73north Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 (edited) The story on Steel.navy from June 2022 - quoted below ( also similar discussion on scale model warships ) " is hard to say, as far as i know, the boss of very fire miss for several months,nobody know where he gone. too many new model plan and poor sales may be the main reason, which is not enough for his factory or machines loan. so far he still owe the bank millions " certainly the website is dead - I fear for the planned Veryfire HMS King George V in 1/350 , as heavens knows when the Flyhawk version of HMS Prince of Wales in 1/350 will ever be released ? The website is no longer working , and actually for sale very sad news if correct . Huge news as this Company brought out never tooled USA WW2 Cruisers and the Iowa Class in 1/350 Scale , and the superb never-tooled before ( 1/.350 Scale ) IJN Taiho Carrier they had been slated to do the IJN Aoba ( Cruiser ) and the Renown and Vanguard - Note - since original post - Very Fire seem to be still in business , thankfully Edited January 8, 2023 by 73north 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73north Posted July 26, 2022 Author Share Posted July 26, 2022 I forgot to put a link on the website for Very Fire - http://www.modelwarships.com/graphics/sponsors/VeryFire.html its dead - but Very Fire were a spnsor for Scale Model Warships - so the link was from that website . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-boat 55 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 This is bad news all around, concerning that the owner hasn't been heard from in so long and that a company doing something different has gone under. I have the Taiho and am very glad I got it, its a fantastic kit and perhaps now going to be a very rare one indeed, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armored76 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 That would be a real shame I just discovered this brand myself and was very pleased with the way the Taiho kit was looking. Let's hope some other company will pick up on their kits and designs if Very Fire is due to go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73north Posted July 27, 2022 Author Share Posted July 27, 2022 These are the Kits they produced , up to the present date Japanese Armored Aircraft Carrier Taiho Battle of the Philippine Sea Very Fire 1:350 USS Cleveland CL-55 Cruiser , Very Fire 1:350 USS Des Moines CA-134 Very Fire 1:350 IJN Heavy Cruiser Chikuma Detail Up Set for Tamiya 78027 Very Fire 1:350 USS Salem CA-139 Very Fire 1:350 USS Missouri BB-63 (1945) Very Fire 1:350 U.S.Navy Battleship USS Montana BB-67 ( never completed ) Very Fire 1:350 USS Montana BB-67 Very Fire 1:700 German Battleship H-class Hutten Very Fire 1:700 2019 New tool 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike McCabe Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Perhaps they were just bringing out kits that people said they wanted but never actually bought. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-boat 55 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 7 hours ago, Mike McCabe said: Perhaps they were just bringing out kits that people said they wanted but never actually bought. I do wonder if that's the case, looking at the list above I'd expect it would only really appeal to a North American Market. That said I have their Taiho kit which is excellent so it's a shame if they have gone and I would have thought that kit would have sold very well, perhaps too little too late though, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmeyer Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 They also did the Louisiana (BB-71), the Des Moines (CA-134), and the Salem (CA-139) in 1/700 scale. Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orso Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Dead or not? https://squadron.com/1-350-very-fire-uss-atlanta-cl-51-light-cruiser-preorder/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-boat 55 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Orso said: Dead or not? https://squadron.com/1-350-very-fire-uss-atlanta-cl-51-light-cruiser-preorder/ It would appear not, I've wondered if they got bought out, either way if they're around it's generally good news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 It's just more modellers' gossip. Most of these Asian companies have crap and/or dead websites. Once they're established with trade relations and there's brand awareness on social media sites and forums their own website serves little purpose. Hey, I've learned about my own bankruptcy at least 3 times thanks to the internet! Good thing too because I wouldn't have realised I'd gone out of business otherwise! 🤣🤣🤣 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73north Posted November 27, 2022 Author Share Posted November 27, 2022 Glad I have been proven wrong regarding this rumour - hopefully VeryFire get round to producing the Aoba and the King George V ( new tool - not the Tamiya 1986 era Kit ) in 1/350 scale 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoran Srb Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 I don't know if somebody bought them, but they just released brand new 1/350 USS Atlanta.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Church Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Excellent. Still some hope of a 1/350 Battleship HMS Vanguard of 1946 so. Preferably with full super-detail photoetch set, metal gun barrels and wood deck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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