EDUARD JULY NEWSLETTER 1st July 2009

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1 EDUARD JULY NEWSLETTER 1st July 2009 After the posting of our June newsletter, we were inundated with a lot of questions and requests regarding the new canopy for the Bf 109E-4. Unfortunately, we can t accommodate at this time, as the part isn t even ready yet, and won t be until the fall. Besides the newsletter, the web was also the forum for information regarding new activities planned for our company. Its true, we are planning a new product line, and its true, it will be cast resin details. We will begin with a series of seats for 1/48 th and 1/32 nd scale jets. We will carry on from there with a sortiment of other sets to include engines, jet exhausts, wheel wells and cockpits. I know your first thought: with such a proliferation of this type of product on the market, why would Eduard embark down that road? I do agree that there is a wide spectrum of resin manufacturers, and they produce their products like cats produce kittens, or Eduard produces brass, if you will. We feel, however, that we can bring something new to this portion of the market. F-16 CJ Block 50 seat 1/48 (Tamiya) F-22A seat 1/48 (Academy)

2 BAC Lightning F.Mk.1-Mk.1 seat 1/48 (Eduard) First and foremost, we feel we have the advantage of being able to combine our color photoetched brass with poured resin, and whatever component is better done in color brass will be color brass, and what is better off as a resin part, will be resin. Perhaps it sounds a bit like a no-brainer, but we are convinced that it is not that cut n dry. Another aspect of what our plan is, is to make our masters off of original computer generated models as opposed to hand-made ones, which, make no mistake, tend to be of a high caliber in their own right. We have been going the computer generated route for quite some time now, and we believe this is also the road to take here. For the development of our first sets, we have gone as far as our computer software will allow, and we are quite pleased with the results. It should be noted that there were some rough waters insofar as translating soft and delicate details into a finished product were concerned, and this has caused a delay in the realization of the final product with respect to our original plan. But the finished product looks more than appealing. And so, now you re asking when?. The same answer applies as for the canopy. In the fall, at E-day, in Prague, we should be able to show off our first offerings, and its even possible we may have some samples in Columbus. Actual availability will be before Christmas, when we will have enough of a line to release. KITS FOR JULY We didn t originally want to do the Bf 110G, as we thought that the Monogram kit was quite good. After the initial reaction to our early -110s, we changed our minds, and decided on a continuation of the line. The Bf 110F and G are quite different from the earlier C, D and E versions, and has led to a wide range of changes in our model. Just the new parts have taken up seven sets of sprues, and far from all of them are for the G-2. For example, one complete sprue contains the radar antennae and exhaust shrouds reserved for the G-4, as does a new fuselage and nose with a pair of 30 mm cannon. In any case, those that have criticized us for the complexity of the kit can feel free to continue! I am not sure that these critiques should stop with us. Perhaps, it may be warranted to take those back all the way to Professor Messerschmitt himself. As far as camouflage patterns are concerned, aircraft in the G-2 and G-4 models were not as prolific in their emblems as their older stablemates. On the other hand, though, they were more interesting in equipment and armament combinations, which with our G-2 manifests itself in underslung armament, that besides rockets, includes two types of cannon trays for under the fuselage.

3 Besides the G-2, we will also be releasing two Weekend Edition kits in July, the Fokker D.VII/E.V and the F6F-5 Hellcat.

There will be a run of only 1500 kits, and it will likely be one of those Eduard kits that are in stock for only a month or so, if not

5 August Fw 190A Nachtjäger Night fighting Focke-Wulfs will be released as a Limited Edition boxing, as the first Limited Edition kit based on the successful line of models. There will be a run of only 1500 kits, and it will likely be one of those Eduard kits that are in stock for only a month or so, if not weeks. In August, we will also be re-releasing the 1/72 nd scale SPAD XIII in the ProfiPACK line, and a Weekend edition Bristol F.2B Fighter. August will also see the availability of underslung ordinance for the 1/32 nd scale Bf 109E.

6 September Bf 110G-4 For the G-4, we are preparing an unreal set of armament and equipment. Five types of antennae, Schrage Musik, different noses, under-fuselage cannon trays, exhaust variations you ve got something to look forward to.

September will also see a return to production of the Bf 108B.

These will also be released with 1500 kits produced, and will include a resin seat from our

7 September will also see a return to production of the Bf 108B. As a ProfiPACK kit, it will include new markings and innovative photoetched brass parts. October BAC Lightning Mk.1/Mk.2A If Bf 110G-2 rapid sales are anticipated, they are a virtual certainty with the Lightnings. These will also be released with 1500 kits produced, and will include a resin seat from our aforementioned resin line. The Lightning is our main October project, but will be sold in conjunction with two ProfiPACK releases, the 1/48 th scale Albatros D.V and the 1/72 nd scale L-39 Albatros.

8 July Photoetched July sees the release of a record number of ZOOM sets in three scales. 1/35 th sees the continuation of the M ATGM in the Stryker family, which is beginning to look to me like an unlimited line of potential for not only base sets, but also BIG EDs. In 1/48 th scale, besides more sets for Hasegawa s Airacobra (Mk.I), you can look forward to stuff for the new Pete from the same manufacturer. Incidentally, the PE for the F1M Pete was the most anticipated sets in June M-1134 ATGM 1/35 (Trumpeter) M-706 CAR 1/35 (Hobby Boss) A6M2-K landing flaps 1/48 (Hasegawa) FE444 A6M2-K S.A. 1/48 (Hasegawa)

9 49445 F1M Pete S.A. 1/48 (Hasegawa) BAC Lightning F.1A/F.2 exterior 1/72 (Trumpeter) SS340 BAC Lightning F.1A S.A. 1/72 (Trumpeter) Revell has released the torpedo boat Fletcher in 1/144 th scale, which was a release we could not miss. We released three sets for this kit, available now. Among the usual four BIG EDs released this month, the really big one will likely be the pack for the C-47, although the other three will not likely pale in comparison Fletcher /144 (Revell)

10 53041 Fletcher 1942 railings 1/144 (Revell) Fletcher 1942 weapons 1/144 (Revell) September is coming up fast, and with it, E-day. The coinciding kit will be the Fokker E.III this year, and we will also have a multitude of new information to divulge. And, it would appear, not just us, as there will be some sixty modeling firms represented there. So mark your calendars for September 19 and 20, Happy modeling! Vladimir Sulc

11 NEW RELEASES FOR JULY Available July 1st, 2009 KITS PE-SETS ZOOMS MASKS BIG-ED sets US RETAIL 8205 Bf 110G-2 1/48 PROFIPACK Fokker E.V 1/48 WEEKEND F6F-5 Hellcat 1/48 WEEKEND WWI Lacing 1/ BAC Lightning ladder 1/32 TRU M-1134 ATGM 1/35 TRU M-706 CAR 1/35 HBS A6M2-K landing flaps 1/48 HAS Airacobra Mk.I S.A. 1/48 HAS A6M2-K S.A. 1/48 HAS F1M Pete S.A. 1/48 HAS Fletcher /144 1/144 REV Fletcher 1942 railings 1/144 1/144 REV Fletcher 1942 weapons 1/144 1/144 REV BAC Lightning ladder 1/72 TRU BAC Lightning F.1A/F.2 exterior 1/72 TRU P-47D-25 interior S.A. 1/32 1/32 HAS F-4E interior S.A. 1/32 1/32 TAM FE435 Airacobra Mk.I S.A. 1/48 HAS FE444 A6M2-K S.A. 1/48 HAS FE445 F1M Pete S.A. 1/48 HAS FE446 Bf 110E Weekend 1/48 EDU FE448 Spad XIII Weekend 1/48 EDU SS335 BAC Lightning F.2 S.A. 1/72 TRU SS340 BAC Lightning F.1A S.A. 1/72 TRU CX238 Re /72 1/72 ITA 6.95 CX241 MiG-15 UTI 1/72 1/72 HBS 7.95 CX242 Su-15UM Flagon 1/72 1/72 TRU 6.95 JX089 I-16 Typ 10/17 1/32 1/32 SPE 7.95 BIG3276 P-40K 1/32 1/32 HAS BIG4911 C-47 Skytrain 1/48 1/48 TRU BIG4913 F-105D 1/48 1/48 HBS BIG7248 CH-47A 1/72 1/72 TRU 76.95

12 NEW RELEASES FOR AUGUST Available August 1st, 2009 KITS PE-SETS ZOOMS MASKS BIG-ED sets US RETAIL 7053 Spad XIII 1/72 PROFIPACK Fw 190A Nachtjäger (DUAL COMBO) 1/48 1/48 LIMITED Bristol F.2B Fighter 1/48 WEEKEND Bf 109E Bomb set 1/32 PROFIPACK Wire stretchers & controlhorns 1/ Bf 109G-10 exterior 1/32 HAS Bf 109G-10 interior 1/32 HAS Bf 110D interior 1/32 DRA LAV AD 1/35 TRU Pz.IV Ausf D 75mm Kw.K.40/L43 1/35 DRA Canberra PR.9 landing flaps 1/48 AIR Canberra PR.9 S.A. 1/48 AIR F-16C/N Block 30/32 S.A. 1/48 TAM F-16C/N Block 30/32 undercarriage 1/48 TAM Gannet AS.Mk.1/4 landing flaps 1/72 REV Gannet AS.Mk.1/4 S.A. 1/72 REV BAC Lightning F.6/F.2A S.A. 1/72 TRU TA-7 S.A. 1/72 HBS E-2C S.A. 1/72 HAS Bf 109G-14 interior S.A. 1/32 1/32 HAS Bf 110D interior 1/32 1/32 DRA FE437 Canberra PR.9 S.A. 1/48 AIR FE452 F-16C/N Block 30/32 S.A. 1/48 TAM SS333 BAC Lightning F.6/F.2A S.A. 1/72 TRU SS337 TA-7 S.A. 1/72 HBS SS338 A-7 avionics 1/72 HBS SS339 E-2C interior S.A. 1/72 HAS EX273 TA-4 1/48 1/48 HAS 9.95 EX275 Re /48 1/48 ITA 5.95 JX091 Bf 110D 1/32 1/32 DRA JX092 EF 2000 Single Seater 1/32 1/32 TRU XT153 M-1078 LMTV 1/35 TRU BIG3277 F8F-1 1/32 1/32 TRU BIG3558 Sd.Kfz.7 Zugkraftwagen 8t 1/35 1/35 TRU BIG4914 TSR-2 1/48 1/48 AIR BIG7250 Gannet AS.Mk.1/4 1/72 1/72 REV 49.95

13 KITS FOR UPCOMING 3 MONTHS August 7053 Spad XIII 1/ Spad Bf 109E BOMB SET 1/ Fw 190A NACHTJÄGERDUAL COMBO 1/ Bristol F2 B Fighter 1/48 Weekend Edition September 8206 Bf 110G-4 1/ Bf-108B GERMAN WWII LIAISON AIRCRAFT 1/ Fokker E III 1/ Fokker Dr.I 1/72 Weekend Edition October 8112 Albatros D.V. 1/ L-39C Albatros 1/ BAC LIGHTNING 1/48 Limited Edition 7403 Nieuport Ni-17 1/72 Weekend Edition

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