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Excited about a new 1/350 Cowpens but even more that this is the first of a new series in 1/350!

[quote="Roberto"]FlyHawk is stepping up to the big brothers 1/350 table with an injected CG-63 Cowpens...[/quote]

And thus the age old question; "how many of the 3-4 Dragon kits do I replace? :big_grin:

I guess that's what I get for working on two of the Dragon kits at the same time lately.....

The pictures are giving mixed signals. The "built model" photo is actually a Bogue class, but the individual sprues appear to be of a Casablanca class. We shall see what comes of it.

See here: https://www.ebay.com/itm/375368955406?itmmeta=01HVA4JXM6PNCDBDC034J4JDYZ&hash=item5765bbb60e:g:L2UAAOSwVstkUTWD&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAABgP38DIJRhip8t7zkodwXZtqVD%2B4e5UtajIhR79k2MGLBWgFWa%2F5Y6LR16LpmmTijr5E7In6QvORACx%2FZWHonm6mQILIIARd6t2ogGEdlzTMfwUxRac8hH4nVQyi2rwLUPLHL68Foh9g%2BZvrUXKf2JMj5e7B7YRUfHTchNeApCn7pkXZzrxRG7axR%2FHdd1jGgCf3fY%2FfJsoRX2adu7TUnmtJ4CoDTGzXMpcXwiHT8plPdmGtzE1pSiX16wlFKM9ksQ0TrK9U%2B7GjwbBtWKcufpKTGqCisJTTqrqx0lZAWwmg4tYy3Cvyc%2FUFVuPZeHoTdRZVp4ZsYBpcl6X4CwLLuLQ7OjWn4k6QV%2FophJQ5lbWrn2F8Byzod79WgHp0zn0JiVYNOkLI53Rj3pWP2IxYIuH6vnX%2BCCLaWkq1qf0ct6RJKo%2Bn4xB1jaxAVPAxUFZomtCMnMrCAwxDMYRaRp%2FOhcaMn1zT7wsWhpH4d3aHLIFgViMbODWbBZRqXWrRwfhMk4g%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR5bay8TaYw

Spotted this just today. The pics certainly look like injected polystyrene. Seller shows the "Brand" as globaltoy (isn't that an evilBay seller in China?); but could this be the long-awaited release expected from S-Models, noted on page 1 of this thread?

Need to confirm by other source, but it seems that FlyHawk is stepping up to the big brothers 1/350 table with an injected CG-63 Cowpens...

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I was hoping for some IJN cruisers since they showed CAD drawings of the Aoba and one more cruiser, but no they made another Yamato :heh:

So Very Fire returns

Bet it will not be cheap

Now where's KGV, Renown and of course Vanguard??

[quote="taskforce48"]Dunno if I missed the announcement, but looks like Very Fire is the latest producer to go down the Yamato path in 1/350-

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Looks nice but the break-down of the hull assembly is.....interesting.

Dunno if I missed the announcement, but looks like Very Fire is the latest producer to go down the Yamato path in 1/350-

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Matt

Another one from Trumpeter .French Navy Helicopter Cruiser Jeanne d’Arc 2008
Item No.: 05635 Scale: 1/350

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[quote="MorgenergyModels"]HobbyBoss' update for 04/2024 lists an HMT Olympic in 1/700..

http://www.hobbyboss.com/index.php?g=home&m=article&a=show&id=251&l=en

Extremely exciting.[/quote]

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I sincerely hope that they provide decals for the camo scheme :cool_2:

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HobbyBoss' update for 04/2024 lists an HMT Olympic in 1/700..

http://www.hobbyboss.com/index.php?g=home&m=article&a=show&id=251&l=en

Extremely exciting.

Latest monthly Trumpeter update shows a 1/350th French light cruiser Georges Leygues

http://www.trumpeter-china.com/index.php?g=home&m=article&a=show&id=276&l=en

Flyhawk are having a busy 2024. Hobbyeasy are listing SMS Dresden on preorder https://www.hobbyeasy.com/en/data/osenwwzzyrqbh5lslinf.html
also an SMS Emden and SMS Dresden double.

[quote="taskforce48"]Not my cup of tea, but looks decent and should make a lot of fans of this era happy. Vee seems to be ramping up as the Cleveland's just rolled out a few months ago. Interesting to see what they have in store next. :thinking:

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Matt[/quote]

WHY?

Why can’t we have some Early-war kits like this?!?!

Kits that haven’t already been done a billion times.

OK… Not a “billion” but certainly a gajillion or brazillion (Joke) times.

MB

[quote="Dan K"]Aoshima has taken a page from Fujimi, and is re-releasing their kits with new parts. Not sure about Pit-Road , other than some of these kits now come equipped with parts for two different fits, early vs late war.[/quote]

It is a pity Pit-Road didn’t ask Flyhawk “Hey! Remember that Kagerō Destroyer with PE and Turned-Brass Masts we made? Let’s do that with the IJN Cruisers!”

Maybe someday.

I am still waiting to see when people will get a better understanding of how to design kits so the PE is better integrated to make the connections more solid, and Resin Kits (or plastic) designed specifically to [i][b]need[/b][/i] PE to complete are constructed to eliminate a lot of the joins and seams that exist.

Like would it kill them to include either a slight step or slot into which to insert the bottom of the PE railings, or something similar for Prop Guards? That would make them an awful lot stronger, easier to assemble, and better looking as a whole.

MB

The Vee Hobby USS Worcester is up on Ebay today.

Wow, that's really exciting! Pairs nicely with the VF Des Moines. Looks like it'll come in regular and deluxe versions - no PE in the regular version. Given the lack of generic '50s era PE sets, the deluxe version will almost certainly have to be purchased.

Not my cup of tea, but looks decent and should make a lot of fans of this era happy. Vee seems to be ramping up as the Cleveland's just rolled out a few months ago. Interesting to see what they have in store next. :thinking:

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Matt

Vee Hobby 1/700 USS Worcester looks imminent: https://tieba.baidu.com/p/8848538629