pvanroy Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 (edited) Eduard has announced that they'll be releasing a ProfiPack Messerschmitt Bf 108 'Taifun' in May this year (see p. 5, end of page): https://www.eduard.com/out/media/InfoEduard/archive/2020/info-eduard-2020-01.pdf They state the kit wasn't designed by them, but they bought it from another designer - so I suppose that's what happened to the Striped Fighter Bf 108. They also state that this will be a one-off venture into 1/32, unless they can buy another design in the future, or the Bf 108 turns out to be a big seller. Edited January 6, 2020 by pvanroy Correct URL Rick Griewski, thierry laurent, Out2gtcha and 10 others 9 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 This is very good news indeed! Let’s hope it happens after earlier disappointments. monthebiff and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 21 minutes ago, mozart said: This is very good news indeed! Let’s hope it happens after earlier disappointments. +1! I thought the SF Bf-108 looked rather good, so this is good news. Something different is certainly welcome, especially for those of us who like Civi, racers and trainers Pfuf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Excellent news indeed, I for one will be definitely in for one if these. Di like the 108. Regards. Andy Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 I'm certainly glad the Striped Fighter project didn't simply disappear, never to be seen again, so kudos to Eduard for picking it up. This is what Google Translate gives for the relevant passage in the Eduard Newsletter: Quote In May we release the ProfiPack Bf 108 in 1/32 scale. It is not the origin of our kit, it was created by the company Foke, which is very seriously producing industrial robots. Typhoon was created as, say, ancillary production, and for some reason they decided it wasn't the nutty thing for them, so they sold Typhoon. The good news for admirers of large models is that they can have typhoon if they want, worse then, that this kit does not give hope for another two-thirds of our company. So if someone does not sell us again or it turns out that the Bf 108 is really a sales hook. Which cannot be excluded that. No idea why one of the world's largest model companies doesn't use English for their newsletter, but Eduard sure can be baffling at times. Kev LSP_K2, mozart, Rick Griewski and 3 others 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trak-Tor Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 (edited) 23 minutes ago, LSP_Kevin said: No idea why one of the world's largest model companies doesn't use English for their newsletter, but Eduard sure can be baffling at times. They usually do publish their monthly newsletter in English and Russian language as well. So I'd expect it will appear in coming days... EDIT: From their FB page: Quote English version of Info Eduard will be launched tomorrow at 5 p.m. Thank you for your patience! Great news, by the way. Juraj Edited January 6, 2020 by Trak-Tor LSP_K2, LSP_Kevin and Pfuf 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 (edited) 26 minutes ago, LSP_Kevin said: No idea why one of the world's largest model companies doesn't use English for their newsletter, but Eduard sure can be baffling at times. Kev Why English? If they really want to attract market share, their PR releases should be in Chinese. Regardless, I’m excited about this release. Hope it sells well for them and they wade deeper into the LSP pool. Edited January 6, 2020 by John1 Troy Molitor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Great news, looking forward to getting one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lud13 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 oH Great !!! I hope they include this markings coogrfan, mpk and LSP_K2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Mike Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Finally! This may be a decent seller. I may buy 2-3. Troy Molitor and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 While the Bf 108 is not really my bag, the Rossagraph volume is really quite interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 There are so many nice schemes a 108 can be done in Rick Griewski, Kagemusha, MikeC and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Mike Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Hmmm, build with the slats open or shut? Rick Griewski and LSP_Ron 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Some interesting schemes indeed. I will be up for a couple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 I will pick one up for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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