Giorgio N Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 7 minutes ago, Hook said: And yet, we got an SM.82 Marsupiale a few years ago. Cheers, Andtr A WW2 type, and today WW2 subjects outsell postwar ones by quite a margin. And a type that was always sold with Luftwaffe markings in the box, and we know how anything with WW2 Luftwaffe markings is guaranteed to raise some interest. At the same time, how many Italian designed postwar jets did Italeri mould in these years ? None, zero, nothing. They issued the 1/72 Mb.326 and 339 after having purchased all Supermodel tools. They issued the 1/72 Revell G.91 for a short time and only in the Frecce Tricolori set. Not different in 1/48, with the Mb.326 and G.91 being former Esci moulds. They tried to rebox the Kinetic AMX and IIRC they also tried to rebox the Frems Mb.339. A 1/72 AMX has long been on top of the wish lists compiled by Italian model magazines and even in those that Italeri themselves requested. Yet nothing came from Italeri and rumours are that the subject is not considered commercially viable. And to be honest I can't blame them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolf Korachkin Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 It is still a pretty decent kit. Has been around for w while but I wouldn't say it is showing its age. Would grab one but the price isn't appealing though our hobby is getting more and more expensive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMB Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 On 12/16/2019 at 11:47 AM, MiG-Mech said: That's why I'm waiting for M-346. with " Frecce Tricolori " decals?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 40 minutes ago, AMB said: with " Frecce Tricolori " decals?? No Frecce markings for the M.346, the aircraft selected to replace the MB.339 is the M.345 HET, an evolution of the Siai S.211. The first aircraft for the Air Force should have recently completed the flighgt test program and is expected to enter service in early 2020. Don't know yet when the Frecce Tricolori will receive the new type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XV107 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 2 hours ago, Giorgio N said: No Frecce markings for the M.346, the aircraft selected to replace the MB.339 is the M.345 HET, an evolution of the Siai S.211. The first aircraft for the Air Force should have recently completed the flighgt test program and is expected to enter service in early 2020. Don't know yet when the Frecce Tricolori will receive the new type. And, of course, we've been treated to an idea of what the M345 might look like in Frecce Tric colours already (Farnborough, 2014) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMB Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 On 12/18/2019 at 3:04 PM, Giorgio N said: No Frecce markings for the M.346, the aircraft selected to replace the MB.339 is the M.345 HET, an evolution of the Siai S.211. The first aircraft for the Air Force should have recently completed the flighgt test program and is expected to enter service in early 2020. Don't know yet when the Frecce Tricolori will receive the new type. Ooops. thanks Giorgio, I stand corrected! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrés S. Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 On 13/12/2019 at 09:47, Robertone139 said: It's areissue of the Fujimi F-86F that can be bought on eBay for less than 10$. Can you tell me the link to Ebay where you can buy the Fujimi kit? I am interested. I can't find it for less than 34 € (26+8 shipping costs). Thank you. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 8 minutes ago, Andrés S. said: Can you tell me the link to Ebay where you can buy the Fujimi kit? I am interested. I can't find it for less than 34 € (26+8 shipping costs). Thank you. Yes where are these cheap sabres? Cheapest I can find one in the UK is for £26 posted or £28 posted form overseas. Fujimi dont have a distributor in the UK so the kits are hard to find. I can get the new kit posted for £23.50 Julien 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robertone139 Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 (edited) Sorry kids, I live in the USA. Just checked eBay, there are several for 9.95$ to 12.95$. F-86E, F-86F, F-40.... You may also want to look for Academy or Hobbycraft, they are pretty much the same. Edited January 2, 2020 by Robertone139 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 3 hours ago, Robertone139 said: Sorry kids, I live in the USA. Just checked eBay, there are several for 9.95$ to 12.95$. F-86E, F-86F, F-40.... You may also want to look for Academy or Hobbycraft, they are pretty much the same. The academy/hobbycraft kit while similar is not as good as the Fujimi kit. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrés S. Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 8 hours ago, Robertone139 said: Sorry kids, I live in the USA. Just checked eBay, there are several for 9.95$ to 12.95$. Perfect, no problem. I have bought things shipped from China, Korea, Japan and even from New Zealand (which are the antipodes of Spain). Different is that they ask for $10 for the kit and ask for 25 for shipping. If they do ... well, those expenses do not ask to send kits from Japan so the deception is evident ... Can you put the links to eBay please? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted January 25, 2020 Author Share Posted January 25, 2020 (edited) Italeri 2020 catalog is online: https://www.italeri.com/uploads/news/b9oyS352gqHmhEzkjSqwDK80IVvs09sLuqzoPqmR.pdf https://www.italeri.com/en/article/740 Just one 1/48th "new mould/tool" kit - ref. 2792 - Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I - dedicated thread is here: The 1/32nd MRCA Tornado GR.4 is announced since 2017... https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235015796-132-mrca-tornado-gr4-by-italeri-box-art-release-in-2020/ V.P. Edited January 25, 2020 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seboo Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Spitfire Mk. I 1/48 OMG!!! Add new Eduard and reissued Airfix and talk about being spoilt 🤪 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 (edited) The SM.79 and CR.42 are nice kits and are a welcome reissue, as well as the Esci F-5A (a damn fine kit). I'm curious whose mould the CR.32 is - Supermodel's? Also the TA-4F/J - neither Italeri nor Esci did a two seater so I'm guessing following recent form the Fujimi kit? The one which intrigues me the most is the T-33, I wonder whose mould that is as they're not claiming it as a 100% new mould? Edited January 25, 2020 by Wez 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Nice to see the F-5A again. Cheers, Andre 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robertone139 Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 That 1/72 HH-101 has been on the catalog for close to 4 years now, but was never released. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acinonyx Jubatus Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Yes, ex Esci kit ? If it is, it will be a welcome return, regarded as possibly the best F-5A in this scale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted January 25, 2020 Author Share Posted January 25, 2020 9 minutes ago, Acinonyx Jubatus said: Yes, ex Esci kit ? If it is, it will be a welcome return, regarded as possibly the best F-5A in this scale Indeed V.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomppa B Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 (edited) Italeri will also release the ESCI F-14 A in 1/72. And Italeri informs us that it has recessed panel lines. How about the ESCI F-15 and F-15B? Not to forget that they have already released the Fujimi F-4 and ESCI F-4. Edited January 25, 2020 by Tomppa B Correction of spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 I hope the T-33 is the Platz kit. Regards Robert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klr Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 2 hours ago, Wez said: The SM.79 and CR.42 are nice kits and are a welcome reissue, as well as the Esci F-5A (a damn fine kit). I'm curious whose mould the CR.32 is - Supermodel's? Also the TA-4F/J - neither Italeri nor Esci did a two seater so I'm guessing following recent form the Fujimi kit? The one which intrigues me the most is the T-33, I wonder whose mould that is as they're not claiming it as a 100% new mould? Italeri released the Supermodel CR.32 back in 2013, so presumably they are doing so again. I wonder if it will be as pricey again? I already had the Supermodel original, so I passed on the Italeri kit first time around. I was thinking the same re the TA-4F/J. Italeri did do a 2-seater, but it was the later OA-4M. The more widely available those Fujimi Skyhawks are, the better (Italeri, Hobby 2000 and maybe even Airfix). Now that I think of it, the ESCI Skyhawks were never reboxed by Italeri, who have stuck with their own tooling until now. In fact, they've not been released by anyone since the 1990s. I wonder why? 1 hour ago, Acinonyx Jubatus said: Yes, ex Esci kit ? If it is, it will be a welcome return, regarded as possibly the best F-5A in this scale Between ESCI originals and Italeri reboxes, I have 8 of these already: 6 single-seat F-5A/RF-5As, and 2 tandem-seat F-Bs. I certainly won't say no to some more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klr Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 24 minutes ago, Robert said: I hope the T-33 is the Platz kit. Regards Robert It could be the Heller kit, as Italeri has reboxed Heller kits before. But hopefully not this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverkite Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Tomppa B said: Italeri will also release the ESCI F-14 A in 1/72. And Italeri informs us that it has recessed panel lines. How about the ESCI F-15 and F-15B? Not to forget that they have already released the Fujimi F-4 and ESCI F-4. Between Esci and Italeri Tomcat the winner is Fujimi Between Esci and Italeri Eagle the winner should be Hasegawa Esci F-15 wheel wells are blank, you stuck the legs here and done, Italeri are not that blank Esci F-15 intakes are nicer than Italeri ones, still everyone but Academy and Platz in 1/72 scale picked the blank or the short trunking route Esci F-15 cockpit is a tad less deep than Italeri and I would say it's a tie Esci F-15 airbrake detail it's null, plates are Y shaped which puts it into C territory rather than A/B variant, still the plates are represented as panel lines so one can easily correct them for A/B variants, Italeri did the same yet the airbrake well and the airbrake itself have extra details Nozzles...Esci F-15 wins just because you can throw away the featherless nozzles and use the others Panel lines on Esci F-15 are more simplified than Italeri (with some exceptions and also completely ignoring the real aircraft) Wheels I think both have early-ish style Weapons...go aftermarket Drop tank steal Hasegawa F-15 style droptank from a Phantom and slap it on either of them Other problems are: Esci F-15B comes with underwing pylons and a drop tank no options for Aim-9 rails or Aim-7 brackets or whatever are called Esci F-15 Asat just Asat pylon in the need of some corrections and the missile itself which again is in the need of some love Esci F-15 whatever full AA loadout but no droptank Esci F-15E just the B with extras Italeri F-15s in the past were all with raised panel lines, now I don't know about the F-15E but panel lines of the C variant are engraved Both models do look like an F-15 when finished yet Esci F-15 seems more nicer than Italeri kit Luigi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jb65rams Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 1/12 F-104 cockpit, hope this means that the 1/12 F-16 cockpit will be re-released in the future. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truro Model Builder Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 If the 1/48 Mirage 2000 is ex-Heller, that could point to the T-33 being from the same stable. If it is the Kinetic M2000, then who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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