Arma 1/48 announcement at Babaryba

[GioCare]

everybody convinced by the more rational P39 and Arma'd surprise us ! My bet is on a new P40B/C in 1/48 and later in the year in 1/72. Airfix is nice but Arma can go ahead in term of details. In 1/72 it could be at last the best P40B/C Kittyhawk MkI/II. Airfix is barely acceptable to nowaday standard of details, quite crude ...of course, it will be a COMBO announcement of P40 ! cmon, it's a better bet than a too obvious Airacobra😀 

 

PS: Eduard is working of course on a P40 family in 1/48 but the first versions would be ready in almost two or more years, so Arma has all the time to make money with no competitors on these subjects. SpecialHobby has no early versions of P40 in its family of warhawk/KittyHawk, so the place is empty.     

Edited May 30 by GioCare

[2996 Victor]

I'd be very happy with an Arma P-40B/C! I just think a P-39 or P-51B/C would be easier as they've already done the research. But whatever it is, it'll be First Class!

[VMA131Marine]

1 hour ago, GioCare said:

Airfix is barely acceptable to nowaday standard of details, quite crude ...of course,

The Airfix P-40B/C is one of my favourite kits; I’ve built three of them. It’s a fun build and, unlike the other 1/72 kits of the aircraft, it looks right. Could Arma give us a more detailed kit? For sure! But I still wouldn’t give up my Airfix kits.

[hopkp]

2 hours ago, GioCare said:

!My bet is on a new P40B/C in 1/48 and later in the year in 1/72. Airfix is nice but Arma can go ahead in term of details. 

The Airfix one in 1/48 is more than good enough for me. No interest any longer in anything in 1/72, haven't had for years, it's just too fiddly for my ever-older eyes at this stage in life. 

[28ZComeback]

I would love a Sikorsky JRS-1, in 1/48. There. I got it out of my system. 

[GioCare]

7 hours ago, VMA131Marine said:

The Airfix P-40B/C is one of my favourite kits; I’ve built three of them. It’s a fun build and, unlike the other 1/72 kits of the aircraft, it looks right. Could Arma give us a more detailed kit? For sure! But I still wouldn’t give up my Airfix kits.

It's not a question about what I like or appreciate more, it's a bet on what I think could be a interesting commercial choice. For instance the P39 Monogram - today Revell US I think - despite its age and faults is one of the kit I like more, still today, I understand that Eduard and Hasegawa have better P39, that an Arma new one in 48 could be state of the art kit ... this doesn't change my opinion on Monogram P 39: one of the best kit ever produced, in my opinion, still a nice kit in the era of the super engraved details, etc ... so the Airfix P51D in 72 scale is a nice kit, cheap and really good, despite this Arma 's announced a new P51D, and Eduard makes a new tool P51D, more detailed, accurate, etc ... I have two Airfix P51D in 72 scale and for sure I'd buy the new one from Eduard and from Arma if and when  this appears ( a miracle?😀).  I like the P40B/C in 72 scale even if I repeat the details is crude, in some area missed or wrong, an Arma would be spectacular. 24 h to the revelation! Ciao 

[Tbolt]

10 hours ago, GioCare said:

everybody convinced by the more rational P39 and Arma'd surprise us ! My bet is on a new P40B/C in 1/48 and later in the year in 1/72. Airfix is nice but Arma can go ahead in term of details. In 1/72 it could be at last the best P40B/C Kittyhawk MkI/II. Airfix is barely acceptable to nowaday standard of details, quite crude ...of course, it will be a COMBO announcement of P40 ! cmon, it's a better bet than a too obvious Airacobra😀 

 

PS: Eduard is working of course on a P40 family in 1/48 but the first versions would be ready in almost two or more years, so Arma has all the time to make money with no competitors on these subjects. SpecialHobby has no early versions of P40 in its family of warhawk/KittyHawk, so the place is empty.     

 

The first Eduard P-40, the E, is due out this year, but I don't believe they have said anything about doing anything earlier.

[Tbolt]

8 hours ago, 28ZComeback said:

I would love a Sikorsky JRS-1, in 1/48. There. I got it out of my system. 

 

100% not a chance...

[352nd Fighter Group]

1/48 P-40 B/C 

[redracer]

A lot of focus on the P-39 and I agree that a P-39 would be the betting choice.  A new P-36C would be welcome, and it was flown by several combatants in WW 2.  An end of war F4U-4 would be however would be the most exciting announcement they could make.  It would provide the basis for a new late model F4U in 1/72 as well as open the door to the post WW2 variants which served in Korea.  I do think if you were going to be placing money on a bet, the P-39 would be the bet.

[2996 Victor]

14 minutes ago, redracer said:

I do think if you were going to be placing money on a bet, the P-39 would be the bet.

Agreed! Although, as you say, a P-36 would be a nice choice of subject - the entire P-36/Mohawk family would be very popular I'm sure, although Clear Prop! are supposed to be doing them, aren't they?

 

Cheers,

Mark

 

Curved ball - what about a P-47N?

[352nd Fighter Group]

1/48 P-38 J ?

Edited May 31 by 352nd Fighter Group

[Tbolt]

31 minutes ago, 2996 Victor said:

Agreed! Although, as you say, a P-36 would be a nice choice of subject - the entire P-36/Mohawk family would be very popular I'm sure, although Clear Prop! are supposed to be doing them, aren't they?

 

Cheers,

Mark

 

Curved ball - what about a P-47N?

 

I haven't found anything that said they were going to do the retractable gear versions but it would be silly for them to not.

[Tbolt]

2 minutes ago, 352nd Fighter Group said:

1/48 P-38 J ?

 

I'm not sure how wise that would be going up against Tamiya, but it would be a very cool kit and we could do with some new P-38's in 1/72nd as well.

[hopkp]

3 hours ago, Tbolt said:

I'm not sure how wise that would be going up against Tamiya.....

Complete waste of time and effort, in my view at least. The Tamiya 1/48 P-38 has to be one of the best kits in that scale ever of a WWII fighter. The only possible thing a competitor might be able to offer would be a cheaper alternative, but whatever else they might be Arma products definitely aren't low-cost.

[GioCare]

6 hours ago, Tbolt said:

 

The first Eduard P-40, the E, is due out this year, but I don't believe they have said anything about doing anything earlier.

Mr Sulc, discussing on the P40 family, spoke about the KittyHawk/mohawk family, this will be the last developed.  It was at the biginning of the discussion on P40 in a czec forum, I remember correctly. So also a first P40 is in Eduard plan, almost in the origin.  

[Tbolt]

4 minutes ago, hopkp said:

Complete waste of time and effort, in my view at least. The Tamiya 1/48 P-38 has to be one of the best kits in that scale ever of a WWII fighter. The only possible thing a competitor might be able to offer would be a cheaper alternative, but whatever else they might be Arma products definitely aren't low-cost.

 

Exactly. The Arma Hurricane is almost the price of the Tamiya P-38 here in the UK, so an Arma P-38 would be quite a bit more.

[Tbolt]

3 minutes ago, GioCare said:

Mr Sulc, discussing on the P40 family, spoke about the KittyHawk/mohawk family, this will be the last developed.  It was at the biginning of the discussion on P40 in a czec forum, I remember correctly. So also a first P40 is in Eduard plan, almost in the origin.  

 

Thanks, I hadn't heard they were going to do the P-36 as well.

[TheKinksFan]

4 hours ago, Tbolt said:

I haven't found anything that said they were going to do the retractable gear versions but it would be silly for them to not

I asked they will release other versions, like Finnish and French, and they replied yes. But it was long time ago, in 2022. My question were about 1/72. 

[Homebee]

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Arma Hobby for Babaryba 2024 !

We invite you to our stand - where we were last year: in the depth of the festival hall on the right - looking from the main entrance.

• You will be able to meet and talk with the owners of the company Wojtek Bułhak and Marcin Ciepierski (main designer of Arma Hobby models) and Grzegorz Mazurowski, as well as see older and newer Army models (glued and ironed).
• We will reveal the latest novelty: model of the classic American fighter from World War II on 1/48 scale: test injections, turkeys, box!
• We will show you more information about the new model in 1/72!
• We will present a new product: files for self-printing 3D resin details!

Let's meet at the Warsaw Modeling Festival Babaryba 2024: Saturday-Sunday, 1-2 June, Arena Ursynów, ul. Pilecki 122. Admission is free!

More information about the Warsaw Modeling Festival Babaryba 2024

http://warszawskifestiwalmodelarski.pl/

 

 

V.P.

Edited May 31 by Homebee

[Tbolt]

35 minutes ago, Homebee said:

 

 

V.P.

 

I can't wait to see the turkeys 🤣

[MrB17]

Trying to figure out the use of “Turkeys”. TBM Avengers were nicknamed Turkeys but certainly not a classic American fighter, unless there is a hiccup in the translations. That’s a head scratcher to be sure.

When I wake up Monday morning I think I might be able to figure that out.

Cheers

 

Jeff

 

[Richard123]

Great Marianas turkey shoot?

[TheKinksFan]

When they write that they "will show you more information about the new model in 1/72", does this mean that the 1/72 model has already been announced? Or is it just a translation issue like the mysterious turkeys. 

[MrB17]

3 minutes ago, Richard123 said:

Great Marianas turkey shoot?

Hmmm. Wojtek does have a thing for WWII US Navy aircraft. The Hellcats had a heyday in the Marianas turkey shoot.

Hmmm…

 

Cheers

 

Jeff