DeanKB Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 I bloody love Hasegawa's Japanese WWII aeroplane kits! The fact that there are not reams & reams of information and subsequent arguments over exhaust stub sizes or aerial fixtures is a plus for me. As are the weathering choices, from slight & subtle to British-Leyland rustbucket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cib2265 Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 I bloody love Hasegawa's Japanese WWII aeroplane kits! The fact that there are not reams & reams of information and subsequent arguments over exhaust stub sizes or aerial fixtures is a plus for me. As are the weathering choices, from slight & subtle to British-Leyland rustbucket. And you could add some what-ifs to those paint schemes - e.g using them in postwar Reno Races? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanKB Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 And you could add some what-ifs to those paint schemes - e.g using them in postwar Reno Races? Yep. What I do find a little boring are Allied stuff - British green & brown camo, or American BMF or blue navy planes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 To be fair, Late war Zeros DO look pretty much alike. Pretty much only one color scheme, almost rigidly standard markings and tail codes, and almost no personalization beyond individual kill marks. I don't know if it's an IJN thing, but don't think it's a culture thing since there seems to be more variation in IJA aircraft with bold stripes or lightning bolts on the fuselage, variations in camo, and large unique squadron markings on the tails. Although there weren't many camo schemes for US aircraft, many had nose art that made them unique. German aircraft were distinguishable because of the varied camo schemes, the multitude of number styles and fuselage codes, and things like theater markings and nose spirals. For whatever reason, different late war IJN aircraft just don't seem to stand out like many aircraft of other nations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamF Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Has anyone ever come across a forum with Japanese modellers who specialise in 1:32 aircraft? I never have, if its big in Japan they certainly keep it to themselves. Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanKB Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Has anyone ever come across a forum with Japanese modellers who specialise in 1:32 aircraft? I never have, if its big in Japan they certainly keep it to themselves. Graham They'll be in Japanese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOG7777 Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Hasegawa has been slowly but steadily pumping out nice new kits of just about every major WWII japanese fighter in 1/32 over the last years, so much so that all they really have left as options are the Ki100, a re-do of their old Ki43 (which I hope they do - I keep holding off on buying the old Ki43 just in case), and variants of what they've already done (there's room for a number of 1/32 Zero variants I think). So people must be buying them. I know I am. I wonder if they'll move into things other than fighters in their 1/32 range. Val and Kate? I'd like a 1/32 Grace actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Two One Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Would love to see a 1/32nd Hamp ! ! ! Cheers Itch coogrfan and D Bellis 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 a re-do of their old Ki43 (which I hope they do - I keep holding off on buying the old Ki43 just in case), I'd buy a new Oscar from them, in a New York minute. Tony T 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Welks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssculptor Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 ANODDER ZERO??? DOESN'T ANYONE IN THIS BUSINESS HAVE ANY IMAGINATION AT ALL? The founder of Hasegawa had imagination, He thought out of the box. From him we got all those great 1930's and 1940's 1/32 aircraft. I guess he retired. The next in line to run the company changed the name to Nazigawa and specialized in German aircraft for a decade or so. Then the guy in charge started bringing out other Japanese fighters. Good man. But he stopped too soon Where are the important aircraft? The Vals, and Kates, and Jakes and Petes. No, these offspring have no imagination atall. The runts of the litter. So we get another ZERO. Come on This is not the 1930's you can be different. Give us the Kates and Vals and Petes, etc. Not just another stupid zero. Phooey. Christoffer Lindelav 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOG7777 Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Wow......... it's OK. Really. This is a limited edition variant re-issue. Like Hasegawa does dozens of with literally EVERY kit they release. This isn't the first 1/32 Zero limited edition re-issue they will release, nor will it be the last. No need for concern. Because like I said, they do this with EVERY kit.... RBrown 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasta 14 addict Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 I already got one Zero kit (Tamiya one) and for me, that's more than enough. Got this for free from a friend and i just keep it because of the sheer quality of the Tamiya kit, no more no less. Greetz Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad-M Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 I built the Tamiya kit, so I'll pass on this as well..too bad, as they really could do us proud if they came out with a Kate or Val...Come On Hasegawa, spend some money and produce these two important aircraft. Cheers Brad Tony T 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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