Announcing A4-321 America West (1996 cs) Boeing 757-200 and A4-322 Northwest Orient Boeing 757-251 Screen Printed Decals

Posted on January 16, 2026 by russ@AHS

The latest AHS/JH decals are in stock!

These are screen printed decals (by Cartograf), designed to fit the Zvezda kit.

The America West scheme was, in my opinion, one of the nicest schemes ever applied to a 757. Seven of the airline’s fourteen strong 757 fleet wore this scheme.

A4-321 America West Airlines (1996 – 2006 cs) Boeing 757-200

Our Northwest Orient 757-251 sheet includes the many title variations worn by the fleet in this basic scheme. JH provided drawings and guides as to which airframes wore each style of titles. Also included are a set of Republic Airlines titles, as the final three airframes delivered to Republic arrived in this scheme, with Republic titles. We also included all the ship names, allowing any one of the fleet to be accurately modelled.

Also now available are sets of Rolls Royce logos, sized for use on the Zvezda 757 (but I am sure useful elsewhere!), printed black on a chrome silver foil background. They are available as a pair, or a set of 12.

AX-003 for a set of 2

AX-003S for a set of 12

Finally, we discovered that United Airlines painted the wing escape markings on their 757 fleets slightly different from what we provided on the original decal. We have printed corrections, which are now included with the main decal, and are available (at no charge) upon request for all who previously purchased A4-319.

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New Product Announcements, January 16th 2026

Posted on January 16, 2026 by russ@AHS

The first new decal release for 2026 has been announced by 26Decals, for the CRM Boeing 727-200 kit.

​TS44-1368​ Air Canada Boeing 727-200

TS44-​1369 Cathay Pacific (retro cs) Airbus A.350-900

  • TS44-1333 British Airways ‘Rendezvous’ Boeing 757-200 (Zvezda kit)
  • TS44-1370 British Airways ‘Bennyhone Tartan’ Boeing 757-200 (Zvezda kit)

TS44-1372 British Airways ‘Spring’ Boeing 757-200

8ADecshas released the following new decals.

8A144-9​10 8A200​-910 Lan Columbia Boeing 737-700 

8A144-​912 Aerolineas Argentinas Boeing 727-200

Not to be left out, DRAW Decal has released the following:

DW44-B​787-015C DW20-​B787-015C British  Airways Boeing 787-10

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New Product Announcements, December 20th 2025

Posted on December 20, 2025 by russ@AHS

DRAW decal announced a new set for the A.350-900, 747-400F and DC-10-10.

DW44-A3​50-024 DW20-​A350-024 South African Airways Airbus A.350-900

DW44-7​47-105 DW20​-747-105 Air France Cargo Boeing 747-400F

DW44-DC​10-021 DW20-DC1​0-021 DW10-DC10​-021 DW25-DC​10-021 United Airlines ‘Friend Ship’ McDD DC-10-10

26Decal has released new sets for the Roden 707-320B/C kit, an done more for the Zvezda 757-200 kit.

TS44-1​363 Braniff International Boeing 707-320C

TS44-1364 Tradewinds Boeing 707-320C

TS44-1365 Martinair Boeing 757-200

26 has also released new sets for the XScale DC-8-61 kit. They can be purchased individually or with a kit.

AHK4-DC861-26Decal Douglas DC-8-61 kit with a 26Decal

  • TS44-1355 Japan Airlines Douglas DC-8-61 (XScale kit)
  • TS44-1356 Spantax Douglas DC-8-61 (XScale kit)
  • TS44-1361 Air Canada Douglas DC-8-61 (XScale kit)

8ADecs has also been busy, with the following new sets released.

8A14​4-906 SATA Convair 640

8A14​4-​907 8A200-9​07 Egyptair Airbus A.320

8A144​-908 8A200-​908 China Airlines Airbus A.320

8A14​4-909  Pan American Douglas DC-8-62

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New Product Announcements, November 30th 2025

Posted on November 30, 2025 by russ@AHS

26Decal has re-released their Nordair Douglas DC-8-61CF set adapted to better fit the XScale DC-8-61 kit.

TS44-​1354 Nordair Canada Douglas DC-8-61CF  (XScale kit)

  • TS44-1358 Singapore Airlines Boeing 707-320B

TS7​2-282 SABENA DHC-6-300 Twin Otter

DRAW Decal has released the following new sets.

DW44-A330-​038 DW20-A33​0-038 Delta Airlines (2007 cs) Airbus A.330-300NEO

DW44-DC​8-025 DW20-DC​8-025 UTA (France) Douglas DC-8-63PF

DW44-7​37-150D DW20-7​37-150D DW72-73​7-150D US Navy P-8A Poseidon VP-30 “Pro’s Nest”

8ADecs has released the following new sets:

8A144-904 8A48-904 8A72-904-AFX 8A72-904-ITA Swiss Air Lines Douglas DC-3

8A144​-905  Aspen Airways Convair 580 Only one colour option in each set, so when you order, choose which colour you want.

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XScale 1/144 Scale Douglas DC-8-61 Has Been Released

Posted on October 31, 2025 by russ@AHS

In early October, XScale released their new 1/144 scale Douglas DC-8-61 kit, building on their previous DC-8-30 and DC-8-50 kits. The kit has been released with a decal for United Airline’s ‘Saul Bass’ livery.

Most of the sprues are identical to the DC-8-50 kit, with the obvious exception of the fuselage. As XScale is limited in the length of parts that can be moulded, the -61 fuselage is provided in four pieces.

The new Fuselage sprue:

The Wings: Upper:

Lower Wings and a pair of Engines:

Stabs, and the second pair of Engines and the other

Mid Wing and Cockpit

Fin, Pylons, Cockpit, Landing Gear and other fiddly bits::

And finally, the XScale decal and Wheel paint masks

I have a limited number of kits packed with the XScale United Airlines decal:

https://www.airline-hobby-estore.com/product-p/ahk4-dc861-xscale.htm

Additional options include decals by 8ADecs, 26 Decal, DRAW Decal and Vintage Flyer Decal.

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New Product Announcements, October 29th 2025

Posted on October 29, 2025 by russ@AHS

8ADecs has released a new set for the Zvezda Airbus A.350-900 kit.

8A144-​902 China Southern  Airbus A.350-900

Released for the Revell Germany Embraer 190 kit:

8A144-903 Bermudair Embraer 190

DRAW Decal has released new sets for the DC-10. Air France is the latest, with UTA France released previously.

DW44-DC10-019 DW20-DC10-019 DW10-DC10-019 DW25-DC10-019 UTA France McDD DC-10-30

DRAW continues to add to their offerings for the latest Korean Air markings.

DW44-A330-037 DW20-A330-037 Korean Air (2025 cs) Airbus A.330-300

26Decal has started to release sets for the recently released 1/144 scale Roden Boeing 707-320B/C kit.

TS44-1351 Global International Airways Boeing 707-320B

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New Product Announcements, September 26th 2025

Posted on September 26, 2025 by russ@AHS

Draw Decal has added to their Atlas Air offerings with another set for a co-operated Boeing 777-2F.

DW44-7​77-097 DW20-777​-097 Atlas Air Yun Express Boeing 777-2F

DW44-​A3N-​125C DW20-A​3N-​15C Easyjet Airbus A.320NEO (with Corogard)

DRAW released another new set for teh Korean Air 2025 cs, this time for the Boeing 747-8I.

DW44-747-106 DW20-747-106 Korean Air (2025 cs) Boeing 747-8I

8ADecs has released five new sets for the recently released XScale ATR42-300 kit.

26 Decal has released a screen printed set for the British Midland Airbus A.330-200, for the Zvezda kit.

STS44-427 British Midland Airbus A.330-200

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New Product Announcements, September 4th 2025

Posted on September 4, 2025 by russ@AHS

Revell Germany’s re-release of their BAe 146-200 kit has (finally) arrived. This release comes with a decal for Air UK, drawn by Daco Skyline, and printed in Italy. Kit number RV3791 in our estore.

26 Decals has releaed new sets for the recently re-released BAe146-200 kit, and for the A.330-200, and DC-10-30.

TS44-1334 Monarch Airlines Airbus A.330-200

TS44-1337 Air Cal Bae 146-200

TS44-1339 Finnair McDD DC-10-30

TS44-1340 Air Wisconsin Bae 146-200

TS44-1341 Manx Airlines Bae 146-200

DRAW Decal has also been busy with the following new releases.

DW44-A350-023 DW20-A350-023 Korean Air Airbus A.350-900

DW44-727-037 DW20-727-037 DW10-727-037 DW25-727-037 Korean Airlines Boeing 727-200

DW44-​DHC8-004 DW72-DH​C8-004 SkyAlps (blue cs) DHC-8 Q400

DW44-777-023A DW20-777-023A FedEx ‘Fred W Smith’ Boeing 777-2F

DW44-DC10-018 DW20-DC10-018 DW10-DC10-018 Finnair McDD DC-10-30

  • DW20-DC10-C1 McDD DC-10-30 Wing & Stab Corogard – Light Grey

DW20-DC10-C2 McDD DC-10-30 Wing & Stab Corogard – Dark Grey

DW44-747-104A DW20-747-104A KLM Cargo Boeing 747-400ERF (PH-CKA)

DW44-A340-024 DW20-A340-024 South African Airways Airbus A.340-300

DW44-D​C8-024 DW20-​DC8-024 National Airlines Douglas DC-8-61

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Tariff Announcement

Posted on August 24, 2025 by russ@AHS

 Information reaching us today is that effective August 29th 2025, I will no longer be able to import product under the “de minimis” tax and duty exemption.  This exemption applied to packages under $800, and under the new rule effective August 29th, this drops to $Zero. 

Worse, packages under $800 are apparently to be hit with a flat $80 tariff, which is to be collected by the shipper – meaning the post office (or UPS, FedEx, DHL) of the sending country.  As most of my imports are around the $400 mark, this means I am to pay a tariff that is effectively 20% or more.  

For more information, see this article from The Washington Post published yesterday:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/countries-are-suspending-postal-deliveries-to-the-u-s-here-s-why

Quoting from the above,

“The extra charges on a package will depend on the methodology used to calculate it, according to the executive order. The duty rate will either match the level of tariff the U.S. has imposed on the country of origin, or a specific duty based on the following:

  • For countries with a tariff rate of 15 percent or less, such as Britain, each package will incur an additional charge of $80.
  • Parcels originating from countries with U.S. tariffs of between 16 and 25 percent will incur an additional $160.
  • Countries with a tariff rate of more than 25 percent will face an extra $200.

The new rules could also put the onus on senders to pay import duties before the shipment leaves for the U.S., according to Belgium’s bpost. It said in a statement the changes mean “import duties for all shipments with goods must be prepaid, regardless of value.”

(end of quoted material)

Note that the article says the $80, $160 or $200 charge will apply to ANY package under $800.

I can guarantee you that non of my suppliers are going to pay these tariff charges. They will be added to my invoice, and I will have to pay them, or I will not receive my order.

As my margins are already micro thin (my accountant says i earned less than $800 taxable profit last year), I cannot absorb them. Worse, if I am to replace sold product (which I generally do 1 for 1) without further investment, I have to apply the tariff to existing stock.
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​Consequently, with great regret, and effective immediately, I am adding a 20% tariff surcharge on all imported product lines.  

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New Product Announcements, July 31st 2025

Posted on August 1, 2025 by russ@AHS

The latest AHS/JH decal is in stock! This is a screen printed decal (by Cartograf), and includes a set of silver/black Rolls Royce logos (that’s the tiny decal to the right of the main decal). It’s designed to fir the Zvezda kit. Yes, two sets of ‘America West Airlines’ titles are provided…. one set ‘all inclusive’ (our recommendation), and a set that you get to piece together (door frame with “W”, that is applied over a set of titles.

A4-320 America West Airlines (1986 – 1996 cs) Boeing 757-200

26Decal has released new sets for the recently re-released Bae 146-200 kit, and more British Airways ‘World Tails’ for the Zvezda Boeing 757-200 kit.

TS44-1327 British European Bae 146-200

TS44-1329 Capital Airlines (UK) Bae 146-200

  • TS44-1067 British Airways ‘Nalanji Dreaming’ Boeing 757-200

TS44-1068 British Airways ‘Grand Union’ Boeing 757-200

  • TS44-1331 British Airways ‘Wunala Dreaming’ Boeing 757-200

TS44-1332 British Airways ‘Chelsea Rose’ Boeing 757-200

TS44-1330 Princess Airlines (UK) Bae 146-200

8A144-896 8A200-896 Swiss Airlines ‘Wanderlust’ Airbus A.350-900

DRAW Decal has released a set for the National Airlines McDD DC-10 fleet in 1/144, 1/200 and 1/100 scale.

DW44-DC10-017 DW20-DC10-017 DW10-DC10-017 National Airlines McDD DC-10-10/-30

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