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Welsh Models (finally) Arrived July 3rd !

Posted on June 12, 2018 by russ@AHS

My latest Welsh Models order, which includes both some  restocks and newer releases, finally arrived July 3rd 2018.  They were delayed by a postal error, and have now made the trip between South Wales and Chandler AZ three times …  … Continue reading →

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New TwoSix and Vintage Flyer Releases, June 10th 2018

Posted on June 10, 2018 by russ@AHS

Well, no sooner do I publish a post with new releases for June 9th, than on June 10th TwoSix and Vintage Flyer both released new decals. TwoSix was first, releasing a laser printed decal in 1/144 scale. TS44-894  Philippine Airlines … Continue reading →

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New Product Announcements, week ending June 9th 2018

Posted on June 9, 2018 by russ@AHS

8ADecs released three new decals in 1/144 and 1/100 this week.  Two airliner schemes, and one additional “Photoreal” window set for teh 747-8I. 8A144-457  Air Austral Boeing 777-300ER 8A144-458  8A100-458  Delta Connection Embraer 175 8A144-PRS-018  Photoreal Windows, Boeing 747-8I The … Continue reading →

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New Product Announcements, week ending June 2nd 2018

Posted on June 4, 2018 by russ@AHS

It seems the French airline Frenchblue attracted the attention of another “blue” airline, who objected to their name as being “too similar” to theirs.  Sacre Bleu !  Really “Jet” ?  So, Frenchblue changed their name to Frenchbee.  Sacre bee !!  … Continue reading →

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New Product Announcements, week ending May 26th 2018

Posted on May 27, 2018 by russ@AHS

DRAW Decal released one new airliner set this week: DW44-MD11-013  DW20-MD11-013  Lufthansa Cargo (2018 cs) McDD MD-11F I discovered a 2017 release by DRAW that I missed earlier: DW44-DC9-002E  DW20-DC9-002E Boeing 717-200 Windows, Doors & Details DRAW also released another … Continue reading →

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New Product Announcements, week ending May 19th 2018

Posted on May 19, 2018 by russ@AHS

TwoSix has released a new 1/144 scale decal: TS44-893 Fly Egypt Boeing 737-800 LPS Decal has released four new decals: LPS144-031 Varig (delivery cs) Boeing 707-420 LPS144-032 Panair do Brasil Douglas DC-7C LPS144-033 Condor / VASP / Cruzeiro Boeing 727-100 … Continue reading →

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Revell Germany 1/72 Scale Concorde Kit

Posted on May 12, 2018 by russ@AHS

A recent kit release that my distributor failed to mention, and I missed, is the release of the Airfix 1/72 scale Concorde model under the Revell Germany brand, as kit RV4997.  While this kit has its challenges to build, especially … Continue reading →

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New Product Announcements, week ending May 5th 2018

Posted on May 5, 2018 by russ@AHS

May already?  “Tempus Fugit….” First up, Vintage Flyer released three new sets for the Boeing 727-100, in 1/144 and 1/72 scales: VFD144-252  VFD72-252  United Airlines Boeing 727-22 VFD144-253 VFD72-253  Piedmont Airlines Boeing 727-100 VFD144-254 VFD72-254  Pacific Airlines Boeing 727-100   … Continue reading →

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New Product Announcements, week ending April 28th 2018

Posted on April 29, 2018 by russ@AHS

DRAW Decals released two new decals this week.  One a “Flights of Fancy” Pan Am Airbus A.350-900, the second a Boeing 737-MAX8 sheet for WestJet Canada, both in 1/144 and 1/200 scales. DW44-A350-009  DW20-A350-009 Pan Am Airbus A.350-900 DW44-737-062X  DW20-737-062X … Continue reading →

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New Product Announcements, week ending April 21st 2018

Posted on April 23, 2018 by russ@AHS

A very thin week, with no airliner decal announcements from the four major decal makers.  However we can still find some news…. An interesting release from Zvezda that should be here soon is the 1/144 scale Tupolev 204-100 as kit … Continue reading →

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