Homebee Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 (edited) HobbyBoss is to release in late October a new tool 1/72nd SEPECAT Jaguar A kit - ref.87258.Source: http://scalemodels.ru/news/7809-Hobby-Boss-oktjabr-2014.htmlV.P. Edited January 28, 2015 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger331 Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 I know its only a CAD at this stage but they seem to have got the wing leading edge issue sorted out shape wise although it looks to be further back from the intake trunking than it should be.....the nose contours look a little 'under nourished' too. All being well, HB will have taken note of the issues surrounding the Kittyhawk kits and address these in their 1:72 scale kit and maybe even scale them up to 1:48 too.....we can live in hope.....the Italeri 1:48 scale kit seems to have now disappeared off the radar following the release of the Kittyhawk kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurent Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 the nose contours look a little 'under nourished' too When manufacturers post CAD pictures, they often use axonometric view, not perspective view. That's why the noses look too small. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truro Model Builder Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Very good news, and hopefully the Jaguar S will soon follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted August 14, 2014 Author Share Posted August 14, 2014 (edited) Now in the HobbyBoss homepage. Source: http://old1.hobbyboss.com/a/en/Preview/2014/0814/1145.html V.P. Edited November 30, 2014 by Homebee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave T Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Is this going to be one of those 'easykits' like their Mustangs, Thunderjets, Ju-88's etc....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenDragon Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Think the 87xxx code series are the full kits Dave. Paul Harrison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 (edited) Box art Source: http://karopka.ru/forum/messages/forum185/topic4513/message770245/#message770245 V.P. Edited October 7, 2014 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted November 27, 2014 Author Share Posted November 27, 2014 On pre-order at HE http://www.hobbyeasy.com/en/data/s2a05ha5wo7owiomt1yv.html V.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 A bit pricey... over £20 for a 1/72 Jaguar ??? And this before delivery and import taxes... the Tomcat from the same company is £6 cheaper while being a larger and more complex kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 A bit pricey... over £20 for a 1/72 Jaguar ??? And this before delivery and import taxes... the Tomcat from the same company is £6 cheaper while being a larger and more complex kit Agree with Georgio 26euros is a little expensive I have the Italeri kit in my stash I will wait to see what's in the box before buying this one ... Patrice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted December 12, 2014 Author Share Posted December 12, 2014 In the new Hobby Boss homepage: http://new2.hobbyboss.com/index.php?g=home&m=product&a=show&id=47&l=en V.P. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Zen Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 It looks a quantum leap above the Italeri but agree on cost, way too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr T Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Seems a bit pricey for a non cottage industry product, I note the fuselage comes complete with nose and as they are doing an 'E' I assume a new moulding. I have not seen any sign of a 'B' or 'S', which seems a bit strange as the RAF seemed to put a lot more effort into developing and using the Jaguar than the French did and the the 'S' formed the basis of most of the export models (presumably as Dassault wanted to sell all French Mirages). Mind you at £20 might stick with the Hasegawa kits in the stash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurent Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Wasan (group that owns Trumpeter and Hobby Boss) will have to get down to earth at one point. At that price the buyability of the kit is poor. I'm puzzled that they don't realize that. I've been expecting the 1/48 HB Super Tucano but I refuse to buy a single-prop buggy kit at 37USD P&P excluded (Lucky Model price). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Seems a bit pricey for a non cottage industry product, I note the fuselage comes complete with nose and as they are doing an 'E' I assume a new moulding. I have not seen any sign of a 'B' or 'S', which seems a bit strange as the RAF seemed to put a lot more effort into developing and using the Jaguar than the French did and the the 'S' formed the basis of most of the export models (presumably as Dassault wanted to sell all French Mirages). Mind you at £20 might stick with the Hasegawa kits in the stash. Developing yes, the British variants were more sophisticated from the start and were developed much further. Using, not sure as French Jaguars saw action in a large number of lesser known conflicts, particularly in Africa. In terms of usage I think they had nothing to envy to their Brit cousins. Regarding the fuselage, I would not worry too much, it would be easy enough to mould a new fuselage. Trumpeter did this for the various Lightning variants, they could do it for the Jaguar. As said before, I also find this kit too expensive compared to the competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truro Model Builder Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Wasan (group that owns Trumpeter and Hobby Boss) will have to get down to earth at one point. At that price the buyability of the kit is poor. I'm puzzled that they don't realize that. I've been expecting the 1/48 HB Super Tucano but I refuse to buy a single-prop buggy kit at 37USD P&P excluded (Lucky Model price). I have to agree. When they first appeared their models were very well priced, and many of the products from those days are still at such good prices (Trumpy's 1/72 An-2 and Il-28 for seven or eight quid), but I think they soon realised that they could charge a lot more for their products, and unfortunately we are now seeing the result. The overall quality -and the inconsistency of it- has not changed to warrant it, however. Their pricing structure does not make a lot of sense in any case, as the 1/72 Jag is almost as much as the 1/48 Hawk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I can't see any obvious errors which is encouraging (viewing on an iPhone btw!). My only comment would be the wing attachment method. Virtually everyone else does a complete top wing so avoiding a potential dihedral dilemma. Here you will need to get it right yourself and probably use a strong glue, as the 'tongue and groove' method looks tricky unless it's a tight push fit. Agree about the price though. Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amen Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Hello, has anyone dry-fitted this model kit? Please upload photos if so. I would like to see the a profile with canopy on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Zen Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 I just got my hands on one of these, fortunately only paid half price on eBay. I'm rather disappointed at the fact that there's only an option for a closed canopy. Additionally there's no cockpit panel detail: only decals, and HB were such skints that they didn't even provide for the side panels! The pros: surface detail is outstanding, miles ahead of the much older Hasegawa. There's also a collosal amount of French armament, practically a weapons set. You get two of the electronic warfare pods so you can actually use the stores in this kit to build it AND a Hasegawa if you have one in the stash. Armament is: 2 x BGL-1000 LGB 1 x AJ-168 2 x Altist II targeting pods 2 x BLG-66 2 x Matra Magic II 1 x BAT-120 set (12 each) 2 x Matra BR.250 sets (3 bombs each) 2 x Barracuda ECM pods 2 x Phimat dispensers 2 x French style fuel tanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Zen Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Oh dear, I just noticed another major ommission: the air brakes are molded closed. Why Hobby Boss, why? Why waste such beautiful molding and leave it so incomplete??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurent Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 (edited) Oh dear, I just noticed another major ommission: the air brakes are molded closed. Why Hobby Boss, why? Why waste such beautiful molding and leave it so incomplete??? Probably because they don't think that checking CAD model accuracy wouldn't significantly increase their sales. That's fine with me: other people do it and they get my money, not HB. Edited May 22, 2015 by Laurent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary West Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Oh dear, I just noticed another major ommission: the air brakes are molded closed. Why Hobby Boss, why? Why waste such beautiful molding and leave it so incomplete??? Because they didnt bother researching - had they done so they would have seen that Jaguar air brakes are open when parked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platypus Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Because they didnt bother researching Or did they? Almost always open, but not always. http://www.airfighters.com/photo/94214/L/UK-Air-Force/Sepecat-Jaguar-GR1A/XZ112/ http://www.airfighters.com/photo/62208/L/UK-Air-Force/Sepecat-Jaguar-GR3A/XZ112/ I know, the open position is the most commonly seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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