New Product Announcements, April 18th 2024

Posted on April 18, 2024 by russ@AHS

First, the X-Scale Douglas DC-8-50 kit has arrived, and is being offered with a decal by 26Decals, 8ADecs or DRAW decal.

  • AHK4-DC-8-50 with DRAW Decal DC-8-50 kit with your choice of Seaboard World Airlines (2 choices), National Airlines, Lufthansa or Aeronaves de Mexico.
  • With Decals by 8ADecs:

26 Decal has been busy with the arrival of five new and / or reprinted screen printed sets.

  • STS4​4-418 Germanair / Bavaria Germanair Airbus A.300B4
  • STS44-417 Air Florida McDD DC-10-30 (replaces STS44-150)
  • STS44-161 Virgin Atlantic Airbus A.330-300 / A.340-300
  • STS44-292 British Midland Airways Douglas DC-9-15 / -30

26 Decal has released three new sets for the new X-Scale DC-8-50 kit, all for early TEAL / Air New Zealand.

  • X14424B TEAL / Air New Zealand Douglas DC-8-50
  • X14425 Air New Zealand (delivery cs) Douglas DC-8-50
  • X14426 Air New Zealand (later cs) Douglas DC-8-50

26 has also re-released two of their 1/144 scale MD-11 sets as all laser, for the Eastern Express / Micro Mir kit.

DRAW Decal has released a set for the DHC-8 Q400 that in 1/144 scale nicely fit the Welsh Models resin kit.

DW44-DHC​8-002 DW72-D​HC8-002 Team Lufthansa DHC-8 Q400

DRAW has also released a set for the Boeing 747SP in Pan Am markings.

DW44-​747-099 DW20-​747-099 Pan Am Boeing 747SP-21

This decal is also available packaged with the Eastern Express 747SP kit. See

AHK4-B747SP with DRAW Decal Boeing 747SP kit with a Pan Am (delivery cs) decal

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Trans World Airlines Boeing 757-231/-2Q8 Decal is here!

Posted on April 2, 2024 by russ@AHS

Artwork by Jennings Heilig, and screen printed in Italy by Cartograf, our latest 1/144 scale Boeing 757 decal is here!

It’s designed to fit the Zvezda kit, built with the Pratt & Whitney 2040 engines, and without winglets while in TWA service.

Trans World Airlines ordered and took delivery of a total of 27 airframes, with 17 owned (-231) and 10 leased (-2Q8). All were delivered in the late 90s in the scheme depicted by this decal.

When TWA was bought by American Airlines, the fleet of 757s were all repainted in American Airlines markings. However as the main AA fleet was Rolls Royce powered, the ex TWA airframes were sold, with most going to Delta AIrlines.

The decal can be found here:

https://www.airline-hobby-estore.com/product-p/a4-316.htm

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New Product Announcements, March 25th 2024

Posted on March 25, 2024 by russ@AHS

DRAW Decal has released another set for the Airbus A.321P2F, this time featuring the Japanese company Yamato Transport.

The logo is a black cat carrying her baby kitten in her mouth in a yellow oval, as shown on the front of the aircraft. Designed by the company’s founder, it is intended to symbolize the company’s promise that they will take care of items entrusted to them as if they were their own. The logo on the tail shows just the heads of the two cats. 
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​The A.321P2F is operated for Yamato Transport by Spring Airline Japan (a subsidiary of Japan Airlines). The initial fleet will comprise three airframes, with the first delivered in November 2023, with services planned to start in early 2024.

DW44-A3​N-119 DW20-A3​N-119 Yamato Transport Company Airbus A.321F

Northwest Orient operated a fleet of five factory built Boeing 747-200F freighters. Four were painted in this scheme.

DW44-74​7-098 DW20-74​7-098 DW10-74​7-098 DW25-​747-098 Northwest Orient Cargo Boeing 747-200F

DRAW has released another set in their US Air series, this time for the Boeing 737-300.

DW44-737​-208 DW20-73​7-208 DW10-73​7-208 DW72-737-2​08 US Air (1989 cs) Boeing 737-300

DRAW updated their Cathay Pacific 747-8F artwork with the new titles (adopted in 2023) which dropped the word “Pacific” and enlarged the “Cathay Cargo” wording.

DW44-7​47-072B DW20-747​-072B Cathay Cargo (2023 cs) Boeing 747-8F

Druz Resin has released their CFM Leap-1A engines for the A.320NEO and A.321NEO kits by Revell and Zvezda. Note the curvature of the pylons is matched to the respective Revell or Zvezda wing.

  • SD4-320-CFML1A-R CFM Leap-1A Engines (2) for Airbus A.320 and A.321 (Revell kit)

26 Decal has released their Air Anglia DC-3 set in 1/144 scale. It was previously released in 1/72 scale (TS72-193) and 1/48 scale (TS48-008).

TS44-1​254 Air Anglia Douglas DC-3

26 released a decal for the AMP Douglas DC-9-41 kit with markings for Swissair. Swissair leased four series 41s from SAS in 1974/75 prior to the delivery of Swissair’s series 51 fleet.

TS44​-1255 Swissair Douglas DC-9-41

8ADecs has released two new 1/144 scale sets, bth designed for use on the Zvezda kits.

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New Product Announcements, March 8th 2024

Posted on March 8, 2024 by russ@AHS

First, the re-release of the Revell AIrbus A.330-300 kit has arrived!

This release of the kit comes with a set of Rolls Royce Trent 700 engines.

The decal is “Printed in Italy”, likely by Cartograf.

RV3​816 Airbus A.330-300, Lufthansa

Vintage Flyer Decal has released two new sets for Pacific Northern Airways and their Lockheed L.749 Constellation fleet, for the delivery and later schemes. Both are available in 1/144 and 1/72 scales.

26Decal has re-released their British Caledonian Boeing 747 artwork, as a laser printed decal.

TS44​-1252 British Caledonian Boeing 747-200B

DRAW Decal has released a new set for the Revell A.330-300 kit, featuring the current Air Canada (2017 ‘black tail’) scheme.

DW44-A​330-035 DW20-A3​30-035 Air Canada (2017 cs) Airbus A.330-300

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New Product Announcements, February 24th 2024

Posted on February 23, 2024 by russ@AHS

26Decal has released four new laser printed decals. The Lufthansa sets include a screen printed details decal.

DRAW Decal has released a set for the Japan Airlines Airbus A.350-1000:

DW44-A​350-016K DW20-A3​50-016K Japan Airlines Airbus A.350-1000

DRAW has also released a decal for the Canadair CRJ-100ER painted in Lufthansa CityLine markings while used as a demonstrator before delivery to Air Littoral. No CRJs were actually delivered to Lufthansa in these markings.

DW44-CRJ-006​DW72-CR​J-006 Lufthansa Cityline (demo) Canadair CRJ-100ER

8ADecs has released this decal for the forthcoming reissue of the Revell Airbus A.330-300 kit.

8A144-846 Cathay Pacific (2016 cs) Airbus A.330-300

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New Product Announcements, February 9th 2024

Posted on February 8, 2024 by russ@AHS

DRAW Decal has released another Boeing 2707 SST ‘Flight of Fancy’ scheme for an older Northwest Airlines scheme. It is available in 1/200 and 1/400 scales.

DW20-2​707-014 DW40-​2707-014 Northwest Airlines Boeing 2707 SST

DRAW issued two new decals for the Shorts 330. 

DRAW also released a series for the Ethiopian Cargo Boeing 777-2F fleet.

DW44-7​77-088 DW20-7​77-088 Ethiopian Airlines Cargo Boeing 777-2F

Atlas Air operates freighters on behalf of Flexport, and has now painted a 400F in their scheme.

DW44-​747-097 DW20-7​47-097 Atlas Air Flexport Boeing 747-400F

26 Decal has re-released their Pomiar Ostende DC-8-30 decal as a full laser print decal.

TS44-1​246 Pomair Ostend Douglas DC-8-30

26Decals re-released their Finnair DC-9 & MD80 decal as a laser printed main sheet with a screen printed details sheet.

TS44-​1247 Finnair Douglas DC-9s / MD80

26Decal is also re-releasing three earlier screen printed sets that were sold out a few years ago. They are at the printer, with an eta in stock early march 2024.

  • ST​S44-417 Air Florida McDD DC-10-30 (replaces STS44-150)

8ADecs released a pair of sheets for the Hasegawa 1/144 scale Embraer 170 .

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New Product Announcements, January 28th 2024

Posted on January 28, 2024 by russ@AHS

DRAW Decal has updated their fantasy scheme Pan Am 787 decals, to now offer both the -8 and -9 as separate decals:

DRAW released two sets for the Air France Boeing 777-2F fleet. The newer scheme (085) features the revised title style, and darker blue tail stripes.

BBN Cargo is a Turkish company, and has recently taken delivery of their first A.321 Freighter.

DW44-A3​N-118 DW20-A3​N-118 BBN Cargo Airbus A.321F

26Decal has released two new screen printed sets for the forthcoming X-Scale DC-8-50 kit.

8ADecs has released two sets for the DC-8-40

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X-Scale 1/144 scale Hawker Siddely 121 Trident 1C is here!

Posted on January 18, 2024 by russ@AHS

X-Scale Models (Ukraine) has released their second all new kit, this time the British Hawker Siddely 121 Trident 1C. 

24 were built, all for British European Airways. Only 23 entered service, as the 24th (G-ARPY) was lost in an ‘deep stall’ accident before delivery.  The first was delivered in August 1965, the last in in July 1966, and flew exclusively for the airline and subsequently British Airways until their retirement in the mid 70s. 

One airframe (G-ARPO) remains, preserved at the North East Land Sea and Air Museum in Sunderland, painted in Northeast Airlines (UK) markings. A little ‘poetic licence’ here, as Northeast never flew the 1C. Their Tridents were both series 1E, which were the same length, but featured an increased wing span, an uprated Spey engine, and larger fuel tanks for longer range.

26 Decal has released screen printed decals for both BEA schemes, and one for British AIrways (with both British Airways and British titles). The kit can be ordered from AHS with your choice of the three decals.

Click here to order the kit – AHK4-Trident1C with 26 Decal – with your choice of.BEA (red square), BEA (‘Speedjack’) or British Airways decal.

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New Product Announcements, January 18th 2024

Posted on January 18, 2024 by russ@AHS

Druz144 has added the Honeywell WiFi Antenna found on the fuselage crown of their Boeing 757-200 ‘testbed’ aircraft.

SD4-757-HWIFI​ Honeywell WiFi Antenna for their Boeing 757-200 ‘Testbed’ aircraft

DRAW Decal has picked up the pace of new decal releases. The following have been added to their catalog.

DW44-737-207 DW20-737-207 DW25-737-207 DW10-737-207 DW72-737-207 MetroJet (US Air metal cs) Boeing 737-200

DW44-DHC​8-001 DW20-D​HC8-001 DW10-DH​C8-001 DW72-DHC​8-001 Northwest Airlink DHC-8-100 Dash 8 Series 100

DW44-7​77-072A ​DW20-777-072A​ DHL (UK)  Boeing 777-2F

DW44-DC​9-074 DW20-DC​9-074 QANTASLink Boeing 717-200

26Decal has released the following new decals:

TS44-12​45 British Caledonian Vickers VC-10

8ADecs has released the first in a series of LATAM Airbus A320NEO decals that have tails painted in colors to commemorate the home countries of the airlines that became part of the LATAM Group. PR-XBG is painted featuring the green and yellow colors from the flag of Brazil is the first so painted, with Chile, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador and Paraguay likely to follow.

8A144-​841 8A200-​841 LATAM ‘Brasil’ Airbus A.320NEO

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New Product Announcements, December 31st 2023

Posted on January 4, 2024 by russ@AHS

First up, we hope all our customers had a great Christmas, and wishing you and your family health and best wishes for 2024.

So, to wrap up 2023, it’s been a good year for us as airliner modellers. We’ve seen some great new kits, more useful resin parts, and loads of new decals. In particular, the emergence of X-Scale Models out of the Ukraine has seen two

8ADecs released the following new decals.

8A144-​840 8A20​0-840 Brussels Airlines Airbus A.320NEO

DRAW Decal is back from vacation, and has released the following new decals:

DW44-737-​206 DW20-7​37-206 DW10-737-​206 DW72-73​7-206 US Air (1989 cs) Boeing 737-200

DW44-A3​80-011 DW20-A​380-011  DW25-A38​0-011 Skymark Airlines Airbus A.380-800

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