Administrators Fran Posted January 22 Administrators Posted January 22 Sorry for the delay in making this tread but Still January 2025!! So still in time!! All the news and upcoming release for Large Scale and Large Model to share to all!! Caproni Lukgrap is closer and closer... I know that the price tag will be 499€. It`s a premium model kit! Another Tiger I from Takom.... and a few new items from Plusmodel, perfect to Dioramas!! (Roof gutters) 4 3
Administrators Fran Posted January 22 Author Administrators Posted January 22 and there is some new pictures of the upcoming Border 1:35 He-111 5 1
HubertB Posted January 22 Posted January 22 1 hour ago, Fran said: Sorry for the delay in making this tread but Still January 2025!! So still in time!! All the news and upcoming release for Large Scale and Large Model to share to all!! Caproni Lukgrap is closer and closer... I know that the price tag will be 499€. It`s a premium model kit! It’s a hefty price tag, but it is also a very big model. HOWEVER, for the price tag, I hope that Lukgraph will ensure to provide a way for keeping the wings rigid and straight - besides the obvious need to have a rigging that effectively contributes to the rigidity of the wings’ bay - as well as strong struts and undercarriage. 3D-printed resin is not necessarily strong enough to last more than a few days if the weight escalates … i was a bit miffed by the solid - and therefore heavy - top wing of the Potez 25. I spent significant efforts to make sure the heavy finished kit would keep straight wings, and stand on its landing gear, not only for a few weeks, but for many years … Hubert 5
ScottsGT Posted January 23 Posted January 23 9 hours ago, Martinnfb said: wasn't 111 flush riveted? Oh boy! You done gone and done it now! 3
HubertB Posted January 23 Posted January 23 16 hours ago, Bomber_County said: If it is the case that’s disappointing…. Even more so as it is in 1/35 scale Hubert 1 1 1
Martinnfb Posted January 23 Posted January 23 Nothing wrong with the scale, there were many discussions about the raising popularity of the 1/35. Causing a clash of opinions in the community, let us not be like that. He-111 is definitely a subject I am really excited about and Border created some real gems in the form of 190 etc. . I am just hoping that the photographs are of the pre-production version and they will correct that.
belugawhaleman Posted January 23 Posted January 23 1 hour ago, Martinnfb said: Nothing wrong with the scale, there were many discussions about the raising popularity of the 1/35. Causing a clash of opinions in the community, let us not be like that. He-111 is definitely a subject I am really excited about and Border created some real gems in the form of 190 etc. . I am just hoping that the photographs are of the pre-production version and they will correct that. I agree about the scale, and I like the He11 ( I regret not buying the Revell 1/32 kit). The scale allows using the many available kits and figures to create dioramas with their kits, although such a diorama with their He111 would have to be enormous! The answer is just buy or not buy what you want.Anyway. I noticed the "oil canning" effect in some of the pictures......Does anyone else think that it looks a little overdone considering the scale? (Just my opinion) 😁 2
Count0 Posted January 23 Posted January 23 On 1/22/2025 at 7:55 AM, Martinnfb said: wasn't 111 flush riveted? I think it's ok. It's there in this photo, but harder to see due to lighting and dust. The clean wing in perfect light exaggerates the effect.I think under a coat of paint it should look quite nice. I am a fan of realistic depiction of all the warts and wrinkles. I don't like the "perfect world" approach of smooth and shiny unless it's an accurate depiction. Which I have never seen in a WW2 aircraft. They all have lumps and bumps. The raised rivets are an issue. Hopefully that gets addressed. I'm not a 111 expert by any means but it looks wrong. 2 1
Martinnfb Posted January 23 Posted January 23 Many of the surviving CASA 2.111 are showing rather alarming level of distressed skin, was applicable for wartime era? , hard to say.... 2
Bomber_County Posted January 23 Posted January 23 Hats off to Border in committing to a twin in this scale. I have both their Spitfire Vb and FW190 in the stash. That would make one hell of a diorama, He111 plus visiting Fw190 and captured / abandoned Spit Vb plus ancillary vehicles ….. 2 1
belugawhaleman Posted January 23 Posted January 23 2 hours ago, Count0 said: I think it's ok. It's there in this photo, but harder to see due to lighting and dust. The clean wing in perfect light exaggerates the effect.I think under a coat of paint it should look quite nice. I am a fan of realistic depiction of all the warts and wrinkles. I don't like the "perfect world" approach of smooth and shiny unless it's an accurate depiction. Which I have never seen in a WW2 aircraft. They all have lumps and bumps. The raised rivets are an issue. Hopefully that gets addressed. I'm not a 111 expert by any means but it looks wrong. After looking at the pictures again, I think you're right. I think the bare plastic of the parts may be exaggerating the effect. 2
Count0 Posted January 24 Posted January 24 11 hours ago, belugawhaleman said: I think you're right. I think the bare plastic of the parts may be exaggerating the effect. It's pretty apparent in the under wing shot posted above. It's what my dad would refer to as a "walnut" when he was commenting on cars that were beat up, or improperly prepped for paint. 1
belugawhaleman Posted January 24 Posted January 24 Might interest someone..... Miniart is releasing a new RSO in 1/35 with interior detail. I know many Kits of this out there are pretty old by now. See more: https://www.themodellingnews.com/2025/01/preview-miniarts-135th-scale.html#more 3 2
Martinnfb Posted Saturday at 02:32 PM Posted Saturday at 02:32 PM 1/48 Jaguar from Airfix, build preview https://www.keymodelworld.com/article/airfix-148-sepecat-jaguar-gr1 2 1
Lusitanian Posted Monday at 07:32 AM Posted Monday at 07:32 AM Besides being ridiculously huge (how big is your house?), and yet another "standard" scale (not sure what's wrong with 1/32 for aircraft), that 1/35 He111 looks silly. I wouldn't strap on an airplane that was that wrinkled with the intent to fly it. A museum piece that's 80+ years old might look like that, but not a newly built in-service airplane. 3
Count0 Posted Monday at 04:07 PM Posted Monday at 04:07 PM On 1/24/2025 at 9:27 AM, belugawhaleman said: Might interest someone..... Me. Probably going to buy all the variants. I'm not really a truck fan but I love this thing. 3
belugawhaleman Posted Tuesday at 04:18 AM Posted Tuesday at 04:18 AM Video of Takom's Horton big box reveal on Andy's YouTube channel. I had no idea of how big this thing is! 2 1
mark31 Posted Tuesday at 07:40 AM Posted Tuesday at 07:40 AM Just found this. Im going to get one. Mark 4
BlrwestSiR Posted Tuesday at 12:16 PM Posted Tuesday at 12:16 PM 4 hours ago, mark31 said: Just found this. Im going to get one. Mark They've also announced a 1/16 PaK40 and a 1/32 P.1101! 3
mark31 Posted Tuesday at 01:43 PM Posted Tuesday at 01:43 PM Pre production revieuw for the Leopard 1/16 https://youtu.be/R2UiuVTATDc I have posted the link i dondt know how to get the youtube on here Mark 2
mark31 Posted Tuesday at 02:00 PM Posted Tuesday at 02:00 PM 1 minute ago, Bomber_County said: New at Nurmenburg……. its on preorder on the site off MBK at the price off 65Euro 2
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