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I'm really warming on the Sea Fury after seeing them at airshows a bunch. I mostly stick to true 'WWII era' stuff and I guess the Sea Fury is just on the tail end or a bit after, but I'm really liking the aircraft now. I'd easily buy a new one in 1/48 and/or 1/24. Would really like a 1/32 but I guess that's not gonna happen if it's Airfix.

Simple case of not knowing exactly which area you were complaining about. I was under the impression you were complaining about the curve of the 'chin' area. Now that I know which part is a bone of contention for you, I do see a difference between these 2 shots: On the '284' example, the belly curves up gradually as it nears the cowling flaps. On the silver P-40C, the belly is flatter and then turns in/upwards more abruptly as it approaches the flaps. So you're saying the P-40C example is more accurate in this area? Fair enough... In looking at the Airfix CAD images, the shapes seem to

I don't see much difference between: and I mean... it's the same angle and everything. If there's a difference, it must be so minor that I can't see it.

Airing your private correspondence is in bad taste. Getting so worked up about plastic model airplanes that you're threatening to involve lawyers is also in bad taste. Oh. And the way you refer to other members of the modeling community as 'screeching nitwits' and 'loudmouth idiots' and 'sensitive nancy girls'. That's in bad taste too.

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Unfortunately I restrict myself to 1/48 and 1/32... otherwise I'd jump on this. Very interested in Airfix's upcoming 1/48 stuff though. Not sure anyone will ever do another 1/48 B-17 though...

Well.... I'm sure to a hardcore Zero enthusiast, the distinction between an A6M5 and an A6M5c is significant. But to a more generalized enthusiast like myself, they're both just late model Zeroes that pretty much come in green, green, and green. The Hayabusa just seems like a bigger gap to fill. The only existing kit is quite dated now, and it's not like the Zero where at least SOME versions exist as modern kits. And it seems to me like there's a lot more variation in camo/marking schemes for the Hayabusa, making it a more tempting subject.

Yup, that describes me pretty well. I have 2 Tamiya Zeroes in the stash and I still plan to get the Hasegawa kit. Not much in the way of japanese 1/32 kits??? Hasegawa: 1/32 Hien, 1/32 Shoki, 1/32 Hayate, 1/32 Raiden, 1/32 George, 1/32 Oscar(OLD) Zoukei Mura: 1/32 Raiden, 1/32 Shinden Tamiya: 1/32 Zero (x2)

They won't be in the same price range. Tamiya Zero is 8000y retail, Hasegawa will be 5000y retail. And some people may value the simpler build of the Hasegawa since it will likely have less parts, and won't have the perhaps needless retractable landing gear gimmick of the Tamiya version. The Tamiya kit may be ideal for a person who wants to build one 'perfect' Zero for their collection. Perhaps their are japanese aircraft enthusiasts who want to build several 1/32 Zeroes... the Hasegawa kit would be better for them.

How will they compete? Probably by offering more versions than just the 2 that Tamiya did.

I'm a little surprised. I would have thought a new Hayabusa would be a better pick for re-tooling since there's no Tamiya Hayabusa to compete with. But this could be nice I guess, and certainly fits in the recent pattern of Hasegawa releases. In the end, they may wind up doing Zero versions that Tamiya didn't, so this could be good for japanese aircraft fans. Now that they have started on the path of re-tooling old subjects from their catalog, I hope that the Hayabusa and Hellcat will be considered for re-tooling in the near future. Not much point in re-doing the Mustang, Spitfire, Bf109E

I hadn't really heard of it. And that's what's nice about it really. If people only want kits of stuff they've heard a lot about, that's why we will keep getting P-51s and Spitfires and Bf109s and Corsairs. I've got tons of those well known aircraft now, and I'd like to expand into other aircraft to add depth to my collection. There's a lot of things I wasn't really familiar with, but got kits for anyway.... things like Tamiya's Fi156 and Great Wall's Fw189. And the old ProModeler Ta154. The E8N1 will go very nicely with my collection of other seaplanes, which is growing constantly and whic

Or you get it from between $20-$25 at a place like hlj.com, and have it shipped to wherever you live. In my case, living in CA, USA, shipping will add on maybe another $10-$12. I can't imagine it'd be priced much differently from Hasegawa's own F1M2 Pete seaplane in 1/48, and that's selling for $20.57 at HLJ right now. http://hlj.com/product/HSG07397/Air If you're paying $80 per Hasegawa kit at a LHS... I can't fathom why. If you live somewhere where buying from Japan will incur $60 worth of import fees... my sympathies.

Doesn't seem like there's much interest? I know a lot of people complain about endless spitfires and mustangs and bf109s and clamor for companies to do something 'different', but then something different comes along and... mostly silence?

Can you describe these mistakes for someone who knows nothing about the Hornet, but wants to get one?

Is this news? I was just scanning the new kit release schedule on cybermodeler.com when I came across a listing for a 1/48 E8N1 Type 95 Recon Seaplane from Hasegawa, due later this year. This isn't an old kit being re-issued right? It's actually something new? I'd have preferred to see them tackle a japanese twin engine bomber design, but new is new so I guess I can't complain.

Can I ask which parts came from which kit? After walking around one at an airshow earlier this year, I'm really interested in the aircraft.

What are the odds of an Airfix 1/48 Sea Fury?

I've got so many good Eduard kits (many many of their Hellcats, Spitfires, Bf110s, Fw190s, etc) that their (admittedly major) blunder with the Bf109G-6 doesn't really bother me. Especially since they are bothering to completely re-do it. I like the total Eduard package that you get with the Profipack and Limited Edition kits - nice variety of decals, packed in PE and resin bits, etc. My ultimate plan will be to buy both the Zvezda and Eduard kits (when available) and play around with both. In recent times I've picked up Eduard's Spitfire Mk. VIII, Spitfire Mk. XVI Dual Combo, P-39s at Guada

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Nice looking box art. I'll be planning to get one as soon as they are available. What outlets are likely to be selling these earliest?

Sorry, I meant spinners. Not props. I was thinking the HK spinners looked slightly too short and stubby, but the Tamiya ones don't seem a whole lot different. Maybe slightly pointier. But only slightly.

The funny thing is, the Tamiya props don't look a lot different. At least in the photos I've seen. Better photos of the Tamiya props may tell otherwise.

You MIGHT be right? But I'd need to see a shot of the completed kit, from the side, to be sure of this.

Um. The cookie is the bomb right? It's in all the photos so I'm not sure which photo specifically you are referencing. I think the nacelles are curving inwards towards the prop more along the side than along the top. I do see that the nacelle curves down into the wing, but the portion of the nacelle that projects forward from the leading edge of the wing seems pretty straight along the top side. The curve seems to come in when you view the nacelle from a three quarter angle and see the side curvature. Anyways, still planning to get both, and I can put both side by side to see the difference