IT_Man Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 (edited) Noticed some new Italeri kits coming soon from Bologna, but nothing else for 2021 yet!! 1448 F-4 E/F Phantom (guessing old Esci) 1449 Eurofighter Typhoon RAF 2811 FJ2/3 Fury (I suspect old ESCI, so not new) 4643 Cagiva 750 Elefant (old Protar) 7084 PzKpfw 35T (old ESCI) Very happy to see Cagiva Elefant back, that kit was always well displayed in my father's shelves ( he was big Paris-Dakar fan), so may buy for sentiment reason! Outside this, nothing for me. The kit preview catalogue only shows some Scania truck, so no more clues for 2021. Edited January 17, 2021 by IT_Man Though Phantom might be Fujimi but they don't do E/F 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivand Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 That Phantom could also be Italeri's own mould, with raised panel lines. 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt-92 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 And they promised the return of the NF-5 kit. No sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paolo6691 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 /sarcasm on This is the year we will see the HH-101 in 1/72 /sarcasm off 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Wish they would re release the 1/72nd Sikorsky H-19 helicopter kit,... or better still release it as a British Whirlwind!! Shame they never up scaled it to 1/48th too. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain goat Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Is there a lnk where I can see a complete list? The old tool Phantom is still rather good. If the price is right, I might order a few. Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IT_Man Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 Full list not available yet - these are some new additions I found. I hope to see full list soon, but I don't imagine many new kits as a lot are still waiting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainpeden Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 The new Italeri decal sheets are pretty good for both the F-4C and FG.1 Phantom boxings so that could be good news. The Esci E/F was available in at least 3 boxing all with 3 or 4 decal options and the ability to model the original and later slatted wings. The Italeri F/G was also boxed by Tamiya and has probably the best slatted wing available. Whichever kit it is, it's most welcome as long nose Phantoms are in short supply - as are RFs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 If the Phantom is the Esci kit, then I will leave it on the shelves... I like the Esci F-4C and J but with the E they made a visible error in the nose area: they used the same side intakes of the C while the ones in the E have a very different shape and are blended into the nose sides. This is a C intake, mostly proud of the nearby surface https://www.cybermodeler.com/aircraft/f-4/pages/afm_f-4c_02.shtml This is the intake shape on the E, that blends into the rear surfaces http://data4.primeportal.net/hangar/howard_mason5/f-4e_munich/images/f-4e_munich_51_of_56.jpg Here you can see the Esci intakes, clearly styled after the C variant for the simple reason tha their kits include these as common parts http://www.arcair.com/Gal13/12601-12700/gal12640-F-4-Pomettini/00.shtm Then of course there's the matter that the windscreen blends into the fuselage differently on the "short nose" variants and the long nose ones while Esci treated all the same. Last of the errors I remember is the lack of the wing fence for the slatted wing. I always happily buy the Esci C and J kits when I see them for a good price but modifying the intakes on the E is a job that I'd rather not have to do. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tomohawk Kid Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 19 hours ago, tonyot said: Wish they would re release the 1/72nd Sikorsky H-19 helicopter kit,... or better still release it as a British Whirlwind!! Shame they never up scaled it to 1/48th too. That would be nice, wouldn't it? One can only assume they were poor sellers first time around, a Whirlwind variant would need a major mould change or more than likely a new kit - I can't see either happening personally. Tommo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyWessex Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 (edited) Italeri have been busy updating their 2020 catalogue (not 2021...) additions have labelled as just "New" in the top right corner of each photo and can be found here. https://issuu.com/italeri/docs/catalogue_italeri_2019_2020?fr=sNDVhMTc4Mjg4MQ I haven't listed them all, but having looked at the catalogue in recently months the following have been added recently... 1/9; 7406 Zundapp KS 750 with sidecar 1/72; 1371 HH-101 Caesar (been promised for years) 1388 SM.81 Pipistrello 1399 F-111 Ardvark 1412 SM.79 Sparviero 1422 Top Gun - F-14A vs A-4F 1423 P-51B 1424 Henschel HS129B 1425 TOP SECRET (new aircraft kit) 1426 F-86F Sabre "Mig Killer" 1433 SH-3 Sea King (same number as the Apollo release but contains 5 liveries now) 6189 French Infantry (WWII) 6190 Warsaw Pact Troops 6191 Nato Paratroopers 6192 Gauls Village Assault Diorama Set 7084 Churchill Mk.III (ESCI?) 1/35; 6537 LMV Lince crew (100% new moulds) 6568 M4A1 Sherman with Infantry 6551 Kangaroo 6570 T-34/76 Mod 43 6556 Partisans (6 figures) 6571 M4A1 Abrams with crew 6567 Leopard 2A6 6589 Top Secret (new vehicle) Edited January 18, 2021 by NavyWessex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gioca Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Lince crew was deleted one year ago from official catalogue, forget it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas V. Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 (edited) No one knows what they will release, least of them Italeri😪, new year releases were reserved for Nürnberg, but with company being run as a cottage industry as of last few years-who knows. Expect 2021-2022 catalogue in February. Edited January 18, 2021 by Thomas V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 (edited) So we'll know in February what kits from other manufacturers Italeri will offer us... that if they are good quality kits from the likes of Platz and Fujimi as they recently did is not necessarily a bad thing.... Edited January 18, 2021 by Giorgio N Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbostream Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 I think their new 1/12 car kits are nice, look forward to the Lancia Delta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supertom Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 I'm surprised they still haven't kitted a 1/72 AMX. I'll still wait. Hey, maybe it's that Top Secret kit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 4 minutes ago, Supertom said: I'm surprised they still haven't kitted a 1/72 AMX. I'll still wait. Hey, maybe it's that Top Secret kit! It's not really surprising when we consider that Italeri's main markets are outside Italy and Italy itself is not a particularly large market for the hobby. An AMX may sound a potentially popular subject but it's not enough to warrant the investment needed for a new mainstream mould. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k5054nz Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 I'm excited for the 1/48 JetRanger reissue to be in the catalogue for the fourth(?) year in a row and not actually get released 🤪 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre B Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 (edited) An Italeri F-86F Sabre in 1/72? Ah, not an Italeri origin. Just the Fujimi kit in an new box... https://www.italeri.com/en/product/2833 Edited January 19, 2021 by Andre B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 4 hours ago, Andre B said: An Italeri F-86F Sabre in 1/72? Ah, not an Italeri origin. Just the Fujimi kit in an new box... https://www.italeri.com/en/product/2833 This is one of those Italeri issues that makes me wonder... is this a good or a bad thing ? In a sense it's a bad thing, it would be nice to see Italeri doing more new aircraft kits. At the same time when I compare the quality of the Fujimi Sabre with other recent Italeri kits it's not such a bad thing afterall. This is a nice kit, well moulded and with good fit. Much better in this respect than many of Italeri's own production kits. Now the price is IMHO too high (same as the Fujimi Phantom FG.1 rebox for a smaller kit with less parts) but at least it will be easily available in every local shop, something that can't be said for Fujimi kits in Europe. So is it that bad that Italeri lately has mainly reboxed Japanese made kits ? Maybe not... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepureness Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 I'm still waiting for italeri to issue their 1/48 Merlin from the 2007 catalogue https://www.scalemates.com/kits/italeri-2665-westland-merlin-hm-1-prm-editions--101592 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEXANTOMCAT Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 14 hours ago, k5054nz said: I'm excited for the 1/48 JetRanger reissue to be in the catalogue for the fourth(?) year in a row and not actually get released 🤪 Me too - but given that their 1/72 was only released for a very short time and is now unobtanium I wonder if they'll press on with it. I desperately need some beige and turd brown 'Ranger decals to match all those birds we saw in the 80s in the A Team and Knightrider - I'll have a bash meself but its very fiddly in 1/72! TT 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 23 hours ago, Supertom said: I'm surprised they still haven't kitted a 1/72 AMX. I'll still wait. Hey, maybe it's that Top Secret kit! For an indulgent moment @Supertom, I allowed myself to dream of a 1/72 AMX as well ... but sadly I am sure @Giorgio N is correct. Sigh, maybe one day (Modelsvit or ClearProp, hint!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigercat75 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 @Vultures1 I just saw a 1/72 AMX announced in ACE models 2021 thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEXANTOMCAT Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 I think he means the aircraft matey 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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