LSP Dan Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 I seriously hope Tamiya will bring out a new one of each of these before I can retire!! The 2 new Corsairs are awesome! I am trying to build all of the a/c that were on my Dads ship USS Bunker Hill CV-17. Have the Trumpeter F4U-4, TBF & TBM Avengers, these along with the new Corsairs fill the majority of the compliment. Just need Better quality F6F-3 & F6F-5 kits and new tool SB2C-1 & SB2C-4 variants and I'm good! Anyone with me on this? trooper, joe, Volture and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP Dan Posted March 22, 2015 Author Share Posted March 22, 2015 Hasegawa or Revell doing it wouldn't break my heart either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Helldiver: http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=35909&page=1 Sincerely, Mark LSP Dan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 You can have the Trump Hellcat I bought off you back Dan, LOL Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP Dan Posted March 22, 2015 Author Share Posted March 22, 2015 Thanks Ron, but I wasn't really happy with the overall look of it and that's why I let it go. The old Hasegawa kit has a more accurate outline but is long in tooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 I'll build it some day, folded wings so you can't see it!!! LOL Ron LSP Dan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 I wouldn't hold my breath on Tamiya doing an SB2C. ...neither would i....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Regards the Helldiver, see post #11 http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=53328&hl=helldiver&do=findComment&comment=620017 LSP Dan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP Dan Posted March 23, 2015 Author Share Posted March 23, 2015 I can only hope Kagemusha!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Very glad to see you back and more active here Dan Just sayin........ Cheers Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aptivaboy Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Would kill for a proper Hellcat in 1/32nd that doesn't require tons of fixes and aftermarket to look right. 'Til then, I'm sticking with the 1/48th Eduard Cats. Baker2Bits 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 I seriously hope Tamiya will bring out a new one of each of these before I can retire!! The 2 new Corsairs are awesome! I am trying to build all of the a/c that were on my Dads ship USS Bunker Hill CV-17. Have the Trumpeter F4U-4, TBF & TBM Avengers, these along with the new Corsairs fill the majority of the compliment. Just need Better quality F6F-3 & F6F-5 kits and new tool SB2C-1 & SB2C-4 variants and I'm good! Anyone with me on this? Yep with you all the way....both iconic aircraft that deserve to be done and done right. Baker2Bits 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 I would not be surprised to see that the next Tamiya WW2 airplane kit is the Hellcat...! Indeed, the market situation is comparable to the Corsair one and the engine sprues may be recycled... Wait and see. joe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hansen Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 I would not be surprised to see that the next Tamiya WW2 airplane kit is the Hellcat...! Indeed, the market situation is comparable to the Corsair one and the engine sprues may be recycled... Wait and see. I agree we really do need a new Hellcat, and i would love for Tamiya to do one. However, i'm not sure it would sell as well as the Corsair; the plane has a more limited appeal, fewer air forces having flown the Hellcat than the Corsair. Having said that, for a naval aviation subject the F4U exceeded everybody's expectations in terms of sales. One friend of mine said the plane had too limited an appeal compared to the P-51. So, never say never. Agreed that we could use a 32nd scale "Beast"; it's really the last missing link in a 32nd scale lineup of Naval Aviation subjects (TBD and SB2U not withstanding). My only hope is that whoever makes it does an original research effort, so we don't get a scaled up mess resembling the 72nd scale CyberHobby Kit. Yeah- I'm a snob. david joe and Baker2Bits 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 My gut says that there are a few subjects that sport black and white crosses on them with a much broader following that Tamiya would concentrate on before a Hellcat. They haven't even done the subject in 1/48. I would be absolutely floored to see one announced by them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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