MikeMaben Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Some interesting stuff from their newsletter today : I would like to wish all our customers only the very best in 2021. We believe the upcoming year is going to be much better than the last one. Although 2020 was not unsuccessful for our company at all. Our plans for the first half of 2021 seem to be, at least to us, very interesting. One of the most exciting models we are going to release this spring is, no doubt, the Westland Whirlwind Mk.I in 1/32, which is in the final stage of preparations now. Just before being finished is yet another project which originates in our cooperation with Eduard. After the exquisite Bf 109 E-4, the Bf 109 E-3 version is going to hit the market this February, after that we are going to jointly produce the Tempest Mk.II. Our boxing will offer the so-called Hi-Tech style with resin detail parts including a partial replica of the engine with some of the cover panels open. The fire which struck Eduard company only made our collaboration deeper. We were more than happy to offer them the free capacity of our injection machines, to help them recover from the loss of their sprues stock. It also means the Tempest Mk.II kit will most likely be produced using our injection machines. And more joint projects will follow, too. Another new kit of our own production you can expect this spring is the taller (or precisely, more bulged) canopy version of the SF-260 in 1/72. This type is being prepared also in 1/48, with both canopy styles. And the turbo-prop version SF-260TP will also follow, in both scales of course. Another highly attractive model will no doubt be the first of the 1/72 Mirage III/5 family. We will also bring you one more re-release of an older Mirage F.1 kit, as well as its reboxing with new schemes. The Mirage F.1EQ/ED is still quite sought after so we have decided to restock it. Sometime during the spring, a new reboxing will be released, this one portraying the South African F.1AZ/CZ version. Our range of WW2 aircraft will benefit from the addition of a couple of version of the Japanese transport and training aircraft, the Tachikawa Ki-54. You can start looking forward to one more 1/72 P-40 and the range of post-war jets will welcome a new member as well, the 1/72 A.W. Meteor Mk.14. In the first half of 2021 we also plan to release the reboxing of another company’s kit - Academy ‘s 1/72 AT-6G Texan. We will supply new injected canopy parts as well as a set of resin parts to convert it into the earlier war-time AT-6/SNB version,as well as the Harvard Mk.IIB-IV produced for the Commonwealth. We are also preparing some more kits of various military vehicles which will be available under the Special Armour label. There will be kits made from the molds we bought from the MK72 company and those of our own design and production. The first kit from the MK72 molds will be the 1/72 Sd.Kfz. 250/1 Alte Ausf. A. Let me also point out a couple of detail sets from the CMK range, namely those for the new 1/72 Bf 109E kit. Several various resin sets will also be prepared and offered for the new Mirage III and Whirlwind kits. We are also working on a couple of finely detailed figures in various scales. And last but not least, we will soon offer you a couple of new tools for working with resin. We hope and believe that all those things I have mentioned above and which are going to be available during the first half of 2021 will be interesting to you, our dear fellow modellers and customers. We look forward to hearing from you and getting your orders. A.Riedel mpk, fastterry, Rick Griewski and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 I thought Special Hobby already released a Tempest Mk II kit. I don't quite understand how Eduard factors into what appears to be a simple re-release of an existing kit. Kev williamj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Indeed, they released it two or three years ago but are they mentioning here a 1/32 release? I'm wondering if they are not referring to a 1/48 kit as Eduard released the Mk.V in that scale. mpk and LSP_Kevin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 It is in relation to the 1/48 Tempest kit. LSP_Kevin and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 35 minutes ago, Kagemusha said: It is in relation to the 1/48 Tempest kit. Right. That's totally unclear from the quoted text. Kev mpk and williamj 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 1 hour ago, LSP_Kevin said: Right. That's totally unclear from the quoted text. Kev Yep, when I first read it I thought they were referring to a 1/32 Tempest and Bf 109E's, it was only when I read something elsewhere it was clear they were talking about 1/48 kits. LSP_Kevin and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Yup I read all that and it’s totally misleading / confusing mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 The Special Hobby -109 is in 1/72, not 1/48. And I think that this Tempest II will be the 1/32 kit, but released by Eduard this time with new decals and the engine set added. Probably to help Eduard get off the ground again after the fire. Matt williamj, MikeMaben and mpk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 7 hours ago, scvrobeson said: The Special Hobby -109 is in 1/72, not 1/48. And I think that this Tempest II will be the 1/32 kit, but released by Eduard this time with new decals and the engine set added. Probably to help Eduard get off the ground again after the fire. Matt It's this. mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trak-Tor Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 www.specialhobby.net/2021/01/westland-whirlwind-mki-132-prace-na Last mold (cockpit) almost finished. The rest already getting ready for the injection... Juraj Out2gtcha, MikeMaben, Jan_G and 11 others 9 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Great news, this is probably the only kit I will buy this year apart from the CR42. Cheers Dennis Dennis7423, npb748r, wunwinglow and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis7423 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 57 minutes ago, dennismcc said: Great news, this is probably the only kit I will buy this year apart from the CR42. Cheers Dennis And you'll love the Cr.42! I just received mine last week, and it's beautiful. Right on part with their Gladiator. Really excited to see what else they surprise us with this year! Between ICM and SH, we sure are a spoiled rotten bunch right now. - Dennis S. Thornton, CO USA scvrobeson, Fanes, npb748r and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpgsbody55 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 4 hours ago, dennismcc said: Great news, this is probably the only kit I will buy this year apart from the CR42. Cheers Dennis Isn't there a Vampire coming out this year?? I have to have that too Cheers, Michael wunwinglow and scvrobeson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 10 hours ago, Dpgsbody55 said: Isn't there a Vampire coming out this year?? I have to have that too Cheers, Michael Infinity, yes. No real timetable on that one though. Matt Dpgsbody55 and LSP_K2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 18 hours ago, scvrobeson said: Infinity, yes. No real timetable on that one though. Matt Still waiting patiently for the Helldiver kit before that one! Although my wallet will get absolutely picked clean when the Vampires turn up, been waiting for a lot of years for said aircraft in 1/32 scale. ...........Still excited about the Whirlwind kit though! MikeC, scvrobeson, williamj and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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