Production MPM Production Ltd., Mezilesí 718, 193 00, Praha 9, Czech Republic tel.:+420 281923 910, fax:+420 281 923 892, e-mail: export@mpm.cz official website and e-shop: www. cmkkits.com Newsletter 10/2010 MPM Production October newsletter 72541 A-29/PBO-1 Hudson 1/72 Lockheed Company was delivering navy patrol and training Hudson Mk.I (Lockheed model 214) to Great Britain since February 1939. The design was based on civil model 14. The equipment of the machines was in accordance with British demands and the machine also received gun turrets and armament. When Pearl Harbour was attacked and USA subsequently entered the war, both Army and Navy needed all available aircraft types. Therefore a part of production was seized and handed over to USAAF and US Navy. The machines equipped with R-1820 engines were designated A-29 (USAAF) or PBO-1 (US Navy), machines equipped with R-1830 engines were designated A-28. A-29s didn't carry the British turrets and received only a shield that covered the gunner in an opened post. PBO-1s usually carried the turrets. One of PBO-1 Hudsons that served with PB-82 was the first US aircraft to sink German submarine. The kit contains five sprues with grey plastic parts and one sprue with clear parts. Decals included offer threea-29 machines and two PBO-1s. All machines sport British camouflage but also show identification development of the US aircraft since USA went to war.
72564 A-20J/K Havoc 1/72 US twin engined attack aircraft A-20 Havoc / Boston was produced in several versions. The bomber version of A-20G Havoc produced especially for European Theatre of Operation featured glazed nose section for bombardier. US Air Force designation was A-20J/ K (according to the engines version). This was the last mass produced version. The highly detailed kit contains four sprues with grey plastic parts and one sprue with clear parts. Decals included offer four machines. The three of the machines carry US national insignias and participated in World War II. All three machines sport painted names, particularly interesting is overall black machine named Helen. The last machine commemorates the long post war service of Brazilian AF's Havocs. The yellow 80 sports a scorpion nose art.
SH72203 F-82H Twin Mustang Alaskan All Weather Fighter 1/72 US twin engined fighter aircraft F-82 gained its fame during Korean Conflict, though Twin Mustangs served even in continental USA. Especially in Alaska Twin Mustangs created the backbone of the US air defense up to the arrival of the powerful all-weather jet fighters. The Soviet nuclear bomber threat was seriously taken at that time. For the harsh Alaskan operations were the already produced F-82Fs and Gs modified and re-designated to F-82H. The detailed kit contains four sprues with grey plastic parts, injected canopies, detailed resin and photo-etched parts. Decals included offer four Alaskan machines. Two machines are overall black the other two machines feature Alaskan anti-camouflage overall natural metal with ends of wings and tail planes in red. Two of the machines have external fuel tanks decorated with arts paintings of eagles.
SH72212 Avro Anson Mk.I Early Version 1/72 Anson Mk.I was produced gradually with two different pilot's cabin glazings. The first series featured front glasses declined in low angle. These machines were deployed to service just before and in the beginning of World War II. Our kit presents this early version. The kit contains two sprues with grey plastic parts, one sprue with clear parts, detailed resin and photo-etched parts. Decals included offer three machines - RAF No. 269 Squadron machine in pre war aluminum dope with polished cowlings, camouflaged RAF No. 321 (Dutch) Squadron machine with small Dutch insignias on tail and the last camouflaged machine with yellow lower sides from RAAF No. 3 EFTS.
A086 Cams 37E 1/72 We already annonced this kit in November 2009. Unfortunatelly we faced serious troubles during the preparation of this kit and subsequent delay, therefore we start to distribute it just now. CAMS 37 was produced for the French Navy in several versions and it was one of the most widely used single engine seaplanes. 110 machines of the training CAMS 37E were produced. Vichy Navy still used it in 1942. This is very honorable for the machine, which prototype first took-off in 1926. The kit contains two sprues with injected plastic parts, vacu-formed canopy wind shields and resin parts. Decals included contain markings for one machine that served from Bizerta in French Tunisia in 1937, Escadrille 2S2 machine from May 1940 and Vichy machine that served in 1942. At the very end of this newsletter I'd like to remind that 1/72 scale SH72024 TR-1 and 1/48 scale SH48074 CAC CA-12 Boomerang kits are completely sold out. Please remove SH72024 and SH48074 kits from your order lists. SH72024 Sold-out SH48074 Sold-out