Special Hobby

SPECIAL HOBBY’S NEW-TOOL 1/72 BUGATTI 100

Anyone building on the theme of racing aircraft will find Special Hobby's new 1/72 Bugatti 100P an absolute must. It's a great-looking styrene kit, with resin details.

NEW TROPICAL VAMPIRE FROM SPECIAL HOBBY

Having produced various 1/72 de Havilland Vampires since 2014, the firm has adapted the tooling yet again to offer the tropicalised Mk.9. It has splendid detail all round and a generous decal sheet carrying markings for five liveries.

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DOOR-KNOCKING GUN

Special Armour has produced a newly tooled 1/72 PaK 36 anti-tank gun – nicknamed the ‘doorknocker’ when facing heavier armour.

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'BEST OF' BOOM JET

Special Hobby’s 1/72 de Havilland Vampire arguably marked the firm’s departure from limited run to its ‘new’ era of superb offerings, and has now been re-issued.

DETAILED-PACKED GUNSHIP

If you thought ICM's recent 1/32 AH-1G Cobra gunship was good, wait till you see what Special Hobby has added to it in the latter's Hi-Tech package.

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PaK-ING A HEAVY PUNCH

Newly tooled by Special Armour is this 1/72 depiction of the German 7.5cm PaK 40 anti-tank gun.

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BIG-NOSED FIGHTER

Special Hobby is gradually releasing the two-seat night-fighter Meteors and it’s latest is the Mk.14. Four styrene runners are common to previous variants, with new frames for the fuselage and clear parts – the latter captures the subtype’s ‘blown’ canopy accurately.

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NOT QUITE NIGHT-FIGHTERS

Re-released for 2021 is Special Hobby’s 1/32 Heinkel He 100 in the same format as the initial iteration – the product code, parts and schemes are unchanged.

SPECIAL HOBBY VIGGEN RE-ISSUE

Special Hobby's excellent 1/72 SAAB Viggen has been re-released with fresh liveries for metal and camouflaged airframes.

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BOWL-TOPPED TRAINER

The impressive quality of Special Hobby’s recent toolings – notably its small-scale offerings – has helped shake off the firm’s reputation for just limited-run kits, and its 1/72 SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 is another gem.