A truly classic aircraft. I especially look forward to later releases like the AT-11 bombardier trainer.

I would like one on floats!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beechcraft_Model_18#mediaviewer/File:Beech18C-FSFHonFloats.JPG

Wonderful news! I especially look forward to a series as I have flight time (very little) in Twin Beeches - the real ones with round engines and tailwheels - from my freightdoggin' days. N8711H N9669N

JPTRR thanks for the photo link! it would be nice to be able to build a craft that one actually flew!

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Great subject: So few passenger aircrafts in 1/48th... Gaston

Maybe it is a variant thing, but it does not appear to be an impressive effort... I would even say it is exceptionally poor. -The nose profile is all wrong -The passenger windows have square corners -The cabin door is way too narrow I would say in the now-rarefied world of all-new 1/48th WWII subjects (that are not Chinese origin zero-research crap), the Xu-Ton Il-4 is an absolutely superb ground-breaking release (and Chinese, of all things!), while this is not even in the running, even if it was running all alone, which it almost is... Gaston