nmayhew Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 On 8/10/2019 at 2:13 AM, Kagemusha said: Is the forthcoming kit in 1/32? Ah yes - quite a critical point!! Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanash1963 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 is it a avro manchester ?? Alan Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Administrator should lock this imaginary thread going forward. Someone will likely blow an O ring soon. I couldn’t help myself after Radu’s comment above. Martinnfb and D Bellis 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timvkampen Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 So, a big fat nothing? D Bellis, Alburymodeler and Martinnfb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Onacko Jr. Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 2 hours ago, Troy Molitor said: Administrator should lock this imaginary thread going forward. Someone will likely blow an O ring soon. I couldn’t help myself after Radu’s comment above. Yeah... Especially if "someone" finds out the kit is a modern jet and not a Luftwaffe prop job. Martinnfb, Troy Molitor, alanash1963 and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artful69 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 3 hours ago, Tony T said: Summary of facts we know: It's coming out at the end of next month ... In theory - New releases are ALWAYS later than the date indicated - So I'm not taking that for Gospel. It's a WW2 subject but is not the P-51B/C ... How do we know for certain that it's a WWII subject, again? Six were pledged in a raffle, so it's unlikely to be a very expensive subject = one prop probably ... The first part is fact - 6 raffle ticket winners ... but the rest is speculation ... It could easily be a bigger kit like a twin. The Meteor retail wasn't that high and Average non-Revell kit value for anything in 1/32 these days has to be $100+ ------ The whinge Radu missed out: not another kit of that type ... A forgone conclusion, apparently. ------ Tony Out2gtcha, alanash1963 and Martinnfb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 (edited) Roger, I was trying to fish. But, using a degree of instinct: With the Polish WW2 SME designing the decals, WW2 is a certainty and Moxi a high probability (but it could be a jet or rocket plane rather than a prop). So, forget about a Vampire T.11 or Super Mystère (yeah, as if some of us were going to get that lucky!) I'd love to see a Beau VI.f but that's too complex and involved to keep under wraps. Ditto a P-38 probably. I believe if it's not yet another Wurger or possibly a Bf 108, it's a Bf 110 G-4, Me 410 or similar. Tony Edited August 12, 2019 by Tony T chop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Bf108? I hope that was a joke?! Out2gtcha and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 6 minutes ago, nmayhew said: Bf108? In April of last year, it was announced that "Striped Fighter" (never heard of them before or since) was releasing a Taifun, and even released sprue shots, but not really a peep since. Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 I assumed it was either a joke or a typo. A 108 would be a gigantic flop and a complete waste when they could go with so many other Luftwaffe aircraft, let alone subjects from other airforces. But hey yeah, go for it if they want to sell about 2 kits... If i’m HK, I’m getting the P-51 B/C to market ASAP - that’s my cash cow. Whilst the Brit Phantom is cool (I’d buy one) I do wonder how commercially viable it is - I see it as being a very Brit-only subject in terms of appeal. The next big aircraft I’d do would be a He177. You know no-one else is going to do one, it’s massive (despite being only 2 nacelles), and we know Luftwaffe generally outsells anything - just needs to be a proper combat aircraft, not a piddly trainer thing! But that’s just me, and I’m not HK... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Yeah, I dont think a Bf-108 would be something HKM would come out with actually. I haven't heard a single thing about the SF Bf-108 since spring of last year. Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 (edited) I think an HK British Phantom would be good seller actually, 1) it's an f-4 phantom 2) there are many different and cool schemes to do for both RAF and RN 3) It would be new tool 1/32 version of classic fighter 4) HK makes good kits Edited August 12, 2019 by The Dude Tony T and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Yeah, the whole thing was meant to be slightly tongue-in-cheek. Bf 108 Taifun, Wurger, not really bothered as they're not my thing. Ask yourself: what could HKM produce and keep under wraps, that a WW2 SME designs the decals for, and Merit are content to raffle away six of without any kind of announcement? And which fits into HKM's product line? That does narrow things to something akin to a Bf 110 G. Or maybe a Me 410. But it might still be a P-40. We don't have to wait long — six weeks only — to find out for sure. I'm happy as the F-4K/M is not that far off. Tony Out2gtcha, The Dude and nmayhew 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 1 minute ago, Tony T said: Yeah, the whole thing was meant to be slightly tongue-in-cheek. Bf 108 Taifun, Wurger, not really bothered as they're not my thing. Ask yourself: what could HKM produce and keep under wraps, that a WW2 SME designs the decals for, and Merit are content to raffle away six of without any kind of announcement? And which fits into HKM's product line? That does narrow things to something akin to a Bf 110 G. Or maybe a Me 410. But it might still be a P-40. We don't have to wait long — six weeks only — to find out for sure. I'm happy as the F-4K/M is not that far off. Tony I could do a 110G and 410. Not sure 'bout my wallet handling it though.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 So after all this, we're no further forward in knowing a great deal, if anything to be honest, about a possible 1/32nd scale new kit from HK? AlanG, Martinnfb and Out2gtcha 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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