White Wolf Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 1/72 Eurofighter Typhoon 1/48 F-15E Tiger Meet 2005 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
angry_android Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Fighters, fighters, fighters, fighters, fighters. How about an accurate 737-200Adv or a DC-9-50? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Williams Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Thanks for sharing. It looks like they are finally making an attempt to updatie their old two seater F-15 to make a proper Strike Eagle. I shudder to think what the price will be, though. It may do well in Japan, but outside of there it will be a tough sell against the Revell F-15E, or even the latest boxing of the Academy kit , with its full weapons load. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dedalus Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Not a proper strike eagle if that is the only new sprue, though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sharkey Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 I just want those tiger decals. I can't find them anywhere! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
louie Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 I just want those tiger decals. I can't find them anywhere! I have an extra set. of the two bobs sheet. it might be missing a squadron badge Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gonzalo Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Not a proper strike eagle if that is the only new sprue, though. I think the proper pylons for the bombs are included on that sprue as well,as the old ones. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Inquisitor Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 (edited) Not a proper strike eagle if that is the only new sprue, though. I think the proper pylons for the bombs are included on that sprue as well,as the old ones. I'm not familiar with the 1/48 one, but the 1/72 scale F-15E had the old F-15B instrument panels. But the updated release had a new sprue with the correct instrujments. On another note, Hasegawa announced a new tool 1/72 V-22 Osprey for spring 2013. Platz too although can't find the scale.And Italeri reissuing their by year end. Edited October 12, 2012 by Inquisitor Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andre Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 And Italeri reissuing their by year end. Unless Italeri do a massive retool, it'll still represent a prototype. Bring on the Hasegawa, I say! Cheers, Andre Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Inquisitor Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 (edited) Unless Italeri do a massive retool, it'll still represent a prototype. Bring on the Hasegawa, I say! Cheers, Andre Which also brings into question if the Platz one is a rebox of the Italeri one. Since we know Italeri reboxes some of the platz UAV kits. Edited October 12, 2012 by Inquisitor Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erik_g Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 How convenient with a new Osprey since I decided to give my Italeri MV-22 away to a model building boy at the first possible momen. I finally told myself that I would not have the energy required to make it up to scratch - and I already built it when it first came out (as a teenager I thought it was a really cool kit). I´d prefer one in 1/48 though.. I guess I´d have to sell a kidney or two to afford one from Hasegawa if they'd release it in 1/48.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cvrle Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Can't wait for the MV-22, I've been waiting for that :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bobski Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 (edited) Nice to see the sprues from the Typhoon, although by the looks of them it's not any great improvement over the Revell kit. There doesn't appear to be any intakes beyond what Revell have provided and they have only included the closed engine nozzles. The seat is pants, the APU exhaust is as bad as Revell's, and the more I look at those Storm Shadows the more I don't like them as well. The front end is far too square and far too blunt. Kudos however for including all the stores pylons (including the MFRLs inboard pylons and, it appears, the centreline pylon) and for being the first company to supply Brimstone in plastic, which although not currently carried by Typhoon can be used on Tornado GR4. I also like how the pilot appears to have the new HMSS helmet. The ECS exhaust at the base of the fin also looks a bit better than Revell. Overall, I don't see enough to make me want to pay the frankly eye-watering price that this has been given in the UK (£40 for a 1/72 jet!), however if I like what I see when I get a proper rummage through the sprues I may import one... Edited October 12, 2012 by Bobski Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JackMan Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 On another note, Hasegawa announced a new tool 1/72 V-22 Osprey for spring 2013. Platz too although can't find the scale.And Italeri reissuing their by year end. This will not be a popular kit among Okinawa natives Quote Link to post Share on other sites
White Wolf Posted October 12, 2012 Author Share Posted October 12, 2012 This will not be a popular kit among Okinawa natives Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Berkut Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Ironic indeed, considering... :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JackMan Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Wolf, I love that meme :lol: Still, if Hasegawa is getting into tilt-rotors, who knows, we might just be lucky enough to get the VTOL aircraft from Appleseed one of these days: http://appleseed.wikia.com/wiki/G2E9_Tiltrotor http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100414175550/appleseed/images/c/c2/VTOL_%28side%29.jpg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
echolmberg Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Please forgive me for asking what may be a stupid question but what does the tilt-rotor have to do with Okinawans? Eric Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Williams Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Please forgive me for asking what may be a stupid question but what does the tilt-rotor have to do with Okinawans? Eric http://www.npr.org/2012/10/02/162135719/okinawan-resentment-flares-over-osprey-deployment Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Berkut Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Please forgive me for asking what may be a stupid question but what does the tilt-rotor have to do with Okinawans? Eric Japan OKs deployment of Ospreys to Okinawa Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Red_Baron_13 Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 I noticed the weapons sprues contain no Typhoon unique parts. Could we be seeing a "European Weapons Set" Soon? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Supertom Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 On another note, Hasegawa announced a new tool 1/72 V-22 Osprey for spring 2013. Ehmahgerd. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spejic Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 I was inside an Osprey last weekend. If you think you can scratchbuild an interior for that thing you must be mad. Mad as Mad Jack McMad, the winner of last year's "Mr. Madman" competition. It would take you hours just to photograph the real thing to a level where you can start thinking about building it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dedalus Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 I think the proper pylons for the bombs are included on that sprue as well,as the old ones. I'm talking about all the other ways the Hasegawa "E" model is really a D model. If they don't re-do the rest, it's still a "D" with some updated "E" bits thrown in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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