HobbyBoss 1/48 Ka-27 Naval Helicopter

listed as coming this year from Hobby Boss, the Ka-27 Naval Helicopter. Developed for the Soviet Navy, and currently in service in various countries including Russia, Ukraine, Vietnam, People’s Republic of China, Republic of South Korea and India.
This Kamov made helicopter was developed for ferrying and anti-submarine warfare. Design work began in 1969 and the first prototype flew in 1973. It was intended to replace the Kamov Ka-25, and is similar in appearance to its predecessor due to the requirements of fitting in the same hangar space. Like other Kamov military helicopters it has coaxial rotors, removing the need for a tail rotor.

This kit (No. 81739) is from a new mold and has photo etched parts. Total length is 11 inches (28cm) )with a rotor diameter of 13 inches (33.2cm).

Eduard Model Accessories

February 2014 release of Avia Avia B.534 in the 1/72 scale as Royal Class.
FOUR complete models (in four variants), Cartograf printed decals for 31 markings, pictorial publication re Avia B.534 service (Czechoslovak, Slovak, Hungarian, Bulgarian, German).

Classic Warships Publishing

The latest pictorial (Number 42) from CWP is for the early round bridge Fletcher class destroyers.

From the Classic Warships Publishing description:

In 1941, the US Navy began building a fleet of large destroyers, its first design to rival the Japanese “special type” destroyers that had first entered service more than a decade before. These “2,100-toners” became the most successful of all American destroyers, fast, roomy, capable of absorbing enormous punishment, and a flush deck design. This book covers the 58 units of the total of 175 built in the class, known as the “Round Bridge” design. Overall, aerial and many detail images, all period photography, highlight these valiant warships that carried the US Navy through the Second World War in the Pacific. Contained within the 72 pages and covers are 4 color photos and 122 B & W photos, most never before in print. This book is a “must have” for any interested in the visual history of this warship type and in US Navy destroyers of the World War Two era.