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The Casablanca at that price is an absolute pass!!!

Akagi.

Randall Wilson, who does many a box art for Trumpeter, posted this today on his FB page, with the caption "1/200 scale":
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Oops. I completely missed Matt's posting and pics for the new VF Yamato on the previous page.

Well, he's right, it's popular. I hope it leads to more IJN releases.

[quote="Quaestor"]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?[/quote]

I spotted a hint for this here:

[url]https://www.ebay.com/itm/315251657779?itmmeta=01HW0K21T2TF22KH23PPJ1XZQ9&hash=item4966768c33:g:WWwAAOSwz5NmA9Ad&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA4DhAeFIzHwLSrkHtIjrKQrCzKlopMpj5HLE9hfoKHSM19XLEo3%2FZLg0YmB%2F1oR0%2BkEUaLKrqoRIFq7p26zEOIapVE2dtweQphRsFVHHeMpbgxQUNEooyZHB4V8T%2BP88EaRoRWqhyrzlfOL%2BI6ZH1KbHsIJfAS1OHKr4VpKtzS5z%2FSMUnw3%2FAl%2Bv8fBNTDqalLF%2FKTT0uIf6M3LyWJD7egfqA5HfDJshl7mf3BCVJ54uOJMeaYei6oE9jZSg40dkmvuiuvKCztmolXcDjDNrMkmIAkNxqepuLBjrr8RBSmMld%7Ctkp%3ABFBMqJ2Ik-Bj[/url]

On the first image it says that this set is for S-Model kit, and it looks to me that the sprues are the same on links both of us posted here.
All in all, quite a hefty price tag for a 1/700 CVE - in this regard the Pontos 1/700 Yamato is quite a bargain. :big_grin:

[quote="Dan K"]Well, many of us were waiting to see if VeryFire would ever release another IJN vessel.

They have, but I don't think this one was expected, or necessarily desired, though if it signals more releases, then I can live with it. :-)

Another 1/350 Yamato, and more expensive than the new tool Tamiya kit :

https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/11081679

https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/11081684

https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/11081693 (PE set)[/quote]

Actually, given the level of metal photo-etch and resin parts in the Deluxe set, its not a bad deal. Looks like that one's the way to go. :thumbs_up_1:

Well, many of us were waiting to see if VeryFire would ever release another IJN vessel.

They have, but I don't think this one was expected, or necessarily desired, though if it signals more releases, then I can live with it. :-)

Another 1/350 Yamato, and more expensive than the new tool Tamiya kit :

https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/11081679

https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/11081684

https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/11081693 (PE set)

[quote="MatthewB"]

$110???!!!

MB[/quote]

caveat emptor :big_grin:

[quote="Quaestor"]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?[/quote]

$110???!!!

MB

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...

[img]https://i.postimg.cc/Rh49vCKg/b3d1535494eef01f72890ff9a6fe9925bd317dcf.jpg[/img]

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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Matt[/quote]


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

[img]https://i.imgur.com/e3nGQj8.jpg[/img]

[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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