172flogger Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 found here: http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10321319 PLATZ new tool 1/72 kit will be a F-15J EAGLE. BTW: i still can´t find oversized Fujimi F-15E Strike Eagle for my kit collection :-(. It dissapeared from all Japan web-shops. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pollie Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 BTW: i still can´t find oversized Fujimi F-15E Strike Eagle for my kit collection :-(. It dissapeared from all Japan web-shops. Not just from the webshops, I've been to quite a few hobbyshops in Japan after the Fujimi kit was released and have never seen a single one... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MiG-Mech Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Nice! Let's hope for some other Versions. :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Boyer Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 found here: http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10321319 PLATZ new tool 1/72 kit will be a F-15J EAGLE. BTW: i still can´t find oversized Fujimi F-15E Strike Eagle for my kit collection :-(. It dissapeared from all Japan web-shops. Here's one on eBay and located in Japan: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fujimi-BSK-4-722351-F-15E-Strike-Eagle-1-72-Scale-Kit-/331531180781?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d30cc5aed As good as it may be, it's perhaps 10% - 15% too big by my guess. Gotta wonder what kind of a slip up was made. Did you know that Hasegawa added parts to its 1/72 F-15E in the last year or two that make it more up to date? It may not be perfect, but at least they finally give you the proper CFT pylons and a few humps and bumps. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eric B. Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Hi Paul, Here's one on eBay and located in Japan: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fujimi-BSK-4-722351-F-15E-Strike-Eagle-1-72-Scale-Kit-/331531180781?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d30cc5aed As good as it may be, it's perhaps 10% - 15% too big by my guess. Gotta wonder what kind of a slip up was made. Did you know that Hasegawa added parts to its 1/72 F-15E in the last year or two that make it more up to date? It may not be perfect, but at least they finally give you the proper CFT pylons and a few humps and bumps. Yes Paul, Hasegawa did. I had hoped they would upgrade their F-15E 1/72nd kit for years after seing how they earnestly upgraded their Tomcat to B and D versions and also did the same with their Viper models which they upgraded to block 40-52s and up. Not always perfect but very close. And then even their Super Hornet kits to later lots too. They finally upgraded their F-15 kits with great result I think. It rate Hasegawa as a very serious brand. They may use their moulding infinately releasing myriad of versions but they dare add new parts to update their models. Their F-15E now is very close (perfection would have necessitated new fuselage molds I guess; as for their later Viper block kits). Cheers Eric B. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dehowie Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Platz re popped the 48th Great Wall Eagle as a single and two seater J last year. They are slightly different from a straight C and they picked up all the changes. Nip it sure if Platz was used just for the label or if they participated in the mods. Guessing they where as it's the best J ever released. Maybe it's a scaled down Great Wall J? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 (edited) It is highly possible that it is a scaled down GWH 1:48 F-15J. I think the GWH 1:48 F-15 is just too expensive for the average modeler and they need to wait for long time to break even on their F-15. So it is wise for GWH to release a scale down version of their F-15/Mig-29 and my guess is they won't start anything big until next year. The exchange rate also makes it tough for Chinese exporters to sell to Eurasia and Japan. Edited April 17, 2015 by Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Space Tiger Hobbes Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I got the revised B/D when it was shipped to my door for $65, but they'll wait a long time for me to pay $80 plus for the C when I can get a Hasegawa kit for half that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MoFo Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Bump. Hobby Search now has sprue shots from Shizuoka. Pics of the PE too. Looks interesting. Direct link to their Platz coverage: http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/blog/1505142 though the pics are also on the kit and PE product pages. (there's also a display model for the T-2, but no sprue shots) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Murph Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Bump. Hobby Search now has sprue shots from Shizuoka. Pics of the PE too. Looks interesting. Direct link to their Platz coverage: http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/blog/1505142 though the pics are also on the kit and PE product pages. (there's also a display model for the T-2, but no sprue shots) I was going to say the parts layout looks pretty conventional, then I saw the bottom fuselage section. I wonder if they're doing that to cater to a CFT equipped version later on? Regards, Murph Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 You could get old and die waiting for their server to respond. It's 2015 guys! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spejic Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 This looks really, really nice. I was going to say the parts layout looks pretty conventional, then I saw the bottom fuselage section. I wonder if they're doing that to cater to a CFT equipped version later on? I think it's to add detail to the sides which you couldn't conventionally unless you used slide molds. There's no reason to hollow it out for CFTs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Note they don't appear to include a USAF build option. Both vertical fins have flutter weights molded in place. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Boyer Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 They'll probably do it the way Hasegawa has done it in the past; include a third vertical for the alternate version. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
172flogger Posted July 3, 2015 Author Share Posted July 3, 2015 Bag with parts photo, decals and instructions are online: http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10321319/10/0 must be released very soon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
172flogger Posted July 20, 2015 Author Share Posted July 20, 2015 (edited) F-15J Eagle in stock in Japan: source: Platz facebook Edited July 20, 2015 by 172flogger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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