spaddad Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 On 1/3/2019 at 9:31 AM, Uncle Dick said: The Fujimi Scooters go for a small fortune on Evilbay... Don't concern yourself, it's alright, VMA131 marine has plenty to last him so that's alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 13 hours ago, Andre B said: Any chanse to build an IAF Skyhawk of one of these HB kits? You could build a stock A-4E as delivered to the IDF/AF in 1973 to make up for the Yom Kippur losses. Cheers, Andre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 19 hours ago, spaddad said: Don't concern yourself, it's alright, VMA131 marine has plenty to last him so that's alright. It's good to be the king (of Fujimi Skyhawks)! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieNZ Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Bearing in mind these are only 3D renders, the actual kit may come with separate slats. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Dick Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 7 hours ago, VMA131Marine said: It's good to be the king (of Fujimi Skyhawks)! Hold the phone for a minute - how many in the stash to be King of Fujimi Skyhawks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spejic Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 These A-4's have been in the HobbyBoss catalog (with the same images) since 2014. I wouldn't get my hopes up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 3 hours ago, Uncle Dick said: Hold the phone for a minute - how many in the stash to be King of Fujimi Skyhawks? At least 12? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 13 hours ago, CharlieNZ said: Bearing in mind these are only 3D renders, the actual kit may come with separate slats. Considering that the 1/48 A-4 from the same company does not have separate slats, I would be surprised to see these on the smaller scale brother 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieNZ Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 15 minutes ago, Giorgio N said: Considering that the 1/48 A-4 from the same company does not have separate slats, I would be surprised to see these on the smaller scale brother Fair enough. What were they thinking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Dick Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 14 hours ago, VMA131Marine said: At least 12? I have at least 25 Fujimi (various variants / boxings)! Will have to get me one of the new Airfix 2019 boxing just for the Tonkin Yacht club boxing... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 1 minute ago, Uncle Dick said: I have at least 25 Fujimi (various variants / boxings)! Will have to get me one of the new Airfix 2019 boxing just for the Tonkin Yacht club boxing... I bow to your superior stash. I guess having 12 just makes me a minor royal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted February 28, 2019 Author Share Posted February 28, 2019 (edited) Released in China - ref. 87254 - Douglas A-4E Skyhawk Source: http://www.hobbyboss.com/index.php?g=home&m=product&a=show&id=1459&l=en V.P. Edited August 13, 2019 by Homebee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phas3e Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Keen for this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Well, after all the speculation it will be good to get hands-on with the plastic and see what HobbyBoss (or "HobbyBoos" according to the decal sheet!) has to offer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 The pre-order price for this kit through HLJ is a stunning $51.10! 😲 The kit would have to be darn near perfect for me to buy one at that price. https://hlj.com/1-72-scale-a-4e-skyhawk-hob87254 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalea Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 It's called Abenomics and it means "Strong Yen". Get Donald to fix it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, dalea said: It's called Abenomics and it means "Strong Yen". Get Donald to fix it. That doesn't explain why Hasegawa's 1/48 A-4C, a far superior kit I might add, is selling for $18.01. Edited March 1, 2019 by VMA131Marine 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmovik Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Why Hobby Boss focused on delivering 1:72 and 1:48 versions of the A-4E/F/M, and hasn´t done the early Skyhawk versions (A/B (P)/C(Q))? Putting aside the issue of the flaps and slats, I would be really pleased if they´d release an early Skyhawk with Argentinian markings. If the markings are correct that is. I´m sure it would sell well, plus it would be cheaper than the ones sold on Mercadolibre (three are sold at 116, 103 and 97 GBPs respectivly). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Good afternoon I would be very interested to see the sprues as if you follow the link provided above by Homebe it is said that this kit is composed of 160 parts ... 160 parts for a 1/72 Skyhawk kit ? when their F14 Tomcat kit is composed of 100+ parts http://www.hobbyboss.com/index.php?g=home&m=product&a=show&id=1445&l=en Patrice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomppa B Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 (edited) 13 hours ago, VMA131Marine said: The pre-order price for this kit through HLJ is a stunning $51.10! 😲 The kit would have to be darn near perfect for me to buy one at that price. https://hlj.com/1-72-scale-a-4e-skyhawk-hob87254 Actually no wonder, when you take into account how rare the A-4 is in 1/72! Edited March 1, 2019 by Tomppa B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 21 minutes ago, Tomppa B said: Actually no wonder, when you take into account how rare the A-4 is in 1/72! Rare! You're kidding, I hope! There have been 1/72 kits from Airfix, Hasegawa, Fujimi, Italeri, Esci, Matchbox, and Lindberg. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Dick Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 (edited) Well I must say I am looking much less forward to this release now - if my comparison is correct some glaring errors in the decal sheet does not bode well for the plastic... If the well circulated photo of NP 230 is the aircraft they are depicting - have a look at the starboard marking on top of the wing "230 NP" firstly Hobbyboss have joined the letters N and P when they should be separate and secondly the marking is way to small they have roughly sized the "230 NP" to be the length/size of the US national marking star and bar when it should be much bigger about one and a half the length in size, not to mention they have the "230" placed along the middle of the N when it should be in line with the top of the N, the application of "USS BON HOMME RICHARD" is not present on the fuselage - easily fixed, and the VA-212 lion has some inaccuracies As for the price of $51.10 at HLJ if you are purchasing this kit would recommend UnLucky Model based in Hong Kong for example the Trumpeter 1/72 Mig-31 is $58.30 at HLJ while it is $36.99 at Lucky Model and the Hobbyboss 1/72 Jaguar A is $41.11 at HLJ while it is $26.99 at Luckymodel for comparison, so if you are not in a hurry would wait until Luckymodel lists it If the parts count of 160 is correct will certainly be interesting to see the features and detail of the plastic!!! Edited March 1, 2019 by Uncle Dick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornet133 Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 There are extremely high import duties in Japan for imported kits which no doubt is the reason why the Chinese products you quote are so highly priced at HLJ. Annoying obviously but not their fault. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomppa B Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 17 hours ago, VMA131Marine said: Rare! You're kidding, I hope! There have been 1/72 kits from Airfix, Hasegawa, Fujimi, Italeri, Esci, Matchbox, and Lindberg. Could you tell me where I could find an A-4 in 1/72? Can't find one on Hannant's neither on Aviationmegastore. If you want one you have to buy the Italeri Top Gun set in which you get the F-14 Tomcat as a sort of bonus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albeback52 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 33 minutes ago, Tomppa B said: Could you tell me where I could find an A-4 in 1/72? Can't find one on Hannant's neither on Aviationmegastore. If you want one you have to buy the Italeri Top Gun set in which you get the F-14 Tomcat as a sort of bonus. You will need to look around a bit beyond the two shops you mention.. A lot of the previously mentioned kits are currently out of production but, as was pointed out, there has been no shortage of kits produced. The Airfix kit is still widely available and, is due for reissue this month. You could try Kingkit as well. Allan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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