b757captain Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Here she is: I picked the kit up at the Volks store in Tokyo (missed the release date of 12/22 because I was flying ) but close enough and Merry Christmas to me! Shelf price was 13000Y which at today's exchange rate is $117. Not a bad price (we'll see what the US retailers price it at next month when they get their kits) but after opening the box I gotta say it looks worth every penny! I'll look more closely at the plastic tonite but so far the only negative I can see is the instructions are a little more complex than usual for ZM due to the construction and parts difference of the two versions in the the box. A big bonus is ZM included both clear and regular plastic for all the exterior pieces. Warning: it comes in a pretty big box! Cheers, Mark scvrobeson, Kagemusha, Erwin and 14 others 16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alburymodeler Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Anxiously waiting for some retailers to start listing it so I can decide where to buy, either locally or overseas. A wonderful release for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 It's a beautiful kit - and you get an almost complete airframe as spares! Iain Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 I ordered mine from Volks. ETA mid January. I am darn excited. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Looking forward very much to the Nick and to the Hs-129 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Mike Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hworth18 Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 10 hours ago, Iain (32SIG) said: It's a beautiful kit - and you get an almost complete airframe as spares! Iain This may be an opportunity for ZM to offer an aftermarket finishing kit. Just enough parts to finish the second one..lol Rick Griewski 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave T Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 no need, you can just order the extra sprues (3 i think are needed) from their spare parts service and voila.... Nick No.2 Rick Griewski 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CATCplSlade Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 2 hours ago, Dave T said: no need, you can just order the extra sprues (3 i think are needed) from their spare parts service and voila.... Nick No.2 What are the names of those sprues, if you happen to have worked that out yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave T Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 7 hours ago, CATCplSlade said: What are the names of those sprues, if you happen to have worked that out yet? Kinda depends on what you wanna achieve, but imho you'll need... sprue I (wingspar, props' etc..) 1,200Yn / $10 sprue J (cockpit floor, engine cowl parts etc..) 600Yn / $5 sprue P (gear legs etc..) 600Yn / $5 sprue Q (engine bulkheads etc..) 600Yn / $5 ....once kit is on general release then spares are available via Volks CATCplSlade, MikeMaben, Out2gtcha and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 I like this but it seems too good to be true. I will keep it in mind for sure. Rick Dave T and Bill_S 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 On 12/25/2018 at 2:24 AM, Dave T said: sprue I (wingspar, props' etc..) 1,200Yn / $10 sprue J (cockpit floor, engine cowl parts etc..) 600Yn / $5 sprue P (gear legs etc..) 600Yn / $5 sprue Q (engine bulkheads etc..) 600Yn / $5 Fuselage ? You gotta be pulling my leg !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 He's using the optional clear fuselage and wings. LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave T Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 8 hours ago, MikeMaben said: Fuselage ? yeh what Ray said. In the kit you get a 2nd airframe in clear plastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave J Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 I got the kit and Telford and only looked at last week, and I was thinking the same thing. You would only need a few sprues to make a second one! Dave T 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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