Anders_Isaksson Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 Just curious about where their announced 1/48th scale Buccaneer went, as I haven't heard anything in a long while. I tried a search but not much turned up. 😐 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jgrease Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 (edited) The owner of the company had been facing some medical issues which took him away from the plastic model business. I believe he's still recovering. Health comes first. I think there's a huge difference in approaches taken by AMK vs Tanmodel. Edited March 2, 2020 by jgrease Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Anders_Isaksson Posted March 2, 2020 Author Share Posted March 2, 2020 2 hours ago, jgrease said: The owner of the company had been facing some medical issues which took him away from the plastic model business. I believe he's still recovering. Health comes first. I think there's a huge difference in approaches taken by AMK vs Tanmodel. Sorry to learn this and I hope everything works out for the owner. And agreed, there's indeed a huge difference between the two approaches. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChesshireCat Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 probably found out that they'd only sell about 250 of them world wide glt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spruemeister Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 11 hours ago, ChesshireCat said: probably found out that they'd only sell about 250 of them world wide glt Bit pessimistic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jgrease Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 12 hours ago, ChesshireCat said: probably found out that they'd only sell about 250 of them world wide glt Uh, the man was sick but if that gave you a giggle then... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChesshireCat Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 seriously, plus taking into fact the CEO is under the weather; I cannot see the kit being a big seller. Hope I'm wrong! Otherwise Airfix would have jumped on the band wagon a long time back. TAN Model has made many promises in the past, and we saw a few become real. Yet most never materialized. gary Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 I see no parallels in TAN and AMK. Two completely different situations. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peterburns Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 16 minutes ago, habu2 said: I see no parallels in TAN and AMK. Two completely different situations. I see parallels. Both talk a big game and then fail to deliver Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spruemeister Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 1 hour ago, ChesshireCat said: seriously, plus taking into fact the CEO is under the weather; I cannot see the kit being a big seller. Hope I'm wrong! Otherwise Airfix would have jumped on the band wagon a long time back. TAN Model has made many promises in the past, and we saw a few become real. Yet most never materialized. gary They did jump on the band wagon many years ago: https://www.scalemates.com/kits/airfix-08100-hs-buccaneer-s2b--192586 Which is why we need a new tool 1/48 kit now. And their recently released 1/72 new tool Bucc has been very well received and in demand. No reason to believe a 1/48 kit would tank. Rick L. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mfezi Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 12 hours ago, ChesshireCat said: seriously, plus taking into fact the CEO is under the weather; I cannot see the kit being a big seller. Hope I'm wrong! Otherwise Airfix would have jumped on the band wagon a long time back. TAN Model has made many promises in the past, and we saw a few become real. Yet most never materialized. gary Well, the Airfix 1/48th scale Buccaneer was quite popular around here. I saw them arrive and disappear off the local hobby shop shelves quite fast and I believe Airfix reissued the kit several times. It is not that old, being released originally in 1994. However, they do have a recurring problem of warped fuselages and a resin cockpit really is needed (Neomega made a nice one). I don't know about "big seller", but it shouldn't do too badly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jgrease Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 17 hours ago, peterburns said: I see parallels. Both talk a big game and then fail to deliver You couldn't be more hopelessly wrong - Tanmodel hasn't continued to push the notion that the Bucc is right around the corner. There was initial posts about it and some CADs floated around. Tanmodel has been building up their company through some kits of Turkish subjects for their home crowd. But again you're pissing all over the guy while he's recovering from a serious health issue. Your happiness through a plastic model airplane is the priority after all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shion Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 18 hours ago, ChesshireCat said: seriously, plus taking into fact the CEO is under the weather; I cannot see the kit being a big seller. Hope I'm wrong! Otherwise Airfix would have jumped on the band wagon a long time back. TAN Model has made many promises in the past, and we saw a few become real. Yet most never materialized. gary - Different versions. - Different operators. - long operational career. - Different decorations and camos, some of them emblematic. - wingfolded option. - pretty big fandom - high potential for superdetailling (rotative bomb bay...) - iconic design. Sorry, but you're wrong, I think the bucaneer could be a pretty big seller, not at the Me-109/Spitfire/Mustang/Tomcat level, but it will sell very well in UK. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
delide Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 Well, the old Airfix 1/48 kits are now selling away on Ebay at around 70EUR and over! The first patch of their new tooled 1/72 kit sold out very quickly, and I see one on Ebay sold for almost 50 EUR without shipping, and it's the factory sealed 1/72 kit only with no aftermarket item! The Buccaneer's such an iconic aircraft, any kit will be a big seller! I don't understand how it could otherwise. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChesshireCat Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 On 3/3/2020 at 3:42 PM, peterburns said: I see parallels. Both talk a big game and then fail to deliver boy are you wrong here. AMK is and has shipped kits. They're kinda slow on delivery. gary Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChesshireCat Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 On 3/3/2020 at 4:58 PM, Spruemeister said: They did jump on the band wagon many years ago: https://www.scalemates.com/kits/airfix-08100-hs-buccaneer-s2b--192586 Which is why we need a new tool 1/48 kit now. And their recently released 1/72 new tool Bucc has been very well received and in demand. No reason to believe a 1/48 kit would tank. Rick L. I have the 1/72 kit somewhere. Looks nice in the box, and someday I'll build it. glt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peterburns Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 8 hours ago, jgrease said: You couldn't be more hopelessly wrong - Tanmodel hasn't continued to push the notion that the Bucc is right around the corner. There was initial posts about it and some CADs floated around. Tanmodel has been building up their company through some kits of Turkish subjects for their home crowd. But again you're pissing all over the guy while he's recovering from a serious health issue. Your happiness through a plastic model airplane is the priority after all. You sure told me. I'm going to order the F-111, F-4, F-5, SU-33 and Buccaneer tonight Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jgrease Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 13 hours ago, peterburns said: You sure told me. I'm going to order the F-111, F-4, F-5, SU-33 and Buccaneer tonight You do that - all that Tanmodel did was announce what kits they PLANNED on doing. But you got my attention so I guess you win. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jgrease Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Nine posts and I can guarantee they were all clever insightful thoughts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tony.t Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 I hope Baris Tansoy recovers fully, soon. The CAD for the 1/32 Su-33 Sea Flanker looked utterly exquisite. And a modern tool 1/48 Buccaneer S.2 is much wanted. I'm in for a brace, Tony Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A.C.Acikgoz Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 On 3/3/2020 at 11:16 PM, ChesshireCat said: ... TAN Model has made many promises in the past, and we saw a few become real. Yet most never materialized. gary TAN did not promise anything, the did not collect pre orders nor money from any other sources… they just planned to build some and announce them, maybe they still can, maybe won't be able to… Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Anders_Isaksson Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share Posted March 6, 2020 6 minutes ago, A.C.Acikgoz said: TAN did not promise anything, the did not collect pre orders nor money from any other sources… they just planned to build some and announce them, maybe they still can, maybe won't be able to… Agreed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jgrease Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 4 hours ago, A.C.Acikgoz said: TAN did not promise anything, the did not collect pre orders nor money from any other sources… they just planned to build some and announce them, maybe they still can, maybe won't be able to… Exactly Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Salineated Michigander Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 It certainly is unfortunate that the TANmodel guy is dealing with illness, but speaking solely as someone who has experience building one of their products I have to admit it was quite a dog of a kit. I'm talking about their 1/48 scale rF-84f Thunderflash. I have absolutely no experience with anything else they've produced but my experience with this kit gives me pause as to whether I'd buy another one from them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B.Sin Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 What's wrong with it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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