A few more future releases.

[MIflyer]

At that point no drip pans involved, jet taxied out and they used shop brooms and squiggles to flush it in the drain.

Okay, rather different than having it in a hangar at an airshow. Could not have a mess for the show.

 

[Crimea_River]

And now new kits in 1/48 from Squadron:

For years the only 1/48 Hurricane was the old Monogram Mk II. Now I have not only a few of those but also the Airfix release, and now this from Hobbyboss.

Hasegawa made a 1/48 Hurricane II since 1999.

 

[Donivanp]

Hasegawa made a 1/48 Hurricane II since 1999.

I have a couple of the Hasegawa (Hobby 2000) Mk II

 

[MIflyer]

Hasegawa made a 1/48 Hurricane II since 1999.

Compared to the Monogram, 1999 was last month.
I guess that Hobbycraft made one too, and I assume it was a copy of the Monogram but do not know, but that was like only three hours ago, and Pegasus made one about 15 min ago.

 

[Donivanp]

Compared to the Monogram, 1999 was last month.
I guess that Hobbycraft made one too, and I assume it was a copy of the Monogram but do not know, but that was like only three hours ago, and Pegasus made one about 15 min ago.

You must phrase your answer in Neanderthal years.

 

[Capt. Vick]

Hey! I resemble that!

 

[Wurger]

the source: An-14 i Bayraktar TB-2 z wydawnictwa ORLIK – Modele z Kartonu

 

[MIflyer]

1/24 scale is a big enough kit to get the Russians excited, if you can get it in the air.

 

[CATCH 22]

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In addition to the above post here's some more from Nuremberg Toy & Hobby Fair 2023:

It's coming but when?

 

[Lucky13]

 

[MIflyer]

I have always thought that the Rudderow Class were more attractive DE's.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Nice vintage kit (1961) so what decals you have will need attention.

 

[SaparotRob]

I built that kit many times for my fleet as a kid.

 

[Wurger]

 

[MIflyer]

I think that Lindberg kit was one of the very first models I built by myself, and thus it has been a favorite. I think I have two unbuilt examples in my collection now. I was pleased to find out that the Rudderow Class was basically identical to the famous USS Samuel B. Roberts, lost at Leyte Gulf when it was the only DE from Taffy 3 to follow the two Fletcher Class DD's in attacking the IJN Yamato and the rest of the IJN fleet.

 

[Capt. Vick]

 

[Wurger]

 

[MIflyer]

The XB-51 was not really a pretty airplane but it probably was a better bomber than the B-57 that Martin got to build as a consolation prize. The rotary bomb bay of the XB-51 was adopted from the B-57.

On the other hand, the B-57A was adopted early as a recon aircraft and probably had superior altitude capability to the XB-51; the B-57F version certainly did.

 

[MIflyer]

Youtube video on new kits coming from the PRC.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMZ_rut4vRo

 

[Donivanp]

The XB-51 was not really a pretty airplane but it probably was a better bomber than the B-57 that Martin got to build as a consolation prize. The rotary bomb bay of the XB-51 was adopted from the B-57.

On the other hand, the B-57A was adopted early as a recon aircraft and probably had superior altitude capability to the XB-51; the B-57F version certainly did.

XB-51 became the Gilbert XF-120 in "Towards the Unknown " incredible movie for the early jets! Early James Garner, William Holden, Loyd Nolan. Edwards AFB early '50's XF-102 F-94 etc…