Homebee Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 (edited) Despite the "New tooling" indication Academy is to rebox the Mauve 1/48th Curtiss P-40N Warhawk kit under - ref. 12341 Source: https://academypm.cafe24.com/09_site/2021_academy_catalog.pdf Box art V.P. Edited April 29, 2021 by Homebee 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phas3e Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 ooo, Not much in the way of N's on the market right now, this could do ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Phas3e said: ooo, Not much in the way of N's on the market right now, this could do ok. Hobby 2000 are just about to release the Hasegawa kit which is the best one out there but it will be interesting to see what this looks like. I just hope they do an F/L as everyone seems to do and E and M/N and don't seem interested in the F/L. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supersonic26 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Interesting for sure. I haven't build anything from Academy that would qualify as recent - anybody have an idea what to expect from a 2021, 1/48 Academy kit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonlanceHR Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Tbolt said: Hobby 2000 are just about to release the Hasegawa kit which is the best one out there but it will be interesting to see what this looks like Hobby 2000 is already out, my kit arrived yesterday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 7 minutes ago, dragonlanceHR said: Hobby 2000 is already out, my kit arrived yesterday. Cool, they haven't turned up in the UK yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kopperhed Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Is this the first new mold Academy a/c in awhile? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopkp Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 I know the catalogue says 'new tooling', but I wouldn't bet against it being a re-issue of the kit that appeared years ago under the 'Mauve' brand. Academy has a track record of re-boxing other manufacturers' kits - for example, their B-25s and early P-51s are all re-branded 'Accurate Miniatures' kits and I think it's generally accepted at this point that the F3F will also be from that stable. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas V. Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 My bet is also on Mauve, as they have been quite liberal in labelling old kits " New Tool" . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Though the Mauve tooling is quite nice it will be disappointing if it is and not new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 If this is actually a rebox and not a completely new kit, it seems to me more likely to be the AMT tooling than Mauve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungo1974 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Given the current/recent co-operation between Academy and Italeri and the fact Italeri now have the moulds for the oldish 90's vintage AMT P-40 Family...I'm guessing the 'new' P-40N will be the AMT kit in a shiney new box......not bad kits if alittle soft on detail in places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
politicni komisar Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Italeri / AMT because they are already cooperating . .MAUVE was a Japanese company associated with Hasegawa at the time. a few engineers went on their own in the 90s. However, Hobby 2000 is quite expensive. Samo/P.k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 29 minutes ago, politicni komisar said: Italeri / AMT because they are already cooperating . .MAUVE was a Japanese company associated with Hasegawa at the time. a few engineers went on their own in the 90s. However, Hobby 2000 is quite expensive. Samo/P.k In the UK Hobby 2000 reboxed kits are cheaper than the Hasegawa boxing and you get Cartograph decals and masks so they are a good deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted March 24, 2021 Author Share Posted March 24, 2021 (edited) Schemes & decals Source: https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10770751 V.P. Edited March 25, 2021 by Homebee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k5054nz Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 (edited) Thanks, VP. I really want to see sprue shots. The Italeri-AMT P-40s are fairly expensive here (was disappointed at value for money with the K I bought a couple of years back) so if this is just the AMT plastic then at least it may be a chance to get it cheaper. Edited March 24, 2021 by k5054nz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Esposito Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 New Tooling! Isn't there such a thing as "false advertising"? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 3 hours ago, Mike Esposito said: New Tooling! Isn't there such a thing as "false advertising"? Probably not in Korea 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted April 2, 2021 Author Share Posted April 2, 2021 (edited) - ref. 12341 - Curtiss P-40N Warhawk "Battle of Imphal" Source: http://mmzone.co.kr/mms_tool/mt_view.php?mms_db_name=mmz_media&no=6338 It is a rebox from the Mauve kit (link, compare the sprues). V.P. Edited April 21, 2021 by Homebee 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 50 minutes ago, Homebee said: Source: http://mmzone.co.kr/mms_tool/mt_view.php?mms_db_name=mmz_media&no=6338 It is a rebox from the Mauve kit (link). V.P. Nice. Shame they went with Academy decals though. I wonder what price this will be going for compared to the Hobby 2000 boxing of the Hasegawa kit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt-92 Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 On 3/25/2021 at 8:47 AM, Tbolt said: Probably not in Korea Depends, if you count a new decal sheet as 'not the same tools' used... /runs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masinissa Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Where's the lime green plastic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmovik Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 On 02/04/2021 at 04:25, Tbolt said: Nice. Shame they went with Academy decals though. I wonder what price this will be going for compared to the Hobby 2000 boxing of the Hasegawa kit? I assume their decals may have improved from their earlier releases. I still prefer them to choose Cartograf though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 7 hours ago, Sturmovik said: I assume their decals may have improved from their earlier releases. I still prefer them to choose Cartograf though. Don't know to be honest, the only ones I've used of theirs are from older kits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share Posted April 29, 2021 Released - ref. 12341 - Curtiss P-40N Warhawk "Battle of Imphal" Source: http://www.academy.co.kr/6q/board_news_main.asp?pMenuId=BOARD00002&pCode=12273&pCategory=NEWS1 V.P. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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