1/48 - Messerschmitt Bf.109E Emil by HobbyBoss - Bf.109E-3 & E-4/Trop released

[Homebee]

HobbyBoss is to release 1/48th Messerschmitt Bf.109E Emil kits.

- ref. 81791 - Messerschmitt Bf.109E-3 Emil

- ref. 81792 - Messerschmitt Bf.109E-4 Emil

- ref. 81793 - Messerschmitt Bf.109E-4/TROP Emil

- ref. 81794 - Messerschmitt Bf.109E-7 Emil

 

Source: https://tieba.baidu.com/p/8249037080

 

 

 

 

V.P.

 

Edited June 20 by Homebee

[hopkp]

That's great news, just what the modelling world has been waiting for! 🤣

[mahavelona]

Why?

[alt-92]

5 minutes ago, mahavelona said:

Why?

Gotta have one in your catalogue to count, I guess...

[Tbolt]

15 minutes ago, mahavelona said:

Why?

 

I'm guessing to make money. 109's seem to do that easily.

[janneman36]

Finally a correct 109E with that long awaited desert scheme 🤪

[Masinissa]

I makes good business sense for Trumpeter to make a New Tool Bf-109E. The market penetration for Wingsy or Eduard Bf-109Es is tiny. Eduard said that less than 5% of their sales are in Japan. Tamiya's and Hasegawa's Bf-109Es are about or over 30 years old now.

 

If Trumpeter decides to put their A-Team on this kit then it will have a chance at having strong sales outside of the Asian market.

[VMA131Marine]

Unfortunately, this will probably be based on the same data that was used to produce the Trumpeter 1/32 scale Bf 109E kit. Accuracy-wise, that was poor compared to all the alternatives except the ancient Hasegawa kit. The Eduard, Dragon, and even Matchbox kits were far superior. I don’t see this new release being comparable to the best 1/48 Bf 109E currently available, which is the Wingsy Kit.

[Tokyo Raider]

I cant believe it.

[mahavelona]

7 hours ago, Masinissa said:

I makes good business sense for Trumpeter to make a New Tool Bf-109E. The market penetration for Wingsy or Eduard Bf-109Es is tiny. Eduard said that less than 5% of their sales are in Japan. Tamiya's and Hasegawa's Bf-109Es are about or over 30 years old now.

 

If Trumpeter decides to put their A-Team on this kit then it will have a chance at having strong sales outside of the Asian market.

I asked why and this is a sound answer, thank you as I think I can see the logic now! From a Western perspective it feels like others dominate this market but I didn't know Eduard were so small in Asia.

[Tbolt]

7 hours ago, Masinissa said:

I makes good business sense for Trumpeter to make a New Tool Bf-109E. The market penetration for Wingsy or Eduard Bf-109Es is tiny. Eduard said that less than 5% of their sales are in Japan. Tamiya's and Hasegawa's Bf-109Es are about or over 30 years old now.

 

If Trumpeter decides to put their A-Team on this kit then it will have a chance at having strong sales outside of the Asian market.

 

Plus it will probably be an easier build at a cheaper price than the Wingsy kit so it will sell well anyway and pretty much every time a new 109 comes out it goes straight to the top of sales at Hannants.

[VMA131Marine]

16 hours ago, Masinissa said:

I makes good business sense for Trumpeter to make a New Tool Bf-109E. The market penetration for Wingsy or Eduard Bf-109Es is tiny. Eduard said that less than 5% of their sales are in Japan. Tamiya's and Hasegawa's Bf-109Es are about or over 30 years old now.

 

If Trumpeter decides to put their A-Team on this kit then it will have a chance at having strong sales outside of the Asian market.

Don’t forget the Airfix 1/48 Bf 109E which, apart from the framing on the late style canopy is also very good.

[Phoenix44]

On 08/02/2023 at 01:50, Masinissa said:

I makes good business sense for Trumpeter to make a New Tool Bf-109E. The market penetration for Wingsy or Eduard Bf-109Es is tiny. Eduard said that less than 5% of their sales are in Japan. Tamiya's and Hasegawa's Bf-109Es are about or over 30 years old now.

 

If Trumpeter decides to put their A-Team on this kit then it will have a chance at having strong sales outside of the Asian market.

But that might be because the market in China appears to be more geared to post-War and modern jets - Post 1949 when history started! There's certainly no obvious WW2 market as there is in Europe and the US. I'm betting the Battle of Britain means virtually nothing in China and very little elsewhere in Asia. 

[Homebee]

And two more announced in 2024-2025

- ref. 81792 - Messerschmitt Bf.109E-4 Emil

- ref. 81794 - Messerschmitt Bf.109E-7 Emil

 

 

V.P.

Edited January 4, 2024 by Homebee

[Sturmovik]

Question is, will it have extended slats and dropped flaps? Or will HB follow their Bf 109F and G design for a closed wing?

[Homebee]

A test build on display at the Shizuoka Hobby Show 2024 - ref. 81791 - Messerschmitt Bf.109E-3 Emil

Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=958989552896426&set=pcb.958989926229722

 

 

V.P.

[VMA131Marine]

Why?

 

…

 

Because, Airfix, Tamiya, Wingsy Kits, Hasegawa, Dragon (what happened to that kit) and Eduard don’t make money for TrumpyBoss!

[janneman36]

10 hours ago, VMA131Marine said:

Why?

 

…

 

Because, Airfix, Tamiya, Wingsy Kits, Hasegawa, Dragon (what happened to that kit) and Eduard don’t make money for TrumpyBoss!

I am puzzled as well but the Chinese market is big and it will be a seller in China pricewise ….

No need for it here were I live 🤫

From what I see from the picture is that it looks like a bad Hobbycraft clone 😆

 

cheers, Jan 

[janneman36]

On 08/02/2023 at 18:48, VMA131Marine said:

Don’t forget the Airfix 1/48 Bf 109E which, apart from the framing on the late style canopy is also very good.

I love em so much that I bought seven more after I build five of them already.

A big plus with the Airfix is that you can build every model ( E1/2/3/4/7 from one kit and the variations in between as this kit is very flexible in options!

A Rob Taurus canopy would be welcome for the late types but else than that it is a very good kit option wise .

 

cheers, Jan

[VMA131Marine]

11 hours ago, janneman36 said:

I am puzzled as well but the Chinese market is big and it will be a seller in China pricewise ….

No need for it here were I live 🤫

From what I see from the picture is that it looks like a bad Hobbycraft clone 😆

 

cheers, Jan 

There are certainly a lot of people in China, but I’m still not sure that the model kit market is significant. Are there any Chinese forums for plastic kit builders? I just don’t know.

[SprueMan]

You think that a nation of 1billion people, there would not be enough model builders to start a forum?

Their modeling might be slightly different from ours western ones (see the Japanese interest in Gundam and other anime builds and ...dolls..for example) but its almost silly to think there are not enough of them to have an interest.

[Shorty84]

Bf109s are like opinions; everybody has one 😂

 

Cheers

Markus

[dragonlanceHR]

Or a dozen 🤣

[FlatlandFox]

Messerschmitt 109? The name sounds familiar to me….

 

An obscure one-off prototype, maybe?

 

 

[Milos Gazdic]

Why is everyone hyped when Eduard or some other Easter European (sans-Russian) company decides to make 109E? I understand that Trump/HobbyBoss do not make good models, but do we have to buy every kit that is published?