Page 10 - Model Airplane International - Issue 175 (February 2020)

TRUMPETER
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The next batch of new releases announced by Trumpeter, expected as this magazine goes to press. The two H-34 helicopters were tooled by Trumpeter and originally
released by MRC in their Gallery Models range. That arrangement has expired so the H-34s will be added to the Trumpeter catalogue. The two new releases are as
follows:
1:48 H-34 US MARINES (EX-GALLERY) - PKTM02881 1:48 H-34 US NAVY RESCUE (EX-GALLERY) - PKTM02882

HK MODELS
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B-17G FLYING FORTRESS EARLY PRODUCTION

For a long long time, a state of the art model kit of the B-17 Flying Fortress in 1:48th scale
has been high on modellers’ wish lists. Enter Hong Kong Models with the brand new 1:48
B-17G, their fi rst quarter scale kit. The new “Fort” will feature the same ease of assembly,
fi ne surface and interior detail, clever engineering, great markings and fantastic box art as
HKM’s larger 1:32 scale kits. With a wingspan of approx 66 cm (26 in) the 1:48 Fortress is
a large model. Details:
● New tooling.
● L: 474mm, W: 658mm.
● Total parts 254.
● Markings for 2 USAF aircraft:
Option 1: B-17G-15BO ‘Queenie’, s/n 42-31353, LG-Q, 322d BS / 91st BG,
Bassingbourn (Cambs) UK, Spring 1944.
Option 2: B-17G-40-VE ‘American Beauty’, s/n 42-98008, 2S-G, 834th BS / 486th BG,
Sudbury (Suffolk) UK, late Summer 1944
Delivery expected at time of going to press.

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