Homebee Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 (edited) AZmodel Kovozávody Prostějov (KP) is to release a (plastic Heller) 1/72nd Aerospatiale SA-316B Alouette III kit - ref. KPM0151 Source: https://www.facebook.com/208070375871052/photos/a.208144655863624/2710199872324744/?type=3&theater Box art V.P. Edited November 1, 2022 by Homebee 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basuroy Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 (edited) Surely not Heller rebox right ... That kit is very difficult to put together as the glazing and fuselage don't mate properly . Edited August 31, 2019 by Basuroy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaCee26 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 5 hours ago, Basuroy said: Surely not Heller rebox right ... That kit is very difficult to put together as the glazing and fuselage don't mate properly . Hi Basuroy, Unfortunately knowing the KP/AZ track record of utilizing other manufacturer kits as base of their own kits I won't keep my breathing with better firring canopy than the Heller one. Just have a look of their Hughes/MD-500 family and compare it with the Italeri kit. Cheers, AaCee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis_C Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 That is very interesting indeed! But in order to make an ultimate Alouette it should be done with lots of resin for engine, super-transparencies and decent fret of PE pieces. I do not remember AZ being super-great on anything of that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkoZG Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 14 hours ago, Basuroy said: Surely not Heller rebox right ... That kit is very difficult to put together as the glazing and fuselage don't mate properly . What makes you say "surely"? Based on what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basuroy Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, MarkoZG said: What makes you say "surely"? Based on what? I didn't mean to say that I am dead certain but I do have a suspicion that might be the case - they have , over last 2 years , reboxed multiple kits(including some heller ) and none of these kits are up to modern standards. In fact their recently releases Cr.32 biplane kit , which they once claimed will be a new tool , is just a rehash of the ancient supermodel kit. I feel AZ model as a brand is going down - I don't recall any top selling model from them since 2017 . Their last big hit was the bf-109 series ; over the last 12 months , I have only seen repops of their own old kits or reboxing other ancient kits. Other niche brands like IBG or Arma hobby which deliver far better product at lesser price have eaten into their share of the market ; KP is another eastern european brand that is floundering as well. Edited September 1, 2019 by Basuroy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted September 1, 2019 Author Share Posted September 1, 2019 (edited) Yes AZmodel has recently reboxed some vintage Heller kits like by example the Potez 540 (link) . V.P. Edited September 1, 2019 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petr Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 19 minutes ago, Basuroy said: I didn't mean to say that I am dead certain but I do have a suspicion that might be the case - they have , over last 2 years , reboxed multiple kits(including some heller ) and none of these kits are up to modern standards. In fact their recently releases Cr.32 biplane kit , which they once claimed will be a new tool , is just a rehash of the ancient supermodel kit. I feel AZ model as a brand is going down - I don't recall any top selling model from them since 2017 . Their last big hit was the bf-109 series ; over the last 12 months , I have only seen repops of their own old kits or reboxing other ancient kits. Other niche brands like IBG or Arma hobby which deliver far better product at lesser price have eaten into their share of the market ; KP is another eastern european brand that is floundering as well. Now KP and AZ is the same company... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borisz Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 On 8/31/2019 at 4:40 PM, AaCee26 said: Hi Basuroy, Unfortunately knowing the KP/AZ track record of utilizing other manufacturer kits as base of their own kits I won't keep my breathing with better firring canopy than the Heller one. Just have a look of their Hughes/MD-500 family and compare it with the Italeri kit. Cheers, AaCee Indeed. I built the OH-6 of the AZ and it was a nice disapointment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branky Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 On 8/31/2019 at 11:21 AM, Basuroy said: Surely not Heller rebox right ... That kit is very difficult to put together as the glazing and fuselage don't mate properly . I built that Alouette and turned it into a Dutch SAR plane without much trouble. Put some extra detail on and in it and fiddled indeed a bit with the glasswork as i wanted to open part of it but I did not encounter any serious problems. Actually i had a lot of fun with the construction. Still have a few in my stash for other Dutch and South African Alouettes. A G-kar for one for which i have to cut away a lot of glass. Look forward! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted September 25, 2019 Author Share Posted September 25, 2019 (edited) - ref. KPM0151 - Aerospatiale SA-316B Alouette III "International" Box art + schemes Source: https://www.facebook.com/artscale.eu/posts/2530561903705325 V.P. Edited September 25, 2019 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis_C Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 We need to see plastic and whether resin engine and PE parts are provided or not. From pure plastic it will be far cry from a definitive kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted September 25, 2019 Author Share Posted September 25, 2019 (edited) Rebox with new decals from Heller plastic kit (link) confirmed. Source: http://www.modelarovo.cz/tatranska-zuzka-v-kovozavodech/ V.P. Edited September 25, 2019 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted October 3, 2019 Author Share Posted October 3, 2019 Released: https://eshop.kovozavody.cz/10384,en_alouette-iii-international.html V.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted November 10, 2021 Author Share Posted November 10, 2021 (edited) Two new KP reboxing from the old Heller 1/72nd Sud-Aviation SA.316 Alouette III kit expected in November 2021. Source: https://www.modelarovo.cz/ceskotrebovsky-vehikl-2021-13-11-2021/ - ref. KPM0278 - Sud-Aviation SA.316 Alouette III - over Europe - ref. KPM0279 - Sud-Aviation SA.316 Alouette III - International V.P. Edited November 12, 2021 by Homebee 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Merged the two threads. You can de-duplicate any of your posts @Homebee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted December 9, 2021 Author Share Posted December 9, 2021 Released - ref. KPM0278 - Sud-Aviation SA.316 Alouette III - over Europe - https://eshop.kovozavody.cz/10595,en_alouette-iii-over-europe-.html - ref. KPM0279 - Sud-Aviation SA.316 Alouette III - International - https://eshop.kovozavody.cz/10596,en_alouette-iii-international-.html V.P. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moggy Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Small correction: The Argentine Naval Aviation Alouette III in the offered scheme was not painted in olive green but Middle Grey (near FS16376) - no dayglo either but Orange (about FS12246) The offered scheme was used when working as Pedro as part of ARA 25 de Mayo carrier Air Group I have the Heller release - it's a beautiful little kit - eminently buildable Cheers, Moggy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzie Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Built one of the Heller boxings of this, and while i found it quite a challenge and not wanting to build another, that Portuguese scheme!🤩 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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