Special Hobby News Aug 2025

1/72 P-70 Nighthawk ‘First US Nightfighter’

The A-20 Havoc was a great light bomber, although it also served as a platform for a night fighter. The Havoc was modified to create the P-70 Nighthawk night fighter. It was deployed in the Pacific and was also used extensively for training in the United States.
The kit consists of six frames of grey plastic parts and a frame of clear parts. The decals feature four machines, three of which fought in the Pacific and one of which was used for training in the United States.

–    Detailed model
–    Interesting version
–    Decals include nose art

P-40E Warhawk ‘Tigers and Sharks’

The American P-40 Warhawk fighter is one of the iconic types of World War II. The P-40E version was the first large-scale production version with the V-1710 F-series engine. In US Army colours, the fighter fought mostly on the Chinese, Indian, and Pacific battlefields. It was delivered to the Allies as the Kittyhawk Mk.IA. One of the very specific battlefields where this aircraft was deployed was the Aleutian Islands. There, American P-40Es and Canadian Kittyhawks had to contend not only with the Japanese enemy, but also with the unpredictable weather and natural conditions of the Aleutian Islands. Therefore, the P-40s were modified on this battlefield. The American ones were fitted with sealed exhausts and covered machine gun barrels, and the Canadian ones were fitted with a special antenna system.
Model of an American WWII fighter, the P-40E Warhawk version. Kit includes two frames of grey plastic parts, one frame of clear parts, alternative 3D parts of exhausts and antennas, and decals. The decals offer four machines, two American with tiger heads and two Canadian with shark mouths:

– Detailed and very accurate kit, most likely the best P40 kit in 1/72
– Very easy build
– Wide range of camouflage options
– Accurate decals
– We offer the mask M72015, figures, and a large number of sets to spruce up the kit further

1/48 F-86K “NATO All Weather Fighter”
The F-86K Sabre Dog was an all-weather version of the F-86D Sabre, modified for European users, members of NATO. This version was equipped with four cannons. It was even manufactured under license in Europe, at the Fiat factory in Italy. The F-86K served in Europe for a long time, with Germany, France, and Italy being the main users.
The box contains four frames of grey plastic parts, a frame of clear parts, cast parts, and etched parts. The decals offer three aircraft in metallic colours, with the Italian and Dutch aircraft bearing unit insignia on the SOP. The most colourful Norwegian aircraft not only has unit insignia, but is also decorated with a toothy mouth and a caricature of the dog Laika. The decals are very rich, with different ones for all three aircraft.

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