*Inj. molded plastic* Upcoming Ship Kit Releases

[Joe Ellias]

Sorry to hear. Thanks for the update Timmy.

[Haijun watcher]

Timmy C,

Perhaps you should update the Trumpeter 1/700 section of the first page of this thread, since one can readily see the new Hasegawa 1/700 Japanese battleship Mikasa on Ebay.

Furthermore, I've seen Trumpeter's battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth 1941 in at least 2 model stores locally in Vancouver, so you can mark it down as "released" rather than "ETA 2016" as it is currently marked.

[Timmy C]

Thanks, updated.

[anj4de]

Hello all

Not sure if this has been answered already...the "new" 1/700 Italerie Essex is actually the Trumpeter kit! I have it here, got it real cheap, and it's marked "made ich China" on the bags. Only difference is that the lower hull is gray like the rest of the kit and the airwing is blueish...not transperent! I like that a lot. Decals are custom Italerie ones in gloss. I bought mine for under 15EUR...good value I think.

http://www.ebay.de/itm/ESSEX-1-700-Ital ... SwtO5XIllc

cheers
Uwe

[linksng]

Hasegawa Junyo 1/350 scale will be released in late September!!! Like all Hasegawa ships, photoetch A, B and super detail set will be released as well.

[Bill Clarke]

These appear to have come out of left field,

http://www.hobbyeasy.com/en/data/h6miyt ... 0djsp.html

http://www.hobbyeasy.com/en/data/nifq2s ... 5bc4f.html

[Vlad]

Is that a seemingly quite accurate early war Lexington with 8" guns and wide flight deck? Ooh!

What do we know about Meng's quality? The kit looks set up for snap-together but otherwise good. Who distributes these in Europe?

[Angeliccypher]

Hasegawa Junyo 1/350 scale will be released in late September!!! Like all Hasegawa ships, photoetch A, B and super detail set will be released as well.

Finally someone is doing some other IJN CVs in 1/350 besides the Kido Butai!

Do we know the configuration of the kit? If the picture is to be believed is is after the Aleutian operations.

[Heavy Melder]

Anybody know anything about this post on HLJ?

No pictures but it says; 1/350 INJ Destroyer Akizuki 1942-1944 Convertible Kit

http://hlj.com/product/WAVBB-101

And this from Pit-Road; 1/350 JMSDF DD-161 Akizuki (First) Customed

http://hlj.com/product/PITJB-27

[MartinJQuinn]

Hasegawa Junyo 1/350 scale will be released in late September!!! Like all Hasegawa ships, photoetch A, B and super detail set will be released as well.

Finally someone is doing some other IJN CVs in 1/350 besides the Kido Butai!

Do we know the configuration of the kit? If the picture is to be believed is is after the Aleutian operations.

1944 version. viewtopic.php?f=2&t=163246

[Quaestor]

1/700th Hermes/Richelieu/Suma?

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10410754

What the heck is this combination about?

EDIT: I know the Hermes/Richelieu connection (Dakar), but what does Suma ex-HMS Moth have to do with anything?
Nice little ship to have, mind.

[Timmy C]

Might be just to give incentive for Japanese modelers to get something they otherwise have few reasons for.

[Dan K]

Anybody know anything about this post on HLJ?

No pictures but it says; 1/350 INJ Destroyer Akizuki 1942-1944 Convertible Kit

I'm guessing its a PE set meant to convert a Monochrome/Trumpeter 1942 or 1944 Akizuki to the opposite configuration.

[steviecee]

This is up on Hobby Search
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10410600

[Timmy C]

Anybody know anything about this post on HLJ?

No pictures but it says; 1/350 INJ Destroyer Akizuki 1942-1944 Convertible Kit

I'm guessing its a PE set meant to convert a Monochrome/Trumpeter 1942 or 1944 Akizuki to the opposite configuration.

Hobby Search seems to suggest it's a kit from Wave: http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10411315

Options in the box for both fits.

[Dan K]

A new kit? That would be something.

[Geoff B]

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10410700

It looks like Aoshima are replacing their questionable Illustrious class carrier with a new tooling with new airgroup and separate PE set.

[Timmy C]

A new kit? That would be something.

Possibly, but I wouldn't be surprised if it's the Trumpy/Mono kit with both versions in one box. Wave's 1/200 Mikasa is, I think, made by Trumpy.

[pgollin]

It looks like Aoshima are replacing their questionable Illustrious class carrier with a new tooling with new airgroup and separate PE set.

Tedious. They have sold their abominations of Illustrious and Victorious for decades. As soon as Flyhawk announce a new Illustrious Aoshima rush out a new version.

As can be seen from their competing Hermes I will be going with Flyhawk.

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[Heavy Melder]

A new kit? That would be something.

Possibly, but I wouldn't be surprised if it's the Trumpy/Mono kit with both versions in one box. Wave's 1/200 Mikasa is, I think, made by Trumpy.

Would that be a bad thing? As much as I love IJN subjects in 1/350 I must confess to not having the highest knowledge in the land about them. Was the Trumpy/Monochrome Akizuki a bad kit? Cause if so, I'll just stick with the Monochrome kits I already have. On the other hand, if it was a good kit then I believe it would be a good deal because it appears to be not much more than the first release and all the bits in one box. (not sure of the differences between the three kits, haven't looked at them in a while)

But it's a new kit, might have to get another couple.

Also, either way this kit is 10 bucks cheaper on HLJ. Amiami hasn't listed it yet but would be cheaper than HLJ usually.