States.

Thanks for the info. I've actually preordered it but the company I ordered it through didn't have any information about shipping date. Good luck with the postal strikes.

 

[Airframes]

Thanks. It'll probably be a bit of pain when ordering on-line !

 

[Donivanp]

NEWS — SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

LOCKHEED F-35 A LIGHTNING II

A Singular Concept!
The most technologically advanced modern fighter on the planet is finally available in our legendary 1/48 Aircraft Series. Thanks to extensive research, the A variant of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II comes to modelers workbenches. The F-35 - variant A for the Air Force, B for the Marines and C for the Navy –developed under the Joint Strike Fighter Program (JSF) and is-seen as one of the fifth-generation fighters. These aircraft possess highly advanced stealth characteristics and network connectivity, plus superior situational awareness provided by numerous integrated sensors. The F-35 Lightning II was-first-delivered in 2015, and deployment of over 3,000 F-35s is-planned around the world. Inheriting the Lightning appellation from the famed P-38, the F-35 will lead worldwide air arms for years to come.

• 1/48 scale plastic model assembly kit. Wingspan: 222mm, fuselage length: 326mm.
• Realistically depicted Radar absorbent material (RAM) sections.
• This kit can be-assembled with one choice of the three ordnance patterns – stealth mode, air-to-air mode, and beast mode. Ordnance parts can be-attached under wing.
• Features realistic renderings of the following sections:
• Weapons bay inside details including depictions of wiring
• Engine nozzle, cockpit, and landing gear bays
• Martin-Baker US16E ejection seat (multiple-piece design)
• Ladder which extends from nose left side
• Nose undersurface side details
• Y- shaped air intakes
• Engine nozzle (5-piece design)
• RCS (radar cross section) enhancers affixed to top and bottom sections (two for each, four in total) during basic training exercises
• Boxes stored in nose landing gear bay
• Choose from open or closed weapons bay covers and canopy (the latter is interchangeable), up or down flaps, and extended or retracted boarding ladder.
• Includes a realistically recreated seated pilot figure with Helmet-Mounted Display (HMD) and various kinds of ordnance: AIM-9X Sidewinder x2, AIM-120C AMRAAM x2, GBU-12 Paveway II x4, and GBU-31 JDAM x2.
• Transparent parts capture sensor windows.
• Comes with nine marking options - U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Norwegian Air Force, Royal Danish Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force, Israeli Air Force, Italian Air Force, Republic of Korea Air Force, and Royal Netherlands Air Force. (Also, drag chute fairing component is-included only for the Royal Norwegian Air Force.)
• Includes canopy masking stickers and a full-color painting guide.

AVAIALBLE: HOLIDAYS 2022!
MSRP: $98.00

 

[MIflyer]

Tamiya is coming out with a new 1/48 F-35. It should cost no more than a used Toyota.

Looks great, but I plan to wait for the Aurora version, no doubt soon to be available at Dodds, Roses, or K- Mart for 99 cents.
In the meantime I'll be content with my new Aurora Northrop N-102.

 

[PBPICS]

NEWS — SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

LOCKHEED F-35 A LIGHTNING II

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A Singular Concept!
The most technologically advanced modern fighter on the planet is finally available in our legendary 1/48 Aircraft Series. Thanks to extensive research, the A variant of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II comes to modelers workbenches. The F-35 - variant A for the Air Force, B for the Marines and C for the Navy –developed under the Joint Strike Fighter Program (JSF) and is-seen as one of the fifth-generation fighters. These aircraft possess highly advanced stealth characteristics and network connectivity, plus superior situational awareness provided by numerous integrated sensors. The F-35 Lightning II was-first-delivered in 2015, and deployment of over 3,000 F-35s is-planned around the world. Inheriting the Lightning appellation from the famed P-38, the F-35 will lead worldwide air arms for years to come.

• 1/48 scale plastic model assembly kit. Wingspan: 222mm, fuselage length: 326mm.
• Realistically depicted Radar absorbent material (RAM) sections.
• This kit can be-assembled with one choice of the three ordnance patterns – stealth mode, air-to-air mode, and beast mode. Ordnance parts can be-attached under wing.
• Features realistic renderings of the following sections:
• Weapons bay inside details including depictions of wiring
• Engine nozzle, cockpit, and landing gear bays
• Martin-Baker US16E ejection seat (multiple-piece design)
• Ladder which extends from nose left side
• Nose undersurface side details
• Y- shaped air intakes
• Engine nozzle (5-piece design)
• RCS (radar cross section) enhancers affixed to top and bottom sections (two for each, four in total) during basic training exercises
• Boxes stored in nose landing gear bay
• Choose from open or closed weapons bay covers and canopy (the latter is interchangeable), up or down flaps, and extended or retracted boarding ladder.
• Includes a realistically recreated seated pilot figure with Helmet-Mounted Display (HMD) and various kinds of ordnance: AIM-9X Sidewinder x2, AIM-120C AMRAAM x2, GBU-12 Paveway II x4, and GBU-31 JDAM x2.
• Transparent parts capture sensor windows.
• Comes with nine marking options - U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Norwegian Air Force, Royal Danish Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force, Israeli Air Force, Italian Air Force, Republic of Korea Air Force, and Royal Netherlands Air Force. (Also, drag chute fairing component is-included only for the Royal Norwegian Air Force.)
• Includes canopy masking stickers and a full-color painting guide.

AVAIALBLE: HOLIDAYS 2022!
MSRP: $98.00

Chief Master Sargent, I'm feeling your pain. But, I'm going to have to at least consider asking my kids to shell out for the holidays! A two piece ejection seat? I'm ready to pull the cord.

 

[Donivanp]

Chief Master Sargent, I'm feeling your pain. But, I'm going to have to at least consider asking my kids to shell out for the holidays! A two piece ejection seat? I'm ready to pull the cord.

Squadron has pre order at $78

 

[PBPICS]

Squadron has pre order at $78

Thanks for the info. I've got an Airfix Spitfire MkIX 1:24 on preorder and I've been like the little kid who looks for that letter from Grandma every day. So far…my mailbox is empty. . My wish list is getting larger, F14 (the interest in that aircraft is a long story), F18, Hurricane, and the list goes on…

 

[SaparotRob]

Thanks for the info. I've got an Airfix Spitfire MkIX 1:24 on preorder and I've been like the little kid who looks for that letter from Grandma every day. So far…my mailbox is empty. . My wish list is getting larger, F14 (the interest in that aircraft is a long story), F18, Hurricane, and the list goes on…

We like long stories about airplanes.

 

[PBPICS]

We like long stories about airplanes.

Beware of what you wish! Lol Here it goes…
Early'80s, I was a tv news cameraman (40 years of dodging bricks & bullets NYC was like that) my assignment was a series about "the most dangerous jobs." Test pilot for Grumman Aerospace was the first in the series. I was working with one of our top Anchormen, that alone was worth the price of admission. We drive to Bethpage, Long Island, Grumman HQ. We're then ferried by small plane to their test field close to the end of LI. We'd been told by PR people that we'd have two rides in the F14, one for my Anchor, one for me with a camera. When we arrived, the PR Guy informed us that unbeknownst to him, the Navy had taken possession of the plane and they denied us the rides. The consolation prize was my partner/tape deck op and I would be allowed to record a couple of "touch and goes" from the end of the runway. Not the ride I was hoping for but it was an opportunity that was rarely available…an F14, with afterburners blazing barreling down the runway towards me and taking off right over our heads. My partner and I set up for the takeoff, the pilot revs the engines, I push the record button on the camera, the red tally light in the viewfinder is lit…ostensibly showing me that the deck is rolling…and shortly thereafter…whoosh! The F14 is rolling towards us…I have an amazingly perfect shot …. then the plane is airborne right over our heads! Confident that I've earned my pay for the week, or so I thought. Triumphant, I turned to my partner and asked…"so we got that?" His reply…"oh! Did you want that?" If looks could kill…he would have been incinerated. Fortunately the pilot turned around and did another pass and this time we got the shot. I, unfortunately, learned about a year later that the same pilot died while testing a different aircraft. At that moment the screwup of my partner didn't seem so important.

 

[SaparotRob]

"Ready when you are, C.B.!"

 

[N4521U]

Squadron has pre order at $78

But it's Not a "B"....................................
and VMF-211 is Marine!

 

[Donivanp]

But it's Not a "B"....................................
and VMF-211 is Marine!

But it would be easier for you to convert than your just building what you have, hum come to think of it you could build one from scratch (real one) easier

 

[Donivanp]

You could wait for Lindberg to release one.

With or without engine sound a battle damage?

 

[N4521U]

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Lotsa room on the interior walls for scratch details that wouldn't be too difficult.
I kinda like it, but I already have one!

 

[Lucky13]

 

[MIflyer]

Who would have thought we'd ever have seen any of these, and in 1/48, of all things?

From Sqaudron Shop.

 

[SaparotRob]

I always liked the AT-9. It wants to be a Beaufighter when it grows up. Was that the trainer that was too dangerous for the civilian market?

 

[Donivanp]

Who would have thought we'd ever have seen any of these, and in 1/48, of all things?

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I have the P-43, nice

 

[Wurger]

Ummm .. the Vengeance ...