Trak-Tor Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 (edited) I know they are occasionally putting their older kits back to the market (Me163B, A-4E/F, F-5E earlier this year). 1:16 Sopwith Camel F.1 and 1:32 Fi156C Storch are listed for July: www.hasegawa-model.co.jp/month/202007/ But for August, there's a Limited Edition A6M5c Zero type 52 "252nd Air Corps" on the schedule: It's marked as 2020NEW on the leaflet, but I guess only the sprues with the bombs are new: www.hasegawa-model.co.jp/product/08257/ Cheers Juraj Edited June 5, 2020 by Trak-Tor Martinnfb, BiggTim, Kagemusha and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Hi, By default all Hasegawa re-releases have always been announced as "NEW" releases. So, I would not bet they added any new plastic sprue. Possibly some resin bombs. BR Thierry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Mike Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Wonder when they will do the Spitfire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Wonder when they will re-release their P-40 series, including the hard to find P-40N! LSP_Matt and LSP_K2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 To be honest, the P-40 version that I’d like them to reissue most is the P-40M kit. phasephantomphixer and Royboy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul2660 Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Glad to see the 1:32 Fi156C Storch is coming back. Paul C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 4 hours ago, LSP_Mike said: Wonder when they will do the Spitfire? Wonder when they'll do something they haven't done before ?? alanash1963, Scale32, Royboy and 7 others 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Mike Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 They had a good run there for a while with Japanese subjects. Love to see them do a Pete, Kate or Val. LSP_K2, scvrobeson, Tony T and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 (edited) Japanese model manufacturers have been relatively slow to produce new LSP subjects over the last few years with only Z-M 'flying the flag' to any degree. It does look like the Eastern and Central European countries are picking up the slack with a vengeance though! Not only are they more cost competitive they seem to be listening very closely to what modellers are asking for in all scales and subjects. Further to that, the quality is outstanding and they deliver on the promise. Let's hope it continues. I'm a happy bunny regardless!! Happy days. Edited June 6, 2020 by Royboy Rick Griewski 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trak-Tor Posted June 10, 2020 Author Share Posted June 10, 2020 www.hasegawa-model.co.jp/product/08257 - Mitsubishi A6M5c Zero fighter 52 type 丙 “252nd Air Corps” w/air-to-air bomb The new bomb sprues: I guess the markings are new as well, aren't they? Juraj Jan_G, thierry laurent, Kagemusha and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Interesting! It looks the bomb sprues are indeed new as they are different from the type released in their Kamikaze A6M7: https://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/kits/has/pages/has_08249_parts4.shtml This is not the most impressive release but at least this demonstrates Hasegawa can still create new large scale plane sprues. Trak-Tor and Tony T 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Still waiting for a Type 32 Zero, bubbletop Ki-61 and Ki-100 — and no, I'm not talking about whether existing variants can be adapted to those types. I don't care if they're part or wholly new tools. Hasegawa produced several stunning Japanese fighter kits in the early noughties, then not much in the era of austerity. Utterly appropriate subject matter for a Japanese model company, esp. as Z-M has mostly diverged from indigenous types. But new bombs for that stunning Zero kit means they still have a stake in 1/32 scale, so all is forgiven. Wondering what Bossy Hobb and Rumpetter might do next year. Most of the joy comes from the Orient, though as Roy points out the Ukraine and Czechia seem to be the new European champions. Tony Trak-Tor and alanash1963 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trak-Tor Posted August 20, 2020 Author Share Posted August 20, 2020 The Limited Edition Zero is out now: www.hasegawa-model.co.jp - Mitsubishi A6M5c ZERO FIGHTER (ZEKE) TYPE 52 Hei “252nd Flying Group” w/Air-to-Air Bombs Juraj Kagemusha, Archimedes and thierry laurent 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 4 hours ago, Trak-Tor said: The Limited Edition Zero is out now: www.hasegawa-model.co.jp - Mitsubishi A6M5c ZERO FIGHTER (ZEKE) TYPE 52 Hei “252nd Flying Group” w/Air-to-Air Bombs Juraj Air to air bombs... Saying the Japanese were optimistic is an understatement... Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 The Japanese weren’t the only ones to think of aerial bombs. The F4U Corsair originally had small bays in the wings to drop air-to-air bombs, and one of the reasons for the window in the belly was for aiming them. thierry laurent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now