Homebee Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 (edited) Zoukei Mura is developing a series of 1/32nd Focke-Wulf Fw.190A & Fw.190D kits. Source: https://www.facebook.com/cybermodeller?hc_location=timeline Quote And hot off the press, Zoukei-Mura is developing a series of 1/32 Fw 190A and Fw 190D kits, several of which will be in their SWS (highly detailed) series and many others will be out of their new Basic series which are also 1/32 scale, but contain fewer parts making these quicker builds. More information to come V.P. Edited March 30 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted August 8, 2014 Author Share Posted August 8, 2014 More infos Source: http://www.cybermodeler.com/special/ipms2014.shtml Finally, Zoukei Mura Inc. will be producing the Focke Wulf 190 series in 1/32 scale as well as introducing a new kit concept. With the the SWS series of kits, you have lots of details that make up the kit and while they take time to build, the finished resut is a masterpiece, They've heard the feedback from some of their customers looking for kits that are less complex but still have lots of details. The result is a new BASIC series that will use advanced molding technology to provide lots of details molded into fuselage interiors and other assemblies that would be provided as separate parts in the SWS series. The subjects coming in the Fw 190 series include: •Fw 190A-3 (Basic) •Fw 190A-4 (SWS) •Fw 190A-5/6/7 (Basic) •Fw 190A-8 (SWS) •Fw 190D-9 (SWS) V.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger331 Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Can I ask WHY ? Surely we have enough high quality kits of these aircraft in this scale ?…... Why not produce something that we REALLY do need, like a state-of-the-art up to date 1:32 kit of a Hawker Typhoon, Hurricane (!), Beaufighter, Defiant, Macchi 200/202/205, Fiat G55 If they MUST do another Luftwaffe subject, then the Arado Ar 234 or ME 410 Zerstroyer.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazdot Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 simple because other kits dont make money for zokei that said I wont be buying them because i think they are hideously expensive for what they are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonkeyVong Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 More than happy with Hasegawa and PCM kits, Zokei Mura is not my cup of tea, to much stuff you will never see and too expensive. That said I do hope they sell well for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeVi Tophatter Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 simple because other kits dont make money for zokei that said I wont be buying them because i think they are hideously expensive for what they are Which explains the 'why bother' question a lot of folks will be asking. Not many folks will fork out the cash to buy it (outside the Asian market), considering the alternatives/current range of after-market which will likely be cheaper than the ZM kit... My take on ZM is that it's more the owners passion of his hobby, shared. A nice,different approach but it leaves ZM vulnerable to sales flops, not because of the museum quality of his kits but more the fact that larger companies are more diverse and cheaper. Then again, ZM could well be structured to be the 'Rolls Royce' of the injection moulded world, in that case our questions of 'why bother' wouldn't mean a thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony.t Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 I like the "basic" idea, ditching the invisible gizzards and offering a less expensive build. But it's highly unlikely I'll ever make a FW 190. Too many jets beckoning. Z-M is, obviously, somebody's personal interest projected outwards; but the same is true of Tamiya, which apparently does not make much out its kit sideline compared to its larger core business; and of Wingnut Wings which is likely no more than a break-even venture by film maker Sir Peter Jackson. All of that stuff could go "pouf" and disappear in a flash of smoke. If you want something else you will either have to wait, or you might think of getting 99 others who want the same thing and approach HPH for a resin/fibreglass kit. They will do that if they're guaranteed 100 kits. But they will not be Revell prices. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adats-Coyote Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Here is a photo from the US Nationals: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted January 29, 2017 Author Share Posted January 29, 2017 (edited) News. Sources: http://www.zoukeimura.co.jp/en/sentiment/oyajiblog_092.html https://www.facebook.com/volksusascale/posts/1805117389749878 Quote The progress report of our 1/32 Fw 190! Fw 190 is the most famous and most representative Luftwaffe's aircraft of WWII!! We want to reproduce it as the strongest and more beautiful 1/32 SWS kit than ever. It has been already 2 years and a half since we started to work on that dream! Now I can finally show you a piece of the whole picture. Anyway, there are countless Fw 190 fans all over the world. And that is the reason why we will try to reproduce it as the best SWS kit ever. Inadvertently, simply, or slightly compromised, are not possible options. On the contrary, if we do not create the best kit possible, I and the fans are not going to accept it and our clenched fists may fly somewhere. The best Fw 190 ever! The development team is working on it every day for that! This work filled by fighting spirit is proceeding. According to our SWS kit theory, this time I will show you the "internal structure" first. Each part you see on this CAD screen, will be turned into plastic and complete scale model we are expecting… Please look at it. V.P. Edited February 18, 2017 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABeck Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Not easy to judge from the rendering but seemingly ZM got the fuselage cross section and the wash out of the wings correct - other than some not so old 48th and 72nd products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted February 2, 2017 Author Share Posted February 2, 2017 (edited) 1st box art Source: https://www.facebook.com/volksusascale/posts/1805117389749878 V.P. Edited July 27, 2017 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted July 27, 2017 Author Share Posted July 27, 2017 (edited) Source: https://www.facebook.com/cybermodeller/posts/10155321910505250 V.P. Edited March 7, 2020 by Homebee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin ritchie Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 It looks to a typical impressive ZM product , but I'm suffering through a Revell 1/32 FW-190 F-8 at the moment , and I'm growing to appreciate the Hasagawa approach, Just the minimum of engine bits for it to look convincing , without the "fun and games" of assembling a radial engine in full, along with the rest of the of the internal framework, I still prefer to build my aircraft buttoned up ready to go , not spread out over a hanger floor in 100 bits - but that's just me! But the box art is beautiful 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeon Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 On 2/2/2017 at 10:24 AM, Homebee said: 1st box art Source: https://www.facebook.com/volksusascale/posts/1805117389749878 V.P. Please inform them that the Geswader badge is wrong... Devils body must be red with orange sky. Good news and thank you Zukei. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted August 9, 2018 Author Share Posted August 9, 2018 (edited) On display at the US NATS 2018 Source: https://forum.largescalemodeller.com/topic/5518-2018-phoenix-ipms-nationals-pics/ V.P. Edited August 10, 2018 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wurgerfan Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 I am looking forward to the release of the FW-190A series of kits. I also like the idea they are making two versions of the kits. The Modeler can choose to build a kit with all the detail included like the kits that have been previously offed and a version that is less fussy to build that will give you a highly detailed kit that does not have as much internal detail. i hope we see this kit this year. It has been in development for almost four years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted October 3, 2018 Author Share Posted October 3, 2018 (edited) Source: https://www.facebook.com/volksusascale/posts/2116747048586909 Quote [Info: SWS Fw 190] The development of the Fw 190, which has been fraught with hurdle after hurdle, has at last reached a turning point. How should we bring you the SWS take on the famous "butcher bird"?! In search of the answer, we happily enjoyed an indescribable continuation of hardships. But where there's a will, there's a way. Just like those wise words, we have begun to see a terrific form of the Fw 190, fit for an SWS kit. It will still take time until its release, with the confirmation of details, negotiation and meetings with the mold production and more. But it looks like we will be able to bring you a kit worthy of all that hard work. The release will lift one weight off my shoulders. To all of the worried Fw 190 fans, now it's just a matter of time and patience. V.P. Edited March 7, 2020 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wurgerfan Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 These kits seem to have a long gestation period. I think it was announced in 2014. Not much in the way of news lately. (2020) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozothenutter Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 This has got my attention! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted May 21, 2021 Author Share Posted May 21, 2021 (edited) Fresh news Source: https://www.zoukeimura.co.jp/en/sentiment/oyajiblog_113.html Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Type A - parts in design V.P. Edited September 1, 2021 by Homebee 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopkp Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 That looks like a real jigsaw puzzle.....the fuselage in particular! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozothenutter Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Got me thinking, alloy sheet for skinning? Can it be done? 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.T Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Looks promising though and then to think the Arado and the P-51B/C are also in the line-up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted January 14, 2022 Author Share Posted January 14, 2022 Source: https://www.facebook.com/volksusascale/photos/pcb.2977973909130881/2977973239130948/ V.P. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted May 11, 2022 Author Share Posted May 11, 2022 On display at Shizuoka Hobby Show 2022 Source: https://hobby.dengeki.com/event/1542413/ V.P. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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