MikeMaben Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Mike, Mike, Mike, you're just supposed to look at the pictures CRAZY IVAN5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 17 minutes ago, mozart said: I’m rather sad that even my beloved Silver Wings company have deserted 1/32 scale with the launch last year of their 1/48 flying boats. I have enough of their biplanes to keep me going I guess but it’s always exciting to see a new “must have” come along. I used to bug Simon about doing a 1/32 DXXI-4 Sarja ( Finnish version), he said they 'were' but changed their minds after their 1/32 stuff was being IM'd by someone (had to be ICM) which pretty much brought their resin sales to a halt as most people prefer IM. I have SW's He-51, CR 32 and 42, and Gladiator but I prefer IM too so I wish ICM would keep going with their pursuit of less than popular subjects. mozart, MikeC and Fanes 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 1 minute ago, MikeMaben said: I used to bug Simon about doing a 1/32 DXXI-4 Sarja ( Finnish version), he said they 'were' but changed their minds after their 1/32 stuff was being IM'd by someone (had to be ICM) which pretty much brought their resin sales to a halt as most people prefer IM. I have SW's He-51, CR 32 and 42, and Gladiator but I prefer IM too so I wish ICM would keep going with their pursuit of less than popular subjects. That’s sad but true Mike, ICM did “copy” and consequently steal SW’s market in kits, people tend to prefer IM rather than resin for some reason, I guess it is easier to work with. I’ve just asked him for a Harvard Mk 1! Christa and MikeMaben 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 2 minutes ago, mozart said: ... I’ve just asked him for a Harvard Mk 1! Ah, sounds good. Simon seems an amenable/nice guy. mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 1 hour ago, MikeMaben said: Mike, Mike, Mike, you're just supposed to look at the pictures Oops, my bad, but sometimes one can't resist an open goal. Although I was recently reading somewhere that "fighter jet" is a rendering by some translation engine or other that would probably be better translated as "warplane" or simply "fighter". So not really ICM's fault I suspect. Sorry guys, and I do love your kits, keep up the good work (particularly if there's a 1/32 Chipmunk involved). 59 minutes ago, MikeMaben said: ...I prefer IM too so I wish ICM would keep going with their pursuit of less than popular subjects. Yep, me too. MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 4 hours ago, MikeC said: At last, the never-before-kitted Gladiator jet version! 3 hours ago, MikeC said: Oops, my bad, but sometimes one can't resist an open goal. Although I was recently reading somewhere that "fighter jet" is a rendering by some translation engine or other that would probably be better translated as "warplane" or simply "fighter". So not really ICM's fault I suspect. Sorry guys, and I do love your kits, keep up the good work (particularly if there's a 1/32 Chipmunk involved). Yep, me too. Good points Mike but I wished my Ukrainian was as good as their English. I'd love to see them do dinky jet trainers too. I'm not keen on alternative media kits because I detest using the required adhesives, yet for cleaner aerodynamic shapes like 1/32 fighter jets they seem the future and I'm going to have to overcome my allergy to cyanoacrylate glue. Tony GeeBee, Bill Cross and MikeC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 i´m glad i dont have to buy another pile of kits this year mozart, MikeC and Alex 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esarmstrong Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 (edited) 8 hours ago, mozart said: That’s sad but true Mike, ICM did “copy” and consequently steal SW’s market in kits, people tend to prefer IM rather than resin for some reason, I guess it is easier to work with. I’ve just asked him for a Harvard Mk 1! Speaking for myself, IM is also much cheaper than resin. Then there is the issue with health and working in resin dust (when sanding) and shrinkage that is an apparent issue with resin that is not present with IM kits Edited January 3 by esarmstrong CRAZY IVAN5, MikeC and MikeMaben 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 I think most kits we got from ICM were in the pipe before 2022. The obvious exception is part of their 1/35 figure sets. Accordingly it is not surprising to observe some slow down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pup7309 Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 7 hours ago, esarmstrong said: Speaking for myself, IM is also much cheaper than resin. Then there is the issue with health and working in resin dust (when sanding) and shrinkage that is an apparent issue with resin that is not present with IM kits If you take health and safety measures should be ok, same with plastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Cross Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 16 hours ago, MikeMaben said: Who knows, maybe they'll catch up with 1/72 scale ? Haha, good point. I don't build either, but folks in the business say that Quarter Scale is now the hot market. There have always been more 1/72nd scale planes, but the frequency of releases seems to be in 1/48th. Of course, I have been wrong before and I will be wrong again. Like I said, I don't build either scale, and am relying on the opinions of others. CRAZY IVAN5 and MikeMaben 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christa Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Associated with advancing years, for some, is a conflict between home downsizing and preferred model scale increase. 32nd has well known attractions, but quarter scale gets more finished models displayed in smaller homes, of course. And then there is that whole mortality/legacy thing. Could somebody develop IM technology to self destruct completed 32nd aircraft models after x years? A similar approach works for the electronic appliance industry, is a feature of computers and communication devices and could be a firm step forward to resolving some frightful dilemmas to do with LSP display spaces and stash reduction. Or am I crazy? MikeC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 I wince Every.Time. someone says "quarter scale" when they mean 1/48th. I know its only my own personal hang-up, as it doesn't seem to bother anyone else, even those who use the expression AND the metric system, even though it has an Imperial measurement connotation which to me makes even less sense than saying the expression itself (hard to believe) since I grew up with actual quarter scale models; AKA 1/4 scale. Rant over.........Carry on nmayhew, CRAZY IVAN5, D Bellis and 7 others 6 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyWan Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 They need to stop messing around and release that -60 family in 1/35. Everyone who overpaid for KH kits is gonna be pretty sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 1 hour ago, Out2gtcha said: I wince Every.Time. someone says "quarter scale" when they mean 1/48th. I know its only my own personal hang-up, as it doesn't seem to bother anyone else, even those who use the expression AND the metric system, even though it has an Imperial measurement connotation which to me makes even less sense than saying the expression itself (hard to believe) since I grew up with actual quarter scale models; AKA 1/4 scale. Rant over.........Carry on Depends on your background. I lived the construction industry most of my life and, especially in architecture, 1/4 scale always meant 1/4"=1'-0" which of course is 1/48th and a standard drawing scale. So if I hear 1/4 scale I always know what they mean. Iain, Tony T, Bill Cross and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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