Homebee Posted February 6, 2023 Posted February 6, 2023 (edited) 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 2
hopkp Posted February 6, 2023 Posted February 6, 2023 That's great news, just what the modelling world has been waiting for! 🤣 10
alt-92 Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 5 minutes ago, mahavelona said: Why? Gotta have one in your catalogue to count, I guess... 2
Tbolt Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 15 minutes ago, mahavelona said: Why? I'm guessing to make money. 109's seem to do that easily. 3
janneman36 Posted February 8, 2023 Posted February 8, 2023 Finally a correct 109E with that long awaited desert scheme 🤪 4
Masinissa Posted February 8, 2023 Posted February 8, 2023 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. 2
VMA131Marine Posted February 8, 2023 Posted February 8, 2023 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.
mahavelona Posted February 8, 2023 Posted February 8, 2023 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. 3
Tbolt Posted February 8, 2023 Posted February 8, 2023 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. 1
VMA131Marine Posted February 8, 2023 Posted February 8, 2023 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. 4 1
Phoenix44 Posted February 9, 2023 Posted February 9, 2023 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. 2
Homebee Posted January 4, 2024 Author Posted January 4, 2024 (edited) 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 1
Sturmovik Posted January 13, 2024 Posted January 13, 2024 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 Posted May 15, 2024 Author Posted May 15, 2024 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 Posted May 15, 2024 Posted May 15, 2024 Why? … Because, Airfix, Tamiya, Wingsy Kits, Hasegawa, Dragon (what happened to that kit) and Eduard don’t make money for TrumpyBoss! 1
janneman36 Posted May 16, 2024 Posted May 16, 2024 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 Posted May 16, 2024 Posted May 16, 2024 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 2
VMA131Marine Posted May 16, 2024 Posted May 16, 2024 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 Posted May 16, 2024 Posted May 16, 2024 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. 1
Shorty84 Posted May 16, 2024 Posted May 16, 2024 Bf109s are like opinions; everybody has one 😂 Cheers Markus 1 4
FlatlandFox Posted May 17, 2024 Posted May 17, 2024 Messerschmitt 109? The name sounds familiar to me…. An obscure one-off prototype, maybe? 1
Milos Gazdic Posted May 17, 2024 Posted May 17, 2024 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?
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