Jon Kunac-Tabinor Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 To be honest if it looks like a vampire and isn't to expensive then i'll buy and build one as i have wanted one in 48th for a long time. Personally i dont have the time or inclination to worry about accuracy but i will enjoy Jonners and the likes attempts and correcting any faults if of course there are any. I thank you! believe me - I'd rather build an accurate model than cut one apart to make it look right ( fun though it is!). I've always been puzzled why someone Like Hasegawa has never consider the Vampire - tons of different users, pretty simple shape changes to ring out the different marks. It has Hasegawa multiple boxings written all over it. The post war 1st gen jets are something they've never gone for though in 1/48th, save for the F-86. You'd have thought a T-33 would be another contender for them too. Puzzling Still it leaves the road clear for Airfix to do the Meteor..... cheers Jonners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlamgat9 Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Ultimately we need to wait and see...but Trumpeter (and HobbyBoss) don't do themselves any favours by blowing hot and cold with releases in terms of accuracy, but one does wonder - do they care what we think anyway? When we have large chunks of the modelling press proclaiming loudly that they dont really care about accuracy anymore (presumably because stopping to check these things means it takes just a little longer to get the airbrush out for all those super whizz photogenic paintjobs) and that anyone who does, is in fact some kind of joy stealing modelling N.. well you know what I mean. Then you have to start to realise that if no one with any 'clout' in the modelling world is going to have a go at them for inaccurate models, they will just carry on with their half-baked research, that many of their models seem to exhibit. Ooh - soapbox there, time to climb down. They will sell enough vampires, I'm sure, and I hope its a cracker of a model, at a sub £25 price tag too. Jonners I presume that the issue is that big companies like Trumpeter have considerable power over modelling mags due to advertising spend and access to review samples - if you are too critical it seems then you get cut off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Kunac-Tabinor Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 I presume that the issue is that big companies like Trumpeter have considerable power over modelling mags due to advertising spend and access to review samples - if you are too critical it seems then you get cut off. Actually I think thats only a small factor. I just think theres a collection of people in "the press" who dont see accuracy as a big deal, and arent afraid to say so. Nor are they afraid to label those who disagree. ( I also think its a reaction to the perceived strengths and power of internet sites, and a way of "fighting back", buts thats a whole different discussion, with Locked looming very very quickly!) Personally I do disagree vehemently, but unless I start my own mag or website, I dont have a vehicle to reply effectively to what is often, I think, opinion dressed up as fact, and made doubly more forceful because we still want to believe as true what we see in print. Anyhow - Im turning into Fox Mulder, so time to stop! Jonners 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Esposito Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Personally, I am glad Hasegawa is not releasing a Vamp. They are waaaay too expensive, decal choices are lousy, cockpit detail lousy, no ordinance! So, in addition to paying for the kit, one has to buy eduard PE for the cockpit, aftermarket decals AND weapons!!! EX: Their F/A-18 is over $80usd!!!!!! They are pricing themselves out of the market! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c.smith10 Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 I'm not sure you would need that many weapons for a vampire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Esposito Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 (edited) I'm not sure you would need that many weapons for a vampire 3" 60lb ATG rockets, GP 500 lb bombs......It is a fighter/bomber..... Hasegawa notorious for NOT including any ordinance!!! other than drop tanks. Edited September 8, 2012 by Mike Esposito Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c.smith10 Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 3" 60lb ATG rockets, GP 500 lb bombs......It is a fighter/bomber..... Hasegawa notorious for NOT including any ordinance!!! other than drop tanks. That may be the case but how often did you see them carried? Hasegawa have been known to include weapons if they are aircraft specific and not available in there weapons sets but I fear we are digressing. Considering this is a Trumpeter kit i wouldn't be surprised to see JDAM's and Phoenix missiles included in the box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hacker Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 I also see they are releasing the early version of the Flanker which l would be interested in. Now a Vampire in 1/32 now you get my attention Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 To be honest if it looks like a vampire and isn't to expensive then i'll buy and build one as i have wanted one in 48th for a long time. Personally i dont have the time or inclination to worry about accuracy but i will enjoy Jonners and the likes attempts and correcting any faults if of course there are any. That already exists, and is the Hobbycraft 1/48 Vampire family. They certainly 'look' like Vampires, From Modeling Madness http://www.modelingm...ean/uk/vamp.htm ]Well, Hobbycraft had their shot at a series of Vampires and basically blew it. The wings are the wrong shape, the booms too skinny and some will fuss about the fuselage not being the correct profile as well. Aside from these little niggles, the kit does build fairly well and thanks to being shunned by most modelers, it can be found second-hand for a song. Yes, it is a disappointment when a kit has form problems, but the build was enjoyable and for many of us, that is the most important part of things. You might to ask in the Wanted section as there are plenty about. HTH T 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 It will be interesting to see what Trumpeter 'base' their kit on, CA or Hobbycraft. Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlamgat9 Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 It will be interesting to see what Trumpeter 'base' their kit on, CA or Hobbycraft. Robert i am betting on something that looks very like the alleycat kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 (edited) The Hobbycraft Vampire is Some year ago I recorded the following picture from Hyperscale http://hsfeatures.co...irefb31bg_1.htm showing the CA Vampire along the Hobbycraft one. Also of interest in Brimodeller forums: http://www.britmodel...showtopic=37506 V.P. Edited September 9, 2012 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 To be honest if it looks like a vampire and isn't to expensive then i'll buy and build one as i have wanted one in 48th for a long time. Personally i dont have the time or inclination to worry about accuracy but i will enjoy Jonners and the likes attempts and correcting any faults if of course there are any. The Hobbycraft Vampire is Some year ago I recorded the following picture from Hyperscale http://hsfeatures.co...irefb31bg_1.htm showing the CA Vampire along the Hobbycraft one. Also of interest in Brimodeller forums: http://www.britmodel...showtopic=37506 V.P. I'm aware of the hobbycraft reputation, I made the post inresponse to C.Smith's comment. The HC kit does "look" like a Vampire, and it's not too expensive. As for Trumpy, ah, it's like the Diceman, you never know what the next releases will bring....as Jonner's says, let's wait and see..... me, I have an Aeroclub vac stashed away. T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Esposito Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 If the Trump kit is based on the HC......that would be a disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Anyhow - Im turning into Fox Mulder How many pencils are stuck in the ceiling above your desk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigsty Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 (edited) It will be interesting to see what Trumpeter 'base' their kit on, CA or Hobbycraft. Ah yes, here we go - that puts Trumpeter firmly in the classic "have you stopped beating your wife?" trap. If it's rubbish, they're crap; if it's good, it must be stolen. Because, as we all know, being skilful or honest are actually capital crimes in China, and if you're both, they dig up your ancestors and execute them as well. As for companies refusing to supply samples to uncomplimentary magazines - is there a documented example of this (as opposed to people telling it to each other over the interweb)? I think there may be, but I can't quite recall. Edited September 10, 2012 by pigsty 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belle Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 A stunning example indeed. Congrats on your build. Belle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Aero Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 As usual it will depend on what sources they have used for the base drawings or more likely what kits they have looked at to laser scan. It goes without saying that the published drawings are all flawed in some ways and are often based on the old Ian Huntley ones from Aviation News and latterly Warpaint. And No, I'm sure they haven't been near a real one, but hopefully they may have accessed some DH material. It really is a case of wait and see. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 (edited) Since today (2012-09-13) in the Trumpeter homepage Source: http://www.trumpeter...20912/2234.html Vampire FB.MK.9 Item No:02875 Scale:1:48 V.P. Edited September 13, 2012 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Esposito Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Like the markings! Always liked the "kitty kar" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z Aviator Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Oh, if it will only be possible to turn it into a Swedish J28A (mk.50?)!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 (edited) Something of interest at the All Japan Model & Hobby Show 2012 (11-14/10/2012) Trumpeter's stand. Source: http://www.1999.co.jp/blog/1210123 also here: http://scalemodels.r...11_112.jpg.html I think that I'll stick with my Alley Cat resin kit. V.P. Edited October 16, 2012 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venomvixen Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Well I'll not be buying one until Dannielle gives it the thumbs up. Lets hope it is one of the good ones. Hadn't seen this thread before, but I'm quite touched you like my ramblings. Thank you so much. D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 (edited) Source: http://www.trumpeter.../0105/2304.html Product Id 02875Size 1/48 The de Havilland DH.100 Vampire was a British jet-engine fighter. The DH.100 Vampire was commissioned by the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, and was the second jet fighter to enter service with the RAF, after the pioneering Gloster Meteor. Although the Vampire arrived too late to see combat during the war, it served with front line RAF squadrons until 1955, and continued in use as a trainer until 1966. The Vampire also served with many air forces worldwide, and set aviation firsts and records. Item No 02875 Item Name Vampire FB.MK.9 Bar Code 9580208028750 Scale 1:48 Static Kit Model Brief Length:197.2mm Wingspan: 244.4mm Total Parts 50+ Total Sprues 4 sprues Paint Schemes RAF Vampire FB.MK.9 : WR128 Released Date 2012-12 More Features The kit consists of over 50 parts , includes 3 clear parts - fuselage&wing with finely engraved panel lines One day at LM... http://www.luckymodel.com/scale.aspx?item_no=TP02875 V.P. Edited January 5, 2013 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venomvixen Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 The more I look at it the more I think its not the nose shape being off, its the nose gear door being in the wrong position throwing everything out of whack. Best I go buy half a dozen and test my theory. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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