habu2 Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 Hey, bot.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Specter1075 Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 (edited) Bot reported. Habu2 beat me by seconds... Edited August 8, 2023 by Specter1075 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 2 hours ago, Specter1075 said: Bot reported. Habu2 beat me by seconds... Blammo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Miramar Road Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 Don't think I've seen this elsewhere on the forum but the Kittyhawk kits will be coming back under a brand-new company known as Zimi Models. https://www.zimimodel.com/ Whether this is a new label set up by Trumpeter or another private entity I'm not sure. Not only are they bringing back all their kits, they apparently will release projects they never finished such as the Whiskey Cobra, F7U-3 Cutlass and even the F6U-1 Pirate! Personally, I'm glad we'll get the FJ-3 and FJ-2 kits out in the open again. In spite of the issues of both of those kits they were some of the better efforts from KH before they bit the dust. Plus, I can finally tackle the early Gloss Sea Blue FJ-3. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Specter1075 Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 Interesting that they have some of the unreleased kits already listed on the website. The 1:48 Su-25sm and Ka-52 in 48 catch my eye right off the bat. I'd be curious to know if any corrections to some of their older more infamous kits will take place. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Williams Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 I’d be very surprised if they made any corrections at all to existing molds. They probably got them cheap and aren’t going to spend the resources to redo molds. I’d also be very surprised if they actually release all of these kits, and over what times period. Can’t see them popping all of these kits out in a year or two. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Specter1075 Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 I was thinking mistakes that don't involve the molds. If memory serves, there was a mistake with a reversed logo in the Yak-130 kit, as well as volumes of mistakes in the instructions themselves across many of the kits. Those are things they could easily fix. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Matt Foley Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 (edited) Kittyhawk/Panda instructions on some kits were pretty rough. The Su-34 Kit I built was a challenge and the molds themselves must have had some issues, but, I will say that it will build into a better Fullback than the Hobbyboss kit, which is inaccurate OOB, and there is aftermarket for the Kittyhawk.....hopefully a re-pop would modify the instructions and we would see some 3d printed parts for it as well. I would like to get my hands on a couple of helicopter kits as well as the 1/48 Su-25. Luckymodel is showing the "Zimi" brand now. luckymodel.com/scale.aspx?search=Y&q_brand=ZIM&q_category=&q_scale=&q_item_no=&q_word=&q_show_instock_only=N&q_whse=ALL Edited September 5, 2023 by Mr Matt Foley Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sarathi S. Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 I'm just glad that there's hope for the Whiskey kit again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jon Krol Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 My KH FJ-2/3 kit bash. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tracy White Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 (edited) I picked up the initial run of a FJ-3 to do a VF-61 Jolly Rogers bird... hopefully the re-run the kit and someone does decals some day so I don't have to raid other sheets to pull it off.... Edited September 6, 2023 by Tracy White Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Inquisitor Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 (edited) On 9/4/2023 at 8:07 PM, Specter1075 said: I was thinking mistakes that don't involve the molds. If memory serves, there was a mistake with a reversed logo in the Yak-130 kit, as well as volumes of mistakes in the instructions themselves across many of the kits. Those are things they could easily fix. Not the logos, a lot of the warnings and the wing walkways are only one sided. while the tail art on their F-5 kits some of the text was reversed on one side, but at least they caught that and had a correction sheet, but not the Yak-130 decals. Edited September 7, 2023 by Inquisitor Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jon Krol Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 I found, at least in the case of the fj-2 and 3, the kits were over and under engineered. The landing gear has plethora of tiny landing gear door retraction arms that are difficult to attach. The main gear bays are accurately textured, yet they messes up the nose gear oleo while the rest of the nose gear is a model itself. The cockpit is pretty accurate until you get to the turtle back which was blank. They include a complete engine when an intake and exhaust would have been good enough. The kits are well done but lacking in some places. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Miramar Road Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 Jon, excellent way to describe the KH Fury kits. That has been my experience so far with both. I had a bit of a rough time trying to fit the two halves of the FJ-3 fuselage together. I didn't have the same issue with the FJ-2, but I remembered I used Hypersonic's exhaust and intake parts which cut out the unnecessary middle section. KH was notorious for inconsistencies in kit design like that. Another example, in their F-94C kit I noticed they molded the opening of the rocket tubes in the nose, but they don't give you the option to open the doors to display that detail if you wished. Why include that detail in the first place if you're not going to have an option available to display that detail? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jon Krol Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 5 hours ago, Miramar Road said: Jon, excellent way to describe the KH Fury kits. That has been my experience so far with both. I had a bit of a rough time trying to fit the two halves of the FJ-3 fuselage together. I didn't have the same issue with the FJ-2, but I remembered I used Hypersonic's exhaust and intake parts which cut out the unnecessary middle section. KH was notorious for inconsistencies in kit design like that. Another example, in their F-94C kit I noticed they molded the opening of the rocket tubes in the nose, but they don't give you the option to open the doors to display that detail if you wished. Why include that detail in the first place if you're not going to have an option available to display that detail? On my current FJ-3 build I am leaving out the gun bays, completely. I think it's the reason I couldn't get my forward fuselage halves to close up fully. I'm leaving them out and am only installing the cockpit. I have test fitted the cockpit and after some sanding down of the forward bulkhead, the forward fuselage closes up nicely now. That photo has some dust I should have cleaned off before I took the photo. The KH F-94 kit is pretty much an exact copy of the Collect Aire resin kit. The CA kit was designed by Dimitri of DMold when he was the master maker for the latter CA kits which were the best. I had a conversation with him and he was angry they had copied his kit. He knew they had copied it because Dimitri had to do some imagineering of the wheel wells because at the time had no info on the wells so he made some up. KH copied it exactly. KH also copied CA's Fury and Cougar. There may have been more in the works before they went TU. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Djack Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 Definitely happy to hear this. The AH-1W is one I was waiting for! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thuynh Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 Squadron webpage shows they are taking pre-orders for some KittyHawk 1/32 scale kits. I guess Kitty Hawk is back in business ? 🤔 Thanh Huynh Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beauslx Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 I would be happy to see the old KH UH-1D kit released. There was a very long thread on ARC about the development of that kit. Floyd Werner IIRC was involved in that process. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Williams Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 1 hour ago, thuynh said: Squadron webpage shows they are taking pre-orders for some KittyHawk 1/32 scale kits. I guess Kitty Hawk is back in business ? 🤔 Thanh Huynh A company called Zimi Models apparently has the molds and is releasing a number of their kits. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VADM Fangschleister Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 I've been following the F9F-8 single seat on eBay for some years now. Prices on the Bay varied widely but nothing I could afford/was willing to pay for. The listing for this new mfr shows it at ¥ 999 which is about $140 US but I think since lots of their kits have this amount, it may just be a 'place-holder' or approximation. In any case, $140 is a lot but considerably less than what's being asked on eBay. Would love to see it under $100 but that is likely a pipe-dream. Should have bought the Cougar and the F-101B when first offered. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Williams Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 I expect the 999 price is a placeholder that will get updated as the kits get closer to release. If you look at the 50002 kit, the AH/MH-6 kit, it’s showing 258 yen for the full kit and 20-30 yen for individual sprues or the decal sheet. My advice would be to just be patient. If you really want something, preorder from Squadron. They don’t charge you until it comes in, so if it never arrives, you aren’t out any money. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VADM Fangschleister Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 On 11/10/2023 at 7:17 PM, Dave Williams said: I expect the 999 price is a placeholder that will get updated as the kits get closer to release. If you look at the 50002 kit, the AH/MH-6 kit, it’s showing 258 yen for the full kit and 20-30 yen for individual sprues or the decal sheet. My advice would be to just be patient. If you really want something, preorder from Squadron. They don’t charge you until it comes in, so if it never arrives, you aren’t out any money. Wellllll goll-durnnit! I BEEN patient a'waitin' fer these dang critters ta come back, sheriff! My patience is a'wearin' mighty thin these days. Ain't much I can do 'bout it though. Jest don't like waitin' is all. Shucks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chukw Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 Is $105.00 for the Kingfisher a decent price? I don't buy a lot of 1/32.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Williams Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 3 minutes ago, chukw said: Is $105.00 for the Kingfisher a decent price? I don't buy a lot of 1/32.... It is now, considering that the kit has been sold out for a while. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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