MPM production have sent us their latest newsletter. Included in the May 2010 list is the new Special Hobby 1:48 scale Breda Ba.65A-80. This is quite an ugly looking aircraft but that's what makes it so interesting!

SH48053 Breda Ba.65A-80 1:48
Our kit represents the single seat version of the famous attack and heavy fighter aircraft Breda Ba.64 powered by Fiat A-80 engine. Even though the design of this aircraft is dated before the WW 2 it was intensely deployed during the first years of the WW 2, mainly in Norther Africa.
The kit contains three sprues with injected plastic parts, injected clear parts and highly detailed resin and photo-etched parts. Decals included offer three Regia Aeronautica machines. Two machines sport desert camouflage (one of them was used by Italian Ace Adriano Visconti) the third one wear darker continental scheme.

SH48100 Spitfire Mk.VC „RAAF Service“ 1:48
In 1942 Australia faced Japanese bomber raids. This led to the urgent need of reinforcing the aerial defense of Australia. The up to the date Spitfire Mk.VC were sent to Australia. Till the newer version Mk.VIII was available, the Mk.Vs were the most powerful RAAF fighters. The kit decals offer three interesting machines. The first one, nicknamed “Down with everything” sports nude beauty below the canopy. Moreover, very interesting is non standard “T” code letter, several cover panels left in natural metal finish and white tail planes. The next machine is Spitfire with ZD-P codes that sported painting of eagle tearing a Zero. The last machine in decal options is DL-K. This one is of note because firstly it was used by E. Gibbs and secondly by the two victory markings in the shape of Whiskey “shot” glasses. All three machines wear RAAF national insignias but each one in particular diameter.
The kit contains plastic parts, resin “exterior” parts including sharp DH spinner (RAAF specialty) and photo-etched parts.

SH72178 Nakajima Ki-43-III Kó Hayabusa 1:72
Imperial Japanese Army Air Force fighters Ki-43 fought throughout the whole WW 2 from the Malayan Attack till the last fights over mainland Japan. They were produced in subsequent versions Ki-43 model I, II and III in different modifications. The last, mass produced version of this famous fighter Ki-43-III Kó Hayabusa was deployed in time when Japan was loosing the war. Even though it was powered by more efficient Nakajima Ha 115-II engine and equipped with two 12.7 mm Ho-103 machine guns it was not able to combat modern allied machines. Thanks to its famous maneuverability still it was a deadly weapon in the hands of a skilled pilot. One of these pilots was without question Capt. Hideo Miyabe, commander of 64th Sentai, stationed in Burma in autumn 1944. Decals included offer markings for his machine that sported arrow of the fin as the 64th Sentai marking. Other two machines included cover 48th Sentai machine from Nanking in China 1945 and 65th Sentai machine stationed in mainland Japan
in 1945, of note is that 65th Sentai was light bomber unit and its Hayabusas were to be used as fighter-bombers.
The kit contains two sprues with grey plastic parts and injected clear parts.

Among others, we prepare these kits for the next months:
SH32034 A5M2b Claude “Over China” 1:32
SH72200 F-82G Twin Mustang 1:72
SH72198 Ki-115 Tsurugi 1:72
SH72199 Ki-115 “Battle of Tokio” 1:72
SH72206 TT-1 Pinto “US NAVY Trainer” 1:72

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