j-basset Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Hasegawa just posted their August 2012 releases on their web site: Hasegawa August 2012 I'm really pleased to see this one: 1/72 Hasegawa F-15E Using Google to translate the description, it looks like there'll be a bunch of newly tooled parts for this release. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they will be able to nail this one to a good extent. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
White Wolf Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 New conformal tanks, antennas, and pylons in plastic, sounds great! I'll may get one and use my Idolmaster decals on it. I wonder if they're actually the F-15I resin parts done up in plastic though. Also, Idolmaster Typhoon! :lol: Too bad it's a Revell rebox again and not the new Hasegawa tooling. :( Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gb_madcat_sl Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 That's strange. The box art still depicts the old MER configuration. Mark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j-basset Posted July 12, 2012 Author Share Posted July 12, 2012 That's strange. The box art still depicts the old MER configuration. Mark Hi Mark, I reacted pretty much the same way. If i'm not mistaken, that box art is the same one as one of their earlier F-15E limited edition releases. Maybe it's just a provisional box art? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
achterkirch Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 here it is again. pretty much affirms what every one has said. linky Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 I guess the opportunity was too good to pass after Fujimi screwed up so badly. They are so embarrassed that any evidence of the Fujimi F-15E is gone now, much like out-of-favor political figures were airbrushed out of Soviet official photos. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andre Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 I guess the opportunity was too good to pass after Fujimi screwed up so badly. They are so embarrassed that any evidence of the Fujimi F-15E is gone now, much like out-of-favor political figures were airbrushed out of Soviet official photos. Perhaps there's still room in the landfills where Atari's "E.T." cartridges were unceremoniously dumped. ;) Cheers, Andre Quote Link to post Share on other sites
White Wolf Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 (edited) Actually, the F-15E is back online at Fujimi's webpage. Nothing that says it's been fixed or something to that effect though. Having just finished it, it's really not that bad of a kit, at least you get most of the things for an E out of the box without having to resort to aftermarket. But I agree that the size issue was the biggest mistake with it, Fujimi really screwed up on that. Edited July 12, 2012 by White Wolf Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigasshammm Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 here it is again. pretty much affirms what every one has said. linky Love reading those translations. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flyftrs Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Love reading those translations. Ahh, Japlish. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 YES! FINALLY! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Inquisitor Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 New conformal tanks, antennas, and pylons in plastic, sounds great! I'll may get one and use my Idolmaster decals on it. I wonder if they're actually the F-15I resin parts done up in plastic though. Also, Idolmaster Typhoon! :lol: Too bad it's a Revell rebox again and not the new Hasegawa tooling. :( Yeah I was expecting them to reserve it for later to be packed with their new tooling and not Revell one. :( And back to the F-15E topic. Yup from the description it says new tooling/molds for the additional parts which represent the production F-15Es. The new parts being CFTs, Pylons and Antennas. Also for the initial release they included a stand. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bdt13 Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 I don't think I can let myself believe this until it hits the shelves. My hopes and dreams will be crushed if it turns out to be yet another piece of inaccurate junk. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
f4h1phantom Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 (edited) If they do it right, that would be awesome news! Would build another if I don't have to do things the hard way again! :wacko: Thanks for the news, Jorge. Edited July 13, 2012 by f4h1phantom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hero Ma Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Yeah I was expecting them to reserve it for later to be packed with their new tooling and not Revell one. :( And back to the F-15E topic. Yup from the description it says new tooling/molds for the additional parts which represent the production F-15Es. The new parts being CFTs, Pylons and Antennas. Also for the initial release they included a stand. But still no weapons... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
172flogger Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 (edited) Actually, the F-15E is back online at Fujimi's webpage. Nothing that says it's been fixed or something to that effect though. Having just finished it, it's really not that bad of a kit, at least you get most of the things for an E out of the box without having to resort to aftermarket. But I agree that the size issue was the biggest mistake with it, Fujimi really screwed up on that. Fujimi F-15E is overpriced "oem" product probably somewhere from China. Their expensive F-22 and F-35 are from chinese M-Legend. Same chinese company, which prepared 1/32 B-25 and more kits now deleted from their website. Compare M-Legend oem product F-35 with expensive kit sold by Fujimi: M-Legend: http://www.m-legend.com/pic/1293025218.jpg Fujimi: http://www.drewemanton.com/index/f35b_review.html http://s362974870.onlinehome.us/forums/air/index.php?showtopic=246350 Where is lost true Fujimi japanese quality??? But still no weapons... Targetting pod is probably included. In the description they recommend their sets X72-9, 10 and 11 for weapons. Edited July 13, 2012 by 172flogger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JackMan Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Jorge. (Slightly OT) Jorge, just a quick question: How did you know which part of the white plastic to cut? I mean, how did you measure it so that it fits the CFTs so well after cutting it? Did you use a contour gauge? The bottom of the CFTs look like a very complex region to get accurate measurements & to get your scratchbuilt pylons to fit in there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eric B. Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 (edited) Hello all, That is very good news and I'll probably buy one. Nice to hear about CFTs, pylons and antennas (at least - far overdue) but what about bulged main wheel doors and hexagonal gun loading fairing. Any idea about these items.. Cheers. Eric B. Edited July 13, 2012 by Eric B. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
f4h1phantom Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 (Slightly OT) Jorge, just a quick question: How did you know which part of the white plastic to cut? I mean, how did you measure it so that it fits the CFTs so well after cutting it? Did you use a contour gauge? The bottom of the CFTs look like a very complex region to get accurate measurements & to get your scratchbuilt pylons to fit in there. The answer is not so simple, I'm afraid. I started with a nice profile view which I scaled down to 1/72. From there I basically got the curve of the long pylon where it meets the fuselage underside and the location and shape of all pylons. I then marked the location of the long pylon on the fuselage and made the necessary corrections for as near a perfect a fit I could achieve when viewed from the side. Then added two pins to the pylon and drilled the corresponding holes on the fuselage underside. After that, I started "bevelling" the mating surface until there were no gaps, quite a demanding task because of the constantly changing curves of the fuselage. Only after I was satisfied with the fit I cut the pylon to shape, based on the drawing an pictures. The small pylons were made using basicaly the same process, trying to achieve the correct angle they have when attached to the CFT. No magic solution, as it required a lot of shaping and frustration until I got what I wanted. The kit was an "out of the box" build for a friend, but I wanted to make it right, or at least as accurate as I could do. I will NEVER do that again (took me about a year, on and off, to finish it), so I hope Hasegawa does it right this time. All the best, Jorge. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JackMan Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 The answer is not so simple, I'm afraid. ...No magic solution, as it required a lot of shaping and frustration until I got what I wanted. ..I will NEVER do that again (took me about a year, on and off, to finish it), Wow, that's quite a bit of effort. :o Well, your sacrifice won't be in vain. As you know, whenever someone spends a lot of time scratchbuilding something, The Modeling Gods will suddenly decide that a mainstream manufacturer should produce an injection molded version of it. It never fails. I think The Modeling Gods must have seen your sacrifice & commanded Hasegawa to make new tool CFTS, pylons, etc for the 1/72 F-15E...:lol: So us modelers must thank you for your sacrifice :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
White Wolf Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 JackMan, I remember that you were doing some experimenting with swapping parts between the 1/72 Hasegawa and Academy F-15s, how did that work out? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JackMan Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 JackMan, I remember that you were doing some experimenting with swapping parts between the 1/72 Hasegawa and Academy F-15s, how did that work out? Not that good actually. I did a short photo report further down this thread: http://s362974870.onlinehome.us/forums/air/index.php?showtopic=247056&st=0&p=2350363&hl=jackman&fromsearch=1entry2350363 As you probably know, 1/72 Acad F-15s go for dirt cheap prices at our LHSs, esp during a sale. So I figured, why waste so much $ on expensive Hase Mud Hens when I can get a cheaper alternative with Acad combo with the regular Hase F-15DJ ( the Aggressor boxings go for a good price @ HLJ) & then add on the Mud Hen specific parts using copies of the Hase F-15I parts or using Acad Mud Hen parts combo with Hase F-15DJs. The Acad CFTs might fit in with some filler but the exhausts are the deal breakers. Actually, even OOB, the Hase F-15I is not accurate because of the turkey feather exhausts; they are slightly oversized because they boxed the kit with the older raised panel-lined F-15 sprue instead of tooling a new one. It's even more harder if you're trying to make the Saudi/Korean/Singapore birds with the GE engines as the later half of my thread will show. The difference in sizes is too hard to get around. As an aside, the above photo report is one of the reasons why I started my "Glue for test-fitting" thread on the Tools & Tips section. It's difficult to accurately test-fit things like CFTs & pylons on complex curves like the Mud Hen. You can see some blue tac sticking out of some of the pictures. While they help to hold the parts together, their thickness interferes with proper fitting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jinxter13 Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 (edited) But still no weapons... From Hasegawa?.....you gotta be kidding....right?. I'm amazed they give us 4 A2A missiles in the 1/48th Hornet kits. 2 slammers and 2 winders of the 9X variety. Edited July 14, 2012 by #1 Greywolf Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eric B. Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Hi, JackMan, I remember that you were doing some experimenting with swapping parts between the 1/72 Hasegawa and Academy F-15s, how did that work out? I personnaly figured a Hasegawa + Academy swap of parts (Hasegawa main parts + Academy pylon parts) before heading to a Hasegawa + Airfix swap. Airfix provides 6 side pylons (Academy was 4 I guess) and also the additionnal airscoops for the late more powerful engines as installed on LN aircraft. Still Airfix - or any other mainstream brend as far as I know - never provided the bulged main wheel doors or gun loading system fairing (the latter is an easy fix) hence my question a few posts above.. Anybody heard if these parts are adressed with the new Hasegawa release? Cheers Eric B. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hoops Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 So here's a question. I already have 3 Hasegawa F-15Es in the stash, unbuilt. Who is doing a sprue service now a days? HLJ suspended theirs after the Earthquake a year or so ago, and I don't know that they have restarted the program. Is there any other company that will facilitate buying individual sprues from outside of Japan? It would make it a lot easier to just buy the couple of new sprues. Hoops Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.