Latest News from Hataka Hobby Products
By Matt Bittner
I'm glad to inform that the following new Hataka Hobby products are already available for distribution.
HTK-AS11 “Early WW2 Polish Army paint set”
The set covers standard colours used on Polish Army vehicles used from 1936 till September 1939 campaign. Four colours included would allow for painting of standard three-colour camouflage of Polish fighting vehicles (incl. on TKS tankettes, Vickers E, 7TP, Renault R-35 and Hotchkiss H-35 tanks) according to the standard presented by Museum of Polish Army on the recently restored items, as well as a standard Khaki Green paint used on various supporting vehicles. The set contains:
· HTK-A085 - Polish AFV Khaki Green - Overall colour of Polish Army utility and artillery vehicles (including Ursus A trucks and Fiat personnel carriers)
· HTK-A086 - Polish AFV Greyish Sand - Used in Polish Army three-colour camouflage pattern. Standard colour of AFV interiors at the beginning of WW2
· HTK-A087 - Polish AFV Dark Brown - Used in three-colour camouflage pattern (incl. on TKS tankettes, Vickers E, 7TP, Renault R-35 and Hotchkiss H-35 tanks)
· HTK-A088 - Polish AFV Green - Base colour in three-colour camouflage pattern of Polish Army fighting vehicles after 1936
HTK-AS14 “US Marine Corps Helicopters Paint Set”
HTK-AS14 is a first “MEGA” set in Hataka Hobby line, consisting of eight colours for USMC helicopters from 1950s to present. The set can be used for painting of a model of practically any USMC helicopter – it includes Sea Blue and Light Gull Grey for the period until mid-1950, Field Green for applications in so called "land-scheme" used from 1956 till 1986, colours for grey-green-black camouflage used from 1986 and Tactical Paint Scheme colours for helicopters serving after 1991. The set contains:
· HTK-A001 - Dark Sea Blue (ANA 623) - Standard colour of US carrier-based aircraft from late 1944 until 1955 including HO3S-1, HRS-1/2/3 and HO5S-1 helicopters
· HTK-A048 - Light Gull Grey (ANA 620) - Temporary colour of US naval helicopters between 1955 and 1957, including HRS-3s. Later used on CH-53D Sea Stallions
· HTK-A059 - USMC Field Green (ANA 627) - Standard colour of USMC helis (incl. AH-1, UH-1, CH-46, CH-53) from 1956 till mid-1980s. Later in green-grey-black scheme
· HTK-A046 – Medium Grey - FS35237, used in green-grey-black scheme. Also in modern Tactical Paint Scheme (AH-1Z, UH-1N, CH-46E, CH-53E, MV-22B)
· HTK-A037 - Light Ghost Grey - FS36375, used in Tactical Paint Scheme of USMC helicopters (AH-1Z, UH-1N, CH-46E, CH-53E) and tilt-rotors (MV-22B)
· HTK-A041 - Night Black - FS37038, used between 1986 and 1991 in green-grey-black scheme. Also for selective application in other paint schemes
· HTK-A035 - Dark Ghost Grey - FS36320, used in modern Tactical Paint Scheme of USMC MV-22B tilt-rotors
· HTK-A060 - USMC Sand - Used during Desert Storm campaign on USMC AH-1s, UH-1s, CH-46s and CH-53s as field application over permanent colours
Hataka Hobby Acrylic Thinner
Apart from the above sets the long awaited Hataka Hobby Acrylic Thinner is also available. The thinner was formulated and tested to achieve the best result working with Hataka Hobby paints. Due to its composition it allows for dilution of Hataka Hobby paints without loss of adhesion and improves flow through airbrush. The thinner is available in 100 ml bottles.