Thursday, July 30, 2015

1/144 Club Hanger - Sankei


1/144 Club Hanger - Sankei

Sankei have returned with another of their great scenic kits with this nice looking "Club Hanger" , though aimed at the small scale civil aviation I can see uses for small military transport/liaison aircraft?

Mix of card and plastic-board (some cutting and assembly is required), this also features an opening/closing door!

http://item.rakuten.co.jp/sankeishop/mk08-12/

Available: July 2015
Price @ 3,600 Yen

1-144 Flight Club Control and Terminal - Sankei



1-144 Flight Club Control and Terminal - Sankei
  Sankei's Flight Club Administration building is their latest multi use scenic.
Another great item to use in conjunction with their club hangar and other scenics.
Assembly is required.

http://item.rakuten.co.jp/sankeishop/mk08-06/

1/144 F-15 , F-117A and Attacker FB.1/ FB2 Upgrade Sets - Shelf Oddity

1/144 F-15 , F-117A and Attacker FB.1/ FB2 Upgrade Sets - Shelf Oddity 

Shelf Oddity have also produced a range of great looking PE sets for 144th scale aircraft available.

An extensive set for Dragon’s F-117A kit - new canopy frame, air intake meshes, landing gear doors and flat exhaust nozzles are included.


A generic F-15 set is quite universal, as it allows for backdating your Revell F-15E kit to F-15B/D version. While more adventurous modellers can go as far as F-15A/C with it, or could also use some of the parts supplied with other manufacturers kits.



And, a great set dedicated to a recent Miniwing release - the Supermarine Attacker FB.1/FB.2.



Wednesday, July 29, 2015

1/144 USA & SOVIET/RUSSIAN Missile Sets - Shelf Oddity

 1/144 USA & SOVIET/RUSSIAN Missile Sets - Shelf Oddity
Shelf Oddity are new artisan house producing a range of exceptionally high quality accessories for your 1/144 masterpieces out of brass and PE!

Have a brand new Su-27 or MiG-21 model and need something to place under its wings?

Are you the only person outside of Japan with the *Triple Nuts MiG-29 kit and are missing some missiles? Shelf Oddity comes to the rescue!

There are 6 different Soviet/Russian missiles sets in the catalogue. One of them is quite universal - R-13M which is an exact copy of early AIM-9 Sidewinder - double markings included.Attack aviation fans can check out the AGM-65 Maverick set too!

Each set contains 2 missile bodies made of turned brass, PE fret with missile fins and a decal sheet with different markings (in few cases - a lot of them!).

There are mounting holes pre-drilled in each missile body allowing for quick positioning of PE fins. Each fin is equipped with one or two mounting pins which apart from easy positioning allow for stronger joint.

All of the items are already available on www.shelfoddity.com

Air to Air Missiles: http://shelfoddity.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=25_29
Air to Surface Missiles: http://shelfoddity.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=25_28

* - Will fit other MIG-29 kits ;-)

Also P/E sets for 1/700 IJN kits! http://shelfoddity.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=20_59

1/144 Dassault Mirage III and Cheetah - Foxone

1/144 Mirage and Cheetah - Foxone
Dassault Mirage III 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassault_Mirage_III

The first major production model of the Mirage series, the Mirage IIIC, first flew in October 1960. The IIIC was largely similar to the IIIA, though a little under a half meter longer and brought up to full operational fit. The IIIC was a single-seat interceptor, with an Atar 09B turbojet engine.

The Mirage IIIC was armed with twin 30 mm DEFA revolver-type cannon, fitted in the belly with the gun ports under the air intakes. Early Mirage IIIC production had three stores pylons, one under the fuselage and one under each wing, but another outboard pylon was quickly added to each wing, for a total of five. It was also possible to carry bombs on a sleek supersonic tank that also had bomb carrying capacity. The outboard pylon was intended to carry an AIM-9B Sidewinder air-to-air missile, later replaced by the Matra R550 Magic and also was armed with the radar guided R530 Missile on the center line pylon.

South African Conversion - Atlas_Cheetah
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_Cheetah
The Atlas Cheetah is a South African fighter aircraft, developed for the South African Air Force (SAAF) and currently operated by the Ecuadorian Air Force (FAE). It was developed as a major upgrade of the Dassault Mirage III by the Atlas Aircraft Corporation (later Denel Aviation) in South Africa and is based on the IAI Kfir.[2] Three different variants were created, 16 dual-seat Cheetah D, 16 single-seat Cheetah E and 38 single-seat Cheetah C. The Cheetah Es were retired in 1992, and the Cheetah Cs and Cheetah Ds in April 2008, being replaced by the Saab Gripen. A limited number are still operated in South Africa as flight test aircraft.

FOXONE ORIGINAL KIT 67 Mirage III BE
http://foxonemodel.fc2web.com/original/o67/original_67.html
http://foxonemodel.fc2web.com/air_gallery/mirage3/828SNINX/be.html

FOXONE ORIGINAL KIT 66 Cheetah D
http://foxonemodel.fc2web.com/original/o66/original_66.html
http://foxonemodel.fc2web.com/air_gallery/cheetah/cheeta_D/CD.html

FOXONE ORIGINAL KIT 65 Mirage III E
http://foxonemodel.fc2web.com/original/o65/original_65.html
http://foxonemodel.fc2web.com/air_gallery/mirage3/870YUDMH/3e.html

Available: June 2015
Price: @4000 YEN

1/144 F-16XL - Foxone


FOXONE ORIGINAL KIT 68 F-16XL # 1
http://foxonemodel.fc2web.com/original/o68/original_68.html
http://foxonemodel.fc2web.com/air_gallery/F16/xl1/xl1.html

FOXONE ORIGINAL KIT 69 F-16XL # 2
http://foxonemodel.fc2web.com/original/o69/original_69.html
http://foxonemodel.fc2web.com/air_gallery/F16/xl2/xl2.html

General_Dynamics_F-16XL
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16XL

FOXONES Latest releases are a pair of F-16XLa in one and two seat configurations, each comes with two decal options.

Available July 2015
Price @5,000 Yen

Friday, July 24, 2015

1/144 F-104G Starfighter "NASA & USAF" - Platz/F-Toys



Flying Color Selection Vol.1 1/144 F-104G Starfighter "NASA & USAF" - Platz/F-Toys
Available from Wonderfest 2015 Platz booth,  See more at: http://www.platz-hobby.com/

Looks like a "show only" special - 2,200 Yen

Perhaps, a sign of something more to come, or the old F-Toys reboxed with Rocketeer Decals?

1/144 Focke-Wulf Ta 152H 'Special Schemes' - MARK I Models



1/144 Focke-Wulf Ta 152H 'Special Schemes' - MARK I Models

The Ta 152H was one of the ultimate and finest German fighters of WWII, primarily designed for high-altitude operations. Its development began in the summer of 1943 with an aim to supersede the Fw 190D-9. It was a single-seat monoplane of an all-metal structure, featuring an enclosed pressurised canopy and a retractable landing gear. It was powered by a Jumo 213E in-line piston engine and its armament comprised three cannons. The prototype, designated the Fw 190V33/U1, flew in July 1944, while a number of other converted Fw 190s were used as test beds, including the Fw 190V30/U1. The Ta 152 series production began in late 1944 and eventually, only some 43 machines were built, including 20 pre-production H-0 aircraft and a batch of the first series Ta 152H-1s.

The first Ta 152s entered service with the Luftwaffe in January 1945 and although being capable interceptors, they came too late to be used in their role and to make a significant impact on the air war over Europe. In April 1945, Japan purchased the blueprints of the Ta 152 and reportedly one aircraft, although this did not lead to any production in Japan.

A number of Ta 152Hs fell into Allied hands and some of them were examined in Britain and the USA post-war.

***NOTE: unlike the other Mark. I Ta.152 Kits - this only comes with a SINGLE (x1) Kit ! ****

Colour schemes included in the kit:
1) Fw Ta 190V30/U1 prototype/development a/c, Black SH+KT/0055 (W.Nr. 0055), Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau GmbH, Adelheide airfield, Germany, August 1944
2)Fw Ta 152H-0, Stab/JG 301, Luftwaffe, Stendal airfield, Germany, April 1945
3)Fw Ta 152H-0 (a/c reportedly bought from Germany for evaluation), Imperial Japanese Army Air Force, Japan, summer 1945
4)Fw Ta 152H-0, Green 4/FE112 (W.Nr. 150020), Wright Field Air Base, U.S.A., late 1945

One injection-moulded kit is supplied in this box, which contains 26 parts and one clear part (the cockpit canopy). A comprehensive decal sheet is included.

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

1/144 LandKreuzer P.1500 Monster + Flak Maus - Takom



1/144 LandKreuzer P.1500 Monster + Flakpanzer VIII  Maus - Takom
Takom look set to do it again! after the seemingly successful issue of the P-1000 Landkreuzer Ratte & Maus combo kit - they raise their game and produce another great 1/144 kit (plastic injection).

The interior detailing looks very interesting too!

Source: https://www.facebook.com/takom

Monday, July 13, 2015

1 / 144 IJN Type 96r & A6M3 Zero Type 21 type (2 pieces) - Platz / F-Toys 2015


1 / 144 IJN Type 96r & A6M3 Zero Type  21 type (2 pieces)  - Platz / F-Toys 2015

Limited Edition 2015, two items IJN Type 96 and Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero fighter Type 21.

source: http://www.hobby-shop.jp/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=12528&sl=JP#