LF Models Plans Two 1/72 Fox Moth Kits for December 2026
Czech maker LF Models will release two 1/72 scale kits of the de Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth, with Hasegawa distributing them in Japan from December 2026 onward. Each kit is priced at 8,250 yen including tax.
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Reporting from 1 source: Dengeki Hobby Web.
Why it matters
The Fox Moth is a niche 1930s biplane, and a Czech short-run maker covering Kwantung Leased Territory police and Japanese Army markings is aiming at Japanese buyers Hasegawa can reach directly.
Key Facts
- LF Models will release two 1/72 scale de Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth kits, distributed in Japan by Hasegawa from December 2026 onward.
- Each Fox Moth kit is priced at 8,250 yen including tax.
- One kit's decals cover a Kwantung Leased Territory police aircraft, a Belgian royal family aircraft, Belgium, and Yugoslavia.
- The other kit's decals cover the Brazilian Navy, the Japanese Army, the Spanish Civil War, and the RAAF.
One kit carries decals for a Kwantung Leased Territory police aircraft, a Belgian royal family aircraft, Belgium, and Yugoslavia. The other covers the Brazilian Navy, the Japanese Army, the Spanish Civil War, and the RAAF.
The two kits share a scale and a price but differ in markings. The first box covers a Kwantung Leased Territory police aircraft alongside a Belgian royal family machine, Belgium, and Yugoslavia. The second covers the Brazilian Navy, the Japanese Army, the Spanish Civil War, and the RAAF.
LF Models is the manufacturer and Hasegawa is the distributor in Japan. Both kits are listed at 8,250 yen including tax, scheduled from December 2026 onward. Dengeki Hobby Web notes that the images are illustrative and that specifications may change without notice.
- De Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth (Japan, UK, Belgium, Yugoslavia): Decals for Kwantung Leased Territory police, a Belgian royal family aircraft, Belgium, and Yugoslavia
- De Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth Military Aircraft: Decals for the Brazilian Navy, the Japanese Army, the Spanish Civil War, and the RAAF
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Sources
- Dengeki Hobby Web 旧日本軍や関東州警察も使用した複葉機「デ・ハビランド DH.83 フォックス・モス」の1/72スケールキット2種をチェコのLFモデルズが発売！