Homebee Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 (edited) MikroMir is to release a 1/72nd Junkers Ju-388 kit. Source: https://www.facebook.com/mikro.mir.dnepr/posts/4646701468740886 Renders in progress V.P. Edited November 15, 2023 by Homebee 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Wow this was posted on Facebook like 5 minutes ago, you are very quick to post it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 I like it ! Wulfman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted November 15, 2023 Author Share Posted November 15, 2023 Renders in progress Source: https://www.facebook.com/mikro.mir.dnepr/posts/pfbid0fYMBvZjgy2SMRd9cwa9Q52wP3YTyBQ3gJ2CpYyUXe9P4XuMYwvz5eRpgUR6AvhLMl V.P. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trenton guy Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 Pretty sure that’s not a Stortebecker which was the Ju-388J and a nightfighter with a different nose. Looks more like the Ju-388K/L bomber and Recreation versions. I sure hope so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalea Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 I await the recreation version with bated breath 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 4 hours ago, dalea said: I await the recreation version with bated breath You are in a life danger! Better keep finger crossed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claes Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 These guys have been showing these renders for more than 4 years and it doesn't seem like they're making much progress. Incorrect shapes can be seen in the landing gear fairings, also in the fuselage and canopy. In any case, we already know what Mikromir offers, models very close to the short run quality of the 90s at astronomical prices. ......100$?????? Surely sooner or later, Revell will offer us a 388 and a 188 based on their wonderful Ju88 A-4 mold at reasonable prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 1 hour ago, Claes said: In any case, we already know what Mikromir offers, models very close to the short run quality of the 90s at astronomical prices. ......100$?????? I've quite a collection of 90s short run kits, and two Mikro Mir: the Beverley and the Hastings. Believe me, I have deep wishes that those 90s kits were even approximately near the quality of the Mikro Mir ones. Special Hobby already offer a Ju.388K, and also replacement injection-moulded canopies to replaced the yellowed vacform ones. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praded-dembelya Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 40 minutes ago, Graham Boak said: I've quite a collection of 90s short run kits, and two Mikro Mir: the Beverley and the Hastings. Believe me, I have deep wishes that those 90s kits were even approximately near the quality of the Mikro Mir ones. Special Hobby already offer a Ju.388K, and also replacement injection-moulded canopies to replaced the yellowed vacform ones. Hello. I did not find an offer with junkers from Special Hobby. Can you provide a link? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 I should have said: already produced. I do not know that it is still available: I thought it had been rereleased recently. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praded-dembelya Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 Scalemates is silent about this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 My kit is number 72021. Possibly I assumed that they would not have been offering replacement injection moulded canopies without re-releasing the kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 I have bought a vac-canopy directly from SH for their old Ju 388 kit (to replace yellow one) in last winter, but I have not heard neither of the injected replacement nor about re-issue of whole model. I constructed this model early this year and it is far from modern level of SH - if the will re-issue it will be for sure all new one... (ok, I am not sure, I only believe in it... ) Regards J-W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted November 16, 2023 Author Share Posted November 16, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, praded-dembelya said: Scalemates is silent about this... https://www.scalemates.com/fr/kits/special-hobby-sh72021-junkers-ju-388-k-l--120653 https://www.scalemates.com/kits/special-hobby-sh72022-junkers-ju-388-j--121956 V.P. Edited November 16, 2023 by Homebee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piotr Mikolajski Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 4 hours ago, praded-dembelya said: Scalemates is silent about this... It is silent because there was no such reissue, I've just checked SH blog entries. In recent years, Special Hobby has released Junkers in 1/72 and in 1/48. The former was a Ju 87 Academy rebox, to which no clear parts were added. They were added in the latter, a Ju 88 rebox from ICM. Such parts have been also announced in the forthcoming reissue of the He 59 kit. Given that Special Hobby has been gradually reissuing older models for some time, adding new detail frames to the main parts plus a frame with transparent parts to replace the vacu parts, it is possible that the same will be the case for the Ju 388 reissue. If they reissue it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trenton guy Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 Always a fan of the Ju-388. Certainly not because of it’s operational record which was as close to nil as is possible. Just like the look of it. Built the Special Hobby kit back when it was new. Very difficult build at the time and now sitting on my shelf with brown canopies. We very much need a replacement. something from Micro Mir of the quality of their Fokker G-1 would be an instant purchase and build for me. Pretty sure there was never an injected canopy for the SH version. this thread has gone entirely too negative I dearly hope it does not scare Micro Mir off this much need and anticipated project. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piotr Mikolajski Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 23 minutes ago, Trenton guy said: this thread has gone entirely too negative I dearly hope it does not scare Micro Mir off this much need and anticipated project. Well, the finished sprues should be commented on, not the initial design. Meanwhile, in the modelling world, we have a sort of fashion for commenting on the quality of kits even before the first test sprues are available, including assessing accuracy based on boxart. I don't think MicroMir will be discouraged from continuing with the project. At most, there will be no updates on its progress and the lack of such information will not surprise me at all. Why should a company waste its nerves reading pointless or even insulting comments? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praded-dembelya Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 1 hour ago, Piotr Mikolajski said: Well, the finished sprues should be commented on, not the initial design. Meanwhile, in the modelling world, we have a sort of fashion for commenting on the quality of kits even before the first test sprues are available, including assessing accuracy based on boxart. I don't think MicroMir will be discouraged from continuing with the project. At most, there will be no updates on its progress and the lack of such information will not surprise me at all. Why should a company waste its nerves reading pointless or even insulting comments? Thank you. Criticism won't hurt.. We read everything about ourselves. We did not abandon the project. By the way, dear Claes's comment helped to find an inaccuracy in the model. We will fix it. As for quality, we will not be able to jump above our heads. Those who know our models will make a choice depending on their tastes. In our current conditions, it is difficult to plan something, part of the team is fighting at the front, so there are difficulties with the pace and quality of work. I will say more - the post-milling processing of the molds is done by a soldier of the Armed Forces in the breaks between combat sorties (air reconnaissance). Plus difficulties with logistics, power outages, constant air alarms - we have a war... . Therefore, posts in the forum are the least that can offend or worry me. We will continue to try to make models at least not worse than before. Thanks again for the discussion. 7 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozothenutter Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 I was wondering why the Germans would name an aircraft after a Dutch painter...... Turns out it's a pirate....🤦🏾♂️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claes Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 21 hours ago, praded-dembelya said: Hello. I did not find an offer with junkers from Special Hobby. Can you provide a link? Thank you. It seems that you are looking for references to copy from. It is not okay to create a new model by copying another model from 20 years ago. It is not okay to use the work of others. To make a worthy model, it is better to take data from the original. I can give you all the photos and measurements taken of the specimen kept at the Smithsonian Institute if you need it. But please, don't copy SH's mistakes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 23 hours ago, Graham Boak said: Special Hobby already offer a Ju.388K, and also replacement injection-moulded canopies to replaced the yellowed vacform ones. Yellow vacform canopies benefit from about 4 weeks in Hydrogen Peroxide. Had good results with this method. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristianK Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 (edited) 13 hours ago, Bozothenutter said: I was wondering why the Germans would name an aircraft after a Dutch painter...... Turns out it's a pirate....🤦🏾♂️ Wouldn't be suprised if they didn't name it at all. Don't know exactly if this is also the case here, but there is a tendency to invent names for German weapons which they never actually carried.. Edited November 17, 2023 by ChristianK 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praded-dembelya Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Claes said: It seems that you are looking for references to copy from. It is not okay to create a new model by copying another model from 20 years ago. It is not okay to use the work of others. To make a worthy model, it is better to take data from the original. I can give you all the photos and measurements taken of the specimen kept at the Smithsonian Institute if you need it. But please, don't copy SH's mistakes. Oh, I'm not trying to copy the old model. And your offer is very timely. I will be happy to use your information. Can we switch to instant messaging? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trenton guy Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 4 hours ago, bentwaters81tfw said: Yellow vacform canopies benefit from about 4 weeks in Hydrogen Peroxide. Had good results with this method. Can I dump my whole completed 388 in there? We really need a new kit. But, thanks for the tip. I have some unmade yellow to brown canopies, as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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