July 8, 2020

At Long Last, Hobby Master

Hobby Master’s 1:72 scale USAF Douglas A-1H Skyraider Attack Aircraft – “The Good Buddha”, 1st Special Operations Squadron, 56th Special Operations Wing, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand, 1968

Its been quite awhile since we last received a shipment of Hobby Master products and with good reason: the COVID-19 pandemic created a logjam for several months running that affected a number of successive Hobby Master shipments. This logjam created a ripple effect for the balance of 2020, delaying the arrival of other new products heretofore not received by at least two months.

In any event, no need to despair because there is some good news to report: a new Hobby Master shipment is en route to us and expected to land at our facility early next week. Here now the rundown of new products we anticipate receiving:

On the ground…

#HG4916 – US 75mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M8 Tank (1:72 Scale)

…and in the air

#HA8714 – German Messerschmitt Bf 109E-3 “Emil” Fighter – Walter Horten, Stab/Jagdgeschwader 26 “Schlageter”, France, Spring 1940 (1:48 Scale)

#HA19015 – US Navy McDonnell F-4J Phantom II Fighter-Bomber – VF-103 “Sluggers”, USS Saratoga (CV-60), 1971 (1:72 Scale)

#HA8219 – USN Chance-Vought F4U-1A Corsair Fighter – Lt (JG). Ira C. Kepford, “White 29”, VF-17 “Jolly Rogers”, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, February 1944 (1:48 Scale)

#HA8220 – USMC Chance-Vought F4U-2 Corsair Fighter – Capt. Howard Bollman, “Midnite Cocktail”, VMF(N)-532 “Night Fighters”, Saipan, July 1944 (1:48 Scale)

#HA2915 – USAF Douglas A-1H Skyraider Attack Aircraft – “The Good Buddha”, 1st Special Operations Squadron, 56th Special Operations Wing, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand, 1968 (1:72 Scale)

#HA3023 – USAF General Dynamics EF-111A Raven Electronic Warfare Aircraft – 42nd Electronic Combat Squadron, 66th Electronic Combat Wing, Upper Heyford, England, 1987 [Low-Vis Scheme] (1:72 Scale)

#HA5213B – US Navy Grumman F-14A Tomcat Fleet Defense Fighter – “Miss Molly,” VF-111 “Sundowners”, USS Carl Vinson (CV-70), 1989 (1:72 Scale)

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DeAgostini Sends Four More Warbirds Aloft

DeAgostini’s 1:72 scale Imperial Japanese Army Nakajima Ki-44-II Shoki (Tojo) Fighter – 3rd Chutai, 47th Hiko Sentai, Narimasu Airfield, Japan, 1944 [With Collector Magazine]

Frankly, we’ve been surprised by the success of DeAgostini’s 1:72 scale WWII-era Military Aircraft series, a line of fighters that comes attractively packaged in Japanese-only marketing material. Its a bit difficult to talk up a range when we’re not even sure what the text both inside and outside the box says, although we’re pretty confident collectors aren’t purchasing the line just for the prose. Nevertheless, the models continue to sell extremely well, and we’ve had to re-order several of the models numerous times to maintain inventory. That said, four more fighters are expected to arrive in July, along with yet another restock of models that have been out-of-stock for several weeks running. Here’s what you can add to the DeAgostini stable in just a week’s time:

#DAWF07 – Imperial Japanese Army Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate “Frank” Fighter [With Collector Magazine] (1:72 Scale)

#DAWF16 – US Navy Chance-Vought F4U-1A Corsair Fighter – Ira Kepford, VF-17 “Jolly Rogers”, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, 1944 [With Collector Magazine] (1:72 Scale)

#DAWF25 – Imperial Japanese Army Nakajima Ki-44-II Shoki (Tojo) Fighter – 3rd Chutai, 47th Hiko Sentai, Narimasu Airfield, Japan, 1944 [With Collector Magazine] (1:72 Scale)

#DAWF35 – RAF Hawker Typhoon Mk. Ib Ground Attack Aircraft – No.198 Squadron, Battle of the Faiaise Pocket, France, 1944 [With Collector Magazine] (1:72 Scale)

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