Special Hobby News Jun 2025

SIAI-Marchetti SF-260EA/D/EU ‘ Late Bulged Canopy Type’ 1/48

The Italian SF-260 training, sports and aerobatic aircraft is widely used around the globe. In Europe, it fliey with the Italian and Belgian military and was in service with the Irish Air Corps. The type is also used both by military and civilian operator in Asia, Africa and America. In our offer you can find model kit no. SH48207 in its early variety featuring smaller, flatter canopy hood. Now, we are brining you this late, taller type canopy model kit. The kit comes on three styrene sprues one of which offers clear parts of the taller canopy. The schemes featured in the kit portrays SF-260 as flown in Italy, Belgium (a standard military scheme as well as a scheme of an aerobatics special), in Venezuela and in Uruguay. 

– eye-catching colour schemes
– finely detailed decals including meticulously prepared stencils – different for each aiframe
– compared with other SF-260 kits, our ones offer crisp details and correct canopy type.

DC-2 ‘Transport Revolution’ 1/72

In August 1932, the Trans World Airlines called on five aircraft manufacturers to submit proposals for a new transport aeroplane based on TWA’s specifications. Douglas company accepted that challenge and decided to design a highly advanced twin engine aircraft. The first prototype known as the DC-1 (Douglas Commercial No.1) took to the air for the first time on 1 July 1933. TWA placed an order for 20 production aircraft which were redesignated the DC-2 and had Wright Cyclone SGR-1820-F3 power plants, their fuselage was a bit longer and accomodated 14 passenger seats. The first of the DC-2s took off on 11 May 1934 and its flying career with the TWA commenced on 18 May. Regular flight operations of DC-2 began in July. The Douglas factory manufactured about 200 DC-2s which went to serve both with civilian operators and the military. A licence was also bought by Japanese Nakajima that produced six aircraft for domestic Dai Nippon Koku Kobushiki Kaisha. DC-2s quickly spread not only among airliners operating in the US, the succesfull type also flew with a wide range of Europe-based airliner companies, among which were the Swissair, KLM and also the Českoclovenská Letecká Společnost / Czechoslovak Air Company. The introduction of the DC-2 brought a revolution in the air transport, both in its safety and the economy of operation. The DC-2 was followed by even more famous DC-3 / C-47 Dakota type.

The plastic model kit comes on three styrene sprues, one with clear parts and also offers a set of nicely detailed 3D-printed parts. The decal sheet brings markings for four DC-2 as flown over four continents. Over America it was the machine of EAL, Asia is represented by the machine named Tsukuba of the Japanese Dai Nipon Koku Kobushiki Kaisha, over Australia flew the Pengana which is portrayed both in the ANA and AOA livery. And Europa is represented by Czechoslovak OK-AIC.

–        a real beauty among airliners
–        machines with interesting history
–        large decal sheet
–        detail 3D-printed parts

Focke Wulf Fw 187A-0 Falke 1/72

In the Vintage Treasure edition we have prepared another very sought-after and rare kit. Focke Wulf Fw 187A-0 Falke 1/72 is a kit from 2004. It originally contained plastic parts, etches and resin cast parts. Now, to make it not so very much retro, you will find two sprues with plastic parts added plus one with clear parts, also an updated fret of etchs, redesigned resin parts and brand new 3D printed parts

The twin-engine Fw 187 was originally designed as a single-seat, later a two-seat heavy fighter. It’s performance was superior to that of the Bf 110, but the Luftwaffe decided not to operate the type mainly due to the absence of rear firing defensive armament. The already produced machines were tested and then deployed to the Industrie-Schutzstaffel defending the Focke Wulf plant in Bremen. 

–        truly interesting type
–        the kit also contains fret of etches, resin cast parts and 3d-printed parts

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