New Product Announcements, March 8th 2024

Posted on March 8, 2024 by russ@AHS

First, the re-release of the Revell AIrbus A.330-300 kit has arrived!

This release of the kit comes with a set of Rolls Royce Trent 700 engines.

The decal is “Printed in Italy”, likely by Cartograf.

RV3​816 Airbus A.330-300, Lufthansa

Vintage Flyer Decal has released two new sets for Pacific Northern Airways and their Lockheed L.749 Constellation fleet, for the delivery and later schemes. Both are available in 1/144 and 1/72 scales.

26Decal has re-released their British Caledonian Boeing 747 artwork, as a laser printed decal.

TS44​-1252 British Caledonian Boeing 747-200B

DRAW Decal has released a new set for the Revell A.330-300 kit, featuring the current Air Canada (2017 ‘black tail’) scheme.

DW44-A​330-035 DW20-A3​30-035 Air Canada (2017 cs) Airbus A.330-300

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New Product Announcements, February 24th 2024

Posted on February 23, 2024 by russ@AHS

26Decal has released four new laser printed decals. The Lufthansa sets include a screen printed details decal.

DRAW Decal has released a set for the Japan Airlines Airbus A.350-1000:

DW44-A​350-016K DW20-A3​50-016K Japan Airlines Airbus A.350-1000

DRAW has also released a decal for the Canadair CRJ-100ER painted in Lufthansa CityLine markings while used as a demonstrator before delivery to Air Littoral. No CRJs were actually delivered to Lufthansa in these markings.

DW44-CRJ-006​DW72-CR​J-006 Lufthansa Cityline (demo) Canadair CRJ-100ER

8ADecs has released this decal for the forthcoming reissue of the Revell Airbus A.330-300 kit.

8A144-846 Cathay Pacific (2016 cs) Airbus A.330-300

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New Product Announcements, February 9th 2024

Posted on February 8, 2024 by russ@AHS

DRAW Decal has released another Boeing 2707 SST ‘Flight of Fancy’ scheme for an older Northwest Airlines scheme. It is available in 1/200 and 1/400 scales.

DW20-2​707-014 DW40-​2707-014 Northwest Airlines Boeing 2707 SST

DRAW issued two new decals for the Shorts 330. 

DRAW also released a series for the Ethiopian Cargo Boeing 777-2F fleet.

DW44-7​77-088 DW20-7​77-088 Ethiopian Airlines Cargo Boeing 777-2F

Atlas Air operates freighters on behalf of Flexport, and has now painted a 400F in their scheme.

DW44-​747-097 DW20-7​47-097 Atlas Air Flexport Boeing 747-400F

26 Decal has re-released their Pomiar Ostende DC-8-30 decal as a full laser print decal.

TS44-1​246 Pomair Ostend Douglas DC-8-30

26Decals re-released their Finnair DC-9 & MD80 decal as a laser printed main sheet with a screen printed details sheet.

TS44-​1247 Finnair Douglas DC-9s / MD80

26Decal is also re-releasing three earlier screen printed sets that were sold out a few years ago. They are at the printer, with an eta in stock early march 2024.

  • ST​S44-417 Air Florida McDD DC-10-30 (replaces STS44-150)

8ADecs released a pair of sheets for the Hasegawa 1/144 scale Embraer 170 .

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New Product Announcements, January 28th 2024

Posted on January 28, 2024 by russ@AHS

DRAW Decal has updated their fantasy scheme Pan Am 787 decals, to now offer both the -8 and -9 as separate decals:

DRAW released two sets for the Air France Boeing 777-2F fleet. The newer scheme (085) features the revised title style, and darker blue tail stripes.

BBN Cargo is a Turkish company, and has recently taken delivery of their first A.321 Freighter.

DW44-A3​N-118 DW20-A3​N-118 BBN Cargo Airbus A.321F

26Decal has released two new screen printed sets for the forthcoming X-Scale DC-8-50 kit.

8ADecs has released two sets for the DC-8-40

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X-Scale 1/144 scale Hawker Siddely 121 Trident 1C is here!

Posted on January 18, 2024 by russ@AHS

X-Scale Models (Ukraine) has released their second all new kit, this time the British Hawker Siddely 121 Trident 1C. 

24 were built, all for British European Airways. Only 23 entered service, as the 24th (G-ARPY) was lost in an ‘deep stall’ accident before delivery.  The first was delivered in August 1965, the last in in July 1966, and flew exclusively for the airline and subsequently British Airways until their retirement in the mid 70s. 

One airframe (G-ARPO) remains, preserved at the North East Land Sea and Air Museum in Sunderland, painted in Northeast Airlines (UK) markings. A little ‘poetic licence’ here, as Northeast never flew the 1C. Their Tridents were both series 1E, which were the same length, but featured an increased wing span, an uprated Spey engine, and larger fuel tanks for longer range.

26 Decal has released screen printed decals for both BEA schemes, and one for British AIrways (with both British Airways and British titles). The kit can be ordered from AHS with your choice of the three decals.

Click here to order the kit – AHK4-Trident1C with 26 Decal – with your choice of.BEA (red square), BEA (‘Speedjack’) or British Airways decal.

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New Product Announcements, January 18th 2024

Posted on January 18, 2024 by russ@AHS

Druz144 has added the Honeywell WiFi Antenna found on the fuselage crown of their Boeing 757-200 ‘testbed’ aircraft.

SD4-757-HWIFI​ Honeywell WiFi Antenna for their Boeing 757-200 ‘Testbed’ aircraft

DRAW Decal has picked up the pace of new decal releases. The following have been added to their catalog.

DW44-737-207 DW20-737-207 DW25-737-207 DW10-737-207 DW72-737-207 MetroJet (US Air metal cs) Boeing 737-200

DW44-DHC​8-001 DW20-D​HC8-001 DW10-DH​C8-001 DW72-DHC​8-001 Northwest Airlink DHC-8-100 Dash 8 Series 100

DW44-7​77-072A ​DW20-777-072A​ DHL (UK)  Boeing 777-2F

DW44-DC​9-074 DW20-DC​9-074 QANTASLink Boeing 717-200

26Decal has released the following new decals:

TS44-12​45 British Caledonian Vickers VC-10

8ADecs has released the first in a series of LATAM Airbus A320NEO decals that have tails painted in colors to commemorate the home countries of the airlines that became part of the LATAM Group. PR-XBG is painted featuring the green and yellow colors from the flag of Brazil is the first so painted, with Chile, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador and Paraguay likely to follow.

8A144-​841 8A200-​841 LATAM ‘Brasil’ Airbus A.320NEO

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New Product Announcements, December 31st 2023

Posted on January 4, 2024 by russ@AHS

First up, we hope all our customers had a great Christmas, and wishing you and your family health and best wishes for 2024.

So, to wrap up 2023, it’s been a good year for us as airliner modellers. We’ve seen some great new kits, more useful resin parts, and loads of new decals. In particular, the emergence of X-Scale Models out of the Ukraine has seen two

8ADecs released the following new decals.

8A144-​840 8A20​0-840 Brussels Airlines Airbus A.320NEO

DRAW Decal is back from vacation, and has released the following new decals:

DW44-737-​206 DW20-7​37-206 DW10-737-​206 DW72-73​7-206 US Air (1989 cs) Boeing 737-200

DW44-A3​80-011 DW20-A​380-011  DW25-A38​0-011 Skymark Airlines Airbus A.380-800

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New Product Announcements, December 21st 2023

Posted on December 21, 2023 by russ@AHS

The latest rendition of the Revell Airbus A.300-600ST ‘Beluga’ kit is in stock.

RV3817 Airbus A.300-600ST Beluga, Airbus

26Decal has added five new decals to their catalog:

8ADecs has released two sets for the recently delivered Transavia Airbus NEOs.

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Northwest and NWA Northwest Boeing 757 Decals released

Posted on December 6, 2023 by russ@AHS

Our next pair of decals are here, and ready to go.

Complementing the previously released DRAW Decal for the Boeing 757 in the delivery “Northwest Orient” scheme, we have added the later ‘Bowling Shoe’ and final scheme decals.

Both decals include all elements need to build either a series 200 or series 300.

  • A4-314 Northwest Airlines (1989 – 2003 cs) Boeing 757-251 / -351
  • A4-315 NWA Northwest Airlines (2003 – 2010 cs) Boeing 757-251 / -351

Enjoy!

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Honeywell Aerospace Boeing 757-225 Testbed

Posted on November 30, 2023 by russ@AHS

I am pleased to finally be able to announce a project I’ve been coordinating for about six months now….

Honeywell Aerospace, based at Sky Harbor airport in Phoenix AZ operates an ex Eastern Airlines Boeing 757-200 as a flying testbed for new engines and avionics.  This collaboration, involving Jennings Heilig, Sergey Druz, and Greg Drawbaugh sees two decals produced for the two schemes that this aircraft has worn in Honeywell service.   Jennings did the artwork, and in the case of the early scheme, using photos kindly shared by Greg.  Sergey designed and has produced the ‘Golden Engine’, a Honeywell HTF7000 turbofan that Honeywell installed on the aircraft annually to test and calibrate the equipment and sensors on the 757.

Why does Honeywell refer to the HTF7000 as their ‘Golden Engine’?    Read this….

https://aerospace.honeywell.com/us/en/about-us/blogs/honeywell-flying-lab-relies-on-golden-engine

Again, my thank to Jennings, Greg and Sergey !

  • A4-312 Honeywell Aerospace (2017 – 2021 cs) Boeing 757-225 (Test Bed)
  • A4-313 Honeywell Aerospace (2021 cs) Boeing 757-225 (Test Bed)
  • SD4-757-HTF7000 Honeywell 757-200 3rd engine pylon with HTF7000 Turbofan Engine

Finally, I am offering a package deal, comprising a Zvezda Boeing 757-200 kit, a set of Druz HTF7000 engine and pylon, and your choice of one of the two Honeywell decals.

Enjoy !

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