Good afternoon to all of our SWS fans.

It's the time of year when the pleasant winds of early autumn have begun to blow, and I hope that the joyful arrival of this perfect season has reached all of your hobby spirits as well.

Oh yes, this applies to Japan, which is in the Northern Hemisphere.  To all of you who live in countries in the Southern Hemisphere, I suppose it would be the winds of early spring.

In any case, local daytime temperatures are around the 20° Celsius range, meaning that conditions are prime for doing hobbies.
It's the perfect time to work with tiny parts before the winter comes to numb your hands from cold.

As you know, next month, on the two days of November 10th and 11th, IPMS Telford will finally be held in the United Kingdom.

Continuing on from last year, the Zoukei-mura booth will be making its second straight appearance at the event.

Last year, the event opening took us by surprise – due to an unexpected flood of advance reservations, most of our merchandise had already sold out by the time the event opened.

So this year, we have reserved around twice the amount of booth space as we had last year.

We are also preparing larger quantities of both the SWS kits and their accessory items to bring for everyone.

However, it does not do to be even a little bit careless.  After all, the sheer number of people who attend IPMS Telford cannot be underestimated!  It's possible that Zoukei-mura's products will, once again, sell out early.

For those of who who will be coming to the IPMS Telford venue with the intention of procuring an SWS kit:

I strongly recommend that you come visit the Zoukei-mura booth as early as possible.

Every time, there is no deeper regret for us than to have to answer the question, "Do you have such-and-such SWS kit?" after that kit has sold out.
Perhaps it's the exhaustion from traveling and then setting up the booth, but the feeling strikes our hearts like an avalanche.

To everyone who will be attending,
please come and listen to 60 minutes of my stories of developing the SWS kits!

The perfect opportunity for you to personally hear the whole story of "Zoukei-mura," which continues to produce the super-popular line of SWS kits, has arrived!!

If you want to hear everything unfold, then please do make your way to the Meet the Maker event area.

And of course, I will also be hosting a Q&A session!

◯ At last, the much-anticipated masterpiece!
The final prototype of the 1/32 He 219 Uhu will be displayed!!

The final prototype sprues for the long-awaited Heinkel He 219 Uhu have finally been completed.

Those of you who will be attending the IPMS Telford event can expect to get an advance look at their finished state.
Please come and confirm the magnificence of the SWS Uhu kit with your own eyes.

Also, for those of you who have placed pre-orders in advance, we have prepared some fantastic 1/32 figures.  Of course, we will also be displaying prototypes for these at the event, as well.
For all of our fans who have already pre-ordered the SWS Uhu, please look forward to it!!

The anticipated SWS 1/32 Uhu has finally reached its last stage!
We will also be announcing details for the pre-order bonus figures!
Capture the Uhu through the SWS, and be ready for its impact!!

"SWS 1/32 He 219 Uhu"
Price：15800 JPY (+fee)
* includes pre-order bonus

* The on-sale date for the Japanese domestic release of the Uhu kit is expected to be around February 2013 at the earliest.

It has been more than two years since we started to plan!!
All fans of Japanese planes around the world, thank you for waiting!!

The moment when everything about the SWS 1/32 Raiden is revealed is finally upon us!

Appropriate for an SWS kit, we performed intensive research as usual on an actual, preserved “Raiden Type-21,” from the fuselage structure to the propeller, the engine and engine mount, the cockpit, the armament, down to the details of the landing gear assemblies.

Regardless of whether you're an SWS Fan Club member or not, please try this fun yet challenging quiz.  Put the level of your airplane mania to the test!!

This picture is a clue for you.  If you can imagine what the next SWS kit will be from my happy face and the cool engine that sits beside us, it’s easy as pie for you to come up with the name of the airplane, right?

We are looking forward to receiving your answers.

*Eligibility

　 Everyone is eligible to participate in this quiz regardless of whether you are a member of the SWS Fan Club or not.

*How to Participate

[Via Mail]
Please mail your answer to Volks headquarters with your name and address.

Send to:
Volks, Inc.Attn: SWS No.12 Quiz Team
60 Shichijo-Goshonouchi-Nakamachi, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan 600-8862

[Via Email]
Please email your answer to the special email address below with your name and address.

Send to: sws_quiz@zoukeimura.co.jp
Subject: SWS No.12 Quiz Entry
Body:
-- Name:
-- Address:
-- Quiz Answer:

* This email address is to be used only for this quiz.

*Entry Period

　 Until sometime in 2013.
Exact deadline to be announced later.

*Results Announcement

We will announce the winners on the Zoukei-mura website.

*Prize Presentation

* When SWS No.12 becomes available for sale, we will send a complimentary kit to three winners who have submitted the correct answer.
(In the case that more than three people submit the correct answer, we will do a random lottery to choose three winners.)

All of the development team is looking forward to receiving your entry.