Mountain goat Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 4 hours ago, mike romeo said: Presumably at no extra cost?🤔 As the manufacturer is Dreammodel it would be appropriate to answer: "in your dreams!"  I got my coat already...  Jay 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Good afternoon all https://www.scalemates.com/kits/dreammodel-dm720013-northrop-f-5e-tiger-ii-early--1304314 https://www.martola.com.pl/en306/produkty89825/northrop_f_5e_tiger_ii_early_  ''Never in the field of model making has a brand asked so much to so many modellers for such a small model" ..  Joking aside I really hope that DM will sell a lot of this but as far as I am concerned I prefer the F-5 A/B models .. Best Regards  Patrice    1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 (edited) Sources: https://www.facebook.com/DreamModelOfficial/posts/2037156689748247 https://www.facebook.com/DreamModelOfficial/posts/2037223503074899 Â V.P. Edited November 28, 2020 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightningboy2000 Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 I doubt it. Can't see why they couldn't have just included them in the box & priced the kit accordingly. I just think these far Eastern manufacturers take the piddle. They're all the same, for instance they make well detailed cockpits but never include seat belts.  Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasermonkey Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Forty five euros for that? Jog on! Â 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trenton guy Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 3 hours ago, lasermonkey said: Forty five euros for that? Jog on!  Price on Hannants dropped to £25 after Wolfpack advertised there at about that price point. We will see what Sprue Bro’s asks in the USA. At that price, I’ll unhappily get one. Been trying to get myself to start the old Italeri one for ages. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishbone Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 17 hours ago, lasermonkey said: Forty five euros for that? Jog on!   19 hours ago, TEMPESTMK5 said: Good afternoon all https://www.scalemates.com/kits/dreammodel-dm720013-northrop-f-5e-tiger-ii-early--1304314 https://www.martola.com.pl/en306/produkty89825/northrop_f_5e_tiger_ii_early_  ''Never in the field of model making has a brand asked so much to so many modellers for such a small model" ..  Joking aside I really hope that DM will sell a lot of this but as far as I am concerned I prefer the F-5 A/B models .. Best Regards  Patrice     Stop confusing by Martola, I don't think he have any F-5E stock. Other European shops are selling between 28 Euros to 36 Euros. You can check Hannants, Panzerfux or MIG Ammo.  For the slightly low price of Malaysian market, here's the explanation - Malaysia can get direct shipping from China by using 3rd party shipping agent etc. Shipping fees of 1kg by air freight is between $8-$10, not to mention sea freight which is much much cheaper. That's why.  One of the main reasons why the price is high is because of shipping fees I guess. VAT those for European markets and high custom taxes in US. Unless those shops ordered a lot of products like PE, decals etc which will shared the shipping.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain goat Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Around 30 euros is still too much if you ask me. One silver lining I suppose: the price motivates me to wait patiently until I can compare this offering with the upcoming Wolfpack kit.  Jay 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasermonkey Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Even £25 is too expensive IMO. Compared to what you get with, for example, the Eduard MiG-21s or the AMK Kfir, it doesn't look anything like value for money. OK, neither of those is an F-5E, and I do really want an F-5E, but not at any cost.   2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 (edited) The Northrop RF-5E Tigereye nose. Sources: https://www.facebook.com/DreamModelOfficial/posts/2042116552585594 https://www.facebook.com/DreamModelOfficial/posts/2044156722381577    V.P. Edited September 30, 2020 by Homebee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted October 4, 2020 Author Share Posted October 4, 2020 (edited) F-5F nose Source:Â https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2048438541953395&id=983498465114080 Â Â V.P. Edited November 11, 2020 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stilwell Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 (edited) On 27/08/2020 at 22:02, Giorgio N said: If the price actually is in the £35-40 range then it would be seriously disappointing..  On 23/09/2020 at 17:26, Trenton guy said: Price on Hannants dropped to £25 after Wolfpack advertised there at about that price point.  Apparently they came in stock at Hannants at £24.99, then went out of stock again (or just sold out through pre-orders):  https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/DM720013  But then, the Dreammodel AH-1Z kits did that, then came back into stock the next day. Briefly.  Jonathan. Edited November 11, 2020 by Stilwell Edited for clarification 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 On 11/11/2020 at 8:23 PM, Stilwell said:   Apparently they came in stock at Hannants at £24.99, then went out of stock again (or just sold out through pre-orders):  https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/DM720013  But then, the Dreammodel AH-1Z kits did that, then came back into stock the next day. Briefly.  Jonathan.  They are back in stock now and Hannants says there's more arriving daily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trenton guy Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 Got mine this week. Looks like very nice kit. Certainly leaves the ancient Italeri in the dust. Too bad about the missing guns, one piece canopy, lack of the canopy opening mechanism, and the fictional box behind the ejection seat where the mechanism should have been. I can work around all that with some Hasegawa X-29 or Sword T-38 parts. Don’t think I’ll get another until I see what Wolfpack offers. I have high hopes there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted November 18, 2020 Author Share Posted November 18, 2020 Source:Â https://www.facebook.com/DreamModelOfficial/posts/2096053487191900 Quote We've made corrections onto the landing gears. Â Â V.P. Â 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trenton guy Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Great! So what exactly is wrong with the landing gear on mine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene K Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 On 11/17/2020 at 10:45 PM, Homebee said: Source: https://www.facebook.com/DreamModelOfficial/posts/2096053487191900  Is there a way for non-Facebook folks to view this?  Gene K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 47 minutes ago, Gene K said:  Is there a way for non-Facebook folks to view this?  Gene K Not at the moment because the link doesn't seem to be working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterblank Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 I’m an absolute F-5 nut but I won’t buy this one unless they knock $10 off the price.  Best regards....Duncan  1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 1 hour ago, misterblank said: I’m an absolute F-5 nut but I won’t buy this one unless they knock $10 off the price.  Best regards....Duncan  It does seem a bit over priced. If all the canopy bits they are doing separately were in the box then it would probably be a fair price, but it's overpriced for what it is. Didn't stop it selling well at Hannants though, it was the top seller last week and is still at number 3.  It's going to be hard to resist the RF though... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted December 9, 2020 Author Share Posted December 9, 2020 On approach - ref.  DM720014 - Northrop F-5F Tiger II Source: https://www.facebook.com/DreamModelOfficial/posts/2116085925188656 Box art   V.P.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted December 9, 2020 Author Share Posted December 9, 2020 A German in box review with pics - ref. DM720013 - Northrop F-5E Tiger II Source: https://www.modellboard.net/index.php?topic=65012.0   V.P. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted December 10, 2020 Author Share Posted December 10, 2020 (edited) - ref. DM720014 - Northrop F-5F Tiger II Decals & schemes https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2116573711806544&id=983498465114080 Â Quote Here's the marking options of our new tooling 1/72 F-5F Tiger II DM720014. - Northrop F-5F Tiger II USMC VMFT-401 Snipers, "Red 00" MCAS Yuma, Azirona. - Northrop F-5F Tiger II 840456/AF 100, VFC-111 Sundowners, Naval Station Key West, Florida, 2008. - Northrop F-5F Tiger II BuNo 761580, VFC-13 Fighting Saints, Fallon NAS, Nevada, Feb 2011. - Northrop F-5F Tiger II Swiss Air Force J-3212 / M1012, Payerne Air Base - LSMP, Switzerland. Â Test build pics https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2116475988482983&id=983498465114080 Â Â V.P. Edited December 10, 2020 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sroubos Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Love those decal schemes.  But still not buying at that price. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVW Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Hello, I got my copy last week and I'm, neutrally spoken, not impressed. The panel lines are OK, to my taste a bit on the heavy side. Shapewise, the kit seems to be a clone of the Hobby Boss F-5E with all its shape inaccuracies. The windshield is too blunt, the canopy too wide and wrong in shape at the junction to the cockpit sills. The whole spine is too rounded in section, whereas its sides should be more flat. That's the reason why the "dents" just aft of the canopy are almost absent - there is no geometrical transition from the rounded canopy shape to the flat-sided spine. All things which look right on the Italeri kit. You can solve these issues by using an Italeri windshield and canopy and by reshaping the spine, or ... The shallow cannon ports are also pure Hobby Boss. Together with the poorly detailed cockpit, I see at present no reason why to buy a second one or the F-5F kit. For me it's an "almost" F-5E; sadly missing its attractive shape by a wide margin.  unimpressed Martin   6 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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