Special Hobby News Jul 2025

DH. Mosquito PR Mk.XVI 1/72

The de Havilland Mosquito was a versatile twin-engine aircraft that was one of the best aircraft of World War II. Not for nothing was it called the ‘Wooden Wonder’. It was used as a night fighter, fighter-bomber, bomber, reconnaissance, anti-ship or special transport aircraft. The first generation of Mosquitos was powered by Merlin engines with single-stage superchargers. In the spring of 1943, two-stage Merlins with higher performance at higher altitudes were installed in the Mosquito. This resulted in the PR Mk.IX reconnaissance version and the B Mk.IX bomber. They were produced in limited numbers, as they were replaced in production by the mass-produced PR Mk.XVI and B Mk.XVI versions, equipped with a pressurized cockpit. The performance of the PR Mk.XVI version was so high that enemy fighters could hardly threaten it. The PR Mk.XVI reconnaissance Mosquitos operated from the British Isles and Italy over the whole of Europe. But not only over Europe, British Mosquitos were also deployed against Japan, being flown from India. The RAAF deployed the Mosquito PR Mk.XVIs to fly recce missions from bases in northern Australia.

The new, highly detailed kit contains five sprues of grey plastic parts and one with clear parts. The decals offer an RAF machine, with invasion stripes, which was also used by Czechoslovak airmen, a SAAF machine, operated from Italy with a tail with red and white stripes, a USAAF machine from Britain, with a red tail and nose art on the fuselage, an RAF machine flying in India with SEAC markings and two RAAF machines. One of them performed the last combat flight of the RAAF in World War II. 

– highly detailed kit

– interesting version

– attractive markings and decals

– we offer detail sets, figures, and masks for this kit

DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk.XXX ‘Night Predator’ 1/72

The de Havilland Mosquito was a versatile twin-engine aircraft that was one of the best aircraft of World War II. Not for nothing was it called the ‘Wooden Wonder’. It was used as a night fighter, fighter-bomber, bomber, reconnaissance, anti-ship or special transport aircraft. The first generation of Mosquitos were powered by Merlin engines with single-stage superchargers. In the spring of 1943, two-stage Merlins with higher performance at higher altitudes were installed in the Mosquito. This concerned the reconnaissance and bombing versions. The night fighter versions did not receive the two-stage Merlins until 1944. In the second half of 1944, the RAF deployed a new version of the Mosquito NF Mk.30, designed for the night fighter role. It was used both in the defence of Britain against German bombers and V-1 missiles, and to escort its own night bombers. The new Mosquitos were more powerful than any Luftwaffe propeller-driven night fighter, including the He 219.

The new, highly detailed kit contains five sprues of grey plastic parts and one with clear parts. Decals are offered for the aircraft of British ace Walter Gibb, the aircraft of the Czechoslovak sqn. RAG, the Polish sqn. RAF, the aircraft of the RAAF squadron operating in Britain and the USAAF aircraft operating from Italy.

–        Highly detailed kit
–        Interesting version not offered by any other manufacturer
–        Attractive markings and decals
–        We offer detail sets, figures, and masks for this kit

Gloster Meteor F Mk.III ‘WWII Jet Fighter’ 1/72

The Mk.III Meteor was the second production variety of the first British jet fighter aircraft and it appeared in service with the RAF even before the end of the war. In the post war years, the Mk.III Meteors for a brief period flew with the front line RAF squadrons.

 The kit comes with three grey plastic sprues and one sprue with clear parts. The decal sheet bring markings for two war-time machines and two operated in the post war era. One of the war planes flew in Belgium in March 1945, wearing a special white colour scheme while the other one had a standard disruptive scheme. The same colours also featured on one of the post war Meteors, the fourth one is depicted in the natural metal scheme.

–        Re-issue of an interesting kit
–        Attractive camouflages and decals for WWII and post war planes
–        We offer the mask M72034 for the kit

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