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New Product Announcements, August 8th 2023

Posted on August 9, 2023 by russ@AHS

26Decal has reprinted their some of their “Details” screen printed decals, and as a consequence released the following new sets. TS44-1211 Belair Boeing 757-200 TS44-1​212 Gulf Air Cargo Boeing 757-200F TS44-​1215 Air Zimbabwe Boeing 7070-320B / -320C X14​415 Air Afrique Douglas DC-8-33 DRAW Decal … Continue reading →

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“Concorde” by Mike Bannister

Posted on July 23, 2023 by russ@AHS

Earlier today, I finished reading Mike Bannister’s recently published book “Concorde”. The book reads as a biography. First of Mr. Bannister’s career with British Airways, describing his experiences as Concorde co-pilot, Captain, Training Captain, Chief Pilot, and more. It describes … Continue reading →

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New Product Announcements, July 19th 2023

Posted on July 19, 2023 by russ@AHS

First out of the gate this week is a release from 8ADecs. They’ve added a decal for the new Emirates A.380 scheme to complement their recent release for the Boeing 777-300ER. 8A144-825 Emirates Airlines (2023 cs) Airbus A.380-800 26Decal has released … Continue reading →

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Eastern Express Boeing 747SP Kit

Posted on July 6, 2023 by russ@AHS

Our latest kit offering features the 1/144 scale Eastern Express Boeing 747SP packaged with a 26 Decal. These kits have been produced by X-Scale Models in the Ukraine. They are available with your choice of decal by 26 Decal. The … Continue reading →

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United Airlines ‘Rising Blue’ Boeing 757-200

Posted on June 29, 2023 by russ@AHS

I am pleased to announce a new release in the AHS/JHeilig decal program. Now available is the final pre-merger United Airlines ‘Rising Blue’ decal for the Boeing 757-200, in 1/144 scale. As with previous releases in this series, it has … Continue reading →

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Gold Foil Decals for the BOAC Jet Fleet

Posted on June 27, 2023 by russ@AHS

Well, after many years of wanting to properly model the BOAC Super VC-10 that carried my family and I to Canada in 1969, I can finally do it. 26Decals has, for many years, produced excellent decals for the BOAC fleet. … Continue reading →

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New Product Announcements, June 27th 2023

Posted on June 26, 2023 by russ@AHS

First out of the gate this week, are new decals from 26Decal. TS44-1​207 British Air Ferries (Farnborough 1982) Bae 146-100 26Decal has also released more decals for the X-Scale DC-8-30 kit. 8ADecs added the following new decals. 8A1​44-824 8A20​0-824 Alaska Airlines ‘Salmon-Three-Salmon’ Boeing … Continue reading →

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New Product Announcements, June 18th 2023

Posted on June 19, 2023 by russ@AHS

DRAW Decal has released two more sheets for the Boeing 717, depicting the early and later AirTran schemes. The 1/144 scale decals are designed to fit the Eastern Express kit. WHen AirTran was bought out by Southwest, there was great … Continue reading →

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New Product Announcements, June 10th 2023

Posted on June 10, 2023 by russ@AHS

Zvezda has released a new kit in 1/144 scale for the Yakovlev YAK-40 (Nato name ‘Codling’). This was a small 3-engined jet transport produced in the 70’s and 80’s bringing jet service to shorter routes and smaller markets in Russia … Continue reading →

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New Product Announcements, May 25th 2023

Posted on June 3, 2023 by russ@AHS

*** With Apologies, this announcement should have been published a week ago. My bad…. *** Atlantis Models continues to release antique kits under their brand. The latest: A-H​1551 Allison 501-D13 Prop Jet Engine, 1/10 Scale 26Decals continue to add more decals … Continue reading →

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