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Eduard Grumman Hellcat 8433
About the Eduard Grumman Hellcat kit in 1/48 I can’t say anything other but this is one of the best model they have released last time. Its major feature is the simplicity of build and in other hand it is also very detailed and can be made into the top winning model. Since first kit [...]
Eduard Polikarpov I-16 type 24 1/48 Weekend edition kit 8468
While working on the Polikarpov I-15 biplane, Nikolai Nikolaevich Polikarpov began designing an advanced, small, light and simple to build monoplane fighter. It featured cutting-edge innovations such as retractable landing gear and a fully enclosed cockpit, and was optimized for speed with a short stubby fuselage. On December 30th 1933 the first prototype rose into [...]
Lavochkin La-7 1/48 kit no 8461 Eduard Weekend edition
By 1943, the La-5 had become a mainstay of the VVS, yet both its head designer, Semyon Lavochkin, as well as the engineers at TsAGI felt that it could be improved upon. The essential method was reducing weight and improving aerodynamic quality. Many improvements were made, these merging into production of the new La-7 fighter. [...]
Airacobra P-400 1/48 scale Eduard kit 8471 weekend edition
The P-400, essentially the export version of the P-39D with a Hispano 20 mm cannon providing a higher rate of fire in the nose. In addition to the cannon, the P-400 featured 2 .50 cal mgs in the nose, and 4 .30 cal mgs in the wings. The British intended to order 475, and to [...]
Eduard Polikarpov I-16 type 10 1/48 Weekend edition kit 8846
The Polikarpov I-16 was a Soviet fighter aircraft of revolutionary design; it was the world’s first all- metal cantilever-winged monoplane fighter with retractable landing gear. I-16 was introduced in the mid 1930s and formed the backbone of the Soviet Air force at the beginning of WW II. I-16 had a surprisingly long career from its [...]
