*Inj. molded plastic* Upcoming Ship Kit Releases

[Bill Clarke]

Thanks for the heads-up, Frank - here's the link: http://www.hobbyeasy.com/en/data/pd5b2s ... je10q.html


Those searchlights and weapons are absolutely exquisite! Right up there with Finemolds' stuff, I think.

The binoculars are just lovely as is the torpedo tubes and turrets. Just pre ordered mine.

[steviecee]

I hope they do not pull the same nasty surprise as the did with the Lutzow/G37 Torpedo boat and later release a special edition with something every one wants so that you would have to buy a new Naiad to get that special item

[Mike W]

I hope they do not pull the same nasty surprise as the did with the Lutzow/G37 Torpedo boat and later release a special edition with something every one wants so that you would have to buy a new Naiad to get that special item

At least with Naiad you can probably build it as one of the others in the class without too much effort.

thanks
Mike

[potchip]

I hope they do not pull the same nasty surprise as the did with the Lutzow/G37 Torpedo boat and later release a special edition with something every one wants so that you would have to buy a new Naiad to get that special item

Flyhawk said there won't be a limited version of Naiad. I have my sources! (doesn't mean there won't be a seperate detail set in the future however)

[pgollin]

Did they say anything about a 4-turret version, or a 4.5-inch version, or Batch Two (vertical funnels) version ?

Lots of options available.

[Hugh Williams]

Did they say anything about a 4-turret version, or a 4.5-inch version, or Batch Two (vertical funnels) version ?

Lots of options available.

How about a 350th scale, they could even stretch it to an 'Arethusa' class?

Hugh

[maxim]

A 1/700 kit of the Arethusa class is announced by FlyHawk since months: Chung King ex HMS Aurora.

[Hugh Williams]

A 1/700 kit of the Arethusa class is announced by FlyHawk since months: Chung King ex HMS Aurora.

Yeah, I'm aware of that, but I'm limited to 350th by dint of age, etc., and having had CC Lee's 300th scale Aurora, I kind of would like a modern 350th scale version, and so on.....

Regards,

Hugh Williams

[jfranklin]

Sigh... VERY disappointed that the new Revell 1/144 "early" Flower Class corvette appears to have the extended fo'csle. I had my hopes up for the short fo'csle version.

[maxim]

Academy announces a 1/700 kit of the

South Korean amphibious assault ship (carrier) Dokdo

Reference:
http://www.ipmsdeutschland.de/Ausstellu ... tml#table2

[Hugh Williams]

Academy announces a 1/700 kit of the

South Koran amphibious assault ship (carrier) Dokdo

Reference:
http://www.ipmsdeutschland.de/Ausstellu ... tml#table2

Just thanking you for that link, which reveals a Rodney from Trumpeter in 1/350th.

Cheers,

Hugh

[Timmy C]

Hugh, the 1/350 Rodney/Nelson was revealed at the end of last year viewtopic.php?f=2&t=158458

But thank you Maxim for the Dokdo lead - good to see Academy still in the ship business.

[Timmy C]

Incidentally, the Dokdo kit will be a snap-tight kit molded in multi-colour plastic, according to Academy's 2015 catalogue (PDF).

[Quaestor]

Tatsuta & Tenryu now up on jpn.1999 for preorder:

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10311771

Box art only, but still

[D-Boy]

Tatsuta & Tenryu now up on jpn.1999 for preorder:

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10311771

Box art only, but still

Here is Tenryu box art: http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10311768b/30/1

[Timmy C]

An update on the Fujimi 1/350 Kaga - a partially-built model recently on display at a Japan show this week:
https://twitter.com/minielian/status/56 ... 44/photo/1
https://twitter.com/minielian/status/56 ... 86/photo/1

[Bill Clarke]

Just found this: http://www.hobbyeasy.com/en/data/t9tevs ... aejws.html

Some of you may find it interesting.

[D-Boy]

Just found this: http://www.hobbyeasy.com/en/data/t9tevs ... aejws.html

Some of you may find it interesting.

Interesting that at 1:150 scale, Ming has cast some/most of the railings with the deck parts themselves.

[Caesar Ho]

i got Flyhawk's Niaiad today!

[Atma]

Timmy the new molded/snap fit IJN Yamato from Fujimi is out in 1/700, also a IJN Musashi in the same manner is planned for a summer release.