New Product Announcements, October 31st 2023

Posted on October 31, 2023 by russ@AHS

We received a shipment from Welsh Models this week, which included the following two new 1/144 scale resin kits.

Sergey Druz has released his new resin IAE V.2500 engines for the A.320CEO family. with separate sets for the Revell or Zvezda kit. The difference is the pylon, which has been customized to fit the respective kit wing contours. Our first deliveries are in stock.

  • SD4-320-V​2500-R IAE V.2500 Engines (2) for Airbus A.319CEO / A.320CEO / A.321CEO (Revell kits)
  • SD4-320-V​2500-Z IAE V.2500 Engines (2) for Airbus A.319CEO / A.320CEO / A.321CEO (Zvezda kits)

DRAW Decal has re-released their LAN Chile Airbus A.320 decal. This decal was released many years ago (as evidenced by the sheet number), but required significant update to better fit the current A320 kits.

DW44​-A3N-005 DW20-A3N​-005 LAN Chile Airbus A.320

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New Product Announcements, October 16th 2023

Posted on October 16, 2023 by russ@AHS

First new release this week came from DRAW Decal

26 Decal continued to release new 1/72 scale decals this week.

26Decal also released two sets in 1/72 scale for a variety of helicopters.

It looks like Saudia has decided to return to a modernised version of their older green/blue stripe and green tail livery. A Boeing 777-300ER (see 8A144-802 amd 8A200-802) was painted as such and marketed as a ‘retro’ scheme, however it would appear that the decision has been made to paint the whole fleet in this scheme.

STS4​4-411 Saudia (2023 cs) Airbus A.321NEO

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New Product Announcements, October 4th 2023

Posted on October 4, 2023 by russ@AHS

First, we have a new kit! Revell Germany has released a Beech 18 kit in 1/48 scale.

RV3​811 Beech 18, Eastern Caribbean Airways, US Navy

26Decals has released their Maersk HS.748 decal for use with the Mark One Models kit.

TS44-1​224 Maersk HS.748 Srs 2A

26 followed up with two decals for the 1/72 scale Airfix BN.2A Islander kit, and a colourful decal for the 1/144 scale Minicraft DC-6B kit.

TS44​-1228 Pomair Ostend Douglas DC-6B

DRAW Decal has added the following new decals to their catalog.

DW44-YS​11-001 DW72-YS​11-001 Piedmont Namc YS-11A

​DW44-A3N-117​ DW25-A3​N-117 DW20-​A3N-117 Air Canada Jetz (2023 cs) Airbus A.320

DW44-767​-055A DW20-767​-055A QANTAS Freight (later scheme) Boeing 767-300ERF

8ADecs has released a ‘special scheme’ decal for a Volaris A320NEO.

8A144-​834 8A200-​834 Volaris ‘Barbie’ Airbus A.320NEO

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New Product Announcements, September 19th 2023

Posted on September 19, 2023 by russ@AHS

26Decals has re-released their United Airlines ‘Saul Bass’ cs artwork for the Boeing 767-200/300ER. The decal features a laser printed livery decal with a screen printed ‘details’ decal.

DRAW Decal began the week with a new decal for teh Spirit Airlines Airbus A.321NEO fleet. The decal is also available with included wing corogard.

8ADecs ended the week releasing two new decals.

  • 8A144-832 Lufthansa ‘CleanTechFlyer’ Airbus A.350-900
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New Product Announcements, September 10th 2023

Posted on September 10, 2023 by russ@AHS

DW44-7​37-201A DW20-737-​201A DW10-737-201​A DW72-​737-201A US Air (Piedmont Airlines hybrid) Boeing 737-200

DW44-ATR​-011 DW72-A​TR-011 Amazon Prime ATR72F

26Decal has released the following:

TS44-1​218 Monarch Boeing 737-200

TS44-​1221 Air Manchester BAC 1-11-400

8ADecs has one new release this week:

8A144​-831 Hawaiian Airlines McDD MD80

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Eastern Express MD90-30 Kit

Posted on September 3, 2023 by russ@AHS

Continuing our kit program, I have imported a batch of 1/144 scale Eastern Express McDD MD90-30 kits, and packaged them with a DRAW Decal.

These kits have been produced by X-Scale Models in the Ukraine.

The decal options are:

  • Blue1 ‘Star Alliance’
  • Japan Airlines
  • SAS (final cs)
  • Delta Airlines (2007 cs)
  • Iceland Express
  • Hello
  • Delta Airlines (‘widget’ cs)

Click AHK4-MD90-DRAW-DECAL to find them.

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New Product Announcements, August 26th 2023

Posted on August 26, 2023 by russ@AHS

DRAW Decal is back from their annual trip to Oshkosh, and has released the following:

DW44-F28-005 Delta Air Transport Fokker F.28-3000 Fellowship

The F.28-3000 combines the short fuselage of the series 1000 with the longer wings of the series 4000.

DW44-A33​0-034 DW20-A33​0-034 Amazon Prime Air Airbus A.330-300F

26Decals continues to add to their extensive decal line.

TS44-1​217 Saudia Boeing 707-320C

The latest 8ADecs releases are in stock.

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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​414 Canadian Pacific Airlines Douglas DC-8-43

X14​415 Air Afrique Douglas DC-8-33

DRAW Decal has released the following new decals:

DW44-737-​205 DW20-​737-205 Qatar Airways Boeing 737-MAX8

8ADecs is back from vacation, and has released the following two new decal sets.

  • 8A14​4-826 British Airways ‘Union Flag’ Bae 146-200
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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 how Mr. Bannister worked hard not just as a pilot of Concorde, but in a management role to promote Concorde within British Airways, and to help lead the fleet of 7 aircraft to considerable profitability for the airline.

It also reads as a history of the Concorde, though with heavier emphasis on its service with British Airways, the 2000 crash of Air France flight 4590 at Paris, and its retirement in 2003.

In particular, the book leads the reader through the accident chain of events, explaining in clear and great detail how each incident and decision contributed to the accident. It also makes very clear, though without specifically saying so, that the French accident investigation process was highly flawed and I would say obstructive of properly determining the causes of the accident.

It’s a well written book, and I highly recommend it to anyone with an interest, dare I say passion, for Concorde.

I found my copy on Amazon..

Separately, there is an excellent video on YouTube narrated by Captain John Hutchinson that describes the events of that terrible day. Mr. Hutchinson was also a long serving Captain on Concorde for British Airways, and has a wealth of knowledge and experience with the aircraft. Interestingly, Mr. Hutchinson was co-pilot on the BOAC 707 (G-ARWE) that crash landed at Heathrow on April 8th 1968.

His video on YouTube

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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 a new decal for the 1/144 scale Boeing 757-200.

TS44-12​08 Delta Airlines (‘Ron Allen’ cs, 1997-2000) Boeing 757-200

TS44-1​211 Belair Boeing 757-200

DRAW Decal has released two sheets for the Ryanair Boeing 737-800, with earlier and later titles styles.

DW44-E1​70-015 DW10-E17​0-015 KLM Citihopper Embraer 175

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