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4 minutes ago, Homebee said:
They are some other shops in Japan...
https://www.hobbyland.jp/shopdetail/000000082052/10110010/page1/order/
https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10651052
Etc.
V.P.
Sure, there are others, what I tried to say was, it was evaporated in such a small window of time in hlj stocks which surprised me. Hlj is not the sole source of course, but strange nonetheless.
There is no review or building threads that I could find and I wondered if there was a problem with the kit (not likely), or maybe a very small production run (strange) or possibly the domestic demand is so high that it dried the stocks in very short time. -
Already discontinued on hlj. Anything wrong with the kit? Very high domestic demand?
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ICM announced a 1:16 Night King
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My expectation was so low, after change of director(s), that acting coach brought for Alden etc.
And I loved it! I loved it so much with many references to OT. A BluRay version is a must for pausing on many scenes to check the details of Falcon, scenery etc. After that TLJ catastrophe (IMHO) it was nice to see SW back on track.-
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On 4/12/2018 at 6:15 AM, kapam said:
Very nice!!
So if it is not a kit, I am wondering where one buys a thing like this (?).
It must be a decent size at 1/100 scale.
Does it come with those decals or do you get them separately through another source?
Thank you
I've bought from Daco's website.
It measures about 32 cm, 737 being one of smaller aircraft. It comes with the decals, actually it looks like you buy the lovely decals and a very simple body comes with them for free.
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It is not a proper model kit but it was nice for practicing painting and applying decal for me.
A short note to ones that will build this model: you need Daco decal setting for the decals. I've bought Daco decal setting thing years ago and after I tried once, I found it was not working as MicroSol. When applying the decals of this model, MicroSet-MicroSol pair did not work as they should, so I went with Daco one and it worked perfectly. So it means there are different kind of decals needing different setting solutions.
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11 hours ago, John Laidlaw said:
I've scanned through the thread (admittedly in a drugged state, due to influenza B), but can't find if there is an estimated release date for the B-Wing?
Because it is not officially announced by Bandai that they'll release it. They showed it in an exhibition like they did with walking AT-AT and big scale Star Destroyer that never made it to the production. For B-wing, I'm sure that will not be the case but Bandai made no official announcement that they'd be releasing a B-wing
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During my HMS Ambush build, I've made my own
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Thanks again for encouraging words!
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Thank you for kind comments
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I haven't taken enough picture to make a WIP, so I'd share few steps here if you don't mind.
The resin winglets (Contrails) is a must for this kit as Revell's winglets are wrongly shaped.
Very few sunken area to fill
And not so much headaches
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Let's put some color to the sky. It took me 7 years to finish it, this bird was almost finished and waited so long that I add landing gear.
Eventhough the decals (Two Six Decals) were a little pixelated for my taste, the livery is so colorful and joy bringing that you overlook easily.
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After this video
I can say Korkut is ordered by manufacturer Aselsan as a pre-assembled/painted display kit and if they'll be offering as a model kit is not a sure thing (but they'll probably release)
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Just saw this video with Mr. Tansoy (the owner of Tan Model), so some translation helps for you
Well it proves me in many points. Bayraktar (the UAV) was a work ordered by the manufacturer Baykar.
Korkut was again ordered by Aselsan, the manufacturer of SPAAG and not as a kit but a pre-assembled/painted kit that will be presented to mostly officers etc. They are still not sure if they'll be releasing it as a model kit.He said, they have to freeze other projects while trying to deliver those two projects (Korkut has not been delivered yet) and they'll return to their project as soon as Korkut is delivered.
He than mentions the projects by telling 1/32 Su-33 first. He tells some of the molds are even made (we knew that)
Than he speaks about 1/32 F-4E and some variants, than F-5A and F-5B and variants and 1/32 T-38. He doesn't speak about Bucaneer in this particular video. It does not mean they've dropped the idea but I wouldn't hold my breath. Again I'm sure Mr.Tansoy will soon drop some information here.
To make it clear: I don't know them, nor have any relation. I just want to help BM'ers with what's going on by translating
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It's not a proper model kit but Hasbro will probably be releasing Jabba's Sail Barge (The Khetanna) with something that looks like a kickstarter project. Sold only in the states (being around 120 cm, it will be hell to try to have it shipped somewhere else). It has a huge potential for customization.
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From what I've read on their Facebook, they'll be soon launching their renewed webpage in English.
They produced a Turkish UAV model kit:Bayraktar, probably sponsored by the manufacturer of the real aircraft and they are doing a Turkish self-propelled anti-aircraft vehicle: Korkut, again my guess is, they are backed by the manufacturer of the real thing. They've prepared also an already assembled/painted ones that will probably presented as a gift by the manufacturer.
It seems, they were busy with the cash cow and after they finish their commitments they'll return their attention to their announced model kits and again with my guess first with the Su-33.
All are my guesses, I'm sure they'll be soon officially informing all of us (after Korkut is released).
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An assembled/painted version is prepared as well:
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Thanks again for your kind comments.
On 2/16/2018 at 2:27 PM, ModellerCH said:Marvelous...need on of these! How much is the wingspan?
From tip to tip it is ~73 cm.
On 2/16/2018 at 3:20 PM, JOCKNEY said:Hi Depsy
Always fancied this kit, but if it takes 8 years to build one well with the wheels up, you would have to add at least another 2 years for the undercarriage showing option !
I think you are being very self critical the end result is brilliant, take a bow Sir my goodness you have earn't it !
cheers Pat
With my pace, yes it would take around 2 years to have landing gears deployed
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Thanks for kind words
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From first sprue cut to final finish, it took me 7 years to finish this state of art model kit with my extraordinary(!?) skills. You can find the WIP thread as well.
It is far from being good (noticed the not symmetrical walkway decals?) but any way it is finished.
What I liked about it:
I finished it (a rare outcome for any model kit)
I was able to rescribe it and turn the raised details to recessed.
Not bad fit if you take into consideration how poorly the kit is molded.
Every finished kit is another experience (and with this speed of improvement, I'll be able to make the model kit as I want to in 80-90 years
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What I haven't liked:
Too much expectation which required skills beyond my reach
Poor execution of good ideas
Zillion of errors
Short cuts and compromises taken to finish
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When last year Modelcollect announced that they'll release a new mold 1/72 B-2, I decided that I should finish my build and buy the new one from Modelcollect.
But first, I couldn't finish Testors one as fast I wanted to. Second, eventhough the Modelcollect seems an upgrade (recessed details for example) after seeing the first few sprue pictures, I decided not to pay such sum for that kit (again, it seems not bad but I don't see myself paying $100 for that kit)
So the only good outcome was it was a push for me to finish that model that was collecting dust.
To be able to finish, I made some compromises. First decided to have the landing gear retracted. No addition of detail for aileron. No open ears on engines etc.
After passing a lighter gray, I've begun masking which took some centuries to finish for me. And I could not find a perfect guide to mask it. Every aircraft seemed to have different patches and even the same aircraft was different colored on different times (because probably the stealth coat is patched every few flights). So I took "artistic license" and applied the most common seen ones.
Than a darker gray was applied over
When I've begun to take out the mask, the result was not mesmerizing but I already decided to finish it no matter what
First applied Future. Than I've begun the decal. The ones from Testors were already too old and brittle. Good that I had the Begemot set. But it was yellowed by time. I've stuck on window and left for day sun to whiten a little, I'm not sure if it worked, to my eyes, it was the same. BTW the numbering of Begemot decals was really very hard to understand and at least for one decal wrong. Anyway, with common sense one could understand which one goes where. And the final matte finish over the decal ended that stealth bomber soap opera.
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1/24 pilot figures
in Vehicle Discussion
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I searched but probably I could not find the correct keywords 'cos I couldn't find what I was looking for.
I'm planning to build a diorama (or two) for 1/24 rally car(s) (from first half of year 2000's) and as long as the pilot and co-pilot are not invisible, I'll need pilot figures (which don't come with the kit). Any suggestions for figures?
I only found car-model-kit.com website with proper figures but they are little costly. Any experience with them? Any other suggestions? Thanks