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COMAC ARJ21 Flight Testing in Windsor Ontario

Posted on April 4, 2014 by russ@AHS

The Chinese Commercial Aircraft Company (COMAC) has sent one of their ARJ21 (Advanced Regional Jet for the 21st Century) Xiangfeng (‘Soaring Phoenix’) to Windsor Ontario for flight testing.  Apparently it will spend 2 months chasing clouds to test its ability to fly … Continue reading →

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Kit and Decal Trade-Ins

Posted on March 26, 2014 by russ@AHS

From time to time, I am offered kits and decals in trade against new product.  Just such a shipment arrived on Monday, containing some interesting kits and decals. Already listed in th eestore are two each RV4220 A.330-300 (GE engines) … Continue reading →

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Email Problems

Posted on March 5, 2014 by russ@AHS

For about the last three weeks, we have been the victim of an email bombardment campaign, that has resulted in thousands of unwanted emails filling our inbox every day, and requiring significant time and effort to rectify. The result has … Continue reading →

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Hasegawa’s Boeing 777-300ER is here!

Posted on March 1, 2014 by russ@AHS

Hasegawa’s previously announced Boeing 777-300ER kit, is here!  HAS-10718 with All Nippon Airways markings arrived yesterday (Feb 28th 2014), and pre-orders shipped out today. A quick inspection of the kit shows that Hasegawa has modified the upper halves of the wings, … Continue reading →

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Zvezda’s 2014 Announcements

Posted on February 26, 2014 by russ@AHS

Zvezda has published their 2014 catalog, which includes announcements for their new kits.  1/144 scale airliners include the following, though with no firm indication of exactly when in 2014 these new kits will actually be released. ZVE7003 again announces an … Continue reading →

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Early build 787’s for sale!

Posted on February 25, 2014 by russ@AHS

It seems Boeing is having a sale on some of the early build 787-800 jetliners, so if you want to pick one up at (pardon the humour) fire sale prices, here’s your chance! Click this text to link to the … Continue reading →

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Hasegawa Boeing 777-300ER is coming!

Posted on February 1, 2014 by russ@AHS

Hasegawa has announced two releases of their Boeing 777-300ER kit, both of which should be available shortly.  The kit features the extended and raked winglets, and GE90 engines. First announced, and should be here first, the kit HAS-10718 with All … Continue reading →

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Latest DVD Arrivals from airlinehobby.com

Posted on January 30, 2014 by russ@AHS

I received my latest shipment of DVDs from airlinehobby.com earlier this week. AHC-057 features 94 minutes of Canadair CT-33 Silver Star footage.  Developed from the Lockheed T-33, and built by Canadair in Montreal, the CT-33 served with the RCAF and … Continue reading →

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New Web Store System

Posted on January 27, 2014 by russ@AHS

Today I have taken the first step towards making the new web site permanent.  The old site is no longer accessible, and has been shut down. Unfortunately I was not able to copy across the order history, there was simply … Continue reading →

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What I do for fun!

Posted on January 22, 2014 by russ@AHS

With apologies if I don’t quickly reply to emails, but I am very busy this week working to build a new home for the Coyotes Curling Club (see www.coyotescurling.com).   I am working to complete orders each night. The illustration is … Continue reading →

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