Homebee Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 (edited) AZ model is to release a new tool family of 1/72nd de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito. Among others the NF.30 variant. Source: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235010228-kpaz-central-discussion-questions-answers/&do=findComment&comment=2686107 First announcement was made with a NF.19 picture V.P. Edited January 31, 2021 by Homebee 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wamwig Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Whoo Hoo more Mosquitoes, you cant have too many of Hatfield's finest!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 If there going to be doing other marks I may be very interested..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
172flogger Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 45 minutes ago, Homebee said: First announcement was made with a NF.19 picture V.P. Pic was changed after competion company Special Hobby laugh about it at public forum. (they have 1/72 two-stage variants Mosquito project in progress too) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr T Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 (edited) Not sure Special hobby have that much to laugh about, they are not above making errors. you only have to look at the late mark Spitfires/Seafires with their very strange wing tips and their Hornets are not above reproach especially around the cockpit canopy and windscreen. Both firms seem announce kits and then nothing seems to happen for ages whilst stuff that has not been announced suddenly appears. Think of how long a Hart has been in the pipeline and the Sunderland seems to having the moulds made when someone has a bit of time to work on them. Sorry for a bit of a moan and glad someone is doing some two stage Mosquito's at last, but it does seem strange how some firms work. Edited April 5, 2017 by Martin T Added text. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted February 20, 2018 Author Share Posted February 20, 2018 (edited) Now expecteded for Q2 2018. Source: http://www.modelarovo.cz/na-cem-se-pracuje-v-kpaz/ Quote (...) Další typ, na kterém probíhají dokončovací práce bude nenahlášeným překvapením, jedná se o britský dvoumotorový typ a objeví se ve druhém čtvrtletí.(...) Google: "Another type of finishing work will be an unprecedented surprise, it is a British twin-engine type and will appear in the second quarter" Correction: the announced British twin engine a/c type kit for Q2 2018 is a DH.88 Comet and not the Mosquito ! V.P. Edited February 22, 2018 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Schilhart Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Fantastic news. I have been waiting for a new mould NF30 for a long time. I look forward to other 2-stage variants as well. Thanks, AZ Model !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Better late than never! I too look forward to a late model Mosquito night fighter. A more than adequate replacement for my long-lost Matchbox NF.30 (I think it was an NF.30). Now about that Hart from Special Hobby... Regards, Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Schilhart Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Now, more than a year has passed since its announcement. Will this kit ever be released? Or was it just another "paper project" never to appear? Any info on updates would be welcome. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 I'm with Roman here. What has happened to this kit and the others? I REALLY want some two-stage Merlin Mossies in God's own scale. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 I believe that Special Hobby has also announced 2-stage Mosquitos. There was a statement that AZ and SH had reconciled their differences - perhaps they had also come to some agreement over not clashing with this subject? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiJim Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 I am in agreement with most of the other commentators. It is really great to see late mark mosquitos in 1/72 scale finally in the pipeline. I have always wondered why Hasegawa never did these. This has always been an obvious gap in the market. But better late than never. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Nichols Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 about this mosquito is also interesting: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 I’m guessing the NF.30 just got quietly forgotten about by AZmodels, can’t seem to find any record of it ever making it to the shops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Work In Progress Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 It was supposed to be a whole range of two-staged supercharged variants, not just an NF.30. There has been no further sign, and it's now a significantly less attractive commercial proposition since Airfix occupied the 1/72 two-stage supercharged Mosquito space with the January announcement 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 7 hours ago, Work In Progress said: It was supposed to be a whole range of two-staged supercharged variants, not just an NF.30. There has been no further sign, and it's now a significantly less attractive commercial proposition since Airfix occupied the 1/72 two-stage supercharged Mosquito space with the January announcement Since Airfix has only shown a bomber version, it still leaves plenty of scope to do the fighter versions with the two-stage Merlins. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Nichols Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Assembly instructions from Special Hobby https://www.modelforum.cz/viewtopic.php?p=2370908#p2370908 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted February 1, 2021 Author Share Posted February 1, 2021 (edited) 8 hours ago, Nick Nichols said: Assembly instructions from Special Hobby https://www.modelforum.cz/viewtopic.php?p=2370908#p2370908 Special Hobby Mosquito projects are another story. Thread is here: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235019488-172-de-havilland-mosquito-two-stage-variants-by-special-hobby/ V.P. Edited February 1, 2021 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Brengun may have a solution for the Tamiya kits http://www.brengun.cz/e-shop/1-72-accessories-21/dh-98-mosquito-two-stage-merlin-1584 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Swindell Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 3 hours ago, Neal said: Brengun may have a solution for the Tamiya kits http://www.brengun.cz/e-shop/1-72-accessories-21/dh-98-mosquito-two-stage-merlin-1584 Those are the Attack Squadron ones re-issued. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveyGair Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 5 hours ago, Neal said: Brengun may have a solution for the Tamiya kits http://www.brengun.cz/e-shop/1-72-accessories-21/dh-98-mosquito-two-stage-merlin-1584 1 hour ago, Dave Swindell said: Those are the Attack Squadron ones re-issued. I had collected together Two-stagers from Brengun and Bulged bomb-bay, 100 Gal. tanks and decals from Freightdog. Guess what Airfix are releasing! So I decided to get on with it. Not on a WIP, forgot as I was doing it in tandem with an Airfix NF. II. The parts fit really well and look Ok to me, but don't cut the nascelles on the line like the instructions say as there will be a gap! Cut away from the panel line then file to fit. Here's some shots, nearly finished and will be in the RFI section soon. Davey. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Work In Progress Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 (edited) On 1/31/2021 at 5:51 PM, VMA131Marine said: Since Airfix has only shown a bomber version, it still leaves plenty of scope to do the fighter versions with the two-stage Merlins. Nevertheless, there is no evidence that it's happening. At least with the Special Hobby one there have been occasional viewings of CAD work, the last being in late 2020. With the AZ one... tumbleweed Edited February 2, 2021 by Work In Progress 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Keyes Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 On 20/02/2018 at 03:34, Homebee said: Now expecteded for Q2 2018. Source: http://www.modelarovo.cz/na-cem-se-pracuje-v-kpaz/ Correction: the announced British twin engine a/c type kit for Q2 2018 is a DH.88 Comet and not the Mosquito ! V.P. That is one unarmed, record setting, two seater, long distance monoplane that I would like to make a model of, in 1/72, please! I like AZ's strangeness and charm, personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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