Spitfire88 Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Now that Hasegawa have re-tooled most of their 1/48 Butcher Birds like shruken down versions of their excellent 1/32 kits, why have the stopped, what's the hold up on the 1/48 D-9? Does anyone think we will ever see a 1/48 FW190D-9 from Hasegawa? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jester292 Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Anything is possible, but I doubt it. Aaron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tango35 Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 I agree with Jester, but why should Hasegawa do this - if there is an excellent kit ! ( Eduard ). It would be better that Hasagawa or better Eduard would produce a Ta 152 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-4Silverfox Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 .........and what is wrong with the Tamiya D-9? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jester292 Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 .........and what is wrong with the Tamiya D-9? Most people feel the wheel size and prop size are too small, as well as some cowling shape issues. Personally, I love Tamiya's D9. I don't have Eduard's, but Tamiya's does it for me. Again, Personally, I feel a replacement prop is necessary but I can live with the wheels and shape. Aaron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MESHER Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 For one there are a couple issues with the Eduard kit, they may seem petty but they missed the exhaust guard, the tail is a bit thick. I do agree the Eduard D-9 kit is easier to build vs their FW190A kits. Tamiya, issues are too short landing gear, wheels are too small, wheel bay is closed up totaly wrong so now you have to buy the Tamiya kit and how much extra money for MDC wheel well conversion, resin wheels, etc. The Tamiya FW190A's have issues too with the molded on gun barrels, wheel bays are not that accurate and great, but keep in mind these are much older molds, Tamiya just add some new updated parts and release kits like the F8 and the A8/R2. The Hasegawa kits are very nice, newer molds, fit is great, so I would like to see Hawegawa do a D-9. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dagger00 Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Probably Hasegawa will release a D-9, as they already have the excellent 1/32 scale kit, all they need to do is shrink it to 1/48, I have all their Antons series and would like to see how their D-9 will match against Eduard´s ones, BTW, I have all Eduard´s langnasen Doras, and they´re superb kits! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Superjew Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 (edited) Probably Hasegawa will release a D-9, as they already have the excellent 1/32 scale kit, all they need to do is shrink it to 1/48, I have all their Antons series and would like to see how their D-9 will match against Eduard´s ones, BTW, I have all Eduard´s langnasen Doras, and they´re superb kits! good thing I was never crazy about the D9, or this would be some serious implications for future modeling projects. Im thinkin Tamiya FW-190 A8/R8 diorama as one of my next birds, if I can get the camo-painting down. I think my dislike of the D9 has more to do with the fact that it entered the war too late to have an impact, but a brand new FW-190 A8, prior to the Normandy Landings, with methanol injection must have been a dream to fly in '44. Anyone else like to think 'what if' the germans had their latewar planes, early war? Could of reversed the whole outcome of the game-changing 'Battle of Britain' And that question should have nothing to do with the master aryan race or the holocaust, outside of those horrible war crimes, the german war machine was pretty amazing for its time. Edited December 11, 2010 by Superjew Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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