Kampfgruppe144 BBS

Thought we could have a topic to discuss the single plane Eduard re-release from their own and Platz ranges.

Obviously they are not as good value as the multipart boxings bit at least keep these sprues out there to use with their own or the myriad of aftermarket decals...

Although we are still waiting for Revell to announce its 2021 line,
i have a few leaked releases to share in 1/144 scale.

-Boeing 767-300ER
-Boeing 747-8F Face mask (with exclusive Revell facemask)
-Airbus A320neo British Airways
-Type VIIC U-97 Das Boot, 40th anniversary...

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Two new 1/144 Shermans :

More Shermans, someone could say: keep in mind that most 1/144 Shermans available (and correctly sized) are M4a3 (WWII usage: US plus a few Free French ones), M4a4 (Commonwealth and Polish) and late M4a1 (different hull front and hatches,: it's the old...

To go with the recently announced RAF Razorback Thunderbolt boxing.

I note that the description says that the decals are printed by Cartograf - previous recent Platz releases have not had Cartograf decals and the quality has been markedly poorer.

I'm in for one of these...

But curb your excitement - it is the DC-3 in fictitious Coke colours and to my mind looks pretty 'orrible.

I suppose it could be code-3'd but it is an expensive way of going about it.

Airfix is announcing its new releases for this year.

in 1/144, Airfix is rereleasing the Hawker Siddeley 121 Trident and the Concorde and, the Handley Page HP.42 Heracles :o

the latter is a definate must have 8-)

Academy has announced a few new releases,

nothing interesting kitwise, but in 1/144 we have a new tool Boeing B-52H stratofortress 8-)

On Hobby Search website

Found on their blog:

There will certainly be new World War Toons items coming out in January and new 1/144 bits in February; there are lots of new patterns awaiting caster’s time, and we are still producing more…

Fingers crossed for a two-seat conversion for the Heller's 1/144...

As if 2020 hasn't sucked enough, Eduard's warehouse in Most (CZ) was almost destroyed by fire earlier today. The fire broke out in the unpacked kits storage (fresh molds before packing to boxes) which was destroyed. The extent of damage to the packing and shipping storage...

1/144 Weapon Series 1 - Japan (3D Printed Resin Kit) - Beaver Corp/Foxone

An interesting collection of late planning fighters and armour. It not clear if this will continue as a Japanese weapons series or expand to include other nationalities?

On the basis of this format, one...

On facebook there's a Redtail B-36B coming, I have all 4 B-36 HC Kits looks like I'll add a few more, so far I've passed on the C-5 because of the $$ but I'll go for any new B-36 kits hope they do a good job,,

Found on hobbysearch1999

The next batch of planned U-STAR models is planned, more German panzers - going to be another marmite release :D

in the sequence of the attached image:
UA60012 - King Tiger Porsche Turret
UA60011 - King Tiger Henschel Turret
UA60014 - King Tiger late war
UA60013 - Jagd...

How many photos have we seen with pilots and their pets or the mascot of a squadron or a military unit ?

Polar lights will allow us VERY BEAUTIFUL dioramas.... :lol: :lol:

What better than a Godzilla to decorate a scene of planes or armored vehicles ....? :lol: :lol: :lol:...

A good haul confirming the previously mentioned utterly obscure Luftwaffe prototype Me-309 (injection) and Ta-Go Japanese suicide plane (resin)

The awaited etch for the Dauntless (still no posable canopy though)

Plus new resin British carrier deck vehicles, a Tugmaster and a...

My favorite USAF Century fighter that did not go into production.
Great subject for whiffers using F-102 and F-106 decals.

Some reference material:
1.Airpower January 2004 Vol 34 No. 1 XF-103! Was it ten years too soon?

2.The very comprehensive article in AIR Enthusiast Seven...

Don't know if this has already been posted, but, per a posting in 1/144 scaleWORLD <3 on FB, Armory's coming out with five boxings of the Yak-1b, per:
Dear Friends,
Interesting update about our 1/144 Yakovlev Yak-1b project: during preparing decal set for the kit, we slightly...

1/144 Kokusai TA-GO Kamikaze - Brengun

1945. The Ta-Gō was a single seated kamikaze plane made mostly out of plywood, fabric, and wood lathes. The landing gear was fixed. It featured a Hitachi Ha-13 Ko 9-cylinder radial engine that produced 450hp. The only armament it could...

New sheets from Coastal Models. On sale now with a discount for members of IPMS 144SiG.

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Zvezda has announced on facebook that they will be revealing some new kits to be released next year.
knowing Zvezda, we are bound to see some more 1/144 civil airliners or military transport aircraft.

will keep you updated....