GordonM Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 On 28/12/2016 at 3:46 AM, SeaVenom said: It makes you wonder if it's because they've got er...........easy access to something accurate (if you know what I mean). I’m actually surprised Chinese companies don’t model their kits on other manufacturers, after they made a ‘BMW X5’ that was so close BMW were going to sue - apart from the minor problem the legal process would take place in China and every western firm that tried to take legal action there lost. It would give them market share in their home market with little to no work..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 12 hours ago, Neil Lambess said: The short nose on the Frog kit is a bit of a myth .Frogs canopy rail is too deep making the nose look stubby . Correcting the rail makes it look much better Imho 12 hours ago, Neil Lambess said: ...and (can opener in hand ) the Airfix nose is not perfect either ....on the real airframe at the point where the radome attaches Airfix have a perfectly round fuselage cross secton .in reality the cross section is flat at the top ! (More like the cyber hobby kit . Just look for head on photos of the Vixen with the radome open and you'll spot it ) The Frog kit is about 4mm too short in the nose. That has been measured from photos and drawings. The canopy rail still needs the thinning out though. The Sea Vixen is essential circular in cross section at the radome to fuelage joint with a very smal amoumt of flatteneing off, though still curved at the top. A transition section squares off the sides and top/bottom by the pressurised section. I have the drawings in front of 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Available for pre-order at HobbyLink Japan https://hlj.com/product/TRP05808 If you are expecting a bargain, forget it: $63.83 USD; €53.80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted December 5, 2017 Author Share Posted December 5, 2017 (edited) Box art Source: http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10507121 V.P. Edited December 5, 2017 by Homebee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary C Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 2 hours ago, VMA131Marine said: Available for pre-order at HobbyLink Japan https://hlj.com/product/TRP05808 If you are expecting a bargain, forget it: $63.83 USD; €53.80 Why on earth would you buy a Chinese made kit from a Japanese retailer? Thats just a waste of money. Much, much cheaper to get it from one of the many Chinese ebay stores or wait for it to arrive in the UK. As an example the 48th Hobbyboss MiG-31 is £66 at HLJ before you add shipping, yet is £54 including shipping from China and some UK retailers have it at £45 including shipping. It pays to shop around. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 6 hours ago, Gary C said: Why on earth would you buy a Chinese made kit from a Japanese retailer? Thats just a waste of money. Much, much cheaper to get it from one of the many Chinese ebay stores or wait for it to arrive in the UK. As an example the 48th Hobbyboss MiG-31 is £66 at HLJ before you add shipping, yet is £54 including shipping from China and some UK retailers have it at £45 including shipping. It pays to shop around. Shipping from Japan to the US is typically a lot less than shipping from the UK to the US. I want to see what US retailers will sell the kit for and there is no way I am buying until I see a full review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICMF Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 I think you'll find the operative part is ordering Chinese made kits from China, not Japan. Japanese sellers are adding additional markups, so you will pay noticeably more for the same kit vs. ordering from Hong Kong or China. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albeback52 Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 I doubt if it will be much cheaper if bought in the UK. Factor in the importers charges and, the cost of postage if bought mail order and you probably won't see much change from about £60. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 (edited) A test model on display at the SNCYM https://www.facebook.com/TrumpeterModel/posts/913522318806362 Source: http://www.moxing.net/2018/0113/8616.html V.P. Edited January 13, 2018 by Homebee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planeart Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 i was also responsible for the box art of this subject too!!! Good luck to Hobby boss models!!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sniperUK Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 18 hours ago, planeart said: i was also responsible for the box art of this subject too!!! Good luck to Hobby boss models!!! Why is it blue ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magua87 Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 I would have thought a FAW.1 would have made more sense for Trumpeter; to fill a niche, rather than replicating an existing kit. Perhaps in the fullness of time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorby Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 50 minutes ago, Magua87 said: I would have thought a FAW.1 would have made more sense for Trumpeter; to fill a niche, rather than replicating an existing kit. Perhaps in the fullness of time. That would make sense for us, but for Trumpeter's home market I should imagine it isn't that easy to get hold of a second-hand Airfix Sea Vixen (I don't know, just guessing) so I doubt they took the Airfix kit into consideration at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planeart Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 4 hours ago, sniperUK said: Why is it blue ? this is the coloured image i used for colour reference...but the image looks a bit more bluish due to photography... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sniperUK Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Extra Dark Sea Grey BS381-640, never blue www.letletlet-warplanes.com/wp-content/gallery/bs-ww2-colors/extra-dark-sea-grey.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatalbert Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 On 21/01/2018 at 4:29 PM, planeart said: i was also responsible for the box art of this subject too!!! Good luck to Hobby boss models!!! That is a seriously great painting ☺👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planeart Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 3 hours ago, fatalbert said: That is a seriously great painting ☺👍 dear Fatalbert, hello and all the best for the new year!!! Thank you very much for the comment!!! Have a nice modelling time and not only!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share Posted February 2, 2018 (edited) On display at the Nuremberg Toy Fair 2018 Source: http://www.ipmsdeutschland.de/Ausstellungen/Nuernberg2018/Bilder_AT/Trumpeter_02.htm And: https://ipmsnymburk.com/forum/viewtema.php?ID_tema=40056 V.P. Edited February 4, 2018 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunpowder17 Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Looks good to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tomohawk Kid Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 On 22/01/2018 at 17:55, fatalbert said: That is a seriously great painting ☺👍 I'm with you Fatal Bert, great artwork. Thomo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planeart Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 4 hours ago, The Tomohawk Kid said: I'm with you Fatal Bert, great artwork. Thomo. dear Tomohawk kid...hello!! Thank you also for the nice comments!!! We are all hoping to be a nice kit...i am looking forward to have it when it will be released!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 (edited) On 2/2/2018 at 2:16 PM, gunpowder17 said: Looks good to me. It does look good, however this is one kit I'm going to wait to see detailed reviews for before I commit to buy. I have unbuilt copies of the Airfix kit and this effort would have to be at least as accurate and materially better in some ways before I'll buy one or two. Edited February 3, 2018 by VMA131Marine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICMF Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 Well the panel lines will certainly be finer than Airfix (though it'll probably be riveted, which many will count as a minus). Plus it will likely be followed up by a -1 in short order. So there's two material improvements. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavingav1 Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 16 hours ago, ICMF said: Well the panel lines will certainly be finer than Airfix (though it'll probably be riveted, which many will count as a minus). Plus it will likely be followed up by a -1 in short order. So there's two material improvements. To be honest i find trumpeters panel lines are too fine as in almost non-existent these days , they are to fine to hold a panel wash after airbrush spraying . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truro Model Builder Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 3 hours ago, gavingav said: To be honest i find trumpeters panel lines are too fine as in almost non-existent these days , they are to fine to hold a panel wash after airbrush spraying . Perfectly in-scale then. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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