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Thank you very much Hubert ! Yes, it was a monumental job. And yes, I’ve been rounding the idea on the SR-71 for 2 years. But it would be a very time-consuming adventure. I keep thinking about it.

The add-ons and details for the Mirage IIIE have been a success. So we have expanded the collection to new items. At the beginning of February, 2 variants of the MATRA R530 missile will be ready for sale with the ventral launcher rail that is compatible with the entire Mirage III family. One with the launcher's fairings removed so that the pod can be attached to the fuselage by the ground crew. The MATRA R530 is lying in its installation cart. The cart can be mounted with or without the upper lock which is disassembled at the moment just before the missile is assembled. You can choose between the infrared version seen in the illustration, or the radar version with opaque cone and slightly longer. The work includes a well-worked finished details and riveting, and decals for all the pieces. The other version consists of the missile already installed and with the pod’s aerodynamic fairings already closed. Again, you can choose between the radar or infrared version. Finally, a ground power generator trailer valid as a companion of aircrafts of the era between the 60s and 90s. It can be opened to let the modeler to mount batteries and switch to have this problem solved over the diorama as happens in the reality. Supplying power for leds for its own lighting and for the aircraft. Consisting of backlighting for the control panel and corner lights for lighting the load jobs. But the main objective of the model is to supply low voltage electricity to the aircraft for its own lighting with leds, such as position and cockpit lights. For this, you can connect real electric cables from the batteries in this model to the aircraft visible on the runway without the need to make holes in the landing gear of the aircraft that weaken its support or complicated lattices under the diorama to reach a front switch. The cables are simply visible on the runway as in any power charging process of a real aircraft. For the Mirage IIIE, these cables can enter into the aircraft if you have purchased our detailed exterior of the Mirage IIIE, which already includes the ventral opened panel for the power load. As historical reference, this generator model was used in bases with Mirage IIIE and later with Mirage F1. We are still working on other models as ever, using the best printers in the world for this type of works. The laser SLA. Like the J-79 GE3 engine for the F-104 A which was months late due to special orders. Many modelers ask us if we will release these and other models in 1/48. The answer is yes. But please, please be patient. Contrary to what many people think, a design does not fit all scales. It must be fine-tuned in many details. Therefore it is important to finish very well the designs in 1/32 before making variations for 1/48. All the story and previous models here: https://www.tecnikit.com/catalog/index. ... anguage=en Thanks to all for the attention.

Pre-sale offer in 1/32 and in few weeks in 1/48 !! Details here: https://www.tecnikit.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=65&products_id=282&language=en

THE J-58 ENTERS IN 3D PRINTER TESTS The J-58 enters at last in the 3D printing testing phase after 5 months of research and design. The design is 90% waiting to check if adjustments are needed by the results of these tests before finishing it. Undoubtedly the most complex design we have faced because of the intricacy of its machinery. We believe that the result will be exceptional. We want it to be ready for sale this December as the level of detail that we have addressed has caused delays. We’ll try to hurry as we have many new releases pending such as the J-79 for the F-104A that was postponed to begin the works with the J-58 under commissioning, and a new range of accessories for the Mirage IIIE. But we cannot reduce the times in exchange for a lower quality. So the rest of the models will have to wait until the end of December or January. https://www.tecnikit.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=page&id=31&language=en

The engine is expected to be finished and ready for sale in November. Without doubt the J-58 is one of the most complex and difficult of our projects. We assume that until modelkits of the SR-71 in 1/32 scale appear, this model will be a very limited edition only for collectors. However, we could not refuse since the order was made by an important writer and expert on SR-71. We are very grateful for him confidence in financing a part of the development. And the SR-71.... is the SR-71. We will also launch this engine in 1/48 scale to have some commercial output. https://www.tecnikit.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=page&id=31&language=en Javier Povedano Tecnikit

Until now we did not have photographs of this kit. We are a very small company and we do not have the means and staff to do the marketing in due time. The Phazotron N027 ( name of the version N001 adapted for Sukhoi 27 ), has a wave reflector in the form of removable tube, which can be placed or not depending on the modeler. We use a brass threaded rod with scale nuts to hold the whole as done on the real Sukhoi 27. And as can be seen, it has the lever or handle gear that is embedded in the fuselage to lift the radome. This version includes the lamp made of transparent material instead of colored resin. As can be seen in the photographs, it is not put into the basket where it should be placed. At the moment, as modelers who use scratch to try to achieve a hyperrealistic result in our personal models, in our very intricate kits like this we do not include wiring or pipes that cannot be performed faithfully and accurately. We never use false reliefs to imitate these cables or tubes. We prefer to leave our clean kits in these areas, but with the cable connectors in their place to insert or glue the wire scratched cables to them. This avoids the long hours of the odious work of cutting and sanding these false reliefs, which also inevitably causes damage to the interior parts. Our system for these cases is designed as we would like to purchase the parts. In our website we inform in each item, if it needs additional scratch or not. Tecnikit.com

Initially developed as a project idea by a customer, we finished expanding the entire family of nozzle combinations for F-15 and F-16 of the PW-229 with or without compound petals. As example, the next REAL photographs are for the F-15. The items can be bought with or without afterburner and turbine. At this version with the open nozzle. This other is the closed nozzle for F-15 without petals. As you can see, the warnings "NO STEP" and "NO PUSH" are made in bas relief to fill the backgroung color of the notice with his color, and paint highlight letters using a sponge, roller or semi-dry brush. This detail is optional at the purchase process in all the series of PW-229. F-16 versions include the fuselage tail fairing covering the afterburner. Has been taken special care to highlight the cut of the fairing with the afterburner, which has a real opening ( is not just a step ), and special attention has been given to adjusting the scale of the seal between the afterburner and the petals so that they can stand out without being covered with the first layers of paint. In addition to the options open nozzle / closed and with compound petals / without them, another available variant has been added, consisting of the nozzle with all the petals mounted except 3. Which allows to show the inner mechanisms of the inner part of the nozzle as in an engineering cut. As we do too in the versions of the Saturn AL31 for Su-27. We apply a cross discount between versions for aircrafts with 2 nozzles. So in a single purchase for a model, you can buy the same nozzles, a closed nozzle and an open nozzle, or one with petals and the other without them. Tecnikit