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Mid-June 2010 - New market arrivals - Eduard 1:48th B-24J Liberator "BigEd" 4927, SBS 1:48 Heinkel He 111 VS-11 propeller set (designed to be used with Monogram and Revell kits) and SBS 1:48 MiG-3 Propeller set (designed to be used with Trumpeter kits)

Early-June 2010 - first of the after-market accessories arrive for the Airfix 1/24th scale Mosquito as Paragon Designs launch early style 5 spoke wheels, plain hub wheels, 50 gallon drop tanks, 100 gallon drop tanks, ID lights, undercarriage details, revised exhaust stacks and 0.303" ammunition chutes

March 2010 - Eduard release MORE new 1:48 B-24J Liberator photoetch: exterior photoetch set 48 618, bomb bay photoetch 48 634 and surface panels photoetch 48 647. Expect a 'Big Ed' superset any day soon then.....?

February 2010 - Eduard release new 1:48 B-24J Liberator rear interior and front interior pre-painted in colour (designed to be used with Monogram and Revell kits)

Late January 2010 - discovered a great set of white metal landing gear legs for loads of my projects here at www.scaleaircraftconversions.com and this supplies the missing undercarriage legs for the He-111 project as well as the undercart for B17's, Lancaster, B-1B, Hercules and several others. Great! Those big kits need a strong landing gear. Now how do I buy them in the UK?

Late December 2009 - Eduard launch new photoetch for the 1:48 B-24J Liberator (designed to be used with Monogram and Revell kits): cockpit interior, seatbelts and cockpit interior (self adhesive)

December 2009 - AML launch Decal sheet in 1/48th scale of Lavochkin La-5 Soviet Aces (4) No 3 Capt K.A.Novikov 40GIAP; No 40 Capt J.T.Cyganov 1 GIAD; No 60 Gen J.J.Savickj 3.IAK ; No 66 V.G.Serov 159.IAP 1943-44. Also AML Aircraft detailing sets (resin)1/48the scale Lavochkin La-5/La-5F/La-5FN (NEW) (PUR - Cowling & Exhausts) (designed to be used with Zvezda kits)

Late November 2009 - another bumper crop of new accessories this month: Loon Models release a 1/48th scale "no cut" conversion for the Lavochkin La-5FN early/La-5 late conversion (designed to be used with the Zvezda kits). From Loon Models: 1/48th scale Heinkel He-177 bomb-bay and lower fuselage contour correction with the step at the rear of the bay. From Resin Art we have 1/48th scale Sukhoi Su-25K/UBK wheels "simplified set" for KP/Kopro, also Su-7BKL wheels "simplified set" for KP/Kopro in the same scale. Resin Art also release an aircraft detailing set in 1/48th scale for the Sukhoi Su-25k with internals & avionics bay for use with the KP/Kopro kits. Flightpath re-releae their photo-etch 1/48th scale PSP/Pierced Steel Planking.

Early November 2009 - after a summer of heavy DIY tasks around the house we kick back and relax at the model-maker's bench. Last year we started those pesky Shturmoviks. Currently I am finishing the gear bays for the two-seater. When that is concluded I will move on to build up the other two - both single seaters.

October 2009 - Quickboost bumper crop - resin 1/48th scale Yak-9 Exhausts, Yak-9 Control Levers, He-111 Gun Barrels & Wellington Gun Barrels launch to UK Market

March 2009 - Quickboost launch resin MiG-3 undercarriage covers (designed to be used with Trumpeter kits) to the UK Market

March 2009 - Quickboost launch resin LaGG-3 Series 1-4 exhaust (designed to be used with ICM kits) to UK market

March 2009 - Quickboost launch LaGG-3 series 35 exhausts (in resin for the ICM kit) to UK market

March 2009 - evidence found proving that infamous Il-2 'White 25' actually existed. Many had believed it to have been added by a photo-retoucher for propoganda purposes. Not so:

December 2008/January 2009 - Three Accurate Miniatures 1/48th scale Il-2 Shturmoviks go on our bench to be built

17th October 2008 - Quickboost release 1/48th scale Yak-3 resin undercarriage covers to UK Market

3rd October 2008 - ICM's 1/48th scale LaGG-3 Series 1-4 arrives in the UK Market

16th June 2008 - Trumpeter's 1/48th scale MiG-3 "Late" arrives on the shelves of UK Hobby Shops

9th May 2008 - The new Karaya E4805 Shvetsov Ash-82FN/M-82FN Radial Engine in Resin for Lavochkin La-5FN, La-7, La-9, La-11 (for Zvezda La-5FN) arrives in the stores