Hobby Master’s 1:72 scale German Panavia GR. Mk. 1 Tornado IDS All-Weather Bomber – 44+43, JaBoG 34, Allgau, Germany, 1980s (1:72 Scale)
Even as other manufacturers struggle with the repercussions caused by the Coronavirus, Hobby Master remains undeterred seemingly intent upon sticking to their production schedule come hell or high water. Interestingly, Hobby Master intends to offer a 1:72 scale rendition of the Panaxia Tornado IDS fighter-bomber, another aircraft Corgi has already produced for several years running and has three examples coming out in 2020. Here’s what’s on tap when the fireworks go off:
On the ground…
HG7055 – Soviet ISU-152 Self-Propelled Gun – Unidentified Unit, Berlin, 1945 (1:72 Scale)
HG7056 – Soviet ISU-122 Self-Propelled Gun – 3rd Belorussian Front, Konigsberg, Germany, March 1945 (1:72 Scale)
...and in the air:
HA7745 – USAAF North American P-51K Mustang Fighter – “Tall In the Saddle”, 99th Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group, Italy, 1945 (1:48 Scale)
HA5311 – Czech Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23ML “Flogger-G” Fighter – 4644, CIAF 99, Czech Republic, 1999 (1:72 Scale)
HA19015 – US Navy McDonnell F-4J Phantom II Fighter-Bomber – VF-103 “Sluggers”, USS Saratoga (CV-60), 1971 (1:72 Scale)
HA4421 – USAF Lockheed-Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter – 134th Fighter Squadron, 158th Fighter Wing, Burlington International Airport, Vermont Air Guard, September 2019 [Low-Vis Scheme] (1:72 Scale)
HA4422 – Israeli Air Force Lockheed-Martin F-35A “Adir” Joint Strike Fighter – No.902, 140 Squadron “Golden Eagle Squadron”, Nevatim Airbase, Israel, August 2016 [Low-Vis Scheme] (1:72 Scale)
HA5807 – USAF Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Attack Aircraft – 412th Test Wing, 410th Flight Test Squadron, Edwards AFB, California, 1990 (1:72 Scale)
HA6701 – German Panavia GR. Mk. 1 Tornado IDS All-Weather Bomber – 44+43, JaBoG 34, Allgau, Germany, 1980s (1:72 Scale)
HA6304 – Russian Sukhoi Su-34 “Fullback” Strike Fighter – “Blue 43”, Second Prototype, Akhtubinsk, Russia, December 1993 (1:72 Scale)