GreenDragon Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 (edited) Italeri just put artwork on Facebook of a Hawker Typhoon. No scale but I assume 1/48th. https://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=610383132367644&set=pcb.610383549034269&type=1&theater Paul Harrison Edited January 24, 2014 by GreenDragon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootneck Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Looking at the rest of the photos, they appear to be doing a D-Day theme Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 (edited) Yes, to put alongside the 1/48th Hurricanes & Stukas. We'll for sure have more infos in about a week at the Nuremberg Toy Fair. - ref.2734 Sources: https://www.facebook.com/ItaleriModelKit#!/photo.php?fbid=610383132367644&set=pcb.610383549034269&type=1&theater http://www.italeri.com/news_scheda.asp?idNews=377 Typhoon Mk I - 1/48 scale - ref.2734 70 years from D-Day, Italeri has created an exclusive line dedicated to the celebration of the event that changed the course of History. Here some first “artwork preview” of our scale model kits that will introduce during 2014. In-box review: http://www.hyperscale.com/2015/reviews/kits/italeri2734reviewbg_1.htm V.P. Edited January 29, 2015 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Is it the Academy 1/72 kit reboxed? Or 1/48? Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepureness Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 According to an italeri rep, The UK make up for over 50% of their market, So my guess is this is going to be 1/48 scale to get use drooling and for those that can't fit a 1/24 kit in the house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heraldcoupe Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Is it the Academy 1/72 kit reboxed? Or 1/48? Simon 1/48 according to their website Cheers, Bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 1/48 according to their website Cheers, Bill. Thanks Bill - that's excellent news! Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XV107 Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 (edited) Not for my wallet it isn't.... Even Mrs XV has spotted that I possess sufficient Hasegawa Typhoons to meet the Unit Establishment numbers for a squadron in mid-1944, so quite what she'll make of a couple of these appearing is anyone's guess. Except that, it's not, actually. She'll sigh, shake her head and smile tolerantly, which is probably fair enough and standard practice after 12 years of seeing multiple iterations of the same kit appear in the house... Edited January 24, 2014 by XV107 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Is this going to be significantly better than a Hasegawa Typhoon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 (edited) Is this going to be significantly better than a Hasegawa Typhoon? Short answer, until we see the kit we don't know, one thing's for sure it'll be cheaper even at Italeri's current prices! Their Hurricane is priced at £29.99 at the Big H, I'd expect the Tiffie to be similarly priced, the same retailer has Hasegawa Typhoons at £48.99! If the Italeri kit is accurate, has good surface detail and doesn't have those awkward, ill fitting fuselage inserts they'd be on to a winner - but as I said, until we see it we don't know! Wez Edited January 24, 2014 by Wez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albeback52 Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Is this going to be significantly better than a Hasegawa Typhoon? It'll probably be significantly CHEAPER at least!! A Tempest V to go with it would be awfully nice!! Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenDragon Posted January 24, 2014 Author Share Posted January 24, 2014 Title spelling corrected & scale added, thanks for telling me Homebee! Was knackered last night and didn't notice (spelt Hawker as Hawlker too! ) Love that art. Paul Harrison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas V. Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 All Italeri newish 1/48 kits with exception of CR.42 have number of omissions , in case of Stuka and Hurricane they are more detailed but when one looks into finesse, quality and accuracy they are not in the same class as already 20/17 years old Hasegawa kits. When they announced B-2 Stuka I sold my Hasegawa stash and regreted it, when they announced Hurricane was thankfully more careful and kept HAS kits. Will definitely wait until there is more info, but given their track record I am more than doubtful that they will surpass Hasegawa.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary C Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 It'll probably be significantly CHEAPER at least!! Highly unlikely. Thanks to the shift in the yen Hasegawa Typhoons are around £12 at HLJ plus postage of about a fiver. Not surprisingly they're backordered but it's worth the wait. At that price they won't even get stopped by customs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Oh Goody,......I hope that it is cheaper than the Hasegawa kit? I reckon that Italeri will put an engine in this kit as well as including the original and the optional Tempest type tailplane,.......looking forward to this one, Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stravinsk75 Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 The Hasegawa kit is excellent and plentiful. A pointless release if there ever was one. J. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Kunac-Tabinor Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 The Hasegawa kit is excellent and plentiful. A pointless release if there ever was one. J. well apart from the simplified wheel wells, and cockpit detail, lack of Tempest tailplanes in most boxings, and ill shaped upper nose profile, whats not to like? oh yeah - no MKIII rocket beams, or drop tanks in any option Jonners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truro Model Builder Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 The Hasegawa kit is excellent and plentiful. A pointless release if there ever was one. J. But has been intimated on other topics, the Hasegawa kit doesn't make a penny for Italeri. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonlanceHR Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 The table in the link below says a Hase repop http://ipmsdeutschland.de/Ausstellungen/Nuernberg2014/Nuernberg_2014.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Is that definite or is it someone's opinion? I'm thinking until we actually see the plastic it could be something as simple as an oversight when the catalogue was printed. Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepureness Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Its the Hasegawa kit for sure http://italeri.com/scheda.asp?idProdotto=2348 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Can't help thinking the box art looks a lot like some other image I've seen somewhere :hmm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Kunac-Tabinor Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Have to say I'm a bit underwhelmed - I assumed ( where did I get this idea from?) that the model would have some "extras" or 'updates" but it looks like the stock vanilla Has Tiffie with new decals. And I don't quite see how it can be a "late" Mk 1b either, given what it seems to not have; "mid" seems apt Jonners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepureness Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/IT2734 In stock at the big H £24.99 not too bad a price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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