INFO Eduard

# 189

e-magazine FREE Vol 24 November 2025

 INFO Eduard
e-magazine FREE Vol 24 November 2025

# 189

© Eduard - Model Accessories, 2025

FREE FOR DOWNLOAD, FREE FOR DISTRIBUTION!

This material may only be used for personal use. No part of the text
or graphic presentations can be used in another publication in any other media
form or otherwise distributed without the prior written
permission of Eduard - Model Accessories and authors involved.

Editorial and Graphics - Marketing department, Eduard - Model Accessories, Ltd.

 NOVEMBER 2025

CONTENT
4 EDITORIAL

8 E-Day

40 ARTICLES
Air war over Ukraine - Russian drones
over Poland

48 BOXART STORY
Messers above the Negev Desert
The Burma Banshees
Against the Stukas on Eagle Day

52 KITS
Avia S-199 ERLA canopy HYBRiD 1/48
MiG-21F-13 ProfiPACK 1/48
P-40N Warhawk ProfiPACK 1/48
Spitfire Mk.Ia ProfiPACK 1/48 Re-Release

74 BRASSIN

88 PHOTO-ETCHED SETS

92 SPACE

102 BUILT
ENSTROM 480 1/72
MiG-21bis 1/72

106 ON APPROACH – November 2025

119 TAIL END CHARLIE

Published by Eduard-Model Accessories, spol. s.r.o.

Mírová 170, Obrnice 435 21 eduard
[email protected] www.eduard.com
EDITORIAL
Good day, fellow modelers!
Welcome to the tenth issue of our newsletter for
this year. It is of course dedicated to October's
new releases, which, like every month, are many
and need to be reported on in detail. In addition,
you will also learn something about November's
new items, specifically about the Avia S-199
in 1:48th scale, the first kit of the new Eduard
Brassin HYBRiD line. This kit, along with the
entire new series, had its world premiere last
weekend at E-Day in Litoměřice. We have been
introducing this project on various occasions
since the beginning of August, so it is unlikely true of the cockpit, where the floor with pedals this kit as a technological demonstrator that
that you would not have heard anything about and seat, including the rear wall of the cockpit, will give its owners a good opportunity to try out
it by now. Nevertheless, I will take the liberty of is printed as one part. Other parts of the cockpit exactly what the new series brings in terms of
saying a few words about what you can expect include the side panels, again each printed from construction and utility properties.
from this new concept for kits. a single piece, the rear cockpit wall, the control Other November new releases will also be on
These are composite kits manufactured using stick, the instrument panel, and the trim control sale at E-Day, but only in kit form. They are the
two technologies, the tried and true injection wheels. MiG-21F-13 in 1:48 and the P-40N in the same
molding using metal molds along with 3D This concept allows for the reduction of the scale, with both kits being members of the
printing. Large and medium-sized parts are number of parts in the kit while raising the bar Profipack line.
made of plastic, primarily the fuselage, wings, for the quality of the details. For comparison, This year's E-day, which took place last
tail surfaces, propellers, as well as canopies in the 1:48 S-199, the number of plastic parts weekend in Litoměřice, was successful but
and all other transparancies. Complete cockpit was reduced from 126 parts in the previously cold. The influx of Arctic air and hurricanes
and landing gear strut assemblies will be conceptualized all-injection molded kit to 56 in across the Atlantic did their job. Fortunately,
manufactured using 3D printing, as well as the HYBRiD series kit. In addition to plastic and it didn't rain until Saturday afternoon, but even
some small parts, such as exhausts, antennas, 3D printed parts, the HYBRiD series kits will be so, it was probably the coldest of all 22 E-Days
or especially onboard weapons. Wheels will also equipped with a cockpit painting mask, a decal to date. However, we had the most models and
manufactured using 3D printing. The landing sheet for six color versions and instructions as modelers on display, a total of 1,459 models,
gear legs of the S-199 are made of a special standard. Photo-etched parts are not included compared to 1,123 models last year, and we are
material, used for the production of prostheses in these kits. An important detail is that plastic very happy about that! There were always lots
and implants within the dental industry. This and printed parts can be glued together with of people around them. The discussions with the
material is characterized by high resistance classic solvent adhesives, it is not necessary to MiG-21F pilots and even with one of them, Colonel
to deformation, low flexibility and dimensional use instant adhesives. But that is of course also Spinka, who flew the S-199, were amazing, and
stability. It is therefore suitable for the possible, the results of both gluing techniques the modelers enjoyed other discussions and
production of parts that require load resistance will be equivalent. lectures as well. And we sold all the S-199s
and long-term strength overall. In terms of price, the first HYBRiD 1/48 kits will in the new Eduard Brassin HYBRiD series by
The HYBRiD series kits use the good be in a similar price range to the 1:48 Profipack 2 p.m. So, all in all, it was a good event, and if
properties of both types of material. The plastic kits. The first EDUARD BRASSIN HYBRID kit, you weren't there this year, come next year!
parts are precise with high quality surface No. 948011, the 1:48 scale S-199 Erla will cost
details and feature perfect fit. The printed 925 CZK (about 45 American Greenbacks). It is Happy Modeling!
parts also have great precision and, compared new for November 2025, but was sold for the Vladimir Sulc
to their predecessors, resin castings, also first time last weekend at E-Day and during the
have perfect fit, but compared to plastic small associated Afterparty, and then will be again in
parts, they have a much, much greater fidelity November. In January, the second version of the
of detail. The printed parts and specifically the S-199 with the sliding canopy will follow, and for
printing process provides advantages that allow 2026 we are also preparing HYBRiD 1:32 scale
parts to be produced as one without needing to kits, which will be priced in line with classic kits
make multiple parts that might be necessary of this scale available on the market today.
because of tings like undercutting. The result is The concept of the new series is brought
a reduction in the number of small parts that to you clearly and concisely by Jakub
the modeler has to glue together as with classic Nademlejnsky in his article about the new Avia
injection molded parts. The wheel wells in the S-199 kit. As a thank you for participating in the
first HYBRiD kit, the S-199 in 1:48 scale, consists exhibition, modelers exhibiting at E-Day will
of a single part that is simply glued into the wing, receive another HYBRiD series kit, an Enstrom
where it naturally fits perfectly. The same is 480 helicopter in 1:72 scale. We have prepared

4 INFO Eduard November 2025

 NEW ON-LINE MAGAZINE
FOR HISTORY AND SCALE
PLASTIC MODELING.

COMMERCIAL SUPPLEMENT
TO INFO EDUARD MAGAZINE

FREE TRIAL OF ZERO ISSUE (12/2024)

Get a 10% discount on your purchase in the Eduard - Model Accessories

webstore when you buy any issue of Eduard Modeller‘s Den!

From the content of EMD 08/2025 release 7. 11. 2025

The IRIS-T Air-Defense System
Current Affairs / Petr Uzsák

A frequently discussed topic in recent weeks has been Russian provocations

carried out by airborne assets across the borders of neighboring states —
namely those European countries that are members of the North Atlantic
Alliance.An important part of a clear response is having one‘s own air-defense
systems. The most often mentioned system — also in connection with the war
in Ukraine — is the American MIM-104 Patriot. However, in the European area
this is not the only means of protecting allied territory from external air strikes,
as the article will explain.

The Modern French Navy

World Naval Forces / Petr Uzsákk
The naval forces of the country of the Gallic Rooster have a very long tradition, las-
ting almost four hundred years continuously. The French Navy was founded in 1626
during the reign of Louis XIII. and since then it has had many famous and defining
moments. It is enough to recall the famous overseas expeditions of officers Jean
Ribault, Louis Antoine de Bougainville and Jean-Francois de Galup de Laperouse
to drive the point home. It can also be said that the French naval forces were pio-
neers in putting innovations into practice with, for example, ships with a steel hull,
armored cruisers, the first seaplane carrier or the first mechanically propelled
submarines..
Stanisław Skalski
Model & Story / Vladimír Šulc, Jan Baranec
The most successful Polish fighter pilot was definitely not an exemplary
soldier at that time. He received several disciplinary reprimands, including
two for insulting a superior officer, and a rather curious one for attempting
to join the Chinese Army and take part in the war with Japan. On October 1st,
1938, he was appointed second lieutenant and assigned to the 4th Air Regi-
ment in Toruń and attached as a pilot to the 142nd Fighter Squadron, armed
with the famous Polish PZL P-11c high-wing aircraft.
On the very first day of World War II, on September 1st, 1939, he jumped
a Henschel Hs 126, the kill of which was credited to his colleague Marian
Pisarek. Skalski then landed next to the downed aircraft, helped the
wounded crew members and arranged for their transport to a military
hospital, thus probably saving them from lynching by the local civilian
population.

Plastos – History of Scale

Plastic Modelling
Part Two – Once Upon A Time In The East / Vladimír Šulc
Arrival of the former British Frog kits on the Eastern European model market
significantly accelerated international barter exchanges between modelers.
Just as the industrial production of traditional plastic kits and the cottage
industry epoxy kits and associated trade developed in Czechoslovakia, so too
did the production of kits from Frog molds and the associated trade develope
in the Soviet Union. And despite both doing so officially, some of that produc-
tion certainly made it into the retail network, even though testimonials from
that time say that Soviet stores were permanently empty. But the main thing
was again that gray economy. I assume that a lot of what was produced was
stolen, smuggled out of the factory and sold illegally.

Death of a Fleet
History / Chris Goss
On 8 November 1942, Allies forces landed in Morocco and Algeria as part of
Operation Torch. The Luftwaffe's response was codenamed Stockdorf and
a number of combat units quickly but temporarily moved to south-west
France, at that time under Vichy French control, in response to the perceived
threat of an invasion in southern France and to secure airfields and military
stores
 international
model
exhibition

10/2025
4/

international

AREAL

8 INFO Eduard November 2025

 REPORT

November 2025 INFO Eduard 9

REPORT

CLUBS AND SIGS

10 INFO Eduard November 2025

 REPORT

November 2025 INFO Eduard 11

REPORT
Jiří Šilhánek and Jan Zdiarský

Jan Pidrman and Jan Novotný

CONVERSATIONS
IN A CAFÉ

Ota Genža and Petr Švihovec

Jaromír Rychtařík, Jaroslav Špaček and Václav Vašek

Jindřich Štěrbáček and Petr Stachura Petr Křeček

Filip Nevečeřal and Stanislav Kučera Petr Vacek

12 INFO Eduard November 2025
 REPORT

Jiří Bureš

Stanislav Archman

About paintings, airplanes, and cars...

November 2025 INFO Eduard 13

REPORT

DISCUSSIONS

14 INFO Eduard November 2025

 REPORT

WORKSHOPS

November 2025 INFO Eduard 15

REPORT

RETAILERS

16 INFO Eduard November 2025

 REPORT

EXHIBITION

November 2025 INFO Eduard 17

REPORT

18 INFO Eduard November 2025

 REPORT

November 2025 INFO Eduard 19

REPORT

20 INFO Eduard November 2025

 REPORT

November 2025 INFO Eduard 21

REPORT

22 INFO Eduard November 2025

 REPORT

WINNING MODEL
Suchoj Su-22M4 ’Fitter-K’ - No. 3704/ 44 20.SBOLP, August 1993

Absolute winner
Christian GERARD

November 2025 INFO Eduard 23

 EDUARD NEWS 2026
E-DAY BRIEFING, LITOMĚŘICE, CZECH REPUBLIC, 4 OCTOBER 2025
MiG-21F-13 PROFIPACK 1/48

This is the November new release, however, MiG-21F-13 in the Profipack 1/48th scale series made
its sales debut at E-Day. A Weekend edition kit will also be launched in the summer of 2026.

EDUARD BRASSIN HYBRID AVIA S-199 1/48

The first model kit in the new EDUARD BRASSIN HYBRID series, the Avia S-199 in 1/48 scale, also
had its sales premiere at E-Day. This first boxing represents the first production version of the
S-199 with the original German Erlahaube canopy.
 EDUARD BRASSIN HYBRID 1/48

The new EDUARD BRASSIN HYBRID series presents composite kits manufactured using two
technologies: classic plastic injection into metal molds and 3D printing. Large and medium-sized
parts are made of plastic, primarily the aircraft fuselage, wings, tail surfaces, wing mechanisms,
propellers, as well as cockpit canopies and all other transparent parts. Complete cockpit and
landing gear bay assemblies, as well as some small parts such as exhausts, antennas, and main-
ly onboard weapons, will be produced using 3D printing.

The wheels and landing gear legs are also made using 3D printing. The landing gear legs are
made from a special material that is commonly used in the manufacture of dental prostheses and
implants. This material is characterized by high durability, flexibility, and dimensional stability.
It is therefore suitable for the manufacture of parts that require load resistance and long-term
dimensional stability.
The Hybrid series kits take advantage of the best features of both types of material. The plas-
tic parts are precise, with high-quality surface details and perfect fit. The printed parts are also
very precise and perfect, but compared to the small plastic parts, they have sharper and finer
details. At the same time, they allow details to be combined into a single part, eliminating the
need to divide, for example, the landing gear bay or side panels in the cockpit into several parts
due to technological limitations of molding. The result is a reduction in the number of small parts
that the modeler has to glue together in a classic kit. The landing gear bay in the first kit of the
Hybrid series, the S-199 in 1/48 scale, consists of a single part that is simply glued into the wing.
Similarly, in the cockpit, the floor with pedals and seat, including the rear wall of the cockpit, is
printed as a single part. Other cockpit parts include side panels, again each printed from a single
piece, the rear cockpit wall, control stick, dashboard, and trim control wheels.
The difference in the number of parts between the HYBRID series and classic kits is shown by
comparing the frames with small parts for the classic kit and for the Hybrid series kit. This she-
et shows a drawing of two frames with small parts planned for the classic Avia S-199 kit in 1/48
scale. In the classic kit, these two frames would contain a total of 108 parts.

In this sheet, you can see

a frame drawing with
small parts for the S-199
kit in 1/48 scale in the
EDUARD BRASSIN HYBRID
series. This frame con-
tains 32 parts and repla-
ces two frames from the
classic kit shown in the
previous photo. A total of
6 frames with 136 plastic
parts would be produced
for the classic kit, while
4 frames with 63 plastic
parts were produced for
the Hybrid series kit.
AVIA S-199 1/48 JANUARY 2026

Another kit in the HYBRID series, the Avia S-199 from later production series with a sliding cano-
py in 1/48 scale, will follow in January 2026.

EDUARD BRASSIN HYBRID

ENSTROM 480 1/72

As a thank you for their participation, exhibiting modelers recei-

ved a 1/72 scale Hybrid Enstrom 480 model kit at this year‘s E-Day.
Enstrom will be released in March 2026 as a 1/72 scale EDUARD
BRASSIN HYBRID model kit and will be available for purchase.
 1/32
EDUARD BRASSIN HYBRID 2026 ...

P-51B MUSTANG 1/32

The EDUARD BRASSIN HYBRID series will continue with several kits in 1/32 scale. The first of
these will be the P-51B Mustang in the first half of 2026. The 1/32 scale kit is based on the design
of the 1/48 scale P-51B kit, but has been technologically modified for both the 1/32 scale and the
HYBRID series.
Next in the HYBRID 1/32 series will be the Spitfire Mk.IX family. The expected release date is Su-
mmer 2026. The design is based on the Spitfire Mk.IX project in 1/32 scale, which was originally
developed before 2010 but was suspended and changed to a 1/48 scale project. This project inclu-
des both the development versions of the Spitfire Mk.IX, namely the Spitfire F.Mk.IX, LF.Mk.IXc,
and Spitfire LF.Mk.IXe, as well as the Spitfire Mk.XVI, Spitfire Mk.VIII, and Spitfire HF. Mk.VIII.

SPITFIRE Mk.IX 1/32

Fw 190 A 1/32

The third in a series of 1/32 scale kits from the EDUARD BRASSIN HYBRID series is the Focke-
-Wulf Fw 190 A family. The first of these will be the Fw 190 A-8/R2, which is expected at the end
of 2026 or early 2027. The plan is to gradually release all development versions of the Focke-Wulf
Fw 190A from Fw 190 A-2 to Fw 190 A-9, including Fw 190 F-8.

Fw 190 D 1/32

The Fw 190 D will follow on from the Fw 190 A. The Fw 190 D project is also based on a 1/48 scale
model kit, but will be significantly modified and improved in terms of design. We will focus prima-
rily on the shape deficiencies of the original design. However, this is a project for 2027.
EDUARD BRASSIN
HYBRID LIMITED

We will also be releasing

EDUARD BRASSIN HYB-
RID kits as LIMITED series
kits. These will be based on
similar kits in 1/48 and 1/72
scale.
B-25J MITCHELL 1/48 EDUARD HKM

We are preparing another new series of kits for 2026, EDUARD HKM. These will be 1/48 scale kits
based on molds from the Hong Kong company HKM. The first will be the B-25J Mitchell with
a machine gun nose, followed by the A-20G Havoc.

LANCASTER Mk.I 1/48 EDUARD HKM

We are preparing a Lancaster Mk.I kit for the EDUARD HKM series for 2027. We will probably not
be able to release it in 2026, because two additional frames with parts that are not included in the
Lancaster Mk.I kit from HKM will need to be produced for this kit, but they will be necessary for
our kit in the joint EDUARD HKM series.
 CLASSIC PLASTIC KITS 2025 / 2026
SPITFIRE Mk.Vb EARLY 1/72

We are also continuing with classic model kits. We are preparing a new 1/72 scale Spitfire Mk.Vb
model kit for December 2026. First, we are releasing the Spitfire Mk.Vb Early in the Profipack 1/72
series in December, followed by a Limited series model kit called The Sweeps.

Color schemes selected for the new Spitfire Mk.Vb Early 1/72 kit:

P8699, F/Lt J. Bisdee, No. 609 Squadron, Biggin Hill, July 1941, Vic: 8+2

W3257, F/Lt E.S. Lock, No. 611 Squadron, Hornchurch, July – August 1941, Vic: 26
W3312, W/CDR J. Rankin, Biggin Hill Wing, September - December 1941, Vic: 17 + 5

W3320, P/O D.E. Kingaby, No. 92 Squadron, Biggin Hill, July - August 1941, Vic: 21+2

P8783, Sgt D.R. Morrison, No. 401 Squadron RCAF, Biggin Hill, November 1941 – Feb. 1942, Vic: 4+3

W3774, P/O W.V. Crawford Compton, No. 485 Squadron, Kenley, Nov. 1941 – Mar. 1942, Vic: 21+1
P8537, Sgt J. Hloužek, No. 313 Squadron, Hornchurch, November 1941 – March 1942

SPRING 2026: Bf 109 K-4 1/72

We are preparing a 1/72 scale Bf 109 K-4 kit for mid-2026, the last unreleased type from our
Bf 109 F, G & K series.

SUMMER 2026: SPITFIRE Mk.I 1/72

In the second half of 2026, the Spitfire Mk.V will be fo-
llowed by the first Spitfire Mk.Ia kit, also in 1/72 scale,
of course.
In this case,
too, it will
be released
as a LIMI-
TED series
kit, followed
by Profipack
and Week-
end series
kits.
SUMMER 2026: MiG-21R 1/72

We are preparing to release the MiG-21R in 1/72 scale in our classic model kit series in 2027. A
Limited series model kit with a book will be released gradually, followed by Profipack and Wee-
kend series model kits.
SUMMER 2026: P-40K 1/48

We are also working on classic projects in 1/48 scale. For the

second half of 2026, we are preparing the P-40K in both versi-
ons, long and short, with its characteristic tail keel. This project
also includes the P-40M version, which is very similar to the
long version of the P-40K.

FALL OF 2026: P-40F/L 1/48

The next projects in the P-40 series are the P-40F and L. Like the kits on the
previous sheet, these will also be classic kits released in the Limited, Wee-
kend, and Profipack 1/48 series.
 OCTOBER 2026: MiG-15 1/48

In our classic series, we are also preparing MiG-15 and MiG-15bis kits in 1/48 scale. These will
again be classic kits in the Limited, Weekend, and Profipack series. We are preparing to release
the first of these at the end of 2026. It will most likely be a kit from the LIMITED line named Cze-
choslovak Fifteen.
As part of the MiG-15 1/48 project, kits for the UTI MiG-15 training version, as well as the MiG-17F
and MiG-17PF, are also being developed. However, all of these kits will be released as part of the
HYBRID series.

And that‘s all the news for next year. As every year, this is a preliminary schedule, and it is very
likely that there will be changes. However, all these announced projects are already in various
stages of the design and production process.
 AIRCRAFT | ARMOR | SHIPS | FIGURES | SCI-FI | BOOKS | PAINT

®
The Premier Source for Eduard in the USA

Introducing the Latest

Since 1968 Squadron has been offering model kits
In Quality Airbrush Paint
and accessories from top manufacturers from
around the world. Today, now located in Ringgold, GA
Squadron continues the tradition of quality selection
and service for today’s model Kit building community.

Head over to Squadron.com to see why modelers

choose Squadron time and time again!

Now Located Near Chattanooga, TN www.squadron.com

UKRAINE

Aerial War in Ukraine

Russian drones over Poland
Miro Barič
The biggest event during the period covered in this installment of the series
(1 Sept. to 30 Sept.) was the massive violation of NATO airspace by Russian
drones. It took place during the night of 9–10 Sept. in Poland. During a large-
scale Russian attack on Ukraine, about two dozen unmanned aerial vehicles
continued westward. While, as always, Moscow made excuses, Warsaw’s
officials say the Russian drones penetrated intentionally.

The alarm began on Tuesday 9 Sept. shortly however, flew as far as a field near Mniszkówe At least 17 of the drones recovered were the
before midnight and lasted roughly seven hours in the Łódź Voivodeship in central Poland, and Russian Gerbera type; their serial numbers —
until the following morning. Poland closed another was found near the village of Oleśno found on the wrecks — are often known. Four
the airports in Warsaw, Modlin, Rzeszów and in the north of the country. Both thus flew drones could not be identified. At least two of
Lublin and scrambled F-16 fighters. NATO allies hundreds of kilometres within Polish airspace. those four were among those shot down and,
also assisted — the Netherlands deployed Searching for drone wreckage took several after the explosion of the air-to-air missile,
F-35 fighters, Italy provided an airborne early days, and in the end as many as 21 were found. likely little remained to identify.
warning and control aircraft, and Belgium sent Some sources even give the number 23. Most The Gerbera is a cheap drone with
an Airbus A330 MRTT tanker. Germany put its likely, however, those counts also include two a wingspan of 2.5 metres. In shape it resembles
Patriot batteries stationed in Poland on the cases where AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles struck the Iranian Shahed unmanned aerial vehicles,
highest alert; they helped track the drones’ the ground. One of those air-to-air missiles, and at first it was used as a decoy to swamp
movements. fired from a Polish F-16 after missing a drone, Ukraine’s air defences. Later it began to be
At least four drones were shot down by deviated from its trajectory and hit a house used for reconnaissance, electronic warfare
fighters. This was the first time NATO had in the village of Wyryki-Wola. It heavily and kamikaze missions with small amounts of
destroyed Russian drones over its territory. damaged the roof on impact but did not explode explosives.
A kill marking later appeared under the cockpit and no one was injured. Wreckage from the
of F-35 F-027 from the Royal Netherlands Air other AIM-120 was later found near the village
Force’s 313 Squadron. Other drones crashed in of Choiny.
various areas, mainly in eastern Poland. One,

Ukrainian Su-27 fighter jets

40 INFO Eduard November 2025

 UKRAINE

A Geran drone with serial number 31695 was found near the village A drone with serial number 32384 was found in Czosnówka, Lublin Voivodeship.
of Oleśno in northern Poland.

A Geran with serial number 32053 was found near the village of Rabiany. A drone with serial number 31849 crashed near Nowe Miasto nad Pilicą.

During the repelling of a Russian drone incursion, a stray AIM-120 AMRAAM missile fell on a house in the village of Wyryki-Wola.20 AMRAAM.

November 2025 INFO Eduard 41

UKRAINE

An F-35 marked F-027 from the 313th Squadron of the Royal Netherlands Air Force, with a marking of a shot down drone.

Intentional or not? that the incursion was a deliberate violation Unknown drones began to appear toward
None of the drones found in Poland carried of airspace by Russia. Previous single-drone the end of the covered period over Denmark,
explosives. All, however, were equipped with incursions could be considered accidents; Germany and other countries. NATO warned it
additional fuel tanks to extend their range. this time, however, around two dozen drones would use force against intruders — drones or
That is an important detail. Russian officials entered Poland at once — which is hard to aircraft — and shoot them down if necessary.
claimed (and Russian propaganda happily regard as a mistake. Russia probably wanted The European Union likewise decided to
spread this claim) that Gerbera drones have to test NATO’s response and also to collect strengthen the defence of the eastern states
a range of less than 700 km and could not have valuable electronic data during that response. and create a so-called “drone wall” there.
reached Poland from Russia. Therefore, they Shortly thereafter, a large exercise involving Ukraine’s experience and technologies are to
argued, Ukraine must have launched them Russian forces was beginning in Belarus, and help in building it.
to draw NATO into war with Russia. Russian this incident could have been part of it. One of the new technologies are so-called
officials and propaganda conveniently “forgot” drone interceptors — small drones designed to
to mention the additional fuel tanks in the NATO’s response destroy other drones. Their key characteristic
drones. Subsequently, Russian drones also appeared is high speed so they can quickly catch their
Other Russian officials tacitly admitted the in Romanian airspace, and on Friday 19 Sept. target. Several types exist and, where used,
drones were theirs, but categorically denied three Russian MiG-31 aircraft violated Estonian they show promisingly high effectiveness, but
they were launched into Poland intentionally. airspace. They remained there for 12 minutes there are not yet as many of them as would be
Belarus also contributed to the version of an and NATO fighters had to escort them out. needed. In the fight against Russian unmanned
unintentional incursion by warning Poland in Both Estonia and, earlier, Poland requested systems, Ukraine therefore still has to rely on
advance that stray drones were heading its consultations under Article 4 of the North conventional ground air defence and airborne
way. That was an exceptional step. Many drones Atlantic Treaty, meaning they asked member assets. In this series we have described the
have previously ended up over Belarusian states for consultations. In response NATO deployment of fighters and also light training,
territory after being disturbed by Ukrainian launched Operation Eastern Sentry, intended sport and agricultural aircraft against drones.
electronic-warfare systems. Some were shot to increase protection of the alliance’s eastern Now we will take a closer look at helicopters.
down by Belarusian forces in the past, some border.
penetrated further into Poland or the Baltics. Reinforcements from NATO member states Helicopters with dozens of „kills“
However, a warning from Belarus came for the headed to Poland — Sweden sent Gripen Helicopters are beginning to appear as one
first time. Warsaw politely thanked Minsk for fighters, France sent three Rafale fighters, the of the most effective weapons against drones.
the warning but at the same time indicated it Netherlands deployed air-defence systems, This is evidenced by the score markings seen in
believed the warning was an attempt to create and the Czech Republic contributed three many photographs. On the sides of helicopters
an alibi for later claims that the incursion was Mi-171 helicopters. Ukraine decided to help are dozens of silhouettes of Shahed drones, as
not intentional. Polish officials publicly stated Poland with training on drone defence. well as heavier reconnaissance drones that

Ex-Czech Mi-24 helicopters bearing numerous kill markings.

42 INFO Eduard November 2025

 UKRAINE

The Ukrainians also showcased a transport aircraft An-28, which they use
This Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter has a large number of Russian drones to its credit as well. as a gunship against drones.

operate well behind the front line. There are with which they can engage Shaheds from a twin-engine turboprop which Ukrainians
so many silhouettes that on some helicopters greater distance. modified to a gunship. Most likely it too uses
space ran out and further “victories” are Mi-8 helicopters have also proved effective 7.62 mm machine guns in side windows or
recorded only with simple tally marks. against drones. They carry Soviet PKT or doors. However, a video has also surfaced
Helicopters have several advantages in the PKM machine guns of 7.62 mm in the nose or implying the An-28 is firing a weapon mounted
fight against drones. They have enough speed side windows. Ukraine began to upgrade its at the front; that cannot be confirmed because
to catch their target, but are not so fast as Mi-8s for counter-drone missions by installing the published photograph does not show the
jet fighters, which risk colliding with drones. American M134 Miniguns. These are also 7.62 aircraft’s nose.
Light aircraft risk damage from detonations mm but are rotary guns with a rate of fire of At the same time, jokes began to spread
and drone debris when firing at Shaheds. 3,000–6,000 rounds per minute, whereas the comparing the Dutch F-35 fighter with
Helicopters fly parallel to drones at similar PK has only 500–800 rounds per minute. The a single kill marking to these helicopters or the
speeds and usually a bit higher. They therefore Minigun therefore needs a shorter burst to An-28 with dozens of kills. Humor helps people
operate from a position slightly behind and shoot down a drone. Mi-8s also began receiving to cope with stressful situations, but this
above the drone. If a Shahed explodes, the an optical station with day and night cameras comparison is not appropriate. If the F-35 had
helicopter is in a space that is least exposed mounted ahead of the front landing gear, and a to face hundreds of drones every night, it too
to its debris. searchlight to illuminate targets at night was would rack up a large score.
The Mi-24 has the advantage of a movable added to their equipment.
rotating 12.7 mm machine gun in the nose and A photograph also appeared of a light Massive Air Raids
target-searching and aiming equipment. Some transport plane, the Antonov An-28, with Unfortunately, this is the grim reality
versions carry a twin-barrel 30 mm cannon, a similar tally painted on its fuselage. This is in Ukraine. It became clear on the night

The score is rising also for ground-based air defense systems. Unfortunately, this is due to the increasing intensity of Russian attacks.

November 2025 INFO Eduard 43

UKRAINE

The score is rising also for

ground-based air defense
systems. Unfortunately,
this is due to the increasing
intensity of Russian attacks.

During the September 7 air

raid, a government building
in Kyiv was hit for the very
first time.
of Wednesday, September 3, when Russia
launched 502 drones, 16 Kalibr missiles, and
8 Kh-101 cruise missiles. The main targets
were in western Ukraine. Ukrainian defenses
shot down 430 drones and 21 missiles. The
remaining projectiles killed one person and
wounded 35.
On the night of Thursday, September 4,
another large-scale Russian air raid followed.
Some Russian channels reported significant
technical problems during the operation. Three
Tu-160 bombers were supposed to participate,
but only one managed to launch cruise
missiles. The second was struck by lightning
in flight and had to return to base; the third
failed to take off. Despite that, the raid killed
15 people and injured 26. Two Russian drones
also violated Polish airspace during this attack.
That same day, Russian forces committed
another war crime — an Iskander missile
strike on a group of Danish humanitarian
workers clearing mines left by Russian troops
in the Chernihiv region. The workers wore blue
vests marking them as part of a humanitarian
mission and used white civilian vehicles.
The mission had been officially announced in
advance via proper communication channels.
The attack killed two people and injured eight.
Russia cynically boasted about the strike in
a video, calling it a “successful attack on
enemy logistics.” an Iskander-K cruise missile. Its warhead did were killed, mostly local elderly residents.
On the night of Friday, September 5, Russia not detonate — the damage was caused by its Among the dead were two postal workers
launched 157 drones and seven missiles or kinetic impact and a subsequent fire from its responsible for distributing the pensions.
cruise missiles, killing 11 people and injuring fuel. During the same raid, one Russian drone Nineteen others were wounded.
32. again strayed into Poland and crashed 50 km On the night of Saturday, September 20,
On Sunday, September 7, Russia once again from the Ukrainian border. another major raid came. Nine Ukrainian
broke its own record, launching a total of On the night of September 10, Russia regions were hit — Russia launched
818 drones and other projectiles at Ukraine. launched 415 drones and 43 missiles or cruise 579 drones, eight missiles, and 32 cruise
Ukrainian air defense shot down 747 drones missiles. The targets were infrastructure missiles. Ukrainian defenses shot down
and four additional missiles. Four people facilities in western and southern Ukraine. 552 drones and 31 missiles or cruise missiles.
were killed, including a young mother and During this raid the incursion into Poland of One projectile carrying cluster munitions
her two-month-old baby in Kyiv. Forty-four about twenty drones occurred as described struck an apartment building in Dnipro, killing
others were wounded. A horse-riding club in earlier in this article. three people and injuring dozens.
Kyiv was also hit, killing three horses. For the That same day, Russia committed another The final major raid in the period occurred
first time, a Russian air raid struck a Ukrainian war crime. In the village of Yarova in the on the night of Sunday, September 28, when
government building. It was initially believed Donetsk region, a Russian aircraft dropped Russia launched 595 drones and 48 missiles or
that a drone hit the Cabinet of Ministers’ a guided bomb on a group of civilians waiting cruise missiles. Ukrainian defenses destroyed
headquarters, but it was later confirmed to be in line to receive pensions. Twenty-five people 611 out of 643 projectiles. The main target was

44 INFO Eduard November 2025

 UKRAINE

Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jets. A MiG-29 releasing guided bombs on Russian positions.

A MiG-29 from the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade with mission symbols.

This photo was published

by the 114th Tactical
Aviation Brigade.
The MiG-29 likely
originates from Poland
and on its nose sports
a painted image of
a warrior with
a spear.

November 2025 INFO Eduard 45

UKRAJINA

Kyiv, where four people were killed, including degrading the peninsula’s air defenses. Several September 25, when a Su-34 fighter-bomber
a 12-year-old girl. The Cardiology Institute helicopters and aircraft were destroyed on the was shot down near the village of Vasylivka
in Kyiv was also hit, killing one patient and ground. in the Zaporizhzhia region. One of the two
a nurse and injuring 70 others. On Sunday, September 21, Ukrainian FPV crew members was killed. Russian channels
drones attacked a Nebo-U radar, two Mi-8 identified him only by his first name, Yevgeny.
The Battle for Fuel Continues helicopters at a former border guard training A spectacular feat was achieved by
During the observed period, Ukraine base in Shkilne, and another Mi-8 at the a Ukrainian FPV drone operator on Monday,
continued its attacks on Russia’s oil industry, Simferopol airfield. Videos of the attacks were September 29, who struck a Russian Mi-8
which we covered in detail in the previous released by Ukraine’s military intelligence helicopter in flight near the village of Nadiivka
installment. Over three months (July, August, agency (GUR). Satellite images and Russian in the Donetsk region. Some media reported
September), Ukrainian drones carried out footage confirmed that one helicopter in this as the first such case in history, though
34 attacks on refineries (some of them Shkilne burned completely, most likely Ukrainians had previously hit several Russian
multiple times). Between September 1 and 30, belonging to the FSB Border Service. The fate helicopters with drones — some were only
Ukrainians struck refineries 13 times. The Ilsky of the other two helicopters is unclear. damaged, but at least one crashed after
refinery was targeted twice, Saratov twice, On Monday, September 22, GUR released being hit. That was the case this time as well.
and Salavat refinery in distant Bashkortostan a video of another FPV drone strike — this time Russian sources reported that pilot Lt. Mikhail
twice as well. on Kača airbase in Crimea, targeting one Mi-8 Avramenko attempted an emergency landing
In addition to refineries, Ukrainians targeted helicopter and two Beriev Be-12 amphibious in the burning helicopter to save his crew.
other facilities in Russia’s oil and gas industry, aircraft. The Be-12s were developed in the However, videos show the helicopter hitting
which finances the Kremlin’s war. A significant 1950s, but a few remain in service. After the ground at high speed in flames, with the
drone raid hit Primorsk near St. Petersburg, Russia’s 2022 invasion, reports suggested wreck sliding for dozens or even hundreds
damaging an oil export terminal, pumping they were used for patrolling the Black Sea of meters. In the end, two crew members
stations, and two oil tankers. to detect Ukrainian naval drones. The aircraft survived with injuries, while Avramenko and
On Wednesday, September 24, Ukrainian in the video appeared derelict — one lacked seven passengers were killed.
naval and aerial drones attacked Russian Black a propeller. One Be-12 bore the number 08 on Russia also lost another aircraft in an
Sea ports. Russia claimed to have neutralized its fuselage. In the footage, the attacking drone accident during this period — at Kubinka Air
at least five naval drones in Novorossiysk. seems to dive toward the ground in front of the Base, a Su-30SM or Su-35 fighter crashed
Aerial drones damaged port infrastructure plane, but the operator corrected its course at during landing. The pilot, a colonel in the
and started fires. In Tuapse, at least one naval the last moment, and it apparently struck the Russian Air Force, suffered severe injuries.
drone penetrated the harbor (as confirmed by side of the fuselage near the landing gear. On the Ukrainian side, one combat loss was
Russian videos) and exploded on a pier. Tuapse The third consecutive successful night for confirmed during this period. On Thursday,
is also used for exporting Russian oil and gas. GUR came on Tuesday, September 23, when September 11, in the afternoon, a Su-27
Altogether, by the end of September, Kača airbase was again targeted. An Antonov fighter was shot down near Dobropillia in
Ukrainian attacks had knocked out 40 percent An-26, registration RF-46878, fuselage code the Zaporizhzhia region. It was piloted by
of Russia’s fuel production. This caused “Blue 30,” belonging to the 318th Independent Major Oleksandr Borovyk of the 39th Tactical
growing gasoline shortages at fuel stations Composite Aviation Regiment of the Russian Aviation Brigade. He did not survive the crash.
across many Russian regions. Naval Air Force, was completely destroyed. On Wednesday, September 24, Russia
The aircraft burned out after the strike. Another launched a strike on the Kamyanka air base
Losses on Land and in the Air FPV drone targeted a second An-26, but the in Dnipro, destroying several light aircraft
Besides targeting oil infrastructure, result of that attack remains unconfirmed. shelters. It is not known whether any aircraft
Ukrainian drones also struck Russian radar The unfavorable chain of events for the were inside at the time.
systems and airfields in Crimea, gradually Russian Air Force continued on Thursday,

One of the Russian Mi-8 helicopters attacked by Ukrainian FPV drones on September 21.

Attack on a Russian Mi-8 helicopter at the Kača

air base in Crimea on September 22.
During the September 22 attack, this Be-12 View from the attacking FPV drone heading towards
seaplane, number 08, was also targeted. the second Be-12. Note that the seaplane is missing
one propeller.

46 INFO Eduard November 2025

 UKRAJINA

A Russian Antonov An-26, registration RF-46878, fuselage number “blue 30”, Another Russian An-26 caught during the September 23 attack on the Kača air base.
which burned after the September 23 attack.

The burning Russian Mi-8 after being

struck by the drone on September 29.
Wreckage of the Ukrainian Su-27 that was shot down
on September 11 near Dobropillia.
A Russian Mi-8 moments before being hit by an FPV
drone on September 29

Ukrainian Su-27 fighter jets Major Oleksandr Borovyk was killed when his Su-27
was shot down.

November 2025 INFO Eduard 47

BOXART STORY #948011

Messers above the Negev Desert Text: Jan Zdiarský

Illustration: Piotr Forkasiewicz

After the end of World War II, major political and coup in February 1948. Czechoslovakia was thus the along the coast and on the road between the cities of
territorial changes took place not only in Europe only European country to decide to secretly provide Beersheba, Hebron, and Jerusalem. The Mezek D-123
and the Pacific region, but also in the Middle East. military aid to Israel. The process of supplying entered these battles on the first day of the offensive
The problems that this process brought to the latter weapons and training Israeli pilots and technicians on October 16, 1948, when Israeli pilot Rudi Augarten
region continue to this day. in Czechoslovakia was based on agreements that had claimed to have shot down an Egyptian Royal Air
One of the fundamental issues of the anticipated been concluded even before the formal establishment Force Spitfire Mk.IXc. The seven-day operation was
changes was the end of British control over the of Israel. Czechoslovakia supplied Israel with some successful and significantly strengthened Israeli
territory of Palestine. On November 29, 1947, the UN of its own Avia S-199s aircraft, along with light and positions.
General Assembly issued Resolution No. 181, on the heavy weapons with ammunition, many of which In 1949, Israel began the process of concluding
basis of which the territory of Palestine should be were of German World War II origin, and later also ceasefires with individual Arab states. However, the
divided into two independent states, Jewish and Arab. Spitfire Mk.IX aircraft, with which the Czechoslovak situation remained very fragile. The outcome of the
While the Jewish side agreed to the proposal, the RAF squadrons had returned from Great Britain in the conflict, namely the initial Arab rejection of the 1947
representatives of the Arab world rejected it. Months summer of 1945. UN resolution on a two-state solution for the territory
of armed clashes between the two sides followed, Mezek (Mule) in Czech, Messer in Israel - Avia S-199, of former Palestine, and the subsequent attack on
which escalated into open conflict after the British left a fighter aircraft with problematic characteristics, Israel, meant political and territorial strengthening of
in May 1848. was created by combining a Bf 109G airframe and the Jewish state in the region. The first Israeli-Arab
Based on the aforementioned UN decision, the a Jumo 211 engine, designed for bomber aircraft. In the war was not only a clash for borders, but above all
independent state of Israel was proclaimed on May immediate post-war years, together with the Spitfires, a question of identity and the right of the State of Israel
14, 1948. The very next day, the armies of five Arab it became the backbone of the Czechoslovak fighter to exist. For the Palestinians, it meant the loss of their
countries invaded its territory, and gradually some air force. A total of more than 500 S-199 and CS-199 homes and the beginning of refugee exile. The echoes
others became involved in the conflict to varying (two-seater training version) aircraft were produced of this war still resonate today in all other conflicts
degrees. These were Jordan, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, in postwar Czechoslovakia. in the region. The 1948 – 1949 War of Independence
Syria, Yemen, and Saudi Arabia. Thus began the first During the secret Balak operation, 24 Avia S-199s claimed the lives of around 6,000 Israelis and 10,000–
Israeli-Arab war, known as the War of Independence. were sold to Israel. Four of them carried out their 15,000 Arabs. About 700,000 Palestinian Arabs fled or
The Arab world refers to it as An-Nakba – The first attack on May 29, 1948, against Egyptian columns were expelled from their homes.
Catastrophe. heading for Tel Aviv. The militarily controversial result Thanks in part to aid from Czechoslovakia, Israel
At first, Israel had only a few tens of thousands had a huge moral impact. Deliveries of Czechoslovak was able to defend itself in this war. The same was
of soldiers and very inadequate weapons. The Arab S-199s to Israel were gradual. The aircraft shown, true in subsequent wars, in which, however, aid from
armies were more numerous and better equipped, but marked D-123, was delivered on July 28 aboard Balak Czechoslovakia did not come. Under the rule of the
they lacked unified command and a clear strategy. flight No. 79 and entered combat on August 15, 1948. communist USSR, Czechoslovakia gradually turned
The UN responded to the conflict by imposing an It was assigned to the 101st Squadron, whose emblem away from Israel. A return to normalcy, based on the
arms embargo on the entire region. The young state at the time was a winged skull wearing a flight helmet fact that Czechoslovakia had helped Israel in the most
of Israel, which lacked its own production of heavy and goggles. The skull symbolizes the Jewish belief in difficult moments of its birth, came only after the
weapons, was thus left without the possibility of at the resurrection of the dead, who will form a great collapse of the socialist block at the end of the 1980s.
least purchasing arms. Israel's requests for help army when the Messiah comes to earth. The D-123
were heard by Czechoslovakia, with the tacit consent aircraft took part in Operation Yoav, which took place
of the Soviet Union, which was consolidating its over seven days in October 1948 in the Negev Desert.
influence in the Czechoslovakia after the communist The aim was to divide the Egyptian forces located

48 INFO Eduard November 2025

#82242 BOXART STORY

The Burma Banshees

Text: Jan Bobek
Illustration: Gareth Hector

Burma (today’s Myanmar) during the Second escorts, and carrying out patrol operations. Aerial P-47 aircraft, and twelve of its pilots went missing
World War may have seemed like a less significant reconnaissance was of course an indispensable in action. The only ace of the 80th FG flying single-
battleground. On the Allied side, however, a total part of operations, but aircrews were also assigned engine fighters was 1st Lt. Samuel Eugene Hammer
of one million soldiers from several nations were duties such as spraying insecticides to improve the of the 90th FS, with five victories. Flying a Curtiss
eventually deployed on the Burmese front. living conditions of soldiers on the ground. P-40 in March 1944, he scored two Ki-49 Helen
In 1942, the Japanese at first sought to maintain It may not be surprising that the British heavy bombers, and in December of the same year
transportation links between their conquered 14th Army fighting in Burma, nicknamed he added three Ki-44 Tojo fighters while flying
territories in China and Burmese Rangoon “The Forgotten Army,” was considered “the the most a Thunderbolt.
(today’s Yangon). Burma was to serve as a sort of air-minded army that ever existed.” Striking white skull drawings soon appeared on
buffer zone protecting further conquered areas By 1944, the Japanese Army air units in the the noses of the Curtiss P-40s of the 80th FG, giving
in Southeast Asia. Before long, however, the region were already significantly weaker in the group its nickname, the “Burma Banshees.”
Japanese, supported by armed forces of various numbers, and their aircraft lagged behind those of This name was reinforced by some pilots and
puppet regimes, began to attempt an invasion of the Allies. Nevertheless, Japanese pilots remained mechanics who mounted air-driven sirens under
India, which ultimately did take place, though in dangerous opponents, as they mostly faced the aircraft, producing a characteristic wailing
a limited form. smaller, isolated engagements and did not suffer sound. According to Celtic legends, the banshee,
After the fall of Singapore, the British had no the extensive, devastating aerial battles that their a female spirit, emits a terrible ear-piercing wail.
intention of allowing a disaster on such scale, and naval comrades experienced around places such Gareth Hector’s artwork portrays an aerial
they exerted maximum effort to defend India and as Rabaul or the Marianas. combat scene involving four pilots of the 89th FS
to retake Burma. During 1942 and 1943, however, One of the American fighter units that reinforced on May 17, 1944, after they had bombed a bridge
they had little success on the battlefield, and other combat formations in the region was the 80th near Kamaing. They were attacked by about
stabilization did not come until 1944. Fighter Group. Activated in February 1942, it arrived a dozen Ki-43s of the 204th Hikō Sentai. In the
This Sisyphean task would not have been possible in India by sea in May 1943 and was assigned to the fierce dogfight, Lt. Philip R. Adair claimed two
without the support of air units. At the beginning 10th Air Force. Initially it was equipped with P-40s, Oscars shot down, Lt. Thomas E. Rogers claimed
of the fighting in Burma, the Japanese faced only and in 1944 it transitioned to the P-47 Thunderbolts. one more and another one damaged, and Lt. Joel
a few dozen British aircraft from No. 221 Group RAF One part of the 80th FG, the 459th FS, equipped A. Martinez claimed two damaged. Two American
and a small contingent of “Flying Tigers” from the with twin-engine P-38 Lightnings operated aircraft were damaged and one pilot was injured,
legendary American Volunteer Group (AVG). largely independently from the rest of the group but both P-40s made it back to base. The Japanese
The situation gradually improved, and by and in 1945 was reassigned to the 33rd FG. If this suffered no losses and after the engagement
the autumn of 1943, under the command of the separate squadron is excluded from the group’s claimed four P-40s shot down.
South-East Asia Air Command led by Air Chief tally, the core of the 80th F, consisting of the 88th, Lt. Philip R. Adair ended the war with three
Marshal Sir Richard Peirse, there were 48 RAF 89th, and 90th Fighter Squadrons together with confirmed victories and three damaged aircraft to
squadrons and 17 American squadrons deployed. group headquarters, achieved 44 confirmed aerial his credit. His aircraft is the one depicted on the
By mid-1944, the number had increased to 64 and victories, with 4 more aircraft probably destroyed box art.
28 respespectively. The primary tasks of these units and 27 damaged.
were supplying ground troops, conducting bombing During its operations, the 80th Fighter Group
and ground-attack missions, providing fighter wrote off approximately three hundred P-40 and

November 2025 INFO Eduard 49

BOXART STORY #82151

Against the Stukas on Eagle Day Text: Jan Bobek

Illustration: Piotr Forkasiewicz

The Battle of Britain is one of the legendary even reaching the target. After the official renewal you can only save the hedgehogs by stopping
milestones of the Second World War and also of the Adlertag order, the most concentrated traffic as far away as possible, and not by
the first battle fought entirely by air forces. series of raids began after noon, though again zigzagging through traffic with them.”
From the RAF perspective, it began on July 10, complicated by clouds and navigation issues. The raid of II./St.G 2 went very differently.
1940, and lasted until the end of October 1940. During this phase of the day, Stukas formed They were to be protected by free-hunt of
Its international impact is amplified by the fact a significant part of the bombing forces. JG 53, but the escort became entangled with RAF
that pilots from thirteen other countries fought Crews of St.G 1 and II./St.G 2 were assigned to aircraft, lost situational awareness, and part
on the RAF side. From the German point of view, strike Warmwell and Yeovil, but due to weather of the escort arrived behind the bombers with
the battle began almost a month later and ended they ended up over Portland. Their escorts several minutes’ delay.
with their first military failure since the outbreak were Bf 109s from I. and II./JG 53 “Pik As.” Their Pilots of Spitfires from No. 609 Squadron
of the war. After earlier fighting over the Channel, colleagues from JG 27 escorted a large formation RAF, including Polish airmen, took advantage of
German command launched the Battle of Britain of Stukas from St.G 77, while the fighters of this situation and attacked the Stukas near the
on 8 August 1940, with the start of the so-called JG 26 “Schlageter” provided free-hunt fighter Solent. They claimed nine bombers shot down
“intensified air war against England” (verschärfte cover for the Stukas of IV.(St)/LG 1, whose target for certain, three probably destroyed and three
Luftkrieg gegen England), which lasted until the was Detling.The latter formation hit its target damaged. In reality, six Ju 87s were shot down,
end of October 1940. very successfully and without losses. A total of mostly from 5. Staffel.
The Germans launched “Operation Eagle 22 aircraft were destroyed on the ground, One of the British pilots who scored victories
Attack” (Unternehmen Adlerangriff) on August 67 service personnel and civilians, including in this action was F/O John Charles Dundas,
13, 1940, after two days of extensive air battles the station commander Gp Capt. E. P. Meggs- DFC & Bar. His aircraft is depicted on the box
over England. The day had the code name Davies, were killed, and more than 40 people art of the kit. This outstanding pilot was killed
“Eagle Day” (Adlertag) and brought a shift in were wounded. The Coastal Command base was on 28 November 1940, in an air battle in which
German strategy. Instead of focusing on naval temporarily put out of action, but the strategic Kommodore of JG 2 Helmut Wick was also lost.
convoys, the Germans intended to systematically significance of the raid was minor, since the Dundas’s brother, Hugh Spencer Lisle Dundas,
destroy airfields and other infrastructure of airfield did not fall under Fighter Command. also fought in the Battle of Britain, survived the
RAF Fighter Command. The selection of targets, The success can be attributed in part to cloud war, was awarded CBE, DSO & Bar, DFC, and was
however, suggests that Luftwaffe intelligence cover, which made it harder for defenders to later knighted.
and strategic planners did not understand the spot the Stukas, and also to the freie-Jagd cover From 13 to 18 August 1940, German fighters
purpose and importance of many RAF bases. of all three Gruppen of JG 26, which were used (flying Bf 109s and Bf 110s) claimed 386 aerial
The long-planned Adlertag went awry for the together in action for the first time. victories, while losing 61 Bf 109s and 70 twin-
Germans right from the start. The raids were The difficulty of escorting dive bombers seat Bf 110s shot down or heavily damaged.
supposed to begin in a coordinated manner at is described in the memoirs of Günther Rall During less than a week, the Luftwaffe lost
07:00, but heavy cloud cover, ground fog, and (275 victories): “Escorting Stukas over the 93 twin-engine bombers and 42 Ju 87 Stuka dive
poor visibility over occupied northern France Channel could be likened to trying to get a family bombers. The Ju 87s were no longer employed
hindered their execution. Although a recall order of hedgehogs across a highway. Stukas flew over Britain. However, this was not because
was issued, not all bomber units received it. horizontally at some 250km/h, which wasn’t of the losses, which were quickly replaced,
The result was a series of isolated raids, some much more than a fully loaded and fueled Bf 109 but because of their short operational range.
without fighter escort and sometimes without needed just to stay in the air…on the highway,

50 INFO Eduard November 2025

KITS 11/2025

Avia S-199 ERLA canopy 1/48

#948011
HYBRID edition kit of Czechoslovak single engine
fighter Avia S-199 with ERLA canopy
in 1/48 scale.

plastic parts: Eduard

marking options: 6
decals: Eduard
PE parts: yes, pre-painted
painting mask: yes, TFace
resin parts: yes, cockpit, wheel wells,
exhausts, barrels, antennas, air intake

Product page

52 INFO Eduard November 2025

 KITS 11/2025

101 Tayeset, Cheyl Ha´avir, Hatzor, Israel, October 1948

The aircraft coded D-123 was delivered to Israel planes. In preparation for Operation Ten Plagues not confirmed by IAF intelligence. In November,
on July 28 on board Balak Flight No. 79 and joined (October 15-22, 1948), later renamed Operation D-123 was given the number 1905 as part of the
the action on August 15, 1948. A month prior to Yoav, 101 Tayeset fighters obtained high visibility introduction of a new military aircraft marking
entry into service, ex-USAAF volunteer pilot Stan markings consisting of red spinners and red system. There are a few repairs to the fuselage
Andrews drew up the 101 Tayeset’s (Squadron) and white stripes on the rudders in order to that appear darker areas on photos of D-123.
insignia of a winged skull of death wearing distinguish them from Egyptian aircraft. More to This has led some researchers to believe
a flight helmet and goggles. The skull symbolizes it, the Star of David roundels were applied atop the aircraft received a two-tone camouflage.
the Jewish faith’s belief in the rising of the dead the wings for the first time. During Operation However, it is merely a contrast of older and
to form a large army when the messiah comes Yoav, Rudi Augarten claimed a Royal Egyptian newer paint of the same shade of green
to earth. The insignia was printed on paper and Air Force Spitfire Mk.IXc flying D-123 on the first
applied to the left side of the nose of 101 Tayeset’s day of the offensive, on October 16. The kill was

101 Tayeset, Cheyl Ha´avir, Herzliya, Israel, July-August 1948

One of the “Messers”, as these aircraft were D-117 with Nechama’s name chalked atop the D-117 was also fitted with a high-resolution
dubbed in Israeli use, that survived the First airplane’s Star of David; Nechama went on to camera to conduct photo reconnaissance
Arab-Israeli War, was this aircraft coded D-117. become his wife. However, D-117 had a less missions. In November 1948, the Israeli Air Force
It was delivered on July 15, 1948, aboard Balak romantic future, suffering its first accident on changed its alpha numeric aircraft numbering
Flight No. 63 and made its first operational August 20, 1948, when Mitchell Flint flipped it system to a four-digit identification number, and
sortie on July 21. In the summer of 1948, 101 over onto its back in a crash landing. Further D-117 was renumbered 1901, where 19 stood for
Tayeset’s (Squadron) lead mechanic, Eli Reuveni serious fuselage damage occurred on October the airplane type and 01 for the first airframe on
fell in love with his sweetheart named Nechama. 17 when, after being hit by ground fire, Giddy the squadron list.
He commemorated this occasion with Lichtman made a forced landing at Aqir Air Base.
a photograph in which he posed next to “Messer” Along with the repairs made to the airframe,

November 2025 INFO Eduard 53

KITS 11/2025

101 Tayeset, Cheyl Ha´avir, Herzliya, Israel, July 1948

D-108 was part of the first shipment of S-199s Squadron moved to an improvised dirt airstrip in Operation Horev at the end of December
from Czechoslovakia to Israel to be deployed in near the town of Herzliya. Mitchell Flint crashed 1948. Among other things, it accompanied
combat in the Arab-Israeli War of 1948. D-108, D-108 on August 21 during landing, and this the Beaufighter TF Mk.X during the attack on
as can be inferred from its designation, was incident put the aircraft out of service for El Arish airport on December 24, and the Spitfire
among the last examples to arrive in the first a significant part of the war. The accident also D-130 during a photographic reconnaissance
series, and thus missed the very first missions marked the end of Flint’s service with the unit. mission over Gaza. At the end of the war,
of the Israeli S-199s. D-108 was fully assembled D-108 was returned to service after extensive it was one of four operational S-199s that
and ready for combat within the 101 Tayeset repairs on November 21, when the 101 Tayeset survived the Arab-Israeli War and the only
(Squadron) sometime in early June, along with was transferred to Qastina. At that time, the one to survive from the first series of S-199s
D-107 and D-109. At the time of their assembly, numbering system in the Israeli Air Force was delivered. It was finally scrapped sometime
the Israeli Air Force had only five operational changed, and D-108 was given the designation after October 15, 1950.
S-199s. To avoid Egyptian air raids, the 101st 1906. With this designation, it participated

S-199.54, Sgt. František Novák, Fighter Training Center, No. 2 Squadron,

Aviation Regiment 4, Planá u Českých Budějovic,
Czechoslovakia, May 1948

After the communist takeover of Czechoslovakia, of the second class from the Fighter Training Regiment 4). The Avia produced aircraft bore
military pilot defections to the West were Centre (SVS), who fled to then West Germany on the standard MNO Smalt Avion 2036.02 paint
nothing unusual. Former RAF members, who May 24, 1948. The aircraft was stored in Munich scheme on all surfaces and this aircraft was the
either suspected or even knew that they would and, after various obstacles were ironed out, tenth Avia factory production piece to be fitted
be persecuted by the communists, crossed was transported to Czechoslovakia by land in with a heat exchanger instead of the original
the border and many younger pilots also March 1950. From March 31 until October 24, oil cooler. The canopy was of the older design,
decided to leave the country. One of them was 1950, there was a general overhaul at the Avia and the aircraft did not have machine guns in
Sgt. František Novák, at that time a trainee factory. Later it served with LP 4 (Aviation the wings, nor underwing cannons.

54 INFO Eduard November 2025

 KITS 11/2025

S-199.66, ak. Ladislav Strnad, Air Military Academy, Hradec Králové,

Czechoslovakia, June 1950

This aircraft was assigned to Air Regiment 7 on repairs needed on the rear fuselage (or just slat is clearly dark green color. The question
August 4, 1948. On May 10, 1950, it was sent to overpainting of original user’s code) and as the mark hangs over the national insignia on upper
the LVA (Air Military Academy), where it was LVA probably did not have the standard green wing surfaces. On the photo it seems like they
damaged during take-off from the Pardubice color the tan color intended for C-104s was were not painted there, but it might well be only
airfield. A good quality photo of this crashed used. As there was also a need to change the due to the over exposition of the surface under
aircraft exists and shows very interesting engine cowl at some point, the cowl from a dark the direct sun. Interesting is also the obvious
coloring, as the rear fuselage and engine cowls green aircraft was used and overpainted in the absence of most of the stencils. The front of the
are clearly different shade of lighter color same color as the rear fuselage to keep the fuselage and wings were quite worn out, while
compared to the original green. There might aircraft in some color “order”. But the new coat both green and rear tan part of fuselage looks
be several reasons about this aircraft’s colors. chipped around the machine gun barrels and like new. The engine cowl sports some chipping
We believe there were probably some minor the darker green surfaced there. Also, the right and repairs in contrast.

S-199.486, Lt. František Fořt, No. 1 Squadron, Aviation Regiment 7,

Brno-Černovice, Czechoslovakia, 1950

This “Mezek” was test flown by factory pilot An- fiancée and future wife of the deputy Squadron memoirs, but it is not clear to which specific
tonín Kraus on December 12, 1949. On January 24, Commander and Flight Commander František aircraft they refer to. The aircraft was probably
1950, the aircraft was taken over by the military Fořt. According to period witnesses, the same painted with darker green paint on all surfaces.
administration and assigned to LP 7 (Aviation emblem also appeared on the aircraft of two At that time, the white of the spinner belonged
Regiment 7) stationed at Brno-Slatina airport on other Flight Commanders, Lieutenants Jaro- to the aircraft of Air Division, to which LP 7 and
February 7 of the same year. It was coded IV-8 mír Jech and Jiří Váňa. As is mentioned in the LP 8 (Aviation Regiments 7 and 8) belonged, but
and, according to the memories of veterans and unit memoirs, more S-199s were equipped with not all aircraft were so marked, and IV-8 was
unit logs, it sported a drawing of Diana carry- various emblems, at least for a certain period probably one of these. There is no photographic
ing her bow. The author of the drawing was the of time. They are even documented in the said evidence, unfortunately.

November 2025 INFO Eduard 55

KITS 11/2025

MiG-21F-13 1/48
#82191
The ProfiPACK edition kit of Soviet jet plane MiG-21F-13
in 1/48 scale. The kit offers markings for 6 aircraft used
in different countries around the world..

plastic parts: Eduard

marking options: 6
decals: Eduard
PE parts: yes, pre-painted
painting mask: yes
resin parts: no

Product page

56 INFO Eduard November 2025

 KITS 11/2025

s/n 741204, HävLLv 31, Kuopio-Rissala AB, Finnish AF, Finland, August 1985

Finland replaced its de Havilland Vampire year. Between 1971 and 1973, nine MiG-21F-13s in November 1963. It made its last flight on
and Folland Gnat aircraft with MiG-21s in the were converted into reconnaissance versions. August 16, 1985. After being decommissioned,
early 1960s, becoming the first non-communist HavLLv 31 in Kuopio-Rissala began gradually it served as a dummy with the number MG-127
European country to use this type. The first ten replacing its F-13s with new MiG-21bis at the in Pirkkala and was later transferred to the
MiG-21F-13s were delivered to Suomen Iimavoi- end of 1978. The last flight of the Finnish F-13 Aviation Museum in Vantaa.
mat (the Finnish Air Force) in April 1963, with version took place in January 1986. The aircraft
another 11 following in November of the same with the fuselage number MG-77 was delivered

s/n 74211503, Nguyen Nhat Chieu, 921st FR, Sao Do,

Democratic Republic of Vietnam, October 1967

The Vietnamese People’s Liberation Army Air Vietnamese pilots was not achieved until June 9, area. It was Chieu’s sixth aerial victory, although
Force acquired its first MiG-21F-13s in 1966. 1966, when two F-4 Phantoms II were shot down according to USAF records, no Phantoms II
The first dogfight in which North Vietnamese by several MiG-21s. On October 29, 1967, pilot were lost on that day. During the Vietnam War,
MiG-21s clashed with American aircraft took Nguyen Nhat Chieu used a green-camouflaged 67 American fighter aircraft were shot down
place in February 1966. In March of the same year, MiG-21F-13 with tactical number 4426 in by MiG-21s, while the US Air Force shot down
two American Ryan Firebee unmanned aircraft a dogfight in which he shot down an American 86 MiG-21s. Thirteen MiG-21 pilots achieved
were destroyed, but the first aerial victory for F-4 Phantom II over the Nam Dinh–Ninh Binh fighter ace status between 1967 and 1972.

s/n 660416, 1. slp, České Budějovice AB, Czechoslovakia, 1968-1970

The easing of the political atmosphere in the a bat and an owl, the first training squadron inspiration for the devil drawing. All the designs
spring of 1968 was also reflected in the coloring chose the symbol of a devil with a pitchfork were approved on May 17, 1968, and then spray-
of some Czechoslovak MiG-21Fs. Members of the against a clear blue sky. The author of the painted onto the aircraft. The same symbol also
1 Fighter Wing in České Budějovice were the first design was Miloslav Martenek, later known for appeared in a smaller form as a decal on the
to design their own insignias. While the insignias his cartoons and illustrations. The inspiration for pilots’ helmets. The devil drawing was used until
for the MiG-21PF and PFM fighter squadrons for the drawing was the strict squadron commander, August 20, 1970, when an order was issued to
operations in difficult weather conditions and Major Jan Jansa. It was said that serving remove all such symbols.
at night featured typical nocturnal animals like under him was hell. His red nose was also an

November 2025 INFO Eduard 57

KITS 11/2025

Cairo-West AB, United Arab Republic, 1967

The MiG-21F-13 with fuselage number 5341 the Arab-Israeli War in June 1967. After the war, the wing tips. The auxiliary fuel tank was usually
came from one of the first series of MiG-21F-13s it was camouflaged using automotive paint. This left unpainted but bore the aircraft’s black serial
delivered to Egypt before the Six-Day War and was applied around the black identification number (5341) on its side.
was one of 22 aircraft of this type that survived stripes located on the rear of the fuselage and at

s/n 22504, 204. LAP, Batajnica AB, Yugoslav Air Force, Yugoslavia, 1962

The MiG-21F-13 JRViPVO (Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo squadrons, each with 12 aircraft, was completed. During their service, the MiG-21F-13 aircraft
i Protivvazdušna Odbrana) aircraft bore In August 1968, the Yugoslav Air Force had flew 23,559 hours and 15 minutes. A total of
registration numbers 22501 to 22541. The first 38 MiG-21F-13 aircraft at its disposal. The last 17 were destroyed, with 11 pilots losing their
five of them were delivered in September 1962. flights were made in March 1980. The aircraft lives in various circumstances.
By the end of 1964, the rearmament of the were subsequently maintained until May 11, 1981,
204 Fighter Regiment, consisting of three fighter when it was decided to decommission them.

s/n 741924, AFS-31, East Germany Air Force, Preschen AB,

German Democratic Republic, 1978-1980

The MiG-21F-13 entered service with the East the NVA only until 1974, when it began to be with JG 15 in 1978, it served with AFS-31 and
Germany Air Force on May 4, 1962, when the replaced by the more modern MiG-21PFM and TAFS-47 as a tactical reconnaissance aircraft.
first one landed at Neuhardenberg Air Base. MiG-21SPS. The aircraft with the red fuselage The newly restored red 645 is currently on
A total of 76 aircraft of this type were delivered. number 645 was part of Jagdgeschwader 3 display at the Luftwaffenmuseum at Berlin-
The MiG-21F-13 stayed in active service with (JG 3) and later JG 15. When it ended its service Gatow Airport.

58 INFO Eduard November 2025

 KITS 11/2025

#3DL48249 #3DL48250 #3DL48251

For MiG-21F-13 1/48
RECOMMENDED:
481175 MiG-21F-13 upgrade set (PE-Set)
FE1556 MiG-21F-13 seatbelts STEEL (PE-Set)
644329 MiG-21F grey LööK (Brassin)
6481149 MiG-21F exhaust nozzle PRINT (Brassin)
6481151 MiG-21F wheels (Brassin)
#644329
6481154 MiG-21F PTB-490 fuel tank PRINT (Brassin)
3DL48249 MiG-21F-13 black SPACE (3D Decal Set)
3DL48250 MiG-21F-13 turquoise SPACE (3D Decal Set)
3DL48251 MiG-21F-13 seatbelts SPACE (3D Decal Set)
EX1142 MiG-21F-13 TFace (Mask)

#6481154

#6481151

#6481149

OVERTREES OVERLEPT
#82191X #82191-LEPT1
MiG-21F-13 MiG-21F-13
1/48 1/48

Product page Product page

November 2025 INFO Eduard 59

KITS 11/2025

P-40N Warhawk 1/48

#82242
The ProfiPACK edition kit of American WWII fighter
aircraft P-40N Warhawk in 1/48 scale. The kit offers
6 marking options of USAAF, RAAF users.

plastic parts: Eduard

marking options: 6
decals: Eduard
PE parts: yes, pre-painted
painting mask: yes
resin parts: no

Product page

60 INFO Eduard November 2025

 KITS 11/2025

42-105128, P-40N-5, 2Lt. Philip R. Adair, 89th FS, 80th FG, Nagaghuli, India, early 1944

Philip Reed Adair enlisted in military flight his own base. He himself was hit several times was called the Burma Banshees, and most of its
training after the attack on Pearl Harbor. in this combat and received the Silver Star for aircraft were decorated with a skull on the nose.
He served with the 80th FG for eighteen months his bravery. During this mission, he flew his None of them were the same, although they
in 1943 and 1944 and flew 139 combat missions. first Lulu Belle, which was a P-40N-1 Warhawk. sometimes differed only in details. The primary
The most remarkable of these took place on The second aircraft of the same name, shown role of the group was to provide air cover for
December 13, 1943, when he fought alone here, was already a P-40N-5 version. Adair bases involved in air supply operations to units
against a formation of 24 Japanese bombers and received it in early 1944 and on May 17, again in China via the Himalayas (Hump operations).
40 fighters. He was credited with one confirmed fighting against superior forces, he shot down Later, from October 1943, the group was tasked
kill and three other aircraft as damaged, but two Oscars. In June 1944, he and the entire with providing air support to units in northern
most importantly, he managed to break up the group began retraining on Thunderbolts, but he Burma. Philip Adair died at the age of 97 on May
enemy formation and disrupt the bombing of did not achieve any further kills. The 80th FG 13, 2017.

42-105116, P-40N-5, Capt. Gilmer L. Snipes, 45th FS, 15th FG, Nanumea, December 1943

Although the 15th FG was based in the Hawaiian an H8K Emily flying boat. On October 23, 1943, 7, 1945, he was credited with shooting down
Islands, it kept sending its squadrons to various a pair of P-40s was guided to an aircraft of this a Ki-44 Tojo. Because the standard P-40 color
locations in the central and southern Pacific. type and sent it into the waves of the Pacific. scheme did not serve its purpose on the coral
One of these was Baker Atoll, where the 45th The kill was credited to Capt. Gilmer L. Snipes, atolls, the technical staff mixed a sand color
FS was sent in September 1943, before moving who had 2nd Lt. R. Hendrickson as his wingman. that matched the local conditions before the
on to Abemama Island and then Makin in the fall It was the first kill of 45th FS in the war. squadron moved to Baker Atoll. The undersides
of 1943, from where it carried out raids against In April 1944, “Buck” Snipes took command of were repainted with a light blue color mixed
bases on the Julait and Mili atolls until March the squadron and, after rearming with Mustangs, from insignia blue and white. The stencils were
1944. The transfer of the 45th FS Warhawks to participated in the deployment of the 15th FG mostly masked during repainting and therefore
Baker in mid-September 1943 took the Japanese from Iwo Jima, including three VLR missions have the original background.
by surprise, and they paid for it with the loss of over Japan. During the first of these, on April

November 2025 INFO Eduard 61

KITS 11/2025

P-40N-20, 43-23400, Maj. Donald L Quigley, CO of 75th FS, 23rd FG,

Kweilin, China, August 1944

Donald Quigley was born on December 28, 1919, form of Irene) painted on the cowling of his He spent 13 long months in captivity and was
in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, and after his personal P-40N. Before serving with the 75th FS, promoted to Lieutenant Colonel after his release.
studies he worked for the Marion Power Shovel 23rd FG, Quigley served with the 80th FG, where After the war, he left the army and worked for
Company. He joined the Army Air Corps in March he flew 23 combat missions with the 90th FS. 60 years as
1941 and, while still in training at Randolph In June 1944, Quigley took command of the
Field in Texas, became engaged to his future 75th FS and shot down five enemy aircraft in
wife, Irene Klingel. In her honor, Quigley had the July and August 1944 before being shot down
words “Rene The Queen” (Rene is a diminutive himself over enemy territory on August 10, 1944.

P-40N-5, 7th FS, 49th FG, Finschhafen, New Guinea, September 1944

Aircraft number 22 was part of a series of Elliott E. Dent Jr. Further information is linked painted leading edges on its wings. It also did
7th FS Warhawks decorated with a painting to Lt. Warren Greczyn, a pilot of Polish origin, not have the blue paint on the top of the rudder
of a girl on the engine cowling. The author of who shot down two Ki-43 Oscars over Biak on indicating its affiliation with the 7th FS, and the
the paintings was Johnie Dunne, who also May 15, 1944, while flying Grade A. This profile serial number was also painted over. Many of
decorated the noses of Daddy Please / Milky shows the final appearance of Grade A in the the decommissioned Warhawks of the 49th FG
Wagon Express, Dawn Patrol, Island Dream, 7th FS, as documented at Finschhafen Airfield were subsequently used by the 71st TRG, which
Empty Saddle, Scarlet Night, and others with his in September 1944. Here, along with other used them during the fighting in the Philippines
characteristic style. Not much is known about Warhawks from the 7th FS, it was stripped of in early 1945.
the history of the aircraft named Grade A. It is its weapons and decommissioned. The aircraft
reported that it was occasionally flown by Capt. was unusual in that it did not have white-

62 INFO Eduard November 2025

 KITS 11/2025

P-40N-5, 1/Lt. Benjamin H. Ashmore, 26th FS, 51st FG, Kunming, China, 1944

Benjamin Howard Ashmore’s father was a pilot, him by General Chiang Kai-shek. He flew two post-war England, and in the early 1960s served
and his son intended to follow in his footsteps. Warhawks P-40N and later a P-51B Mustang in as commanding officer at the then newly opened
In 1942, he began Army flight training, which combat. All three aircraft bore the name Anvil US Air Force Academy. He flew the F-84, F-100,
he completed a year later when he retrained Chorus and the emblem of a bull’s head on and F-102. After leaving the military, he spent
on Thunderbolts. He was originally supposed a map of Texas with a torn Japanese flag in one 15 years as a cattle rancher on his property in
to go to Europe, but at the last minute he was corner. In accordance with squadron custom, the Garfield, Arkansas, and farmed in Monte Ne.
redirected to India, where he joined the 26th emblem was most likely applied to both sides of He owned a private plane and hangar at the
FS 51st FG. He flew 78 missions with this unit, his aircraft. After the war, he graduated from airport near Ingleside and flew until he was
shot down two aircraft in aerial combat, and the University of Nebraska and served in the 90. He died on March 30, 2014, at the age of 92.
earned, among other decorations, the Chinese USAF for another 21 years. He flew as part of the
pilot wings, which was personally awarded to Berlin Airlift, reactivated five RAF air bases in

A29-651, F/O John Noel Olivier, No. 80 Squadron, Noemfoor Island, 1944

No. 80 Squadron was formed in Townsville on No. 10 Operational Group was redesignated as the end of 1944. The aircraft with a drawing of
September 10, 1943, and was equipped with the First Tactical Air Force on October 25, 1944. the Disney character Thumper the Rabbit was
P-40 Kittyhawks. On October 9, it moved to No. 80 Squadron moved to Morotai on January transferred to No. 78 Squadron at the end of
Aitkenvale and on November 13 became part 21, where it continued operations over the 1944 and redesignated HU S. The drawing of the
of No. 10 Operational Group, whose main task Maluku Islands. The lack of significant targets rabbit remained on it.
was to support the advance of Allied troops in the vicinity caused a decline in morale among
along the northern coast of New Guinea. the unit and other RAAF units in the area from

November 2025 INFO Eduard 63

KITS 11/2025

For P-40N Warhawk 1/48

#644322
RECOMMENDED:
481167 P-40N landing flaps (PE-Set)
644316 P-40N LööK (Brassin)
644317 P-40N-25+ LööK (Brassin)
644322 P-40N LööKplus (Brassin)
644324 P-40N-25+ LööKplus (Brassin)
6481130 P-40N engine PRINT (Brassin)
6481131 P-40N gun bays (6 guns) PRINT (Brassin)
6481132 P-40N cockpit PRINT (Brassin)
6481133 P-40N radio compartment PRINT (Brassin)
6481134 P-40N wheels diamond tread (Brassin)
6481135 P-40N wheels cross tread (Brassin)
6481136 P-40N wheels block tread (Brassin)
6481142 P-40N undercarriage legs PRINT (Brassin)
6481143 P-40N tail wheel bay PRINT (Brassin) #6481131
6481144 P-40N radiators upgrade set PRINT (Brassin)
3DL48238 P-40N SPACE (3D Decal Set)
3DL48239 P-40N seatbelts SPACE (3D Decal Set)
EX1130 P-40N TFace (Mask)
EX1134 P-40N US national insignia (Mask)

#6481142

#6481130

#6481132

#6481133

OVERTREES OVERLEPT
#82242X #82242-LEPT1
P-40N P-40N
Warhawk Warhawk
1/48 1/48

Product page Product page

64 INFO Eduard November 2025

 _Warp
aint Ma
ster 27/
08/2025
10:54
Page
82

Orders from the world’s book

Warpaint series No.149 and hobby trade are invited £20.00

Aero L-39, L-59, L-139 & Aero L

-39,
& L-15 L-59, L-13
WARPA
IN T SERI
ES No.14

L-139 Albatros
9

9 Alba 9
N
By Ja
kub F tros
re le ew
ojtík Ph
.D. Due to
proble the withdr
ms wit awal
the L-5 h del of the
ive typ
design 9 worldwide ry to Egy e from Cze

ase
ed for . A mo pt, Tun ch and
small
fleet of the trainin re advanc isia becam Slovak air
In Jan

This latest Warpaint title covers the Aero L-39 Albatros, a a Czech-designed jet
L-59Ts g ed var e the forc
uar
decom y 2023, , often and light iant of sole ope es and
the used attack the rator
missio for
ned aftevery last L-5 pilot trai roles, Tun L-39 Albatro of
r nea 9T flig ning and isia ope s,
rly thir ht rate
ty yea took place, tactical mis d a
rs of and the sions.
servic

trainer and light attack aircraft developed by Aero Vodochody during the 1960s as a
e. type was

successor to the L-29 Delfín. It first flew in 1968 and entered service in 1972, becoming
the standard jet trainer for Warsaw Pact nations. With over 2,900 units built, the L-39
became one of the most widely used jet trainers globally, praised for its reliability, ease
of maintenance, and versatility. Building on this legacy, the L-159 ALCA (Advanced Light
Combat Aircraft) was introduced in the late 1990s, developed to replace aging Soviet-era
fighters in the Czech Air Force, first flying in 1997 and entering service in 2000. This
authoritative and highly relevant title includes all the regular Warpaint features with
historical text and images, a full breakdown of the aircraft’s widespread global service,
and artwork an scale drawings by Petr Kolmann.

Warpaint Special No.7 £25.00

Curtiss SB2C Helldiver

1 Page 114
7/2025 15:1
ter 07/0
rpaint Mas
er.qxp_Wa
No7 Helldiv
Special
arpaint

No.7
T SPECIAL
WARPAIN

Curtiss
SB2C The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver was one of those aircraft that was either loved or hated- there

V ER
was no middle ground. Forged in a hurry for the forthcoming war the Helldiver was designed

H E L L D I in a hurry, built by mostly by under skilled personnel while being bombarded by the customer
with their extra changes and demands. Even under this pressure Curtiss managed to
produce a prototype that flew, even though it would soon reveal strength and build
problems. This is what prototypes are for, however, the first production model, the Dash-1,
was beset by many problems that saw one carrier captain demanding that the Helldivers
be removed and the off loaded Douglas Dauntless dive bombers be reinstated. From the
SB2C-3 onwards, after undergoing a full modification programme, a competent combat
aircraft would emerge. Used throughout 1944/45 the Helldiver squadrons, now operating
from the fast carriers, took the war to the Japanese all the way to Tokyo. Post 1945 the
Helldiver would stay on active service until replaced by the Douglas AD-1 Skyraider.
Overseas usage would see later build models being operated by France, Greece, Italy
,Portugal and Thailand. The Royal Navy also formed a single squadron that would
never deploy on active service. Undergoing flight testing in Britain, Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown
Darling
by Kev
Written by Sam Pea
rson would declare that the Helldiver was the worst aircraft he had ever flown. Wriiten by
Artwor
k
Kev Darling with artwork and scale drawings by Sam Pearson.

Previous Warpaint titles All these titles are available in printed format via our on demand printing service. Please contact our office for further information.
1 Bristol Beaufighter £13.00 41 Fairey Fulmar £15.00 81 Junkers Ju 52 £14.00 121 Douglas A-4 Skyhawk £26.00
2 Blackburn Buccaneer £13.00 42 Boulton Paul Defiant £13.00 82 BAC Jet Provost £17.00 122 Albatros D.I - D.III £16.00
3 Junkers Ju 87 Stuka £13.00 43 Lockheed F-104 Starfighter £18.00 83 Fairey Battle £17.00 123 de Havilland (Canada) Chipmunk £15.00
4 North American F-100 Super Sabre £13.00 44 de Havilland Venom £15.00 84 Grumman F6F Hellcat £18.00 124 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 £17.00
5 Hawker Typhoon £13.00 45 Martin B-57 Canberra £16.00 85 Supermarine Scimitar £15.00 125 Bristol Britannia, Argus and Yukon £17.00
6 Avro Shackleton £14.00 46 Handley Page Halifax £17.00 86 Vickers Wellesley £15.00 126 Grumman F-14 Tomcat £26.00
7 Junkers Ju 88 £13.00 47 McDonnell F-101 Voodoo £15.00 87 Grumman Avenger £18.00 127 Cessna T-37 A/B/C and A-37 A/B £21.00
8 Hawker Hunter £17.00 48 Westland Lysander £15.00 88 Lockheed T-33A £15.00 128 Bristol Scout £15.00
9 Grumman F4F Wildcat/Martlet £13.00 49 Fiat G.91 £15.00 89 Avro Lancaster £18.00 129 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3 £18.00
10 Vickers Wellington £13.00 50 Bristol Beaufort £15.00 90 Boeing B-17 £18.00 130 Ilyushin Il-28 £18.00
11 de Havilland Sea Vixen £13.00 51 Lockheed Neptune £16.00 91 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 'Fishbed' £27.00 131 Auster in British Military & foreign air arm service £18.00
12 Fairey Swordfish £15.00 52 Fairey Albacore £15.00 92 Grumman HU-16 Albatross £17.00 132 Boeing B-52 Stratofortress £25.00
13 Focke Wolfe Fw 200 Condor £14.00 53 Avro Anson £16.00 93 Messerschmitt Me 262 £15.00 133 Douglas C-47 Skytrain/Dakota £25.00
14 BAC Lightning £18.00 54 Westland Whirlwind F.Mk I £13.00 94 Supermarine Attacker £15.00 134 Aero L-29 Delfin £21.00
15 Short Stirling £14.00 55 Hawker Tempest £14.00 95 Westland Sea King £18.00 135 DH.89 Dragon Rapide & Dominie £17.00
16 Hawker Sea Fury £13.00 56 Blackburn Firebrand £14.00 96 Consolidated B-24 Liberator £27.00 136 Airspeed Oxford & Consul £18.00
17 Gloster Javelin £14.00 57 Handley Page Hampden £14.00 97 North American RA-5C Vigilante £18.00 137 Douglas SBD Dauntless £28.00
18 Douglas Skyraider £14.00 58 Supermarine Swift £14.00 98 Avro York £17.00 138 Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk £18.00
19 de Havilland Hornet and Sea Hornet £14.00 59 Lockheed Hudson £14.00 99 McDonnell Demon £17.00 139 de Havilland (Canada) DHC-2 Beaver £18.00
20 Supermarine Seafire (Griffon engine) £15.00 60 English Electric Canberra £20.00 100 Republic F-84F and RF-84F £20.00 140 North American OV-10 Bronco £28.00
21 Armstrong Whitworth Whitley £14.00 61 Savoia Marchetti S.79 Sparviero £14.00 101 de Havilland D.H.82 Tiger Moth £16.00 141 Vickers Viking, Valetta & Varsity £19.00
22 Gloster Meteor £20.00 62 Handley Page Hastings £14.00 102 Convair B-36 £16.00 142 Dassault Mirage F1 £19.00
23 Fairey Gannet £15.00 63 Vickers Valiant £14.00 103 Avro Manchester £14.00 143 Boeing B-29 and B-50 Superfortress £25.00
24 Dornier Do 217 £14.00 64 Convair F-102 £15.00 104 General Dynamics F-111 & EF-111A £20.00 144 Mil Mi-4 Hound £20.00
25 Short Sunderland £14.00 65 Westland Wessex £17.00 105 Sopwith Pup £14.00 145 H-P Pembroke, Prince and Sea Prince £17.00
26 Bristol Blenheim £15.00 66 Bristol Bulldog £13.00 106 Sikorsky S-55/H-19 & Westland Whirlwind £18.00 146 Grumman A-6 Intruder & EA-6B Prowler £19.00
27 de Havilland Vampire £20.00 67 Folland Gnat and Ajeet £13.00 107 Ilyushin Il-2 ‘Sturmovik’ £15.00 147 Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa/Oscar £17.00
28 Fairey Firefly £17.00 68 Bristol Brigand £13.00 108 Martin Mariner and Marlin £17.00 148 Dassault Mystère & Super Mystère £15.00
29 Hawker Sea Hawk £15.00 69 Martin B-26 Marauder £14.00 109 Douglas C-54/R5D Skymaster & DC-4 £21.00
30 Avro Vulcan £16.00 70 Vought Corsair £18.00 110 Westland Scout & Wasp £16.00
31 RAF/RN Phantoms £17.00 71 Armstrong Whitworth 650/660 Argosy £14.00 111 Vought OS2U Kingfisher £16.00
32 Douglas A-20 Boston/Havoc £17.00 72 Vickers Supermarine Merlin Seafire £14.00 112 Douglas A3D Skywarrior £20.00
33 Heinkel He 177 £14.00 73 North American B-25 Mitchell £15.00 113 Panavia Tornado ADV £17.00
34 Avro Lincoln £16.00 74 Hawker Siddeley Harrier £17.00 114 McDonnell F-4 Phantom II £25.00 Warpaint Specials
35 Fairey Barracuda £15.00 75 BAe Sea Harrier £15.00 115 Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle £14.00 No.1 Republic P-47 Thunderbolt £19.00
36 Handley Page Victor £16.00 76 Grumman Tracker/Trader/Tracer £17.00 116 Hawker Fury and Nimrod £17.00 No.2 Messerschmitt Bf 109 £25.00
37 Gloster Gladiator £17.00 77 Curtiss P-40 £15.00 117 Douglas F4D/F-6 Skyray & F5D Skylancer £15.00 No.3 de Havilland Mosquito £25.00
38 Republic F-105 Thunderchief £15.00 78 Aer Macchi C.202-205 Folgore-Veltro £15.00 118 NAA B-45 Tornado £16.00 No.4 Cessna Bird Dog £12.00
39 Supermarine Walrus £13.00 79 Consolidated PBY Catalina £17.00 119 Grumman F9F Panther £15.00 No.5 NAA P-51 Mustang and Derivatives £22.00
40 Canadair/Commonwealth Sabre £16.00 80 Saab Draken £17.00 120 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 £17.00 No.6 Dambusters and the Lancaster £20.00

All major credit cards accepted.

Warpaint on the web Orders can be placed by mail, telephone, email or through the website.
For more information and secure ordering please visit:
(www.guidelinepublications.co.uk) Plus postage and packing on all
www.guidelinepublications.co.uk
orders. Overseas readers pay postage at air mail printed paper rate.

GUIDELINE PUBLICATIONS LIMITED

Dunstable Business Centre, Office Suite No.2, Blackburn Road, Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire LU5 5BQ
Tel: +44 (0)1582 668411, Email: [email protected]
KITS 11/2025

Spitfire Mk.Ia 1/48

#82151
The ProfiPACK edition kit of british WWII
aircraft Spitfire Mk.Ia in 1/48 scale.

plastic parts: Eduard

marking options: 7
decals: Eduard
PE parts: yes, pre-painted
painting mask: yes
resin parts: no

Product page

66 INFO Eduard November 2025

 KITS 11/2025

R6709, P/O Colin F. Gray, RNZAF, No. 54 Squadron, RAF Hornchurch, United Kingdom, March 1940

Flown by P/O Colin Falkland Gray, R6709, coded the antenna mast and fin tip. The antenna mast This score makes him the top scoring New
KL-T, wore the standard RAF Temperate Land isolator was a little bit longer than the one Zealand fighter ace of the Second World War.
Scheme of Dark Green and Dark Earth on the used with the newer TR.9D radio. There was
upper surfaces, and White/Night lower surfaces. no rear mirror or head armor yet installed.
Type A fuselage roundels, Type B upper wing Colin Gray got his first kill, a Bf 109E, on May
roundels and Mixed Grey code letters were 25, 1940, while escorting a Swordfish formation
carried. No roundels on the bottom surfaces. to bomb Gravelines. By early September he
Note the Rotol constant speed propeller. had claimed 14½ kills. He finished the war as
This aircraft was equipped with an older TR.9B Wing Commander with 27 kills, two shared,
radio, with the wire antenna stretching between six probable and four shared probable kills.

N3250, P/O Allan R. Wright, No. 92 Squadron, RAF Croydon,

United Kingdom, late May/early June 1940

No. 92 Squadron received their first Spitfires surfaces were standard black/white, with the this aircraft. It is believed that N3250 was
in March 1940, replacing their Bristol Blenheim remainder of the bottom surfaces in aluminum. flown by P/O Alan R. Wright, who flew his first
Mk.IFs. The squadron became operational on May Type A roundels were added to the bottom combat mission on May 23, 1940. He claimed two
9, 1940. Interestingly, the unit’s Spitfires retained surfaces during the Battle of France, being Bf 110s damaged and another probably destroyed
the pre-war GR codes until the end of July, when bordered in yellow on the left black painted during this sortie over Dunkirk. The next day,
the switch was made to QJ. The code letters, wing. Note black aircraft code letter S painted Wright added a Bf 110 destroyed and one more
as well as the fuselage Type A.1 roundels, on the bottom of the nose. Wire antenna was probable. During WWII, he was credited with
look to be non-standard. The bottom wing a component of the TR.9D radio that equipped 11 confirmed kills.

November 2025 INFO Eduard 67

KITS 11/2025

R6690, P/O John C. Dundas, No. 609 Squadron, RAF Middle Wallop/RAF Warmwell,
United Kingdom, August 1940

It is believed that this aircraft, serialled R6690 written off. Although the AM directive to paint color, probably white. It is not certain if the rear-
and coded PR-A, was flown by F/O John blue/white/red roundels on the bottom surface view mirror was installed at this time, but it is
Dundas when he shot down a Ju 87B of 5./StG 2 of wings was already issued on August 11, unlikely. The aircraft was equipped with a TR.9D
west of Portland on August 13, 1940. While No. 609 Squadron hadn’t put the order into radio with the wire antenna stretched between
attacking another Stuka, Dundas was hit by practice as of the middle of August. The the antenna mast and the fin. The IFF device
defensive fire from the rear gunner, crippling squadron´s aircraft wore the individual code is not yet installed, and so no aerial wires are
the oil system of his engine, forcing him down letter, in this case A, painted in black on the stretched between the fuselage sides and the
at Warmwell Aerodrome. The aircraft was bottom nose panel, which was painted in a light horizontal tail.

R6835, F/O Brian J. Carbury, No. 603 Squadron, RAF Hornchurch,

United Kingdom, late August 1940

Spitfire R6835 XT-W was flown by a New one of two RAF ‘Ace in a Day’ pilots able to claim stretching between the antenna mast and fin.
Zealander named Brian J. Carbury, who shot that status during the BoB. His aircraft carried The IFF device is not yet installed, explaining the
down two Bf 109Es on August 27, 1940, when the standard RAF Temperate Land Scheme absence of the associated aerial wires between
No. 603 Squadron arrived at Hornchurch to consisting of Sky bottom surfaces. The blue/ the fuselage sides and the horizontal tail.
replace the battle-weary No. 65 Squadron. white/red roundels painted on the bottom No rear-view mirror was carried yet, nor was
He scored 15½ kills during the Battle of Britain. surfaces were mandated by the Air Ministry the head armor plating in the cockpit
On August 31, 1940, he shot down five enemy on August 11, 1940. The aircraft was equipped
aircraft over the span of three sorties, becoming with a TR.9D radio with the wire antenna

68 INFO Eduard November 2025

 KITS 11/2025

P9386, S/Ldr Brian J. Lane, CO of No. 19 Squadron, RAF Fowlmere,

United Kingdom, September 1940

Spitfire P9386 arrived from No.7 OTU at surface roundels located near the wing tips. maintained’, it is also mentioned as a favorite
Fowlmere as a replacement aircraft for the No stenciling is seen on the bottom surfaces. of two famous members of No. 19 Squadron,
problem plagued, cannon armed Spitfire Mk.Ib Note the aerial wire between the antenna mast F/Lt Walter Lawson and S/Ldr Brian Lane,
on September 3, 1940. The yellow spinner and the fin. The IFF device is not yet carried. who claimed a Stab II./ZG 2 Bf 110 on September
appears to be the remnant of the OTU’s markings. No hot air gun heating system under the wing tips 7, and another two Bf 110s on September 11,
This aircraft is an example of the final Battle could be seen, so it is possible that an electrical while Lawson claimed a Bf 110 on September 9,
of Britain camouflage and marking practice, gun heating system was installed. Although the 1940.
with the small diameter version of the bottom aircraft is referred to as being ‘somewhat poorly

X4253, P/O Wilfrid G. Duncan Smith, No. 611 Squadron, RAF Hornchurch,
United Kingdom, February 1941

This Spitfire Mk.Ia, serialled X4253, illustrates was painted in the same colour. This paint was the leading edges of the horizontal tail. Note
the camouflage scheme and markings of Fighter usually a little bit bluer than the standard under the external rearview mirror, and the armor
Command aircraft in late 1940 and early 1941. surface Sky. Some sources name this colour “Air plating behind the pilot´s head was installed.
The black painted (Night) left wing was ordered Ministry Blue”. This aircraft was equipped with This aircraft was flown by future ace P/O Wilfrid
by the Air Ministry on November 27, 1940. The left the new VHF TR.1133 radio and, as such, there G. Duncan Smith, who joined No. 611 Squadron at
wing roundel was then appropriately outlined is no aerial wire between the antenna mast and RAF Hornchurch in October 1940 with the rank
in yellow. To improve recognition of friendly the fin tip. The R.3002 IFF device was carried, of Pilot Officer.
aircraft, an 18-inch wide Sky Blue fuselage band indicated by the two associated aerial wires
was added ahead of the tail, and the spinner stretching between the fuselage sides and

November 2025 INFO Eduard 69

KITS 11/2025

X4828, F/Lt Wojciech Kolaczkowski, No. 303 Squadron, RAF Speke,

United Kingdom, September 1941

Spitfire Mk.Ia, carrying the serial X4828 and the letters and the stencil data inscriptions ‘Vojtek’ is Kolaczkowski´s nickname and the
RF-K code, belonged to No. 303 (Polish) Squadron painted on the Ocean Grey surfaces, which are name ‘Krysia’ was the nickname of his girlfriend
and is representative of the new Day Fighter believed to be remnants of the original Dark Kristina. It is not known with certainty if these
Scheme, introduced on August 19, 1941. From Earth layer. No. 303 Squadron was moved to RAF inscriptions were painted on the right side as
that date, RAF day fighters were painted in Dark Speke from RAF Norholt on July 17, 1941, leaving well. No. 303 Squadron returned to Norholt on
Green and Ocean Grey on the upper surfaces their Spitfire Mk.IIb aircraft behind to receive October 7, 1941 to be re-armed with the new
and Medium Sea Grey on the lower surfaces. The old war weary Mk.Is for training purposes. RF-K Spitfire Mk.Vb and engaged the new German
aircraft letters were by then changed to Sky, and was flown by A Flight leader F/Lt Kolaczkowski, Fw 190As in intense combat on the other side of
the fuselage band and spinner remained in the who was later No. 303 Squadron Leader from the Channel.
same colour. Note the thin dark border around November 21, 1941 to May 7, 1942. The name

For Spitfire Mk.Ia 1/48

RECOMMENDED:
644064 Spitfire Mk.I late LööK (Brassin)
648578 Spitfire Mk.I cockpit (Brassin)
648579 Spitfire Mk.I wheels (Brassin)
648580 Spitfire Mk.I exhaust stacks (Brassin)
648582 Spitfire Mk.I engine (Brassin)
648589 Spitfire Mk.I undercarriage legs BRONZE (Brassin)
3DL48005 Spitfire Mk.I early SPACE (3D Decal Set)
3DL48006 Spitfire Mk.I late SPACE (3D Decal Set)
D48064 Spitfire Mk.I stencils (Decal Set)
EX709 Spitfire Mk.I TFace (Mask)
EX713 Spitfire Mk.I (Mask)
#648578

OVERTREES OVERLEPT
#82151X #82151-LEPT1
Spitfire Mk.Ia Spitfire Mk.Ia
1/48 1/48

Product page Product page

70 INFO Eduard November 2025

 Advert - book Battle of Britain

To mark the 85th anniversary of the Battle of plemented by studies of RAF pilot equipment Wings Over Britain – A Tribute to the Few is
Britain, an independent publisher Plastic Invasi- and period references. a focused, visually rich publication created for
on has launched a new book project on Indiego- It combines clear, workshop-level instruction those who value both craftsmanship and histo-
go – Wings Over Britain – A Tribute to the Few. with visual storytelling that puts the reader ri- rical accuracy.
The publication connects historical research, ght into the atmosphere of 1940.
aviation heritage, and scale modeling, focusing The book will be available in Standard and Li-
on the iconic Spitfire Mk.I and the men who flew mited Indiegogo Editions, with optional signed
it. copies and a Battle of Britain A2 art poster.
Built around the Eduard 1/48 Spitfire kit, the Early supporters can still access Early Bird pri-
book offers an in-depth photographic guide co- cing while it lasts.
vering assembly, painting, and weathering, com-
BRASSIN
644327
Ki-115 Tsurugi LööK
1/48 Eduard
LööK set - Brassin pre-painted dashboard
and STEEL seat belts for Ki-115 in 1/48 scale.
Easy to assemble, replaces plastic parts.
Recommended kit: Eduard

Set contains:
- resin: 1 part
- decals: no
- photo-etched details: yes, pre-painted
- painting mask: no

Product page

644329
MiG-21F LööK
1/48 Eduard
LööK set - Brassin pre-painted dashboard
and STEEL seat belts for MiG-21F in 1/48 scale.
Easy to assemble, replaces plastic parts.
Recommended kit: Eduard

Set contains:
- resin: 2 parts
- 3D print: 1 part
- decals: no
- photo-etched details: yes, pre-painted
- painting mask: no

Product page

74 INFO Eduard November 2025

 BRASSIN

674045
P-36A LööK
1/72 Arma Hobby
LööK set - Brassin pre-painted dashboard
and STEEL seat belts for P-36A in 1/72 scale.
Easy to assemble, replaces plastic parts.
Recommended kit: Arma Hobby

Set contains:
- resin: 1 part
- 3D print: 3 parts
- decals: no
- photo-etched details: yes, pre-painted
- painting mask: no

Product page

674049
Fw 190D LööK
1/72 IBG
LööK set - Brassin pre-painted dashboard
and STEEL seat belts for Fw 190D in 1/72 scale.
Easy to assemble, replaces plastic parts.
Recommended kit: IBG models

Set contains:
- resin: 1 parta
- decals: no
- photo-etched details: yes, pre-painted
- painting mask: no

Product page

November 2025 INFO Eduard 75

BRASSIN

674052
Spitfire Mk.I LööK
1/72 IBG
LööK set - Brassin pre-painted dashboard
and STEEL seat belts for Spitfire Mk.I in 1/72 scale.
Easy to assemble, replaces plastic parts.
Recommended kit: IBG models

Set contains:
- resin: 1 part
- 3D print: 1 part
- decals: no
- photo-etched details: yes, pre-painted
- painting mask: no

Product page

674053
Spitfire Mk.II LööK
1/72 IBG
LööK set - Brassin pre-painted dashboard
and STEEL seat belts for Spitfire Mk.II in 1/72 scale.
Easy to assemble, replaces plastic parts.
Recommended kit: IBG models

Set contains:
- resin: 1 part
- 3D print: 1 part
- decals: no
- photo-etched details: yes, pre-painted
- painting mask: no

Product page

76 INFO Eduard November 2025

 BRASSIN

644328
Ju 88A-4 LööKplus
1/48 Eduard/ICM
Collection of 5 sets for Ju 88A-4 in 1/48 scale.
Recommended kit: Eduard / ICM

- LööK set (pre-painted Brassin dashboard & Steelbelts)

- pre-painted radio equipment
- undercarriage wheels
- exhaust stacks
- painting mask

Product page

674050
P-51B/C LööKplus
1/72 Arma Hobby
Collection of 3 sets for P-51B/C in 1/72 scale.
Recommended kit: Arma Hobby

- LööK set (pre-painted Brassin dashboard & Steelbelts)

- undercarriage wheels
- exhaust stacks

Product page

November 2025 INFO Eduard 77

BRASSIN

674051
P-51B/C exhausts w/ fairings LööKplus
1/72 Arma Hobby
Collection of 3 sets for P-51B/C in 1/72 scale.
Recommended kit: Arma Hobby

- LööK set (pre-painted Brassin dashboard & Steelbelts)

- undercarriage wheels
- exhaust stacks

Product page

632206
Bf 109K-4 wheels
1/32 Kotare
Brassin set - undercarriage wheels for Bf 109K-4
in 1/32 scale. Easy to assemble, replaces plastic parts.
Recommended kit: Kotare

Set contains:
- resin: 3 parts
- 3D print: 5 parts
- decals: no
- photo-etched details: no
- painting mask: yes

Product page

78 INFO Eduard November 2025

 BRASSIN

632207
Bf 109K-4 exhaust stacks PRINT
1/32 Kotare
Brassin set - exhaust stacks for Bf 109K-4
in 1/32 scale. Made by direct 3D printing.
Made by direct 3D printing Easy to assemble,
replaces plastic parts. Recommended kit: Kotare

Set contains:
- 3D print: 6 parts
- decals: no
- photo-etched details: no
- painting mask: no

Product page

6481116
Ki-115 wheels
1/48 Eduard
Brassin set - the undercarriage wheels for
Ki-115 in 1/48 scale. The set consists of the
main wheels. Easy to assemble, replaces plastic
parts. Recommended kit: Eduard

Set contains:
- resin: 2 parts
- decals: no
- photo-etched details: no
- painting mask: yes

Product page

November 2025 INFO Eduard 79

BRASSIN

6481149
MiG-21F exhaust nozzle PRINT
1/48 Eduard
Brassin set - the exhaust nozzle for MiG-21F
in 1/48 scale. Made by direct 3D printing.
Easy to assemble, replaces plastic parts.
Recommended kit: Eduard

Set contains:
- 3D print: 6 parts
- decals: no
- photo-etched details: no
- painting mask: no

Product page

6481151
MiG-21F wheels
1/48 Eduard
Brassin set - the undercarriage wheels for MiG-21F
in 1/48 scale. The set consists of the main wheels and
a nose wheel. Easy to assemble, replaces plastic parts.
Recommended kit: Eduard

Set contains:
- resin: 3 parts
- decals: no
- photo-etched details: no
- painting mask: yes

Product page

80 INFO Eduard November 2025

 BRASSIN

6481152
S-199 4xETC 50 rack w/ bombs PRINT
1/48 Eduard
Brassin set - the underbelly multiple bomb rack
for S-199 in 1/48 scale. The set consists of the
rack and 4 bombs. Made by direct 3D printing.
Recommended kit: Eduard

Set contains:
- 3D print: 5 parts
- decals: no
- photo-etched details: no
- painting mask: no

Product page

6481154
MiG-21F PTB-490 fuel tank PRINT
1/48 Eduard
Brassin set - the fuel drop tank for MiG-21F
in 1/48 scale. Made by direct 3D printing.
Easy to assemble, replaces plastic parts.
Recommended kit: Eduard

Set contains:
- 3D print: 3 parts
- decals: no
- photo-etched details: no
- painting mask: no

Product page

November 2025 INFO Eduard 81

BRASSIN

672423
Spitfire Mk.I/II/V three-stacks exhaust rounded PRINT
1/72 IBG
Brassin set - exhaust stacks for Spitfire Mk.I
or Mk.II or Mk.V in 1/72 scale. Made by direct
3D printing. Easy to assemble, replaces
plastic parts. Recommended kit: IBG models

Set contains:
- 3D print: 3 parts
- decals: no
- photo-etched details: no
- painting mask: no

Product page

672424
Spitfire Mk.I/II/V wheels
1/72 IBG
Brassin set - undercarriage wheels for
Spitfire Mk.I or Mk.II or Mk.V in 1/72 scale.
Easy to assemble, replaces plastic parts.
Recommended kit: IBG models

Set contains:
- resin: 3 parts
- decals: no
- photo-etched details: no
- painting mask: yes

Product page

82 INFO Eduard November 2025

 BRASSIN

672425
AGM-130
1/72
Brassin set - US air-to-ground guided missile
AGM-130 in 1/72 scale. Set consists of 2 misiles.

Set contains:
- 3D print: 14 parts
- decals: yes
- photo-etched details: no
- painting mask: no

Product page

672426
Spitfire Mk.I/II/V bakelite seat w/ integral belts PRINT
1/72 IBG
Brassin set - pilot´s seat for Spitfire Mk.I or Mk.II
or Mk.V in 1/72 scale. Made by direct 3D printing.
Easy to assemble, replaces plastic parts.
Recommended kit: IBG models

Set contains:
- 3D print: 1 part
- decals: no
- photo-etched details: yes
- painting mask: no

Product page

November 2025 INFO Eduard 83

BRASSIN

672427
Spitfire Mk.I/II/V metal seat w/ integral belts PRINT
1/72 IBG
Brassin set - pilot´s seat for Spitfire Mk.I or Mk.II
or Mk.V in 1/72 scale. Made by direct 3D printing.
Easy to assemble, replaces plastic parts.
Recommended kit: IBG models

Set contains:
- 3D print: 1 part
- decals: no
- photo-etched details: yes
- painting mask: no

Product page

84 INFO Eduard November 2025

 BRASSIN

SIN648143
A6M3 Zero Type 32 ADVANCED
1/48 Eduard
Collection of 3 sets for A6M3 Zero Type 32 in 1/48 scale.
Recommended kit: Eduard

- tail wheel
- landing flaps
- wings gun bays

All sets included in this BIG SIN are available separately,

but with every BIG SIN set you save up to 30 %.

Product page

November 2025 INFO Eduard 85

BRASSIN

SIN648144
A6M3 Zero ESSENTIAL
1/48 Eduard
Collection of 4 sets for A6M3 Zero Type 22 in 1/48 scale.
Recommended kit: Eduard

- tail wheel
- folding wingtips
- landing flaps
- wings gun bays

All sets included in this BIG SIN are available separately,

but with every BIG SIN set you save up to 30 %.

Product page

86 INFO Eduard November 2025

PHOTO-ETCHED NOVEMBER 2025
M 36
1/35 Tamiya
#36537

88 INFO Eduard November 2025

 PHOTO-ETCHED

Sea Hurricane Mk.IIc landing flaps

1/32 Revell
#32496

Sea Hurricane Mk.IIc

1/32 Revell
#321028
#33385
#33386

November 2025 INFO Eduard 89

PHOTO-ETCHED

B-24D bomb bay

1/72 Airfix
#72752

B-24D cockpit and engines

1/72 Airfix
#73860
#SS860

90 INFO Eduard November 2025

 PHOTO-ETCHED

B-24D nose and radio compartment

1/72 Airfix
#73861

November 2025 INFO Eduard 91

 easy n
3DL32037
Product page
Sea Hurricane Mk.IIc SPACE 1/32 Revell
a p p l i c a t i o

3DL48254 P-47D Razorback SPACE 1/48 MiniArt

Product page

92 INFO Eduard November 2025

 SPACE

3DL72073 Spitfire Mk.I SPACE 1/72 IBG

Product page

3DL72074 Spitfire Mk.II SPACE 1/72 IBG

Product page

November 2025 INFO Eduard 93

SPACE

3DL72075 B-24D SPACE 1/72 Airfix

Product page

3DL72076 P-36A SPACE 1/72 Arma Hobby

Product page

94 INFO Eduard November 2025

 SEPTEMBER
2025

# 11194

1/48
The kit of German medium bomber Ju 88A-4 in markings of six Luftwaffe units conducting their
tasks on the Eastern Front and within Mediterranean area of operations, namely Greece and Sicily.

1./KG 1, Kharkov-Voichenko, Soviet Union, Hptm. Klaus Häberlen, CO of Stab I./KG 51, 4./KG 54, Catania, Sicily, spring 1943
January 1943 Bagerovo, Soviet Union, April 1943

W.Nr. 140206, Hptm. Heinrich Paepcke, W.Nr. 1016, Lt. Johannes Geismann, Lt. Gerhard Brenner, CO of 1./LG 1,
CO of Stab II./KG 77, Gerbini, Italy, CO of 1./KG 77, Catania, Sicily, Eleusis, Greece, March 1942
October 1942 September 1942

Bf 108 1/32 Ki-115 Tsurugi 1/48

# 3405 # 11192
The kit of German WWII liasion aircraft Bf 108. The kit of Japanese WWII suicide plane Ki-115 Tsurugi.

www.eduard.com
MASKS IT FITS!
JX341 Sea Hurricane Mk.IIc
1/32 Revell
JX342 Sea Hurricane Mk.IIc TFace
1/32 Revell
JX343 Sea Hurricane Mk.IIc
national insignia
1/32 Revell
EX1145 S-199 TFace
1/48 Eduard
CX700 B-24D
1/72 Airfix
CX701 B-24D US national insignia JX341 Hurricane Mk.IIc
JX342 Hurricane Mk.IIc TFace JX342 Hurricane Mk.IIc TFace
1/72 Airfix

JX341 Hurricane Mk.IIc

JX342 Hurricane Mk.IIc TFace JX342 Hurricane Mk.IIc TFace

CX700 B-24D CX700 B-24D

96 INFO Eduard November 2025

 All sets included in this BIG ED are available separately,
but with every BIG ED set you save up to 30%.
BIG ED
BIG49461 Do 217K 1/48 ICM Product page
481168 Do 217K landing flaps 1/48
481169 Do 217K undercarriage 1/48
491542 Do 217K 1/48
FE1543 Do 217K seatbelts STEEL 1/48
EX1131 Do 217K 1/48

BIG49462 Buffalo US version 1/48 Tamiya Product page

481170 Buffalo landing flaps 1/48
491544 Buffalo US version 1/48
FE1546 Buffalo US seatbelts STEEL 1/48
EX032 F2A 1/48

BIG49463 Buffalo British version 1/48 Tamiya Product page

481170 Buffalo landing flaps 1/48
491545 Buffalo British version 1/48
FE1547 Buffalo British seatbelts STEEL 1/48
EX032 F2A 1/48

November 2025 INFO Eduard 97

RELEASES NOVEMBER 2025
KITS
948011 Avia S-199 ERLA canopy 1/48 HYBRiD
82191 MiG-21F-13 1/48 ProfiPACK
82242 P-40N Warhawk 1/48 ProfiPACK
82151 Spitfire Mk.Ia Reedice 1/48 ProfiPACK

PE-SETS
32496 Sea Hurricane Mk.IIc landing flaps 1/32 Revell
321028 Sea Hurricane Mk.IIc 1/32 Revell
36537 M 36 1/35 Tamiya
491558 P-47D Razorback 1/48 MiniArt
72751 B-24D undercarriage 1/72 Airfix
72752 B-24D bomb bay 1/72 Airfix
73858 Spitfire Mk.I 1/72 IBG
73859 Spitfire Mk.II 1/72 IBG
73860 B-24D cockpit & engines 1/72 Airfix
73861 B-24D nose & radio compartment 1/72 Airfix
73862 P-36A 1/72 Arma Hobby

ZOOMS
33385 Sea Hurricane Mk.IIc 1/32 Revell
33386 Sea Hurricane Mk.IIc seatbelts STEEL 1/32 Revell
FE1558 P-47D Razorback 1/48 MiniArt
FE1559 P-47D Razorback seatbelts STEEL 1/48 MiniArt
SS858 Spitfire Mk.I 1/72 IBG
SS859 Spitfire Mk.II 1/72 IBG
SS860 B-24D 1/72 Airfix

MASKS
JX341 Sea Hurricane Mk.IIc 1/32 Revell
JX342 Sea Hurricane Mk.IIc TFace 1/32 Revell
JX343 Sea Hurricane Mk.IIc national insignia 1/32 Revell
EX1145 S-199 TFace 1/48 Eduard
CX700 B-24D 1/72 Airfix
CX701 B-24D US national insignia 1/72 Airfix

BIG ED
BIG49461 Do 217K 1/48 ICM
BIG49462 Buffalo US version 1/48 Tamiya
BIG49463 Buffalo British version 1/48 Tamiya
BIG-ED

98 INFO Eduard November 2025

 RELEASES
NOVEMBER 2025
BRASSIN
644327 Ki-115 Tsurugi LööK 1/48 Eduard
644329 MiG-21F grey LööK 1/48 Eduard
674045 P-36A LööK 1/72 Arma Hobby
674049 Fw 190D LööK 1/72 IBG
674052 Spitfire Mk.I LööK 1/72 IBG
674053 Spitfire Mk.II LööK 1/72 IBG
632206 Bf 109K-4 wheels 1/32 Kotare
632207 Bf 109K-4 exhaust stacks PRINT 1/32 Kotare
6481116 Ki-115 wheels 1/48 Eduard
6481149 MiG-21F exhaust nozzle PRINT 1/48 Eduard
6481151 MiG-21F wheels 1/48 Eduard
6481152 S-199 4xETC 50 rack w/ bombs PRINT 1/48 Eduard
6481154 MiG-21F PTB-490 fuel tank PRINT 1/48 Eduard
672423 Spitfire Mk.I/II/V three-stacks exhaust rounded PRINT 1/72 IBG
672424 Spitfire Mk.I/II/V wheels 1/72 IBG
672425 AGM-130 1/72
672426 Spitfire Mk.I/II/V bakelite seat w/ integral belts PRINT 1/72 IBG
672427 Spitfire Mk.I/II/V metal seat w/ integral belts PRINT 1/72 IBG

LöökPLUS
644328 Ju 88A-4 LööKplus 1/48 Eduard / ICM
674050 P-51B/C LööKplus 1/72 Arma Hobby
674051 P-51B/C exhausts w/ fairings LööKplus 1/72 Arma Hobby

BIGSIN
SIN648143 A6M3 Zero Type 32 ADVANCED 1/48 Eduard
SIN648144 A6M3 Zero Type 22 ADVANCED 1/48 Eduard

SPACE
3DL32037 Sea Hurricane Mk.IIc SPACE 1/32 Revell
3DL48254 P-47D Razorback SPACE 1/48 MiniArt
3DL72073 Spitfire Mk.I SPACE 1/72 IBG
3DL72074 Spitfire Mk.II SPACE 1/72 IBG
3DL72075 B-24D SPACE 1/72 Airfix
3DL72076 P-36A SPACE 1/72 Arma Hobby

November 2025 INFO Eduard 99

BUILT
ENSTROM 480 1/72

#972011
MARKING B
built by Zdeněk Sviták

102 INFO Eduard November 2025

 BUILT

Enstrom TH-480B, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, Akeno Base, Japan, November 2024
In 2010, the Japanese Ground Self-Defense to replace their aging fleet of helicopters used TH-480Bs used to train Japanese pilots are
Force selected Enstrom 480 helicopters, for training military pilots. The first helicopters painted entirely blue with gold stripes.
manufactured by Enstrom Helicopter were delivered in 2011, with a total of 30
Corporation, based in Menominee, Michigan, aircraft delivered by March 2015. The Enstrom

November 2025 INFO Eduard 103

BUILT

1/72
#2151
MARKING A
built by Matthias Becker

104 INFO Eduard November 2025

 BUILT

MiG-21bis, c/n 75061904, 2 Fighter Squadron, Taszár Air Force Base, Hungary, 1993
Ground personnel from Taszár Air Base sprayed scheme shown here is a representation of the Szolnok Air Museum in a similar color scheme
a special paint scheme on the MiG-21bis in 1992. aircraft’s appearance at the 1993 International to the one it flew in 1992.
The purpose of the coloring was to represent Air Tattoo in Fairford. The aircraft named Capeti
the enemy aircraft in combat training. The color (shark) 1904 is currently on display at the

Product page

November 2025 INFO Eduard 105

ON APPROACH DECEMBER 2025
634051
BIG ED (December) Sea Hurricane Mk.II LööK
BIG49464 B-26F Marauder PART I 1/48 ICM
BIG49465 B-26F Marauder PART II 1/48 ICM 1/32 Revell
BIG49466 Spitfire Tr.9 1/48 Airfix
LööK set - Brassin pre-painted dashboard
BIG72187 B-24J 1/72 Hasegawa
and STEEL seat belts for Sea Hurricane Mk.II

BRASSIN (December)
in 1/32 scale. Easy to assemble, replaces plastic
parts. Recommended kit: Revell
634051 Sea Hurricane Mk.II LööK 1/32 Revell
644330 P-47D Razorback LööK 1/48 MiniArt Set contains:
644335 MiG-21F turquoise LööK 1/48 Eduard - resin: 1 part
644336 AV-8B Harrier Plus LööK 1/48 UMA Models - decals: no
674046 Mosquito PR Mk. XVI LööK 1/72 Special Hobby - photo-etched details:
674047 Mosquito NF Mk. XXX LööK 1/72 Special Hobby yes, pre-painted
632209 Hurricane Mk.II cockpit door PRINT 1/32 Revell - painting mask: no
632210 Hurricane Mk.IIc gun barrels 1/32 Revell
635041 H39 French Light Tank equipment PRINT 1/35 Tamiya
6481156 P-47D Razorback cockpit upgrade set PRINT 1/48 MiniArt
6481157 P-47D undercarriage legs PRINT 1/48 MiniArt
6481161 P-51D undercarriage legs PRINT 1/48 Eduard
672428 Mosquito seats w/ integral belts PRINT 1/72 Special Hobby
672430 F-35C exhaust nozzle PRINT 1/72 Tamiya 644330
672431 F-35C ejection seat PRINT 1/72 Tamiya
P-47D Razorback LööK
LöökPlus (December) 1/48 MiniArt
644331 Jaguar GR.1 LööKplus 1/48 Airfix
644332 Jaguar GR.1A LööKplus 1/48 Airfix LööK set - Brassin pre-painted dashboard
644333 MiG-21F grey LööKplus 1/48 Eduard and STEEL seat belts for P-47D Razorback
in 1/48 scale. Easy to assemble, replaces plastic parts.

BIGSIN (December)
Recommended kit: Miniart

SIN648145 P-40N ESSENTIAL 1/48 Eduard Set contains:

SIN648146 Jaguar GR.1 1/48 Airfix - resin: 2 parts
- decals: no
- photo-etched details:
yes, pre-painted
- painting mask: no

644335
MiG-21F turquiose LööK
1/48 Eduard
LööK set - Brassin pre-painted dashboard
and STEEL seat belts for MiG-21F in 1/48 scale.
Easy to assemble, replaces plastic parts.
Recommended kit: Eduard

Set contains:
- resin: 2 parts
- 3D print: 1 part
- decals: no
- photo-etched details: yes, pre-painted
- painting mask: no

106 INFO Eduard November 2025

DECEMBER 2025 ON APPROACH

644336
AV-8B Harrier Plus LööK
1/48 Uma Models
LööK set - Brassin pre-painted dashboard
and STEEL seat belts for AV-8B Harrier
in 1/48 scale. Easy to assemble, replaces
plastic parts. Recommended kit: Uma Hobby

Set contains:
- resin: 3 parts
- decals: no
- photo-etched details: yes, pre-painted
- painting mask: no

674046
Mosquito PR Mk. XVI LööK
1/72 Special Hobby
LööK set - Brassin pre-painted dashboard
and STEEL seat belts for Mosquito PR Mk.XVI
in 1/72 scale. Easy to assemble, replaces
plastic parts. Recommended kit: Special Hobby

Set contains:
- resin: 3 parts
- 3D print: 1 part
- decals: no
- photo-etched details: yes, pre-painted
- painting mask: no

674047
Mosquito NF Mk. XXX LööK
1/72 Special Hobby
LööK set - Brassin pre-painted dashboard
and STEEL seat belts for Mosquito NF Mk.XXX
in 1/72 scale. Easy to assemble, replaces plastic
parts. Recommended kit: Special Hobby

Set contains:
- resin: 5 parts
- 3D print: 1 part
- decals: no
- photo-etched details: yes, pre-painted
- painting mask: no

November 2025 INFO Eduard 107

ON APPROACH DECEMBER 2025

632209
Hurricane Mk.II cockpit door PRINT
1/32 Revell
Brassin set - cockpit door for Hurricane Mk.II
in 1/32 scale. Made by direct 3D printing.
Made by direct 3D printing Easy to assemble,
replaces plastic parts. Recommended kit: Revell

Set contains:
- 3D print: 1 part
- decals: no
- photo-etched details: no
- painting mask: no

632210
Hurricane Mk.IIc gun barrels
1/32 Revell
Brassin set - gun barrels for Hurricane Mk.II
in 1/32 scale. Set consists of 2 sets of different
types of barrels. Made by direct 3D printing.
Made by direct 3D printing Easy to assemble,
replaces plastic parts.
Recommended kit: Revell

Set contains:
- resin: 8 parts
- decals: no
- photo-etched details: no
- painting mask: no

635041
H39 French Light Tank equipment PRINT
1/35 Tamiya
Brassin set - equipment for H39 French Light Tank
in 1/35 scale. Set consists of equipment and separate
clamps. Made by direct 3D printing. Made by direct
3D printing Easy to assemble, replaces plastic parts.
Recommended kit: Tamiya

Set contains:
- 3D print: 18 parts
- decals: no
- photo-etched details: no
- painting mask: no

108 INFO Eduard November 2025

DECEMBER 2025 ON APPROACH

6481156
P-47D Razorback cockpit upgrade set PRINT
1/48 MiniArt
Brassin set - cockpit upgrade set for P-47D in 1/48 scale.
Set consists of rudder pedals, gun sight and SPACE seat belts.
Made by direct 3D printing. Easy to assemble, replaces plastic
parts. Recommended kit: Miniart

Set contains:
- 3D print: 2 parts
- decals: no
- photo-etched details: yes
- painting mask: no
- 3D decal: yes

6481157
P-47D undercarriage legs PRINT
1/48 MiniArt
Brassin set - the undercarriage legs for P-47D
in 1/48 scale. Made by direct 3D printing.
Easy to assemble, replaces plastic parts.
Recommended kit: Miniart

Set contains:
- 3D print: 2 parts
- decals: no
- photo-etched details: no
- painting mask: no

6481161
P-51D undercarriage legs PRINT
1/48 Eduard
Brassin set - the undercarriage legs for P-51D
in 1/48 scale. Made by direct 3D printing.
Easy to assemble, replaces plastic parts.
Recommended kit: Eduard

Set contains:
- 3D print: 2 parts
- resin: 4 parts
- decals: no
- photo-etched details: no
- painting mask: no

November 2025 INFO Eduard 109

ON APPROACH DECEMBER 2025

672428
Mosquito seats w/ integral belts PRINT
1/72 Special Hobby
Brassin set - seats w/ integral seat belts for
Mosquito in 1/72 scale. Made by direct 3D printing.
Easy to assemble, replaces plastic parts.
Recommended kit: Special Hobby

Set contains:
- 3D print: 2 parts
- decals: no
- photo-etched details: no
- painting mask: no

672430
F-35C exhaust nozzle PRINT
1/72 Tamiya
Brassin set - exhaust nozzle for F-35C
in 1/72 scale. Made by direct 3D printing.
Easy to assemble, replaces plastic parts.
Recommended kit: Tamiya

Set contains:
- 3D print: 4 parts
- decals: no
- photo-etched details: no
- painting mask: no

672431
F-35C ejection seat PRINT
1/72 Tamiya
Brassin set - ejection seat for F-35C in 1/72 scale.
Set consists of 1 seat. Made by direct 3D printing.
Easy to assemble, replaces plastic parts.
Recommended kit: Tamiya

Set contains:
- 3D print: 3 parts
- decals: yes
- photo-etched details: yes
- painting mask: no

110 INFO Eduard November 2025

DECEMBER 2025 ON APPROACH

644331
Jaguar GR.1 LööKplus
1/48 Airfix
Collection of 4 sets for Jaguar GR.1 in 1/48 scale.
Recommended kit: Airfix

- LööK set (pre-painted Brassin dashboard & Steelbelts)

- undercarriage wheels
- ejection seat
- TFace painting mask

644332
Jaguar GR.1A LööKplus
1/48 Airfix
Collection of 4 sets for Jaguar GR.1A in 1/48 scale.
Recommended kit: Airfix

- LööK set (pre-painted Brassin dashboard & Steelbelts)

- undercarriage wheels
- ejection seat
- TFace painting mask

644333
MiG-21F grey LööKplus
1/48 Eduard
Collection of 3 sets for MiG-21F in 1/48 scale.
Recommended kit: Eduard

- LööK set (pre-painted Brassin dashboard & Steelbelts)

- undercarriage wheels
- TFace painting mask

November 2025 INFO Eduard 111

ON APPROACH DECEMBER 2025

SIN648145
P-40N ESSENTIAL
1/48 Eduard
Collection of 5 sets for P-40N in 1/48 scale.
Recommended kit: Eduard

- cockpit
- radio compartment
- undercarriage wheels
- undercarriage legs
- fuel drop tank

All sets included in this BIG SIN are available separately,

but with every BIG SIN set you save up to 30 %.

SIN648146
Jaguar GR.1
1/48 Airfix
Collection of 4 sets for Jaguar GR.1 in 1/48 scale.
Recommended kit: Airfix

- cockpit
- undercarriage wheels
- exhaust nozzles
- Remove Before Flight tags.

All sets included in this BIG SIN are available separately,

but with every BIG SIN set you save up to 30 %.

112 INFO Eduard November 2025

ON APPROACH DECEMBER 2025

PE-SETS
32497 Tornado GR.1 exterior 1/32 Italeri
321029 Tornado GR.1 interior 1/32 Italeri
321030 Tornado GR.1 undercarriage 1/32 Italeri
36538 FV 622 Stalwart 1/35 Airfix
481176 Beaufighter Mk.VI landing flaps 1/48 Revell
481177 S-199 upgrade set 1/48 Eduard
491560 Hs 129B 1/48 Takom
491561 Beaufighter Mk.VI 1/48 Revell

ZOOMS
33387 Tornado GR.1 1/32 Italeri
33388 Tornado GR.1 seatbelts STEEL 1/32 Italeri
FE1560 Hs 129B seatbelts STEEL 1/48 Takom
FE1561 Beaufighter Mk.VI 1/48 Revell
FE1562 Beaufighter Mk.VI seatbelts STEEL 1/48 Revell
FE1563 A6M2-N Rufe Weekend 1/48 Eduard

MASKS
EX1146 Hs 129B 1/48 Takom
EX1147 Hs 129B TFace 1/48 Takom
EX1148 Beaufighter Mk.VI 1/48 Revell
EX1149 Beaufighter Mk.VI TFace 1/48 Revell
EX1150 Kittyhawk Mk.Ia TFace 1/48 Eduard
EX1151 Kittyhawk Mk.IV TFace 1/48 Eduard

SPACE
3DL32038 Tornado GR.1 SPACE 1/32 Italeri
3DL32039 Tornado GR.1 seatbelts SPACE 1/32 Italeri
3DL48255 Hs 129B SPACE 1/48 Takom
3DL48256 Beaufighter Mk.VI SPACE 1/48 Revell
3DL48257 F6F seatbelts SPACE 1/48 Eduard
3DL48258 P-51B/C seatbelts SPACE 1/48 Eduard
3DL48259 Kittyhawk Mk.Ia SPACE 1/48 Eduard
3DL48260 Kittyhawk Mk.IV SPACE 1/48 Eduard
3DL72077 Bf 109G seatbelts SPACE 1/72
3DL72078 Spitfire Mk.Vb SPACE 1/72 Eduard
3DL72079 B-24D nose & radio compartment SPACE 1/72 Airfix

114 INFO Eduard November 2025

DECEMBER 2025 ON APPROACH

KITTYHAWK 1/48

11187

AK759, F/Sgt. Phillips, No. 94 Squadron (RAF),

Gasr El Arid, Libya, March 1942

ET789, Sgt. Wallace D. Hogg,

No. 112 Squadron (RAF), LG 91 Amriyha,
Egypt, October 1942

NZ3007, F/O Peter Gifford,

No. 14 Squadron (RNZAF), Masterton,
New Zealand, February 1943

AK702, F/O W. P. Pictorius,

No. 4 Squadron SAAF, Gambut II,
Libya, 1942

AK961,
F/Sgt Lloyd Boardman,
No. 3 Squadron (RAAF),
June 1942
NZ3237, Allan Watson,
No. 19 Squadron (RNZAF),
Torokina, 1944

A29-521, F/O T. R. Jacklin,

No. 75 Squadron (RAAF),
Noemfoor Island, August 1944

FX609, S/L Murray P. Nash,

No. 3 Squadron RAAF,
Italy, 1944

A29-512, S/L Adam H. Brydon,

FX781, Kittyhawk Mk.IV, No. 78 Squadron (RAAF),
No. 250 Sqn RAF, Iesi, Italy, 1944 Noemfoor Island, 1944

November 2025 INFO Eduard 115

ON APPROACH DECEMBER 2025

Spitfire Mk.Vb mid 1/48

#82157

BL336, W/Cdr Robert S. Tuck, CO of Biggin Hill Wing,

RAF Biggin Hill, United Kingdom,
December 1941 - January 1942

BM124, S/Ldr Brendan E. F. Finucane, CO of No. 602 Squadron,

RAF Kenley, United Kingdom, April 1942

BL299, S/Ldr Michael G. F. Pedley, CO of No. 131 Squadron,

RAF Lianbedr, United Kingdom, January - April 1942

BL594, F/O Eugeniusz Horbaczewski, No. 303. Squadron,

RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey, United Kingdom, June 1942

BL829, F/Lt John Plagis, No. 64 Squadron, RAF Coltishall,

United Kingdom, March-September 1943

BL547, F/O Rick R. Richards, No. 402 Squadron, RAF Horne,

Great Britain, June 1944

BL255, Lt. Don S. Gentile, 336th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF, Debden,
United Kingdom, November 1942

116 INFO Eduard November 2025

DECEMBER 2025 ON APPROACH

Spitfire Mk.Vb early 1/72

#70205

P8699, F/Lt John Bisdee, No. 609 Squadron, RAF Biggin Hill,
United Kingdom, July 1941

W3257, F/Lt Eric S. Lock, No. 611 Squadron, RAF Hornchurch,

United Kingdom, July-August 1941

W3320, P/O Donald E. Kingaby, No. 92 Squadron,

RAF Biggin Hill, United Kingdom, July-August 1941

P8783, Sgt Donald R. Morrison, No. 401 Squadron RCAF,

Biggin Hill, United Kingdom, November 1941 - February 1942

W3774, P/O William V. Crawford-Compton, No. 485 Squadron,

RAF Kenley, United Kingdom, November 1941 - March 1942

P8537, Sgt Jaroslav Hloužek, No. 313 Squadron, RAF Hornchurch,

United Kingdom, November 1941 - March 1942

November 2025 INFO Eduard 117

ON APPROACH DECEMBER 2025

A6M2-N Rufe 1/48

#84208

Aviation unit of seaplane tender Kamikawa Maru,

Shortland, September 1942

Kōkūtai 802, Faisi-Poporang base,

Shortland Islands, February 1943

Lt (JG) Toshio Araki, Kōkūtai 452, Bettobi Lake,

Shumshu Islands, Kuriles, summer 1943

Kōkūtai 934, Ambon island,

Moluku Islands, March 1944

118 INFO Eduard November 2025

ON TWO-DAY EVENTS Text: Jan Zdiarský
Several events recently gave me the Of course, organizing a model competition importance and prestige, can avoid. Of course,
opportunity to participate in a debate on the over two days has its advantages, but a two-day event is not the only way to turn your
topic of a two-day model exhibition schedule in also its significant pitfalls. The main ones competition into a modeling star attraction.
the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The topic was include increased financial requirements On the other hand, a two-day event brings
most intensely discussed just after this year's and demands on the organizers. When it many advantages and associated effects.
E-Day, and most recently last weekend at the comes to the financial side, I naturally mean At exhibitions where the organizers try to
Stará Kotolňa restaurant, where my friends the costs of renting space and energy. Not provide an interesting accompanying program
from the Nitra model club and I discussed plans every club has the understanding of the such as workshops, lectures, trips, etc., you
for the upcoming years of their competition. operator of the necessary equipment, or the will avoid excessive stress and hassles. If the
It seems that the two-day scheme, which support of an understanding sponsor. In such competition part of the event is more demanding,
is somewhat standard at larger foreign a case, considerations of a two-day event are you also give the judges more space to devote
exhibitions, is met with contradictory reactions eliminated with the first question. The same themselves to their work - perhaps only on
from Czech and Slovak modelers. And it's not is true with human resources. Only strong Saturday evening after the exhibition closes
that we don't know two-day events at home. and stable clubs can afford more demanding to the public. Last but not least, sellers, who
For example, E-Day was a two-day affair for events. Anyone who decides to include a larger are usually represented, especially at larger
many years and only in the last few years has it event in the model calendar should be sure events, can increase their sales in a two-day
been reduced to the one day. In contrast, events that they will be able to repeat it in subsequent scheme (and by extension make modelers
such as Scale Model World in Telford, Moson years. more happy) and not have expenses climb too
Model Show in Hungary, Scale Model Challenge Two-day events, of course, also have an impact much. And finally, I deliberately left out the
in Eindhoven, the Polish Bytom Model Festival on the exhibiting and competing modelers reason that I consider the most important -
and others are all weekend long and this does themselves. If you bring a model and enter a free evening (or two, if we count Friday) gives
not surprise any foreign (including Czech and it into the competition one day, you would participants a great opportunity to socialize, to
Slovak) modelers. The American National typically pick it up again the next day. This sit down somewhere in a pub, to get closer to
Convention is a comparatively staggering four- means having somewhere to sleep, dedicating solving endless model debates, mysteries and
day event. essentially the entire weekend to such an questions.
Such events are not just a competition show, event. These are not insignificant arguments. When I mentioned the demands on the human
where modelers measure their skills, discuss The type of modelers who arrive at an event, potential of the organizers, I naturally also had
prices and where sellers stand for several quickly sell their few trinkets to the vendors, in mind the need for an accompanying program
hours at their tables to improve their sales and then, well, collect any prizes, take their for both days, which is certainly not a given.
incomes. Such events are primarily modeler model off the table, and be gone again will However, if we can afford it, and the event
holidays, meeting places, interaction of probably never disappear. Above all, they can be self sufficient or with the contribution
reciprocity. Of course, a two-day scheme is remain the main opponents of the idea of of sponsors, if we have enough hands, space
not suitable for all competitions. An event, whether a given event should last longer than and ideas, and also sufficient tradition and
so to speak, on a municipal scale, where two one day. Anyone who wants to transform their desire of modelers not to miss our event, the
hundred or a little more models gather, does one-day competition into a two-day one must consideration of a two-day format is certainly
not make sense to spread over two days. The certainly count on grumblings, and perhaps worth considering.
demands on the organizers and the modelers even a temporary decrease in the number of However, let's not be under any illusions
themselves would be too great in such a case. exhibiting modelers. It is simply a challenge, that most model-making events in the Czech
However, events of a supra-regional nature a consideration that no one who wants their Republic and Slovakia should be two-day
certainly deserve such consideration. event to go somewhere further, to grow in its events. That would not be to the benefit of the
cause. The diversity of the nature of the events
gives greater variety, and moreover, most
model-makers don’t necessarily have plenty
of free time that they can use as they wish.
Nevertheless, it would certainly be beneficial
if, especially the larger events in the Czech
Republic and Slovakia, were to shift into a real
model-making festival, which its participants
would enjoy more intensely and with longer
time spent together.
The first Czech event will be the next E-Day,
which will bring with it two major changes.
Not only is it moving to a new date at the end
of June 2026, it is also returning to a two-day
program.

November 2025 INFO Eduard 119