The big news this month is the eagerly expected follow-up to Eduard's 1:32 Bf 109E-1, the 'E-4 - in many people's eyes the definitive "Emil", with wing cannon and square-framed canopy. Also on the kit front, the 1:48 Hellcat returns in a cut-down Weekend Edition.

May looks set to bring a bumper crop of etched upgrades. Eduard continue to pile detail into Revell's big Ju 88A, while the Trumpeter P-51D is treated to no less than 4 sets. Fans of classic British jets should be in for a real treat, with a host of extras for Airfix's quarterscale TSR.2 - used in combination with Pavla's resin sets, the results should be eye-popping!

No news of next month's BIG-ED sets yet - Eduard will be releasing details of those later - but here's the list of May's aircraft items announced so far:

KITS
3003 Bf 109E-4 Profipack
8433 F6F-3 Hellcat Weekend Edition

PE-SETS
32216 P-51D exterior TRU
32218 P-51D gun bay TRU
32224 Ju 88A exterior REV
32226 P-51D wheel wells TRU
32627 P-51D Interior S.A. TRU

48610 F-105D/G exterior HBS
48614 TSR-2 undercarriage AIR
48616 TSR-2 exterior AIR
49436 TSR-2 interior S.A. AIR

73326 A-7A S.A. HBS
73329 F/A-18E S.A. REV

ZOOMS
33024 Me 262A S.A. TRU
33028 F8F interior S.A. TRU
33029 P-40K interior S.A. HAS
33030 Ju 88A interior S.A. REV

FE436 TSR-2 interior S.A. AIR

SS326 A-7A S.A. HBS
SS329 F/A-18E S.A. REV

MASKS
JX084 Ju88A REV
JX086 E.E. F.1A/F.3 TRU

EX264 TBM-3 HBS
EX266 F-105G HBS
EX268 Mosquito B. Mk. IV REV
EX269 F-22 ACA

CX234 F/A-18E REV
CX235 AH-1 HBS
CX236 E-2C HAS
CX237 BAC F.1A/F.2 TRU

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