Jonathan_Lotton Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 AAAAAND... The Tamiya F-14D is slated to appear at a Japanese show in May. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skull Leader Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 13 minutes ago, Jonathan_Lotton said: AAAAAND... The Tamiya F-14D is slated to appear at a Japanese show in May. Fortune favors the bold! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 17 minutes ago, Jonathan_Lotton said: AAAAAND... The Tamiya F-14D is slated to appear at a Japanese show in May. That will make doing a B much easier. A few resin parts and you're good to go. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skull Leader Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 and no one can act like they didn't see this coming.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Janissary Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Jonathan_Lotton said: AAAAAND... The Tamiya F-14D is slated to appear at a Japanese show in May. Is this for real? Just saw it on FB: From Marcus Nicholls, editor at Tamiya Modeling Magazine: "D-LICIOUS! Yep, the F-14D is on the way from Tamiya in 1:48 😍Oh, and also the Yamaha YZF-R1M in 1:12 and the Japan Ground Self Defense Force MCV Type 16 in 1:35... To be shown at the Shizuoka Hobby Show in May" Edited April 9, 2018 by Janissary Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anj4de Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 4 minutes ago, Janissary said: Is this for real? Source please... thx Uwe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 (edited) Hold up...wait a second...I need to process this...Tamiya is coming out with a 1/48 F-14D next month... as in 4ish weeks from NOW??? This isn't a long belated April fools joke is it? If its true how freaking' cool is that! I'll buy many! EDIT: o.k. I read the "appear in May" part. But still, if its true, when Tamiya shows something to us modelers that usually means that release to us isn't far off (summer perhaps?). Huge scoop if its really happening. Edited April 9, 2018 by Don Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skull Leader Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 19 minutes ago, anj4de said: Source please... thx Uwe dude, it came DIRECT from the mouth of Marcus Nicholls. He's the chief editor of Tamiya magazine. It was a post he made on facebook regarding next month's hobby show announcements. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathan_Lotton Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 5 minutes ago, Don said: Hold up...wait a second...I need to process this...Tamiya is coming out with a 1/48 F-14D next month... as in 4ish weeks from NOW??? This isn't a long belated April fools joke is it? If its true how freaking' cool is that! I'll buy many! EDIT: o.k. I read the "appear in May" part. But still, if its true, when Tamiya shows something to us modelers that usually means that release to us isn't far off (summer perhaps?). Huge scoop if its really happening. If it follows the pattern with the A.. It'll be displayed in May, and will be on shelves in October/November. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skull Leader Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 yeah, I'd expect a holiday release. the AMK chaps will need to act fast if they want to be first to the fight. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skull Leader Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 also, it's not too late for AMK to announce a F-16D.... just sayin'.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Matt Foley Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Link to the Facebook post or I call B.S. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathan_Lotton Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 3 minutes ago, Mr Matt Foley said: Link to the Facebook post or I call B.S. https://www.facebook.com/groups/tamiyamodelmagazine/permalink/10155901727729821/ Marcus Nicholls is the editor for Tamiya Model Magazine and broke the news of the Tamiya F-14A and BF-109 as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gb_madcat_sl Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 3 minutes ago, Mr Matt Foley said: Link to the Facebook post or I call B.S. https://www.facebook.com/groups/tamiyamodelmagazine/permalink/10155901727729821/ Mark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
modelingbob Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 https://www.facebook.com/groups/tamiyamodelmagazine/ Apparently not BS. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skull Leader Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 You guys are killing me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sierrascale Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 16 minutes ago, Skull Leader said: also, it's not too late for AMK to announce a F-16D.... just sayin'.... If they were smart, they would keep it secret, make the molds and only announce it when it's been produced and ready to ship. My two centavos. Bob at Sierra Scale Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 7 minutes ago, sierrascale said: If they were smart, they would keep it secret, make the molds and only announce it when it's been produced and ready to ship. My two centavos. Bob at Sierra Scale This ^^^ soooooo much this ^^^. AMK announcing that they are "working" on a 1/48 F-16D and then having the "working" going on near 3 years may not be a good thing. Good news on the Tamiya F-14D though! I am sure it will be yet another big seller for them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Janissary Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 On 11/30/2017 at 4:24 PM, Sio said: After this post, it should be 200K views of this thread? I will be here around these days, even I am busy with Tomcat progress. Let me know, if you need some information from me. Where does one begin.... I'd imagine you are still going through with your D, but man, I feel for you. This will significantly cut into AMK's profits. All the preorders, all the steel that has been cut, I hope you can see it through. AMK can still get its out first, but someone like me, knowing that the Tamiya D is now official and right around the corner, will wait for the Tamiya. Yes there will be people who will buy both, AMK has the weapons, dirty wings, Tamiya's profits don't make a dime for AMK and all that jazz, but in the big picture... This can't be good news for AMK. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathan_Lotton Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 I'll still be buying my two AMK Tomcats that I committed to. I'll still build them. But yes..quite sobering news I imagine for AMK. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Matt Foley Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 3 hours ago, Jonathan_Lotton said: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tamiyamodelmagazine/permalink/10155901727729821/ Marcus Nicholls is the editor for Tamiya Model Magazine and broke the news of the Tamiya F-14A and BF-109 as well. I Know who he is. Just wanting the link that everyone else needs to see. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Matt Foley Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 4 hours ago, modelingbob said: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tamiyamodelmagazine/ Apparently not BS. That's an understatement. But the mind asks...Why no F-16D? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sio Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 2 hours ago, Janissary said: Where does one begin.... I'd imagine you are still going through with your D, but man, I feel for you. This will significantly cut into AMK's profits. All the preorders, all the steel that has been cut, I hope you can see it through. AMK can still get its out first, but someone like me, knowing that the Tamiya D is now official and right around the corner, will wait for the Tamiya. Yes there will be people who will buy both, AMK has the weapons, dirty wings, Tamiya's profits don't make a dime for AMK and all that jazz, but in the big picture... This can't be good news for AMK. This will certainly happen. Yes! We will still go through this project, and we won't rush for getting it done. But please don't compare us, such a small company, to this respecful company. Again and again, many times, I expressed we had been learning a lot from their plastics, the way to make moulds, the way to design, etc. Referring to profit, this is not our priority, as you can see from the way we are working, the contents in box, and the pricing. Haha. Hope our company can survie. Of course, we will try our best to keep it surviving. Thank you for your support anyhow! Cheers! Sio Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sio Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 2 hours ago, Jonathan_Lotton said: I'll still be buying my two AMK Tomcats that I committed to. I'll still build them. But yes..quite sobering news I imagine for AMK. Thank you for your support! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 I'm still in for an AMK Tomcat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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