Tamiya Announces 1/100 scale Embraer 175 !!!

Posted on May 23, 2016 by russ@AHS

A “First” for Tamiya – their first Tamiya Emb175 Fuji Dream RedAirliner!  For many years, I have examined Tamiya’s outstanding military aircraft models, lamenting that it would be so great if they would release an airliner model of similar quality, accuracy and detail.  Well, it’s here.

Tamiya announced kit TAM92197 at a recent hobby show in Japan, showing two completed models in the supplied “Fuji Dream Airlines” markings.

At the Tamiya Emb175 Fuji Dream Yellowtime of writing, the number of parts is not available.  Tamiya does say the kit will be moulded in white plastic, with clear cockpit and cabin windows.  A large decal will be included that allows the modeller to build any one of the first 10 E.175’s in the very colourful Fuji Dream Tamiya Emb175markings.
The Japanese web sites are suggesting a July 2016 release.  The Tamiya US web site says the Suggested Retail price will be $42, but gives no expected availability date.

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Revell Germany 1/72 scale DHC-6 Twin Otter Arrives

Posted on May 18, 2016 by russ@AHS

The latest 1/72 scale release of the RV3954-DHC6-Box-WRevell Germany DHC-6 Twin Otter arrived at AHS today.  It is kit RV3954, and comes with markings for the Swiss Federal Office of Topography (SwissTopo).

The kit has been absent from the Revell Germany catalog for some years, and has been missed.RV3954-DHC6-Decal-W

The kit started life as a Matchbox kit, and came to the Revell Germany kit portfolio in 1991 when Revell purchased the moulds.  For 10 years, Revell was licensed to continue using the Matchbox name, and released the kit as such.  From 2001 onwards, the kits were released under Revell Germany’s own name and packaging.

In the late 1990’s, Revell Germany sold a run of the kit to ModelCraft Canada, who released the kit in their own packaging, with markings for NorOntair.   A run of kits with Kenn Borek Air markings was planned, I’m not sure if they were ever released.

As with previous releases, the kit includes wheel, ski and float options, the short (series 100 or 200) or long (series 300) nose, clear cabin and cockpit windows, and a reasonably detailed cockpit.

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Zvezda Announces the 1/144 Scale Boeing 787-9

Posted on April 29, 2016 by russ@AHS

Zvezda continues to delight us ZVE-7021-B787-9-Wwith the announcement that they will shortly add the Boeing 787-9 to their already impressive portfolio of airliner kits.  Kit number is ZVE-7021.

Judging by the box art, it will come with a decal for the prototype aircraft in Boeing’s modified ‘Dreamliner’ scheme.  The latest info we have (Nov  10th 2016) is that this kit will be available late November 2016. Don’t hold your breath, however, as it was supposed to have been available in July, and has been postponed every month since.

Good news is that after market decals are already available for the longer series 9, including Virgin Atlantic by TwoSix (STS44-223), and no doubt more will be released in the very near future.

May 18th 2016:  TwoSix has released more decals for this kit including LATAM (TS44-812), Air Canada (TS44-815), and Saudia (TS44-818).

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Welsh Models Arrivals

Posted on February 12, 2016 by russ@AHS

Some of the latest Welsh Models releases will be through the door early next week.  Along with a select few restocks, we have the following newer releases:

  • WSL-301R De Havilland Canada DHC-8-Q400, WestJet Canada
  • WSL-309R De Havilland Canada DHC-8-100, Air Canada Jazz (red cs)
  • WSL-335R De Havilland Canada DHC-8-311, Air Canada Jazz (red cs)
  • WSL-316R Bombardier CRJ-700, Lufthansa Regional
  • WSL-317R Bombardier CRJ-900, Northwest Jet Airlink
  • WSL-323R Convair 5800, Air Freight NZ
  • WSL-336R Douglas DC-3 Amphibian, Folsom Air Services
  • WCV-15 Bristol 175 Britannia 100 Conversion
  • WCV-27 Douglas DC-3 Amphibian Conversion

All the new items have been added to our online store, you can click on the product codes above to quickly access them.

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Zvezda 1/144 Scale Boeing 777-300ER Has Arrived

Posted on February 11, 2016 by russ@AHS

Zvezda annZVE7012-Wounced, and has come through with what looks like an excellent kit of the Boeing 777-300ER.  It features the raked wingtips and huge GE90 engines that externally distinguish a 300ER from the earlier 300.  The kit features clear cockpit and cabin windows, excellent fine scribing for the panel lines.   The decal provided looks like a pretty decent interpretation of the markings carried by the prototype.

It is a BIG kit… if you look at the box image carefully, you can see where I had to scan it in three 11″ x 8″ panels!  It measures 24″ x 12″ x 2 3/4″ deep, as such it is too big to mail by First Class to international customers, and must, as for all U.S. customers as well,  ship by Priority Post.

It is kit ZVE-7012, and available for shipping!

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Roden Announces the Imminent Release of their 1/144 Scale Vickers/BAC Super VC-10 !

Posted on January 21, 2016 by russ@AHS

ROD-313-Super-VC-10-BOAC-WYou may wonder why my logo features a profile of a Super VC-10… and those of you who have met me either when I lived in Toronto, or here in Arizona may have noticed the personalized license plate – G-ASGH – on my car.  Reason for both is that Golf Hotel was the BOAC Super on flight BA567, London Heathrow to Montreal the day I emigrated to Canada from the U.K.  My father photographed it as we taxied to our stand at Dorval that afternoon…. if you look really really carefully you just might see my face plastered to one of the forward left side cabin windows…  must find that slide….

So, it is with a great deal of excitement that IROD329-EAAC-SVC10-W read of Roden’s imminent release of a 1/144 scale kit of the aircraft.  Two releases are planned – ROD313 as BOAC ‘Speedbird’, and ROD329 as an East African Airways ‘combi’.   No doubt it will be released in British Airways markings and as an RAF tanker guise in the not too distant future.

There is no firm date as yet for their arrival in the U.S., but photographs of the sprues and decals have been circulating.  I just might have to build one or two….

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Hasegawa Airbus A.320 with ‘sharklet’ wingtips

Posted on January 21, 2016 by russ@AHS

Hasgegawa has releHAS10743-vanilla-A320-Wased kit their Airbus A.320 kit with the new ‘sharklet’ wingtips, as kit HAS-10743.  The kit comes with markings for the Japanese airline Vanilla Air.

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TwoSix Releases Twenty-Four Air India Express Boeing 737-800 Decals

Posted on October 30, 2015 by russ@AHS

TwoSix has releasedTS44-787_AXR-W twenty-four Air India Express Boeing 737-800 decals.  They are:

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Western Pacific Airlines 1997 Wall Calendar

Posted on October 28, 2015 by russ@AHS

I recently obtained a Western PacificWP-1997-Calendar-Front-WWP-1997-Calendar-Back-W Airlines 1997 Wall Calendar, featuring 12 of their famous ‘logo jet’ Boeing 737-300 aircraft.

Featured are  The Simpsons, Thrifty Rent-a-Car, Stardust, Broadmoor, Security Service Federal Credit Union, Sam’s Town, Colorado Springs, Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, Colorado tech, ProRodeo Hall of Fame, Crested Butte, and Purgatory Resort.  Most are ‘in flight’ photos, and some may be “retouched” images.

The calendar measures just over 10 1/2″ by 7 1/4″, and is sealed in clear plastic.

You can find it as WP-1997 in the online store.  Click on the item number or either image.

And as a reminder, decals for most of these aircraft were produced by Daco Skyline, and can be found in our estore.  Search SK1403 or SK2003 to find them!

 

 

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Airfix Re-Releases the Dh.106 Comet 4B

Posted on October 22, 2015 by russ@AHS

AAFX04176-Dh-Cpmet-4B-BEA-Boirfix has re-released their 1/144 scale Dh.106 Comet 4B as AFX-04176.   This release comes with BEA Airtours ‘speedjack’ markings (easily modified to straight BEA markings) along with Olympic Airways.

Airfix has taken the opportunity to make some improvements to the kit.  Gone are the cutouts for the cabin windows, they are now supplied on the decal sheet.   A clear windshield is provided.  Airfix also still includes a nice set of Airstairs with this kit.  I’m not certain, but there are now only two cabin doors to install (were there 4 previously?), and no lower baggage doors.  Has Airfix removed these as welAFX04176-Dh-Cpmet-4B-BEA-D-l?  I will have to dig one of my older Comet kits out of storage to compare.  One vestige of the earlier kits is the little punch for piercing the decal over the cabin windows is still provided.

Since Humbrol bought the company a few years ago, Airfix has done a very good job of re-releasing the kits with significantly improved decals, and in a few cases, improvements to the kits.  Hats off to Airfix!  Can we perhaps hope that a new airliner kit will appear sometime soon?

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