Hobby Master’s 1:48 scale German Messerschmitt Bf 109F-4 “Friedrich” Fighter – Otto Kath, Stab/Jagdgeschwader 54 “Grunherz”, Staraya, Russia, December 1941
Few model makers are as forward-looking as Hobby Master. In fact, right around the middle of each month, Hobby Master trots out the latest models due out in approximately nine to ten months time. So, while others are still looking to get their ducks-in-a-row for the quarter before them, Hobby Master is toiling away at the drawing board for much further out, plying their drafting tools and expertise for months on end so they can beat their competition to the punch without looking back.
This month is no different, with lots of aircraft on the docket for every type of wartime interest and collector. While we are awaiting pricing for some of the latest warbirds still pending US Navy approval, here’s what you can look forward to placing in your curio cabinet come this December:
Hobby Master’s 1:72 scale USMC McDonnell Douglas A-4M Skyhawk Attack Aircraft – 160030, VMA-214 “Black Sheep”, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, 1989 [Low Vis Scheme]Hobby Master’s 1:72 scale USN Curtiss SB2C Helldiver ASW Aircraft – “White 208”, VB-83, USS Essex (CV-9), April 1945Hobby Master’s 1:72 scale USN Curtiss SB2C Helldiver ASW Aircraft – “White 62”, VB-18, USS Intrepid (CV-11), 1944Hobby Master’s 1:72 scale USMC McDonnell F-4B Phantom II Fighter-Bomber – 158378, VMFA-122 Squadron “Flying Leathernecks”, Da Nang, South Vietnam, 1968Hobby Master’s 1:72 scale USAF Lockheed-Martin F-22A Raptor Air Dominance Fighter – 07-4147, “Spirit of Tuskegee”, 477th Fighter Group, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, 2013 [Low-Vis Scheme]Hobby Master’s 1:72 scale US Navy Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet Strike Fighter – 165926, VFA-122 “Flying Eagles”, Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, 2022Hobby Master’s 1:72 scale German Eurofighter EF2000 Typhoon Multi-Role Fighter – 31+45, “Living the Spirit”, Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 71 “Richthofen”, Rostock, Germany, 2021Hobby Master’s 1:48 scale US Navy Grumman F9F-5 Panther Fighter – Captain Royce Williams, “Actions Speak Louder than Medals”, VF-781 “Pacemaker”, November 1952Hobby Master’s 1:48 scale US Navy Grumman F9F-5 Panther Fighter – Captain Royce Williams, “Actions Speak Louder than Medals”, VF-781 “Pacemaker”, November 1952Hobby Master’s 1:72 scale RAF Lockheed-Martin F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter – ZM149/015, 207 Squadron, HMS Prince of Wales, June 2021 [Low-Vis Scheme]Hobby Master’s 1:72 scale RAF Lockheed-Martin F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter – ZM159/025, 617 Squadron, HMS Queen Elizabeth, November 2022 [Low-Vis Scheme]Hobby Master’s 1:72 scale Soviet Air Defense Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25PD “Foxbat-E” Interceptor – “Blue 20”, 146th GFAR, Vasilkov Air Base, Russia, 1990
