Hobby Master’s 1:48 scale German Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6 “Gustav” Fighter – Heinrich Bartels, 11./Jagdgeschwader 27 “Afrika”, Greece, November 1943
Looking to beef up their holiday presence while simultaneously paying homage to some of the platforms taking part in the Russo-Ukrainian Conflict, Hobby Master, late last week, announced a wide array of new combat aircraft for the month of November. The list is quite impressive, adding a number of heavily requested items to what is already a daunting product portfolio. Here’s what you can expect to sit along side the turkey this coming Thanksgiving:
Hobby Master’s 1:72 scale USMC McDonnell F-4J Phantom II Fighter-Bomber – VMFA-232 “The Red Devils,” MCAS Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, 1977
Hobby Master’s 1:72 scale US Navy Boeing F/A-18C Hornet Strike Fighter – CAG Bird, “Chippy Ho,” VFA-195 “Dambusters,” 2010
Hobby Master’s 1:72 scale USAF Lockheed-Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter – 495th Fighter Squadron “The Valkyries”, 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, England, December 2021 [Low-Vis Scheme]
Hobby Master’s 1:72 scale RCAF Lockheed-Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter – Canada Aviation and Space Museum, Ottawa, Canada, 2010 [Low-Vis Scheme]
Hobby Master’s 1:72 scale USAF Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt II Ground Attack Aircraft – 75th Fighter Squadron “Tiger Sharks,” 23rd Wing, Moody AFB, Georgia, 2017
Hobby Master’s 1:72 scale Ukrainian Air Force Sukhoi Su-25M1 “Frogfoot” Ground Attack Aircraft – “Blue 08”, 299th Tactical Aviation Brigade, Nikolaev, Ukraine, 2022
Hobby Master’s 1:72 scale Ukrainian Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-29C ‘Fulcrum-C’ Fighter – “Yellow 57,” “The Ghost of Kyiv”, Ukraine, 2022
Hobby Master’s 1:72 scale German Panavia GR. Mk. 1 Tornado IDS All-Weather Bomber – Jagdbombergeschwader 32, Piacenza-San Damiano, Italy, 1999
Hobby Master’s 1:72 scale Ukrainian Sukhoi Su-27 “Flanker-B” Multirole Fighter – “Blue 58”, 831st Tactical Aviation Brigade, Mirgorod, Ukraine, 2022
Hobby Master’s 1:72 scale Russian Navy Sukhoi Su-33 “Flanker-D” Air Superiority Fighter – “Red 84”, 2nd Aviation Squadron, 2016
Hobby Master’s 1:72 scale US Navy Grumman F-14A Tomcat Fleet Defense Fighter – VF-84 “Jolly Rogers,” USS Nimitz, (CVN-68) July 1978