dennismcc Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 This is really sad, all that research, design and investment for a 1/35 kit that most large scale builders will not touch, if they had plumped for 1/32 scale they could have sold as many as they want, Shame but it saves me money ! Cheers Dennis Redcap1960, nmayhew and BarryWilliams 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 1:35 is a hard pass from me... Iain D.B. Andrus and LSP_K2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confusionreigns178 Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 8 hours ago, LSP_Ron said: 1/35 was a really dumb move. Dumb, Dumb, Dumb. Are we talking generally, here? I would think Tamiya and several other makers might disagree on this one... The Japanese manufacturers will always do their best to keep their local market happy. I would theorize that the "Rest of the World" would come a VERY distant second, in their opinion. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confusionreigns178 Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 I seem to remember reading that ICM were planning to produce their new AH-1G kits in both 1/32nd and 1/35th scales. For very obvious reasons, that plan might well be on hold at the moment. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Matt Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 16 hours ago, Juggernut said: By the looks of the responses here so far, they'll be losing quite a few.... According to a couple of guys who work in local hobby shops, the 1/35 aircraft kits are very hard to move off the shelves and out the door. It looks good though Matty LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 1 hour ago, LSP_Matt said: According to a couple of guys who work in local hobby shops, the 1/35 aircraft kits are very hard to move off the shelves and out the door. It looks good though Matty Another reason explaining they do not seem to sell very well is the proximity with the 1/32 Trumpeter releases. I do not see many people having the Trumpeter kits buying the Border ones. This may explain why they are now testing the waters with a totally new topic. I'm afraid they will essentially got a lot of Flak... LSP_Matt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Mike Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Agreed. They might have released a 35th P 51B, P 47 or Spitty Mk Vb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 13 hours ago, quang said: I’ve heard they’re planning 1/50 for the 1/48 fan club Didn’t Eduard already do that once, albeit they were actually *trying* to make a 1/48 109 lol Kagemusha, firefly7, esarmstrong and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 2 hours ago, nmayhew said: Didn’t Eduard already do that once, albeit they were actually *trying* to make a 1/48 109 lol Some gentler minds would say ‘inadvertently’. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 There are plenty of Stukas and 109's in ppl's stashes to keep them from buying the Border 1/35's. Those two kits are pretty expensive here in AUS. But, I only have one IJA plane and no IJN planes. I could see myself buying one, one day. And if they came out with an A6M3 with square wing tips... in a heartbeat. Do ya want the plane or don't ya? Apologies to you scale purists. MikeMaben, TankBuster and LSP_Matt 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 My view: If scale unification is really where we want to go and we want the same scale vehicles next to aircraft....will SOMEBODY please start making 1/32 vehicles that are appropriate; refuelers, trucks and whatnot. Making 1:35 aircraft just feels wrong somehow. D Bellis, Iain, thierry laurent and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 11 hours ago, Iain said: 1:35 is a hard pass from me... Iain Me too. HB252 and Rockie Yarwood 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coogrfan Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 So after years of nothin', we're gonna have not one but two large scale Kates? Sounds good to me. EvilCarrot, Iain, Gazzas and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adameliclem Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 (edited) A preview article about this kit just posted at The Modeling News. Many more CAD images, and they look impressive. Folding wings, removable cowl, wheel’s-up option and choice in ordnance, torpedo and armor piercing-bomb. Cheers, Adam Edited July 8, 2022 by adameliclem Faulty link LSP_K2, Gazzas and LSP_Matt 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Just curious… if someone were to build one of Border’s 1/35 scale aircraft, could it be posted on the Works In Progress board or would it go on the Non-LSP forum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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