Jon Kunac-Tabinor Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 reports on HS by Mr Haggo - 1/44th version released at E-day but a 1/48th promised. How happy am I?? Jonners 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Jones Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Lets hope it's not a repop of somebody else's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Now there are going to be some who'll say "Not another Spitfire... ...yawn! What we really need is a kit of the Scruggs Wonderplane in all major scales"! There'll be others, myself included praying that at last we'll have an accurate AND relatively easy to build Spitfire IX at long bloody last! Let's hope we're not disappointed. Wez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Kunac-Tabinor Posted September 30, 2012 Author Share Posted September 30, 2012 what excites me is that Eduard have form in releasing other versions too ( look at the 190s , the 109s and the Mig 21s) . So MK VIII, VII, Mk XI could be on the books too. This a new tool by all accounts ( OK what jamie has said), so lets hope they pull out all the stops. Jonners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 WooHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! But what do I do with all those Hasegawa kits in The Stash? Looks like they'll all be converted to Griffon engined aircraft. Unless Eduard does the honours there as well. Life is good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Belbin Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Unless Tamiya beats them to it as they did the 1/32 . . . Either way, it should be good! Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Kunac-Tabinor Posted September 30, 2012 Author Share Posted September 30, 2012 My WAG will be an initial release with RAF Czech sqn markings, plus immediate post war Czech markings. A brassin engine and wheels too. Yeah, Ok Im excited Jonners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 WooHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! But what do I do with all those Hasegawa kits in The Stash? Looks like they'll all be converted to Griffon engined aircraft. Unless Eduard does the honours there as well. Life is good! For "Hasegawa" read "ICM" and you have my reaction. My WAG will be an initial release with RAF Czech sqn markings, plus immediate post war Czech markings. A brassin engine and wheels too. Yeah, Ok Im excited Jonners I suspect you're not far off, and I for one will not complain. Oh happy day (subject to seeing the plastic!!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 For "Hasegawa" read "ICM" and you have my reaction. Likewise, I've got a slack handful of those that might be needing a new home (subject to how the Eduard kit turns out) Wez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Likewise, I've got a slack handful of those that might be needing a new home (subject to how the Eduard kit turns out) No need to get rid of them. Wings and tail grafted onto an Airfix Seafire 47 fuselage, with a bit of plastic card and filler gives you a decent FR.XIV or XVIII. Just the engine from the Seafire - and a bit of messing about - will give you a XIV or XIX. That's what I'll be doing with my Hasegawa kits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 No need to get rid of [your ICM Spitfires] ... Don't intend to - they will be built as intended, after all one can never have too many Spitfires. Any chance of a link to Jamie's report? Just had a look on HS and couldn't find it ... TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Kunac-Tabinor Posted September 30, 2012 Author Share Posted September 30, 2012 Don't intend to - they will be built as intended, after all one can never have too many Spitfires. Any chance of a link to Jamie's report? Just had a look on HS and couldn't find it ... TIA here you go http://www.network54.com/Forum/149674/message/1349020775/Fantastic+news+from+E-day+and+Eduard.++New+tool+Spitfire+IX+in+1-48%21 Jonners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Plenty of uses for redundant Mk.IX kits ! Don't like a Griffon engined aircraft ? Shorten the nose, change the radiators and add the relevant bits and a Seafire III can be built. Change propeller too and add a few other bits and build a Mk.Vc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMSLion Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Hmph. I'd rather they had done a Spit XIV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Maas Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Hmph. I'd rather they had done a Spit XIV. While I can't disagree with the desire for a decent XIV, there really is a need for a top-quality IX on the market, all of the current options have issues (even the ICM). The ICM kit is better in its low-back XVI form than its highback form which is notably skinny in the spine I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennings Heilig Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Let us pray this prompts Tamiya to shrink their CAD files down to 1/48 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Maas Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Let us pray this prompts Tamiya to shrink their CAD files down to 1/48 Given the relative quality of Eduard vs Tamiya kits, I'd probably still buy the Eduard unless they screw something up significantly. Unlike Tamiya, Eduard knows how to make good decal sheets, the plastic is usually comparable and you get your choice of cheap or full of extra bits instead of just expensive and still needs aftermarket decals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominikS Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 If this info is true it's time to start saving money. If Tamiya release Spitfires Mk.VIII-XVI Eduard will be a good competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMChladek Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Well, a decent Czech option Spit IX out of the box for me as a good thing as it means I can do a decent IAF Spit IX from it (and I have plenty of decals stashed away to do one or two of those birds). The 1/144 Spits also are pretty cool as well as I've fancied wanting to do some tiny Spits as well. Considering the only other Spits out there have been the short nosed Crown and Revell based offerings, a new tool IX in that size is a very good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicPl Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Let's hope there will be a choice of wing configurations... Nicolai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Jones Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Let's hope everyone's not jumping the gun on this one, there appears to be no firm evidence of a 1/48 Spitfire yet ,only speculation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CockneyCol Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 It's been muted for a couple of years, they gathered all the info for a 1/32 version then Tamiya beat them to the post, We do need a decent IX in 1/48, when compared to the Eduard Fw190's and Bf109's the current crop do look a bit weak. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 It's been muted for a couple of years, they gathered all the info for a 1/32 version then Tamiya beat them to the post, We do need a decent IX in 1/48, when compared to the Eduard Fw190's and Bf109's the current crop do look a bit weak. Let's just hope it is more like the Bf109 than the FW190 in the easy-to-build stakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NPL Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Well, it is a rumour with a name and place, Hyperscale and Mr Haggo, whose output is often seen in SAM. I heard the rumour a couple of years ago, that Eduard was in fact preparing a series of Spitfires. Maybe also a Mk XIV. The market is theirs if they put such a thing out. NPL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiffy Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Well, let's hope it's true. I myself have numerous ICM, Hasegawa, Airfix and even a couple of Occidentals in my long quest for a good quarter scale IX. I was thinking of cross kitting a couple of them. Something along the lines of an Airfix or Otaki fuselage mated with the Hasegawa wing. A Mk.XIV sounds nice, as well, though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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