Martin @ AMK Hobby Posted October 14, 2017 Author Share Posted October 14, 2017 10 hours ago, Urubu-Rei said: Ooooops, didn't realize it's D's that they are cooking up... Must say, that makes more sense... I was actually thinking "What? Yet another Tomcat?", but Deltas are really quite scarce out there, and when you do find a Hasegawa available, you have to sell a kidney to get one!! Well, I still hope that if AMK ever does decide to put yet another F-14A out in the market, they do consider the probe door cover issue... We will do them all (A / B / D) because other manufacturers still left shed loads off their releases. Compressed nose gear, hold back bar, slide molded weapons, open AND closed wing options (closed will be an extra wing set so you don’t have to close the panels up and use putty), correct oversweep for wings, yadayadayada. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 10 minutes ago, Martin @ AMK Hobby said: We will do them all (A / B / D) because other manufacturers still left shed loads off their releases. Compressed nose gear, hold back bar, slide molded weapons, open AND closed wing options (closed will be an extra wing set so you don’t have to close the panels up and use putty), correct oversweep for wings, yadayadayada. This is all very nice but what about a Mirage III/5? You know it makes sense... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin @ AMK Hobby Posted October 14, 2017 Author Share Posted October 14, 2017 OK. We will see. God I hate it when someone says that - sounds just like dad when I was about 6 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 3 minutes ago, Martin @ AMK Hobby said: OK. We will see. God I hate it when someone says that - sounds just like dad when I was about 6 Good evening Martin We really need a family of Mirage III/5 in 1/72 .. Best regards Patrice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 6 hours ago, TEMPESTMK5 said: Good evening Martin We really need a family of Mirage III/5 in 1/72 .. Best regards Patrice Patrice, I think Martin has heard this a few times now, however just in case he hasn’t - “Martin, please read the above post again”. The Kfir has received rave reviews so far. You can only imagine the flood of praise and sales that a Mirage III/V family will yield. Like all all good things - it’ll be worth the wait, however please don’t leave it too long, the average ‘Gentleman’s scale’ modeller's dexterity does not last forever you know!! Cheers.. Dave 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 52 minutes ago, Rabbit Leader said: Patrice, I think Martin has heard this a few times now, however just in case he hasn’t - “Martin, please read the above post again”. The Kfir has received rave reviews so far. You can only imagine the flood of praise and sales that a Mirage III/V family will yield. Like all all good things - it’ll be worth the wait, however please don’t leave it too long, the average ‘Gentleman’s scale’ dexterity does not last forever you know!! Cheers.. Dave I dunno, I liked the idea of a truly great modern Jaguar kit as well. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 23 hours ago, Martin @ AMK Hobby said: Yes that’s already done. Excellent - I'll find some extra room in the stash! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Just saw the price of this, very reasonable, I will have to pick one up once I find some suitable isreali camo paints (please dont reply vallejo model air, I hairy stick). Hopefully AMK do more 1/72 like this, can be the eduard of jets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcop Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 On 14/10/2017 at 7:42 PM, TEMPESTMK5 said: Good evening Martin We really need a family of Mirage III/5 in 1/72 .. Best regards Patrice Hello Patrice I have a solution to your problem. Just spare a little money, do you a favour and buy a PJ Production Mirage III/V serie. If you do not like resin, or the injected version of PJ Production, you can always ask Mac Ron to recapitalize your national kit maker, who is established somewhere near where you are living. Ask also Mac Ron to fire the boss as well as all the Union workers and maybe you'll get a " New mold " Mirage III/V made in France.(label of quality as we all know ....). While you doing this I'll enjoy a moment of peace. Madcop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurent Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 7 hours ago, madcop said: I have a solution to your problem. Just spare a little money, do you a favour and buy a PJ Production Mirage III/V serie. Value-for-money of the HPM/PJ kit isn't quite outstanding. Are you familiar with the kit ? It has been discussed in several places. If you do not like resin, or the injected version of PJ Production, you can always ask Mac Ron to recapitalize your national kit maker, who is established somewhere near where you are living. Ask also Mac Ron to fire the boss as well as all the Union workers and maybe you'll get a " New mold " Mirage III/V made in France.(label of quality as we all know ....). Did you discuss with a kit producer to learn about its characteristics ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 8 hours ago, madcop said: Hello Patrice I have a solution to your problem. Just spare a little money, do you a favour and buy a PJ Production Mirage III/V serie. If you do not like resin, or the injected version of PJ Production, you can always ask Mac Ron to recapitalize your national kit maker, who is established somewhere near where you are living. Ask also Mac Ron to fire the boss as well as all the Union workers and maybe you'll get a " New mold " Mirage III/V made in France.(label of quality as we all know ....). While you doing this I'll enjoy a moment of peace. Madcop Good morning Madcop Sorry to disturb your moment of peace , I already have the PJ Prod Mirage IIIB and Mirage IIIE but my favourite is the IIIC ... Best regards Patrice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcop Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Hi Fabrice I was just kidding , you know ... I may understand you do not like the HPM/PJ Mirage... the HPM injected parts are beyond what we can expect today as far as " finesse " is concerned. I was more thinking about the "pure" resin production of PJ. He did a very nice Mirage IIIC back in 2001 or so. ( EC 1/2 " CIGOGNES " Dijon 1966 " Les Chevaliers du Ciel " EC 3/10 " VEXIN " Djibouti 1989.) I think it's still the best you can find today. I have the AMK 1/72 Kfir and you may also find a difference in " finesse " between the flat surfaces (wings) and rounded one (fuselage) due to the processing. But it's still a very, very nice kit and I understand you want AMK to produce what looks like being your favourite aircraft. My best peacefull and kind regards from Brussels Madcop 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcop Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 1 hour ago, Laurent said: Value-for-money of the HPM/PJ kit isn't quite outstanding. Are you familiar with the kit ? It has been discussed in several places. Did you discuss with a kit producer to learn about its characteristics ? Hi Laurent Totally agree with your point 1. Could you be more specific about your point 2 ? Best regards. Madcop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurent Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 1 hour ago, madcop said: Could you be more specific about your point 2 Sorry I didn't check my reply before posting. Did you discuss with an injected plastic kit producer to learn about the business ? To know the constraints ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcop Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, Laurent said: Sorry I didn't check my reply before posting. Did you discuss with an injected plastic kit producer to learn about the business ? To know the constraints ? Hi Laurent, Yes I did but mostly with resin kit producers like PJ and CMR ( Petr Buchar, now retired). Never had the opportunity with injected plastic kit Producer, except wit Alfred Riedl from MPM-Special Hobby. No later than this W.E. when I met him again at Plastic & Steel exhibition. We had the time to talk about his P-40 serie . We discussed about the possibilities of extending the range to Merlin Engined P-40. He talked to me about mold constraint; it's to say whole new mold and costs ( front fuselage and wings because of the # armement conf. ). Is the market large enough to accept a new P-40F that they already produced under MPM ? I understood that it would be a question of rentability.... as always... I suppose this would be the same for AMK if they go the way Mirage III.... Best regards Madcop. P.S. By the way, Alfred won the Gold medal with his test shot of the P-40N finished in Koninklijke Luchtmacht (Snafu) scheme. I also saw the sprues. It's really nice and complete... the air intake is O.K. and the canopy is O.K and the recessed panel lines are O.K. also. Edited October 17, 2017 by madcop not finished Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurent Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 (edited) 26 minutes ago, madcop said: I understood that it would be a question of rentability.... as always... Profitability always. Not only the company has to earn more that it spends but also the cash (after retail, wholesale and distributor margins deductions of course) must come in fast enough to be able to finance future projects. Often customers say "You'll sell bucket loads of the Gizmo Mk.4. Do it !"... yeah but a bucket load is 2000, 5000 or 10000 kits ? Of course producers most often don't say how many kits they sell in a particular time frame, how much a project costs or how many injections their toolings can suffer. Edited October 17, 2017 by Laurent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 A in-box review in your favourite forum http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235028085-iai-kfir-c2c7-172 avantgarde-model-kits/ V.P. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 (edited) error Edited October 22, 2017 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Homebee said: A bunch of Aires upgrade sets announced. Source: http://modelweb.modelforum.cz/en/2017/10/20/novinky-aires-quickboost-a-aerobonus-na-rijen-2017/ V.P. Are these in 1/48th? If so, they won't fit the 1/72nd kit Edited October 22, 2017 by Wez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 17 minutes ago, Wez said: Are these in 1/48th? If so, they won't fit the 1/72nd kit A slight error by our normally efficient Homebee, we will let him off this time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Julien said: A slight error by our normally effiecent Homebee, we wlet him off this time Absolutely! I was most surprised! I'm sure the 1/72nd stuff will be along soon. Edited October 22, 2017 by Wez 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 3 minutes ago, Wez said: Absolutely! I was most surprised! I'm sure the 1/72nd stuff will be along soon. Eduard already have the cockpit sets out; http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235026729-kfir-c2-c7-update-sets-masks-172-eduard-for-amk-kit/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 1 minute ago, Julien said: Eduard already have the cockpit sets out; http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235026729-kfir-c2-c7-update-sets-masks-172-eduard-for-amk-kit/ Thanks but I struggle with etched (fingers like jumbo sausages), tend to prefer resin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diggers11 Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 This kit seems to have sold really well. I went to Telford hoping to pick one up but I had no luck, couldn't find a single kit anywhere. I cant even find one online for sale in the UK. I'm sure it could be found for sale somewhere overseas but the cost of shipping will be more than the cost of the kit. Martin @ AMK Hobby, do you know if there are plans to release another batch to the UK market. I hope I haven't missed out on a great kit. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfqweofekwpeweiop4 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 On 07/12/2017 at 3:13 PM, Diggers11 said: This kit seems to have sold really well. I went to Telford hoping to pick one up but I had no luck, couldn't find a single kit anywhere. I cant even find one online for sale in the UK. I'm sure it could be found for sale somewhere overseas but the cost of shipping will be more than the cost of the kit. Martin @ AMK Hobby, do you know if there are plans to release another batch to the UK market. I hope I haven't missed out on a great kit. Thank you. Hannants are the UK importer for AMK and haven't had any in for weeks.... thanks Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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