falcon91352 Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Hello Academy introduced a newly tooled F/A-22A Raptor in 1:48 during the current Nürnberg Toy Fair. Good news for most of you guys. Cheers Christian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ScottD Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 I hope their aircraft aren't the same horrible abortions that their armor kits can be at times....they range from Horrible to it just needs a couple aftermarket sets to make it accurate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CraigSargent Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Hmmm, not bashing, but will take that with a pinch of salt. The one RoG release will most likely be the kit of choice. I wait to be impressed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scott D Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Hmmm, not bashing, but will take that with a pinch of salt. The one RoG release will most likely be the kit of choice. I wait to be impressed. There are pics over on Hyperscale already, it says new tooling It HAS to be better than the Italeri garbage so I'm excited! Scott D Thousand Oaks, CA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Links? Pics? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scott D Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Links? Pics? http://ipmsdeutschland.de/Ausstellungen/Nu...2008/index.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trigger Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Links? Pics? Here Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 (edited) Thanks Scott and Trigger for the links. Looks promising. Edited February 7, 2008 by Raptor Supporter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Koen L Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Here's a list: http://www.ipmsdeutschland.de/Ausstellunge...nberg_2008.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rjwood_uk Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 still think il wait for the RoG 1/72...then wait for them to size it up to 1/48. may take a peak in a box of the academy one though. thanks for the list. i heard about the new airfix 1/48 TSR-2. cant wait!! ...they are also re-issuing the 1/72 one (sorry to those guys who rushed in and paid loads for them on ebay when they went into administration) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mark S. Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Gents: That F-16 from Academy looks great! Any better pics. These old eyes can't make out the type of targeting pods. Seems that it can be built as a CG or a GJ. Mark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mkimages Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Dollars to donuts the nose will be shaped wrong :D :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AnthonyWan Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 SWEET!!!! :D Can't wait for more pics to come up!! Also spotted this one... http://ipmsdeutschland.de/Ausstellungen/Nu...evell_C-17.html :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yeehah1 Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 08-02-08 That's a heck of a Bismarck!! ;) And what scale are those Sea Fury's?? Liam Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ScottD Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 08-02-08And what scale are those Sea Fury's?? Liam If they are the Trumpeter ones, they are coming out with 1/32 and 1/48 scale Sea Fury's this year..but the only downside is that got attacked by the mad riveter again and the Sea Fury had their rivets puttied over! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PBoilermaker Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 SWEET!!!! B)Can't wait for more pics to come up!! Also spotted this one... http://ipmsdeutschland.de/Ausstellungen/Nu...evell_C-17.html :lol: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
barkin mad Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 thanks for the list. i heard about the new airfix 1/48 TSR-2. cant wait!!...they are also re-issuing the 1/72 one (sorry to those guys who rushed in and paid loads for them on ebay when they went into administration) Probably not for another 3 to 5 years though. -------------------------- Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shion Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 SWEET!!!! :DCan't wait for more pics to come up!! Also spotted this one... http://ipmsdeutschland.de/Ausstellungen/Nu...evell_C-17.html It's what I like about RoG. No joke announcement like some companies. when they announce something, you've got sprues in the background and they say: "buy me". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Chladek Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 (edited) This could be awhile. The only picture I've seen so far of Academy's Raptor is a wood desktop display model with proposed box art in the background. So they don't even have a test shot yet. As such, this could be a wait of about 9 months before we see it. So, does anyone want to take any bets that Tamiya will beat them to the punch with a 1/48 Raptor kit when Academy is 3 months away from issuing their kit? Tamiya has done it before afterall. Of course, I do hope Revell of Germany does one as well, since it is always nice to have a choice in kits whenever possible, as opposed to a monopoly. Edited February 8, 2008 by Jay Chladek Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shion Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 Or perhaps a cooperation between Hasegawa and RoG for the F-22. :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
afterburner Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 or maybe Academy will enlarge the 48th moulding to 1/32...eventually??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RedHeadKevin Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 Looking at some of Academy's recent releases (the 1/32 Hornet) makes me very very excited about the 1/48 F-22. Looking at others (The 1/32 F-16) makes me not very excited about the 1/48 F-22. But, it's a new Raptor in the One True Scale!!! Come onnnnn Academy. Make us a good one! - I said this in one of the other threads. I'm optimistically cautious about this one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
andrew.deboer Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 The way computer-driven model design works these days [i think], it should be relatively easy for Revell AG to take their 1:72 Raptor's computer files, make a copy for 1:48, and start tweaking. Add detail here, increase plastic thickness there... I'm glossing over the challenges, but my point is they wouldn't be starting from square one. That's what I'd like to think... This could be awhile. The only picture I've seen so far of Academy's Raptor is a wood desktop display model with proposed box art in the background. So they don't even have a test shot yet. As such, this could be a wait of about 9 months before we see it.So, does anyone want to take any bets that Tamiya will beat them to the punch with a 1/48 Raptor kit when Academy is 3 months away from issuing their kit? Tamiya has done it before afterall. Of course, I do hope Revell of Germany does one as well, since it is always nice to have a choice in kits whenever possible, as opposed to a monopoly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 IMO you won't see an accurate F-22A kit from any manufacturer until they have access to one. With Raptor #3 now moving to the Air Force Museum, I think the major manufacturers will be there with cameras and tape measures in hand. THEN we will see an accurate kit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 IMO you won't see an accurate F-22A kit from any manufacturer until they have access to one. With Raptor #3 now moving to the Air Force Museum, I think the major manufacturers will be there with cameras and tape measures in hand. THEN we will see an accurate kit. I would bet that is true. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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