Jan_G Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 (edited) posted on ZM website https://www.zoukeimura.co.jp/sentiment/oyajiblog_113.html they would like ot release both at the end of 2021 or early 2022 Fw-190A https://www.zoukeimura.co.jp/image/img_sentiment/img_113bFw190-engine02.jpg https://www.zoukeimura.co.jp/image/img_sentiment/img_113bFw190-engine03.jpg Bf-109G https://www.zoukeimura.co.jp/image/img_sentiment/img_113bBf109-engine.jpg?01 https://www.zoukeimura.co.jp/image/img_sentiment/img_113bBf109-testshot01.jpg Edited May 20, 2021 by Jan_G John1, Paul in Napier, Rick Griewski and 23 others 16 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Looks like we've really moved on to 3D printed prototypes and masters for kit manufacture. Cool to see, although both kits are really entering into very crowded markets. Matt LSP_K2, Martinnfb and ivanmoe 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Fantastic, looks great! Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esarmstrong Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Looking forward to these releases. The wing-root area of the Bf109 looks a little loose fitting, but this is an early test shot, no doubt. I'm sure that will be tightened up by the time of release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul2660 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Odds are it will all be 3 D printed in a few years. No more injection Moulding. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Still no word about the 'basic' series. D Bellis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 They will sell like hotcakes! What... you want a 1/32 Fairey Battle... of course you do. tucohoward, Darren Howie, Artful69 and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 18 minutes ago, Gazzas said: They will sell like hotcakes! What... you want a 1/32 Fairey Battle... of course you do. Interesting to read your reference about the Fairey Battle Gary. Since retiring from the U.S. Army at the end of 2018 I work as a staff ride leader taking various U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force and occasionally British and German Army unit leaders on studies of battles ranging from the Napoleonic Wars through the Cold War - though the Cold War staff rides are focused on training for the actual thing and studying the terrain in locations that were known as General Defense Plan areas for NATO units in the 60s - 80s time period. As the Pandemic seems to be receding a bit, our firm has received several requests for staff rides during the July - September time period; one of those is to look at the May 1940 crossing of the Meuse River at Sedan by XIX Motorized Corps with an emphasis on the use of air power. I am tasked to lead the discussion from the German ground and air perspective and have been working on how to present German air defense operations to protect the bridges on 14 May as part of that tasking. Yesterday I was thinking about the Fairey Battles that made up a large percentage of the bombers from the Advanced Air Striking Force that attacked the bridges on that date, suffering very heavy losses in the process. It would be nice to see a good 1/32 scale model of the aircraft as a tribute to some very brave air crew. Ernest nmayhew, Gazzas, Paul in Napier and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
npb748r Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 they look really good but, oh dear, more 109 and 190's. Personally not for me - now that Fairy Battle - I'll have 2 please most likely from ICM or Special Hobby if it comes from anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radub Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 These are 3D-printed mock prototypes. Their purpose is to make it easier to see the parts “for real” rather than on a screen. These are not necessarily a good representation of what the plastic will look like because 3D-printed parts suffer from varying degrees of shrinkage and they warp/break very easily. The plastic parts will look better by far. These images only show a fraction of the detail. Radu coogrfan, Pup7309, nmayhew and 4 others 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafju Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 And all this is very interesting to indicate the devpt work point. It also indicates that ZM Team are (very) well advanced on the CAD of the parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Yawn, yawn, yawn.... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Paul in Napier 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radub Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Zoukei Mura never made any claims that they would only make "never kitted" or "never heard of" models. The overwhelming majority of modelers care a lot about iconic aircraft. The people working for ZM are modelers. These models were chosen by the President of Zoukei Mura because he likes them and he wants to add them to his collection. This is no different from the way in which the majority of people choose what they want to add to their collection. No one says "I will not add a Spitfire to my collection because someone else already built a model of a Spitfire". The difference is that Zoukei Mura makes these models in their own style. There may be other BF 109 or FW 190 on the market, but they are not like this. Radu esarmstrong, Paul in Napier, nmayhew and 17 others 16 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageEagle Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 The Fw 190 fuselage hatch looks like an A-4 or earlier type. I hope they will also bring an A/F-8 or -9. Pup7309 and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radub Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, VintageEagle said: The Fw 190 fuselage hatch looks like an A-4 or earlier type. I hope they will also bring an A/F-8 or -9. The President of ZM already mentioned in the "Old Man's Blog" that other versions are in the works. Radu Edited May 21, 2021 by Radub Martinnfb and Paul in Napier 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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