boom175 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 The discussion on the Facebook page says that only the AIM-120's are included, that's kinda crappy but we'll see. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pep Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 interesting, i would think revell already has the Europe market with theirs and academy in Asia. both of which as I understand it are real nice kits. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
graves_09 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 (edited) I'll be the first to say it..."and still no 1/48 tamiya family model F-16!!!" Edited January 29, 2014 by graves_09 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ThePhantomTwo Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 If it was like the F-16C/N release I would consider getting one even though 1/72 isn't my preferred scale. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
White Wolf Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Great news, finally a modern jet from Tamiya in this scale after a long while. Sucks that only the AMRAAMs are included but there are always the Academy F-16s to plunder the weapons from. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Meatwad Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Ugh... And I just bought a Kinetics AND an Academy!. Perfect timing as usual Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gtypecanare Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 (edited) From Tamiyablog.com http://tamiyablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/N%C3%BCrnberg_2014-241.jpg Edited January 29, 2014 by gtypecanare Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Inquisitor Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 (edited) https://www.facebook...&type=1 The discussion on the Facebook page says that only the AIM-120's are included, that's kinda crappy but we'll see. And no underwing pylons shown either. But that doesn't mean they will not include them and other weapons, does it? interesting, i would think revell already has the Europe market with theirs and academy in Asia. both of which as I understand it are real nice kits. Errr nope, Academy's F-16 has a some pretty glaring errors: nose shape & intake. Edited January 29, 2014 by Inquisitor Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pep Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 does anyone have a link to a fair report yet or anything? is it already going on? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-Neu- Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Wow... Tamiya is really starting to make inroads into Hasegawa's product base.... this can't be good news for them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pablo189 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 (edited) And no underwing pylons shown either. But that doesn't mean they will not include them and other weapons, does it? Zoom in on the pics on the Tamiya blog and look at the decal sheet. It's most definately a new sheet because the Spang jet has the 2010 onwards finflash with colours for the 81st and 480th only as listed in the profiles, which as far as I know hasn't been done by anyone else. At the bottom you can see stencil markings for the 3 tanks, AIM-9M, AIM-9X, AIM-120C, HTS, 'ECM pod', Sniper XR and AGM-88's. I'm pretty sure they wouldn't be printing decals if the bits weren't in the kit. You can also see the sprues at the bottom right, the intake looks like it's only half the length of the 48th one. Edited January 29, 2014 by pablo189 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
barwaz09 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 (edited) http://tamiyablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/N%C3%BCrnberg_2014-242.jpg If you take a closer look at the left sprue (under F-16 model kit), you will see that there is I think AIM-9X and AIM-9M. Edited January 29, 2014 by barwaz09 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MoFo Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 (edited) Since Tamiyablog doesn't like hotlinking images... http://goo.gl/8b6kdS Decal sheet printing is legible. Note that it DOES say 1/72. The stencils at the bottom are: ECM Pod | AIM-9X Sidewinder | HARM Target Pod AGM-88 HARM | Fuel Tank | AIM-120C AMRAAM AIM-9M Sidewinder | Sniper XR | (AMRAAM cont'd) Which... makes sense. Tamiya's MO isn't to omit weapons, especially not when they're on the box art. Also worth noting: sprue on the right side of the image shows the intake trunking from the kit. It is definitely chopped off, and clearly has a blanking plate at the back. So, doesn't go all the way back to the fan. The sprue on the LEFT side of the photo, just below the plexiglass, you can see a couple of missiles. Canards at the front = Sidewinders. http://goo.gl/sZEEgK This shot gives a clearer view of the sprues. Looking at the area with the missiles, you can see it's an AIM-9X on the left, and an AIM-9M on the right. Edited January 29, 2014 by MoFo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MoFo Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 ...and more pics from Primeportal. http://www.primeportal.net/models/thomas_voigt8/tamiya/index.php?Page=2 Forward fuselage is split. I wonder how hard it would be to graft in a Revell two-seater forward fuselage, if you wanted to go that route... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Meatwad Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Looks nice. I'm in. Sorta disappointed at not seeing a two bucket (in any scale) yet from Tamiya. Hopefully that's in the works. The new deuce and half fuel truck is good news too! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stalal Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Why no two seater in 1/32 or 1/48 yet :( Quote Link to post Share on other sites
White Wolf Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Glad to hear the other weapons are included. Hope they'll downscale the Block 25/32 and C/N too! :pray:/>/> Quote Link to post Share on other sites
f5guy Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Oh good..... another (most likely) way overpriced kit of something that has already been done to death, instead of a good kit of something that has yet to be done well at all. I'm glad to see them do something modern in 72nd scale, but I can think of a lot of other jets that I'd rather have seen done. There's a reason that out of my 500 odd kit stash, 4 kits are from Tamiya..... yawn! Fred K. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
randypandy831 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Oh good..... another (most likely) way overpriced kit of something that has already been done to death, instead of a good kit of something that has yet to be done well at all. I'm glad to see them do something modern in 72nd scale, but I can think of a lot of other jets that I'd rather have seen done. There's a reason that out of my 500 odd kit stash, 4 kits are from Tamiya..... yawn! Fred K. overpriced??? you act like grade A tooling is cheap because it's not. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-Neu- Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Oh good..... another (most likely) way overpriced kit of something that has already been done to death, instead of a good kit of something that has yet to be done well at all. I'm glad to see them do something modern in 72nd scale, but I can think of a lot of other jets that I'd rather have seen done. There's a reason that out of my 500 odd kit stash, 4 kits are from Tamiya..... yawn! Fred K. Really? We don't know the price, but I can't see it going for more than 2200 yen... which at that price is a steal. The quality of Recent Tamiya releases are ridiculous. In 1/72, I 'd say they produce some of the best kits in the scale ever made. The Tamiya A6M series, (bar the short run Fine Molds A6M), is the best 1/72 kit ever built. Quality, build, accuracy are phenomenal. The F-16 is quite welcome. The Revell CJ actually has some accuracy issues (bulged doors being the biggest) so them choosing that version to build is the most welcome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bdt13 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 I am VERY much looking forward to this! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Can't possibly have too many 1/72 Vipers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ruud Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 This made my modeling day! Great to see it in 1/72 finally. The Revell kit is very nice, the Academy has issues, and the Hasegawa is really showing it's age. The Revell fuselage halves go together alright, i would expect Tamiya's to go together easily and well. Will we see a C/N boxing, i hope so. But how long have we waited for a P-47D-30/40ish 1/72 kit... You never know with Tamiya. 1/72 Gama Goat coming up...? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boom175 Posted January 30, 2014 Author Share Posted January 30, 2014 Oh good..... another (most likely) way overpriced kit of something that has already been done to death, instead of a good kit of something that has yet to be done well at all. I'm glad to see them do something modern in 72nd scale, but I can think of a lot of other jets that I'd rather have seen done. There's a reason that out of my 500 odd kit stash, 4 kits are from Tamiya..... yawn! Fred K. You do realize that Tamiya is in this game to make money right??? They need to have these mainstream jets to sell like hotcakes and then that profit can go into something more exotic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Johnopfor Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 interesting, i would think revell already has the Europe market with theirs and academy in Asia. both of which as I understand it are real nice kits. The Revell kits are great, but I was very disappointed with the Academy kit. Other than the odd-looking nose, and the PITA intake assembly, the ejection seat was also trouble for assembly, and I had to do a lot of sanding to get it to fit into the cockpit. The most accurate kit for the heavy geared F-16C is the Hasegawa F-16CJ blk 50 kit, which has the bulged main gear doors and fatter wheels. But the basis for the kit is about 30 years old and the cockpit still sucks. If Tamiya is going to release the heavy geared F-16CJ, please make sure that it has the proper main gear doors, wheels and landing gear. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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