Eduard Model Accessories is a
Czech manufacturer of
plastic models and finescale model accessories.
Formed in 1989 in the city of
Most, Eduard began in a rented cellar as a manufacturer of
photoetched brass model components. Following the success of their early products, the company branched off into plastic models in 1993. As of 2006, Eduard's product line contained some 30 plastic kits and more than 800 individual photoetch detail sets. To the plastic modeller community at large, Eduard has become a household word in the field of photoetched parts, and their products are available worldwide.
Eduard aircraft kits range from
World War I to the present day. Some notable ones include: most of the famous World War I fighters are:
Fokker D.VII
The Fokker D.VII was a German World War I fighter aircraft designed by Reinhold Platz of the Fokker-Flugzeugwerke. Germany produced around 3,300 D.VII aircraft in the second half of 1918. In service with the ''Luftstreitkräfte'', the D.VII qu ...
,
Pfalz D.III
The Pfalz D.III was a fighter aircraft used by the '' Luftstreitkräfte'' (Imperial German Air Service) during the First World War. The D.III was the first major original design from Pfalz Flugzeugwerke. Though generally considered inferior to c ...
,
Albatros D.III and the
Sopwith Pup, while World War II had the:
Yakovlev Yak-3,
Hawker Hurricane,
Spitfire and the
Messerschmitt Bf 109
The Messerschmitt Bf 109 is a German World War II fighter aircraft that was, along with the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, the backbone of the Luftwaffe's fighter force. The Bf 109 first saw operational service in 1937 during the Spanish Civil War an ...
, all in various sizes in
1:32,
1:48,
1:72 and
1:144. Their older kits are of good quality, but the newer releases such as the Spitfire IXs and MiG-21s in their "Profipack" releases (including a brassin set, photoetched detail set and painting masks, along with other goodies) are acquiring a reputation as good as or better than the newer
Tamiya and
Hasegawa
Hasegawa (written: 長谷川 literally "long valley river") is a Japanese surname. Hasegawa may refer to:
People
A
* Akiko Hasegawa, Japanese voice actress and singer
* Ariajasuru Hasegawa (born 1988), Japanese-Iranian footballer
B
* Bo ...
kits.
References
External links
Eduard.cz Eduard Model Accessories, spol. s r.o.
A visit to EDUARD MODEL Factory
Companies established in 1989
Model manufacturers of the Czech Republic
Czech brands
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