Shuttle's Report - Duxford Flying Legends 14 July 2013.

I had a great day yesterday at 'Legends' and I am glad to have been there to see the final display by Stephen Grey. The weather was great though the light made taking photos more difficult. Seeing the two Gladiators in formation was a highlight along with the Mustang displays. Standing at the M11 end was amazing as the P-51's came screaming in. The Ju-52 was really thrown around as well. overall, a great show with a fantastic collection of aircraft.

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Century Wings F-14D TOMCAT U.S. Navy VX-9 Vampires Vandy 1 1999.

Pics of the Century Wings "Vandy 1" VX-9 Vampires F-14D Tomcat are making their appearance on Asian websites so we can expect these to hit US shores in the not too distant future.

Pictures of the upcoming Corgi Erich Hartmann Bf 109G-6.

Pictures of the new, very heavily weathered, 1/72 scale Corgi Erich Hartmann Bf 109G-6 AA27101, have emerged on a Chinese forum. Erich Hartmann is history's highest scoring air Ace with 352 victories and favoured the Bf 109 as his mount. 

Of some concern is new Chinese legislation prohibiting the export of items sporting a swastika.

Hobby Master releases for September 2013.

Hobby Master is releasing an interesting array of models for September. After a long absence HM is back with some WWII aircraft in 1/72. 

First up is an SBD-5 Dauntless flown by Lt. Cook Cleland off the USS Lexington in the battle of the Philippine Sea. Next up are two SB2C Helldivers, White 15 off the USS Randolph and another with multiple decal options.

The jet lineup is also quite interesting with an Egyptian F-4 Phantom, an early 1960's Canadian CF-101B Voodoo and Golden Hawk Sabre. Also there's a "Golden Dragons" CAG F/A-18C and F-100D Thunderbirds with number decals. Lastly in 1/72 is an ROCAF RF-5E Tiger II.

In 1/48 there's a P-47M Thunderbolt flown by Major George Bostwick, P-51D "Boomerang JR" flown by Col. Arthur "Art" Jeffrey and a PT-17 Stearman.

Photos of the Corgi 1/72 Vulcan from Waddington.

There are some pics of the resin master of the new Corgi 1/72 Vulcan on the Corgi facebook page. It would appear the photos were taken at Waddington 2013. The last pics gives an impression of the Vulcan's size relative to some other models.