Modelling News 2022 (Merged)

[Fran]

and here it is: ZM 1:32 Hs 129 B-3 - release date: Dec 2022.

[Peterpools]

Tran

Thank you for the release date information.

Keep 'em comin

Peter

[BlrwestSiR]

6 hours ago, Fran said:

and here it is: ZM 1:32 Hs 129 B-3 - release date: Dec 2022.

Time to start saving my pennies. 

Oh wait, they're not legal tender any more. 

[Bomber_County]

Just seen these from a company called Detail & Wonder…….if I ever do a F14…

[BlrwestSiR]

28 minutes ago, Bomber_County said:

Just seen these from a company called Detail & Wonder…….if I ever do a F14…

Those look stunning. 

[GusMac]

Perfect for highlighting my imperfect painting skills!

[HubertB]

8 hours ago, Bomber_County said:

Just seen these from a company called Detail & Wonder…….if I ever do a F14…

The brand name seems vey apt for the product. And it’s 1/48 ! Wow !

Hubert

PS: I am curous to read the « instrution » 😂

[Martinnfb]

[smitty44]

Nosferatu!

[Peterpools]

On 7/1/2022 at 8:41 AM, Bomber_County said:

Just seen these from a company called Detail & Wonder…….if I ever do a F14…

Will be ordering a few sets for my next few Tamiya Tomcat builds ... they are just incredible.

 

[Bomber_County]

Wow didn’t  see this coming…….Border Models - Nakajima B5N2 "Kate" in 35th scale…….I bet some people will be knowing on their whatever’s because of the scale…….I say thank you Mr Border…….

[biggtim]

On 5/25/2022 at 6:45 AM, DocRob said:

Lately we've seen more and more 16 scale kits being build here. A lot of them are produced by Takom, whose Chinese (Japanese) Tankette I built lately. It was an enjoyable experience and I just found on Scalemates, that two more 16 scale kits are supposed to surface this year. 

The Jeep is made by Takom and the video shows it with engine and figure, nice touch.

 

The other kit is from Andy's Hobby Headquarters and it's still in pre production status. It's a M4A3E8 Sherman in 1/16.

 

Cheers Rob

I cracked and pre-ordered the Jeep. 64 bucks shipped seems pretty reasonable for such a large kit, so I couldn't resist spending money I haven't made yet on something they haven't made yet....

Hopefully, I will pay this one off by the time the E8 Sherman comes out for preorder......cuz that one will probably get me too. 

[belugawhaleman]

3 hours ago, Bomber_County said:

Wow didn’t  see this coming…….Border Models - Nakajima B5N2 "Kate" in 35th scale…….I bet some people will be knowing on their whatever’s because of the scale…….I say thank you Mr Border…….

I was surprised to see this today on The Modeling News. Both the scale and subject

are unexpected. Very cool!

[Spitfire]

What a shame I would have bought a 1/32 scale version in a heartbeat but not a 1/35 scale kit.

Cheers

Dennis

[HubertB]

 

1 hour ago, Spitfire said:

What a shame I would have bought a 1/32 scale version in a heartbeat but not a 1/35 scale kit.

Cheers

Dennis

I’ll be unashamedly in the camp of the moaners and complainers. To summarize my feelings : WTF ? 
1/35 is already a weird, « in-between » scale in itself. But to apply it to a WWII torpedo bomber that will in 99.9 % of the cases never be displayed near an armoured or utility vehicle is just preposterous !

And I will repeat myself: if you think 1/35 is an inconsequential difference to 1/32, I hope you will rethink about it with this simple math truth: a 1/35 aircraft occupies 76 % of the volume of the same in 1/32.

I can bet this will become one day a business study case : «  How to minimise the ROI of a good idea »

End of the rant.

Hubert 

[Peterpools]

Great subject but I'll be also taking a pass, due to the kit being in 1/35 scale. I can understand why they did their Stuka in 1/35 but haven't bought it either due to the scale.

 

[belugawhaleman]

I think it's a wonderful surprise whatever the scale, and I may be a purchaser.

[Bomber_County]

Hats off to to Border for bringing another kit to market irrespective of scale. We would all bemoan the fact that there were no new subjects or products. 

[Martinnfb]

Infinity Models is planing Kate in 1/32. Life is good

 

[Peterpools]

But the question remains: why 35th scale? Other forums, much larger then ours, the overall response has been very negative and 'not going to buy' strictly based on scale. I would be very interested in a response from Border as to why their choice of scale. 

 

 

[smitty44]

Thank goodness! I've been waiting for a 35th Kate so I can finally build that diorama with my KH Blackhawk.

[Martinnfb]

[Martinnfb]

[belugawhaleman]

On 7/9/2022 at 4:57 AM, Bomber_County said:

Hats off to to Border for bringing another kit to market irrespective of scale. We would all bemoan the fact that there were no new subjects or products. 

Agree. Especially since it's a subject that hasn't been done to death! I would like to see

more Japanese subjects including early or inter-war  stuff. The scale doesn't bother me

so much as I don't have many other aircraft to display it with.....it wouldn't look out of place! But ,then again, I Did build a 1/18 V1 flying bomb!

[GazzaS]

Ppl that complain about scale obviously don't want to build the model very much.  It's one thing when what you want is in a ridiculously tiny scale.  But a small difference like that...   meaningless.  Really...