Dave Roof Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 5 hours ago, Hawkwrench said: Care to elaborate without spilling the beans?????? Tim There really isn't much more I could add without 'spilling the beans'. All I know is I was sent CAD images of a new 35th Apache and it's not the Takom kit. jwest21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
npb748r Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 2 hours ago, Zola25 said: I have a few Takom kits and they are really nice so my hopes are high this will be good. But its a bit of a strange choice for Takom considering what they normally release. Lately they are one of my favorite companies because they are releasing some very perculiar kits which at first looks like strange choices.. However the 1/72 scale battleship turrets are really cool to build.. 1/35 scale turrets the same.. 1/35 U-Boot.. V1 Ramp... V2 rocket.. 1/16 tanks... Great mix and great quility moldings. Lets see how they do with a complex helicopter kit. I know I will get one for sure (and park my Revell project with all the aftermarket stuff I eventually bought for it ) completely agree - some amazing subjects from this company - long may it continue. Zola25 and firefly7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilCarrot Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 On 9/20/2022 at 12:40 PM, Dave Roof said: There really isn't much more I could add without 'spilling the beans'. All I know is I was sent CAD images of a new 35th Apache and it's not the Takom kit. There's a new picture on Scalemates that has the Snowman Models logo next to the Takom logo, so it seems to be a collab between two manufacturers. Maybe that's what's going on? Although these days it's pretty common for different manufacturers to release the same subject. Spies everywhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 More stuff on the Modeling News. https://www.themodellingnews.com/2022/09/twin-35th-scale-apaches-on-horizon-from.html#more Separate D and E kits, no A. Looking at the front view CAD drawings, only the E kit is shown with Arrowhead M-TADS and the upturned exhausts, so not sure if those parts will only be in that kit. Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Roof Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 (edited) On 9/22/2022 at 12:09 PM, EvilCarrot said: There's a new picture on Scalemates that has the Snowman Models logo next to the Takom logo, so it seems to be a collab between two manufacturers. Maybe that's what's going on? Although these days it's pretty common for different manufacturers to release the same subject. Spies everywhere? The CAD I saw doesn't belong to 'Snowman Models' either. Edited September 24, 2022 by Dave Roof EvilCarrot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Roof Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Uncarina, Alain Gadbois, TankBuster and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zola25 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 That looks very very promising - I know CAD drawings are always flattering but fingers crossed /Niels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 That is encouraging! Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis7423 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Oh my.... - Dennis S. Mount Juliet, TN USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somebody Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 i'll buy one. hopefully, I can just pick one up from local shop rather than going through pre-order non-sense.....worrying about limited production or availability/price hike....etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Curious how all of the raised riveting is going to work on the kit when taking into account molding limitations, like seams between parts or molding lines for multi-part molds. It’s very easy to throw a bunch of raised rivets over a CAD surface. Pete Fleischmann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis7423 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 3 hours ago, Dave Williams said: Curious how all of the raised riveting is going to work on the kit when taking into account molding limitations, like seams between parts or molding lines for multi-part molds. It’s very easy to throw a bunch of raised rivets over a CAD surface. Hasegawa accomplished this feat with their beautiful 1/48 Apache series of kits. After sanding out seams, I simply had to replace a few straight lines with Archer rivet decals. I'm confident Takom will delight us with the same! - Dennis S. Mount Juliet, TN USA Uncarina and somebody 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwrench Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Us UH-60 guys make fun of the Apaches, but I want one of those E models!!! Tim Dennis7423 and Uncarina 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TankBuster Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Looking good indeed.Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY IVAN5 Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 3 hours ago, TankBuster said: Looking good indeed.Cheers. My youngest son is screaming for me to get this , he worked on them for 6 years in the Army as an avionics /weapon system tech. He coached me on the 1/48th Hasegawa one [ I'm not usually a helo type ]. He saw the cads and flat out said that I need to get one ,said he'd even buy it for me . Guess I'm all out of excuses TankBuster, npb748r and Uncarina 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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