Anthony in NZ Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Hi all There is a chap in Japan called Mr Toshihiko Shimizu (One Man Model) who is producing 1/72 and 1/48 HS748 and Andover 3D printed kits. I know a couple of people who have already ordered his kits, and although extra work is involved in sanding and preparing the surface the kit is very good and incredibly accurate in shape and 'look/feel' of the real airframe. I asked him if he would make me an Andover C1 (that is currently in design, several HS 748's in various guises are already produced and sold) in 1/32 scale, he replied no he dosent do that scale, people wont want one in 1/32 etc. Anyway he has finally come back to me and said yes he would make some design tweaks etc and print me one. He thinks the surface detail will come out better than the smaller kits due to the level of detail he is putting into the design. I asked him if he might be interested in doing a couple if anyone else is interested when I get one done for me. he has agreed to do a bigger print run at the same time if anyone else wants one and will reduce the price if more than one is ordered. He is going to sell me one for 36000 Yen, pretty sure that includes shipping.(approx. 327USD). Here is a link to his FB page so you can see his who he is https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100005590215920&__tn__=%2CdC-R-R&eid=ARAeKO63L1GSHEHhvAFJD49xMmnYPIIpXho9Q-txfnkj3qpKLbOmevOaX1QbWEbtMQWrsBthtXgzlCTY&hc_ref=ARTo8WAWhuaHQa188fWV4kv9UtI_k5l6LiH-kTkiGRYhmK-y057KTZ84eKviY4D60-Y&fref=nf Here are a few images of his CAD Anyway, let me know if you are definitely interested. This wont be an easy kit, but it will be a great starting point for those who want one. Cant see anyone else doing one of these so might be our only opportunity to get one. Please PM me if keen to have one done Kev and team, I wasn't sure this was the right place to post the possibility of a 1/32 Kit possible availability. Just wanted fellow LSP'ers to know and have the opportunity rather than keep it to myself Cheers Anthony Iain, Jan_G, Stevepd and 3 others 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Strange he did not rather do the YS-11...? Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevepd Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Mmm I’m tempted by that. I know nothing about it and I’m not on Faceache. Any reviews of what has been made to date that we can view. 3600yen is about £251 in Brexit money. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrotten Highlander Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Stevepd said: Mmm I’m tempted by that. I know nothing about it and I’m not on Faceache. Any reviews of what has been made to date that we can view. 3600yen is about £251 in Brexit money. Steve. Me too choose not to use farcebook. Might be tempted for thatkind of money if delivery is somewhere near end of Q2 (may or june). Stevepd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Hey Anthony, did he give any indication how much the price might get reduced for additional prints of this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted February 14, 2020 Author Share Posted February 14, 2020 Hi guys There is a chap building the HS 748 here http://rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/28143/man-model-hs-748?page=1&scrollTo=283707 Here is a pic off his FB page of 748 parts Thierry, he has done (or re-doing to make more accurate) his YS-11 kit. This is as I understand it a one-off print run and he will be back to his usual stuff. Also remember it's not a kit for a beginner. Mike, 69000 for 2 kits and a more of a reduction if he gets more orders. I don't think they will be ready for printing for a month or 2. Cheers Anthony Derek B, thierry laurent and Landrotten Highlander 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrotten Highlander Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 what the heck, count me in.... CANicoll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted February 14, 2020 Author Share Posted February 14, 2020 3 minutes ago, Landrotten Highlander said: what the heck, count me in.... LOL, that's what I said!! I will PM you with my email address Cheers and thanks! You made my one a little cheaper too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Oh what the hell, Wingnut's new multi-engine bombers won't sell out this year... put me down for an Andover. Now, to narrow down which RNZAF paint scheme... Anthony in NZ and CANicoll 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted February 14, 2020 Author Share Posted February 14, 2020 LOL, I had a feeling this would be too hard for you to resist mate! Good on Ya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 69000 Yen for two... translates to about $314US, cross fingers that mine as #3 will knock that down to $300US Anthony in NZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted February 14, 2020 Author Share Posted February 14, 2020 Lets hope so! For the sake of my marriage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Just sell the Auster and I'm sure it'll work out! Anthony in NZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted February 14, 2020 Author Share Posted February 14, 2020 LOL, I might have to sell some of my New Old Stock spares I was planning on keeping! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 This looks to be a nice kit. If I'm not that interested in the Andover, I would not resist to an electronic warfare JSDAF YS-11EA or EB... So, if you're finally aware of such a release, please ring the bell! Thierry Derek B and Anthony in NZ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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