The Grumman hellcat is Eduard's latest Royal Class kit. This time the set will contain two full kits for the F6F-3 and F6F-5, plus resin parts for F6F-3N and F6F-5N night fighters, along with decals for two night fighter schemes. The kit will also contain two resin engines, new resin wheels, and resin machine guns. The PE parts comprise the contents of the existing Big Ed sets. The special bonus for this kit is a 1:1 scale replica of the main engine placard.

Also due next month is probably the most ambitious Weekend Edition yet - the DH2. Coping with all that strut-work should certainly make for a busy weekend!...

Among the PE releases, there are sets for Hasegawa's and Trumpeter's big Warhawk and Thunderbolt, updates for Italeri's Chinook, plus detail sets for Trumpeter's quarterscale Sea Fury - a kit that cries out for some extra help.

Eduard's October aviation releases in full:

KITS
8444 DH-2 1/48 (Weekend Edition)
R0006 F6F Hellcat ROYAL CLASS 1/48

BIG-ED sets
BIG3267 F6F-5 Hellcat Trumpeter

BIG4901 F-15E Strike Eagle Academy

BIG7243 Lancaster Mk.I/Mk.III Revell

PE-SETS
32198 P-47D-25 Thunderbolt exterior Trumpeter
32206 P-40E Warhawk exterior Hasegawa
32610 P-47D-25 Thunderbolt interior S.A. Trumpeter
32624 P-40E Warhawk interior S.A. Hasegawa

48600 CH-47C/HC-1 Chinook cargo interior Italeri
48601 CH-47C/HC-1 Chinook exterior Italeri
48602 Sea Fury FB.II exterior Trumpeter
49420 F-16C Block 25 Fighting Falcon under. Tamiya
49423 Sea Fury FB.II S.A. Trumpeter

72480 A-20G Havoc exterior MPM
72485 F-22 Raptor exterior Revell
73308 A-20G Havoc S.A. MPM
73309 F-22 Raptor S.A. Revell

ZOOMS
FE423 Sea Fury FB.II interior S.A. Trumpeter

SS308 A-20G Havoc interior S.A. MPM
SS309 F-22 Raptor S.A. Revell

MASKS
EX257 LaGG-3 1/48 ICM
EX258 A6M5 Zero 1/48 Tamiya 61103

CX223 Gannet AS.Mk.1/4 1/72 Revell
CX224 EF-2000 Typhoon Single Seater 1/72 Revell

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