Coming Soon: X-Scale 1/144 Lockheed 188 Electra

Posted on August 16, 2024 by russ@AHS

We are pleased to announce that X-Scale has released their 1/144 scale Lockheed 188 Electra kit.

Our first shipment is en route from The Ukraine, and is expected here approximately September 15th. This first batch will include some kits with X-Scale’s American Airlines decal, the rest will be packaged with after market decals by Vintage Flyer Decal.

There will be a week or two delay making these decals available as VFD needs time to adjust their artwork to properly fit the X-Scale kit, and to print. Schemes will be announced at a later date, but can be expected to include all current VFD Electra sets, and hopefully with a few new ones. We hope these will be available early October. So… as we know you are anxious to see this long awaited new kit, we will ship the kits that are to contain VFD decals without them, and will then send the decals as soon as they are available.

To wet your appetite…. here are the sprue shots of the new kit. You will notice there are a few ‘extra’ parts that would apply to a P3 Orion…. stay tuned for more news on that front.

The images are not to scale or proportional.

Fuselage:

Wings:

Fin & Stabs, Cockpit:

Engines:

Landing Gear & Antennae (spot the P3 Orion parts!):

Wheels & Prop Blades – yes, both square and round tipped !

Prop Hubs & Spinners:

Clear Cockpit Transparency

AHS will be stocking a few kits with the XScale American Airlines decal:

AHK4-L188 with XSc​ale Decal

We will also be offering the kit with your choice of Vintage Flyer Electra decal. As their artwork needs to be adjusted to fit the kit, there will be a short delay before these will be available.

AHK4-L188 wit​h VFD Decal 

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New Product Announcements, July 24th 2024

Posted on July 24, 2024 by russ@AHS

The latest Druz144 resin engine sets are here. The PW1100G ‘Geared Turbofan’ engine has gained a certain amount of notoriety with the problems occuring with the in-service Airbus A.220 and A320 family aircraft. Separate sets are available designed to fit the Revell or Zvezda A.320NEO and A.321NEO kits.

26 Decal has added another 1/72 scale Embraer 110 Banderirante decal to their catalog.

TS72-​265 Air Florida Commuter Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante

DRAW Decal began the week re-releasing one of their earliest Boeing 777 sets. The new sheet is a 100% re-design of the original, updated with all their latest and most accurate details and stencils.

DW44-777​-008 DW20-7​77-008 British Airways ‘Landor’ cs Boeing 777-200 / -200ER

DW44-CRJ-​010 DW72-C​R​​J-010 Eurowings CRJ-900

DW44-7​47-101 DW20-7​47-101 DW10-74​7-101 DW25-7​47-101 Northwest Cargo Boeing 747-200F

With apologies, we missed announcing this batch of Vintage Flyer decals when they were released. These are ‘Flight of Fancy’ schemes, either directly from aviation themed movies, or adding to the fictional fleets of such airlines.

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Druz144 Boeing 747-400 Nose & Cockpit

Posted on July 24, 2024 by russ@AHS

Druz144 has released two new sets to correct the shape of the nose on Revell Germany’s 1/144 scale Boeing 747-400 kit. The first provides the new nose only, the second set adds a detailed cockpit, including seats and pilots.

I have a few sets in stock, and have examined (though as yet I have not fitted one to a kit) teh parts. The nose looks right, and the level of fine detail is outstanding.

  • SD4-747-NOSE Nose section for Boeing 747-400 kit (Revell)

The next image shows the removal of the kit nose. A very nice touch is that the resin nose includes a splice overlapping inside the plastic fuselage, thus ensuring a strong joint.

This next image shows the new Druz nose in place:

Decals are provided for the cockpit windows (if filled and painted) and frames. The decals include elements for the instrument panel and center console.

Finally, this set of images show the cockpit interior included with the “NOSECKPT” set. Two sets of four seats with pilots are provided. Yes, the new nose is a single piece, thus no seam to deal with around the cockpit and nose.

…. and suggestions for how they might be painted:

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AHS releases 1/144 scale New Pacific Airlines Boeing 757-200 decal

Posted on July 19, 2024 by russ@AHS

With artwork by Jennings Heilig, and printed in Italy by Cartograf, AHS has released a new 1/144 scale screen printed decal for New Pacific Airlines Boeing 757-200.

New Pacific Airlines launched limited services in 2023 using a pair of ex American Airlines, ex US Airways RB.211-535E powered aircraft. Initially these aircraft wore Northern Pacific Airlines titles, however the airline had to change their name following a trademark claim by Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad.

New Pacific’s initial intention was to operate their 757 fleet from a base in Anchorage Alaska, providing connecting services from the US with destinations in the far east in a manner similar to Icelandair at Keflavik. The Ukraine war, and the subsequent closing of Russian airspace to US registered airlines forced a change of plans, as the 757 lacks the range to link Alaska with these far east destinations using routes that avoid Russian airspace. Consequently New Pacific launched limited domestic scheduled services from Las Vegas and Reno, however due to poor load factors, these have been dropped. New Pacific now employs their 757s operating charter flights.

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New Product Announcements, June 27th 2024

Posted on June 27, 2024 by russ@AHS

DRAW Decal has released the following new decals since our last post.

DW48-S​58-002 DW72-​S58-002 5 State Helicopters Sikorsky S.58T ‘The Screaming Mimi’

DRAW has added a set for the Saudia Boeing 777-300ER. In 2021, Saudia repainted a Boeing 777-300ER in what was first thought to be a ‘retro’ scheme, featuring an updated and brighter version of their earlier green tail scheme with an additional ’75 Years’ logo. However, in 2023 it was announced that Saudia is making the basic version of this their new scheme, and it has since appeared on newly delivered Boeing 787-10s and Airbus A.321NEOs.

DW44-777​-087 DW20-77​7-087 Saudia (2023 cs) ’75 Years’ Boeing 777-300ER

DW44-CR​J-009 DW72-C​RJ-009 Lufthansa CRJ-900

Another A.380 set, again also offered in 1/72 scale for the Titan Models kit.

DW44-A38​0-013 DW20-A​380-013 DW25-A38​0-013 DW72-A​380-013 QANTAS (delivery cs) Airbus A.380-800

DW44-A​330-036 DW20-A​330-036 Finnair Airbus A.330-300

DW44-737-211​ DW20-73​7-211 Arajet Boeing 737-MAX8

26Decal has released a new set for the 1/72 scale Airfix Fokker F.27 kit.

TS72-​263 TransEuropa Airlines Fokker F.27-600

… followed by a decal for the 1/72 scale Revell (ne Matchbox) De Havilland Canada Twin Otter in Air New England’s colourful livery.

TS72-​264 Air New England DHC-6 Twin Otter 300

Our final announcements for this post come from 8ADecs.

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New Product Announcements, June 10th 2024

Posted on June 10, 2024 by russ@AHS

DRAW Decal added a set for the Lufthansa City Airbus A.319 to their catalog this week.

DW44-A3​N-120 DW20-​A3N-120 Lufthansa City Airbus A.319

DRAW also released a set for the Delta Connection Canadair CRJ-700.

DW44-​CRJ-007 DW72-C​RJ-007 Delta Connections CRJ-700

DRAW added a nice Boeing 777-2F for the Mediterranean Cargo Service fleet that are operated by Atlas Air on their behalf.

DW44-77​7-089 DW20-7​77-089 MSC Air Cargo / Atlas Air Boeing 777-2F

DRAW has added to their selection of US Air decals with the addition of a set for the Fokker 100 in the 1989 bare metal scheme.

DW44-F10​0-012 US Air (1989 cs) Fokker 100

DRAW has released their first American Airlines ‘retro scheme’ Airbus A.321 decal. Previously AA decorated Airbus A.319 airframes in schemes reminiscent of the airlines that folded into US Airways over the years. Recently these schemes have been applied to A.321 airframes.

DW44-A3N​-121 DW20-A3​N-121 American Airlines ‘Piedmont’ Airbus A.321

DRAW has rounded out their US AIr (1989 cs) Boeing 737 offerings with the series 400.

DW44-737-​209 DW20-​737-209 DW10-73​7-209 DW72-73​7-209 US Air (1989 cs) Boeing 737-400

DW44-A3​80-012 DW20-A​380-012 DW25-A3​80-012 DW72-A3​80-012 British Airways Airbus A.380-800

DW44-CRJ​-008 DW72-​CRJ-008 Delta Connections CRJ-900

Our recent shipment from Welsh Models included one new kit. The civilian Hercules is an all resin airframe with metal landing gear and props.

WSL-​567P Lockheed L.100-20 Hercules, Southern Air Transport

26Decal has released a sets for the 1/72 scale A-Models Embraer 110 Bandeirante kit.

TS72​-255 British Island Airways Embraer 110 Bandeirante

  • TS72​-256 British Caledonian Commuter Embraer 110P1 Bandeirante
  • TS72-2​57 Dan Air Centreline Embraer 110P1 Bandeirante
  • TS72-​262 Business Air / Knight Air Embraer EMB-110P1/P2

26 Decal also released two new 1/144 scale screen printed decals for the TUI fleet, adding to the 787 set already available.

26Decal has re-released their Caribbean Airways DC-10-10 decal as an all laser set:

TS44-12​67 Caribbean Airways McDD DC-10-10

Next, 26 released a set for the A-Models Se.210 Caravelle, featuring Alitalia’s charter subsidiary.

TS44-12​68 Societa Aerea Mediterranea Se.210 Caravelle VIN

8ADecs has added a new set for the first Emirates Airbus A.350-900 that rolled ut of the Toulouse paint shop recently, and is due for imminent delivery to the airline.

8A144-8​51 Emirates Airline Airbus A.350-900

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New Product Announcements, May 14th 2024

Posted on May 14, 2024 by russ@AHS

26 Decal continues to release new sets for the 1/144 scale Bae 146-200.

TS44-12​65 British Airways Bae 146-200

26 has re-released their Martinair MD-11CF decal as an all laser printed set:

TS44-​1266 Martinair McDD MD-11CF

DRAW Decal returns this week with some new decals.

DW44-SD360​-001 DW72-SD​360​-001 Piedmont Commuter / CCAir Shorts 360

DRAW’s next release is another for the Boeing 767-200ER, in the dark blue US Airways scheme worn before the airline was bought by America West (if you believe US Airways bought AWE, ask yourself why the HQ remained in Arizona, and all the AWE executive retained their positions).

DW44-767​-091 DW20-76​7-091 DW10-767​-091 US Airways Boeing 767-200ER

DRAW has updated their set 737-150 for the US Navy P-8A Poseidon, replacing this set with three, one for each squadron.

8ADecs took a short break from producing new decal art to welcome his first child. Jon released th3e following two new Boeing 787 sets last week.

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New Product Announcements, April 29th 2024

Posted on April 29, 2024 by russ@AHS

All the new releases announcing here are from 26 Decals.

First, 26 Decal continues to add new sets for the recently released X-Scale DC-8-50 kit.

  • X14​428 African Safari Airlines Douglas DC-8-53
  • X14​429 Aviaco (later cs) Douglas DC-8-52
  • X​14430 Aviaco (earlier cs) Douglas DC-8-52

In addition, some sets for the X-Scale DC-8-30 are also being re-released as all-laser decals.

X14​433 SATA Douglas DC-8-33

26 Decal also released three sets for the Bae 146-200.

TS44-​1263 Crossair Bae 146-200

Finally, 26 has re-released their Libyan Air Cargo Antonov 124 decal, updated to their latest standards.

TS44-1​264 Libyan Air Cargo Antonov An.124

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New Product Announcements, April 18th 2024

Posted on April 18, 2024 by russ@AHS

First, the X-Scale Douglas DC-8-50 kit has arrived, and is being offered with a decal by 26Decals, 8ADecs or DRAW decal.

  • AHK4-DC-8-50 with DRAW Decal DC-8-50 kit with your choice of Seaboard World Airlines (2 choices), National Airlines, Lufthansa or Aeronaves de Mexico.
  • With Decals by 8ADecs:

26 Decal has been busy with the arrival of five new and / or reprinted screen printed sets.

  • STS4​4-418 Germanair / Bavaria Germanair Airbus A.300B4
  • STS44-417 Air Florida McDD DC-10-30 (replaces STS44-150)
  • STS44-161 Virgin Atlantic Airbus A.330-300 / A.340-300
  • STS44-292 British Midland Airways Douglas DC-9-15 / -30

26 Decal has released three new sets for the new X-Scale DC-8-50 kit, all for early TEAL / Air New Zealand.

  • X14424B TEAL / Air New Zealand Douglas DC-8-50
  • X14425 Air New Zealand (delivery cs) Douglas DC-8-50
  • X14426 Air New Zealand (later cs) Douglas DC-8-50

26 has also re-released two of their 1/144 scale MD-11 sets as all laser, for the Eastern Express / Micro Mir kit.

DRAW Decal has released a set for the DHC-8 Q400 that in 1/144 scale nicely fit the Welsh Models resin kit.

DW44-DHC​8-002 DW72-D​HC8-002 Team Lufthansa DHC-8 Q400

DRAW has also released a set for the Boeing 747SP in Pan Am markings.

DW44-​747-099 DW20-​747-099 Pan Am Boeing 747SP-21

This decal is also available packaged with the Eastern Express 747SP kit. See

AHK4-B747SP with DRAW Decal Boeing 747SP kit with a Pan Am (delivery cs) decal

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Trans World Airlines Boeing 757-231/-2Q8 Decal is here!

Posted on April 2, 2024 by russ@AHS

Artwork by Jennings Heilig, and screen printed in Italy by Cartograf, our latest 1/144 scale Boeing 757 decal is here!

It’s designed to fit the Zvezda kit, built with the Pratt & Whitney 2040 engines, and without winglets while in TWA service.

Trans World Airlines ordered and took delivery of a total of 27 airframes, with 17 owned (-231) and 10 leased (-2Q8). All were delivered in the late 90s in the scheme depicted by this decal.

When TWA was bought by American Airlines, the fleet of 757s were all repainted in American Airlines markings. However as the main AA fleet was Rolls Royce powered, the ex TWA airframes were sold, with most going to Delta AIrlines.

The decal can be found here:

https://www.airline-hobby-estore.com/product-p/a4-316.htm

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