Special Hobby EN

 We are preparing a set of machine guns for the upper and lower gun positions of the 1/48 Baltimore kit. The P48057 set will also include a small sheet of photo-etched parts.

 Standa Hájek has drawn some box art for us, which we plan to use for the new, upcoming Sack AS-6 model kits in 1/48 and 1/72 scales.

 We’ve prepared the Fairey Albacore, the FAA’s last combat biplane, as our August release. The Albacore, the successor to the Swordfish—known as the “String Bag”—was nicknamed the “Gentlemen’s String Bag” due to its flight characteristics and its enclosed, comfortable cockpit. You can view details of the new SH72152 kit in the photos.

   The SH48210 Heinkel He 177 kit certainly doesn’t have ugly landing gear legs. But they’re made of plastic, so the level of detail reflects that. If you’re looking for something more detailed, there’s a new release from August: the P48053 set, featuring detailed 3D-printed landing gear legs for the He 177. The set also includes landing gear covers.    During August, we also restocked some older, previously unavailable kits. The following 1/72 scale kits have returned to our lineup : SH72321 Heinkel He 178 V-1 “First World Jet,” SH72493 P-40F/L Warhawk “Desert Hawks with Merlin,” SA72020 Sd.Kfz 131 Marder II (7.5 cm PaK 40/2), and the 1/48 scale SH48225 AF-2 Guardian ‘Fire Bomber’ kit.    You can order both the legs and the model kits.

 One of the new releases for August is the SH72540 SAAB SK-37E Stör-Viggen ‘Electronic Warfare Aggressor’ 1/72. The kit includes plastic sprues and a 3D-printed electronic warfare operator’s console.