Hobby Master’s 1:48 scale German Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6 Fighter – Erich “Bubi” Hartmann, 4./Jagdgeschwader 52, Hungary, 1944 (1:48 Scale) Looking to maintain their lead as the most prolific maker of diecast military vehicles and aircraft, Hobby Master recently announced the latest group of products scheduled for an August showing. Of particular note is this Messerschmitt Bf-109G, the second variant produced by Hobby Master, and its pilot, top scoring ace Erich “Bubi” Hartmann. Here’s some of the other items on tap for the Dog Days of Summer:
On the ground…
#HG3423 – US M10 Tank Destroyer – 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion, Volturno River, Italy, 1943 (1:72 Scale)
#HG3424 – US M10 Tank Destroyer – 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion, Italy, 1943 (1:72 Scale)
…in the air…
#HA8750 – German Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6 Fighter – Erich “Bubi” Hartmann, 4./Jagdgeschwader 52, Hungary, 1944 (1:48 Scale)
#HA3553 – US Navy Boeing F/A-18+ Hornet Strike Fighter – 162841, VFC-12 “Fighting Omars”, 2018 [Aggressor Scheme] (1:72 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)
#HA4521 – Japanese Air Self-Defense Force Boeing F-15J Eagle Multi-Role Fighter – 72-8963, “2003 TAC Meet White Dragon”, 2003 (1:72 Scale)
#HA6550 – Russian Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-29SMT ‘Fulcrum-C’ (9.19) Fighter – “Red 20” (1:72 Scale)
#HA2821 – USAF Lockheed-Martin F-22A Raptor Air Dominance Fighter – AF 09185, 1st Operations Group, Langley AFB, Virginia, June 2017 [Low-Vis Scheme] (1:72 Scale)
#HA6604 – Spanish Eurofighter EF2000 Typhoon Multi-Role Fighter – C.16-48, 2019 (1:72 Scale)
#HA5117 – RAAF Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet Strike Fighter – A44-210, No.1 Squadron, “No.1 Squadron 100th Anniversary”, RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland, 2019 [Anniversary Scheme] (1:72 Scale)
#HA6011 – Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-27SM “Flanker-B” Mod. 1 Multirole Fighter – “Red 76”, 2016 (1:72 Scale)
#HA5229 – US Navy Grumman F-14A Tomcat Fleet Defense Fighter – 160408, VF-84 “Jolly Rogers”, USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), May 1993 (1:72 Scale)
#HA6540 – Islamic Republic of Iran Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-29A ‘Fulcrum’ Fighter – 3-6133, Tehran, Iran, 2010s (1:72 Scale)
…and deep into space
#HL1406 – NASA Space Shuttle Columbia – OV-102, April 12th, 1981 (1:200 Scale)
#HL1407 – NASA Space Shuttle Challenger – OV-099, January 1986 (1:200 Scale)
