Homebee Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 (edited) All details are here: http://www.mpmkits.eu/2014/09/competition-guess-type-of-our-new-model.html Quote Monday, 22 September 2014 Competition guess the type of our new model for E-day 2014. One of our new models in 1/72 scale has been prepared as a surprise for you modellers for this year´s E-day show. This model is also our October news. And because the competition associated with Bristol M.1C and the search for mysterious Amberkoj base met with enthusiastic response, I decided this secret project to participate in our next contest. So this time you will guess type of the airplane which was chosen for our model now. If it turns out that that nobody guessed today, we will publish another picture as a guide. And so it will go to the final solution. The winner who guesses first the correct type of the airplane will receive as a reward one free model and even will be able to choose a decal option. So there is nothing easier than to guess the correct type and send an e-mail to our [email protected] address. A. R. V.P. Edited May 30, 2019 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Sabre? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 If that is a Sabre, then it must be the nose wheel. But not so sure it is for a Sabre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted September 23, 2014 Author Share Posted September 23, 2014 (edited) New elements. (N.A. T-6 Texan/Harvard?) 2014 - a new hint As no-one of our English blog visitors has until now guessed correctly the name of our mystery aircraft, we have decided to give you another small hint. Perhaps these pictures of the plane´s windshield and the cockpit interior may help a bit. V.P. Edited September 23, 2014 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Vultee BT-13 Valiant ('Vibrator') Trainer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted September 23, 2014 Author Share Posted September 23, 2014 (edited) Admiral/AZ Model has just released a 1/72nd Vultee BT-13 kit: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234962184-172-vultee-bt-13snv-1-valiant-by-admiralaz-model-released/?hl=vultee V.P. Edited September 23, 2014 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petr Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 I guess Argus could fit the fuselage... :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 I guess Argus could fit the fuselage... :-) AR96 then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted September 23, 2014 Author Share Posted September 23, 2014 (edited) AR96 then But this would be stupid as there's a 1/72nd new tool Arado Ar.96 coming from Kovozávody Prostějov ! Is the 1/72nd kit market for such a small aircraft without historical significance big enough? http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234967651-172-arado-ar96bavia-c-2-by-kovozavody-prostaejov-box-art/ V.P. Edited September 23, 2014 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 ASSUMING IT IS: How much sense did it make when the decision to make and tool up for it was made? Anyway, in the end, a KP Arado makes no money for MPM. The Ar96 should be a fairly popular subject with sales for all, but I'd (unrealistically) like an Ar96A not just the inevitable B. Sooner have had a T-16/Canadian Harvard... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurent Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 (edited) But this would be stupid as there's a 1/72nd new tool Arado Ar.96 coming from Kovozávody Prostějov ! Isn't the situation between AZmodel (so KP) and MPM at little tense ? Didn't they both release a 1/72 AH-1 Cobra ? Doesn't that look stupid from the customer point-of-view ? Edited September 23, 2014 by Laurent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Sooner have had a T-16/Canadian Harvard... Very much would love a few of these!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted September 23, 2014 Author Share Posted September 23, 2014 (edited) How do you say stupid in Czech? It's a Arado Ar.96B-1/Avia C.2... ref. SH72310, SH72312 & SH72315. Source: http://www.mpmkits.eu/2014/09/soutez-ukoncena-prekvapeni-na-e-day-je.html Tuesday, 23 September 2014 Contest is over, the suprise for E-day is Arado Ar 96B / Avia C.2 1/72 So, the contest has ended after two days. While Czech modellers needed only one day to guess by the wheel disks that the correct answer is Arado Ar 96 / Avia C.2, foreign visitors of our blog needed two days. So, the reward will go to one Finnish and one Czech modeller. And what will the Arado look like? Here are previews of the kits boxes, a photo of the first test shot (with still undershot wing tips) and some other smaller parts that you´ll find in the box. First models will be available during this weekend´s E-day show and you can find them on shop shelves in October More pics and instructions here: http://www.ipmsnymburk.com/forum/viewtema.php?ID_tema=38422&page_d=0&idp_d=0&idc_d=1&show_html= V.P. Edited September 30, 2014 by Homebee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Stupid from the customer point of view? Certainly not, it's good to have a choice. As said above, it may well not be deliberate. This isn't, after all, the first time two companies have brought out the same subject at much the same time. It happens. You don't know your competitors' plans when you commit yourself to a subject. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurent Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Stupid from the customer point of view? Certainly not, it's good to have a choice. Yes but it's wasted ressources that could have been used on a different project. As said above, it may well not be deliberate. This isn't, after all, the first time two companies have brought out the same subject at much the same time. It happens. You don't know your competitors' plans when you commit yourself to a subject. We'll never know the truth I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 (edited) Lots of options for the Ar96, and I guess the Czech version makes it a popular subject in their home market. http://www.hyperscale.com/2009/reviews/books/ar96bookreviewse_1.htm I have a heller one earmarked for Air Min 120, but I need to get the decals from somewhere! Edited September 23, 2014 by Dave Fleming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvrle Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 It seems that there's a bit of a race between Czech manufacturers as to who will release the most kits of planes important to Czech aviation history in as short as time as possible... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas V. Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 What I do not get is why short run now when they are mastering long run tech. and Ar 96 really deserves to be tooled in latter given number and significance to Luftwaffe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis_C Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Hmmm... Brown plastic from SH/MPM looks very similar to the brown plastic from AZ HQT molds. Can it be a repack of KP plastic in MPM boxes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted September 24, 2014 Author Share Posted September 24, 2014 (edited) Hmmm... Brown plastic from SH/MPM looks very similar to the brown plastic from AZ HQT molds. Can it be a repack of KP plastic in MPM boxes?Answer : No Anyway the camouflages and markings Source: http://www.mpmkits.eu/2014/09/avia-c2-and-arado-ar-96b-1-camouflage.html [imgl=]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vHlKNBrXYcU/VCJvpsHl3PI/AAAAAAAABhI/EujwHQHjJUY/s1600/SH72312_Arado%2BAr%2B96B-1_camo%2B01.jpg] V.P. Edited December 30, 2014 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 (edited) Avia C-2 Czech in-box review: http://modelweb.modelforum.cz/2014/10/01/172-avia-c-2-special-hobby/?lang=CS Ar.96B-1 German in box review: http://www.ipmsdeutschland.de/FirstLook/Special_Hobby/SH_Arado_Ar96B/SH_Arado_Ar96B.html V.P. Edited December 30, 2014 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upnorth Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Not exactly a subject I'd race out to buy, but it's nice to have a couple of manufacturers giving us options. Even better if one screws it up and the other gets it right. If nothing else, the KP kit will most certainly have a more agreeable price, on the local Czech market at least, than the Special Hobby/MPM kit will. I like what I've seen of what AZ is doing to resurrect the KP brand and hope they keep doing well. I also like that AZ's owner, Mr. Muzikant, is on these forums and seems very interested and responsive to modelers' interests and desires even if he has to give a negative response to them. I'm currently working on a 1/72 Zlin Z-226 put out recently under the KP banner and am quite enjoying a very stright forward and hassle free build. I can't say the same for most Special Hobby/MPM kits I've built over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted October 16, 2014 Author Share Posted October 16, 2014 (edited) And now the Arado Ar 96B-3 - ref. SH72315 Source: http://www.mpmkits.eu/2014/10/sh72315-arado-ar-96b-3-172.html V.P. Edited October 16, 2014 by Homebee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gruffy Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 I think i'll get the b3 ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvrle Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Which one is right for Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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