Sunday, January 29, 2017

1/144 Me-163B Komet (two kits in box) - Brengun



1/144 Me-163B Komet (two kits in box) - Brengun

The Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet, designed by Alexander Lippisch, was a German rocket-powered fighter aircraft. It is the only rocket-powered fighter aircraft ever to have been operational and the first piloted aircraft of any type to exceed 1000 km/h (621 mph) in level flight. Its design was revolutionary and its performance unprecedented. German test pilot Heini Dittmar in early July 1944 reached 1,130 km/h (700 mph), an unofficial flight airspeed record unmatched by turbojet-powered aircraft for almost a decade. Over 300 aircraft were built, but the Komet proved ineffective in its dedicated role as an interceptor aircraft and was responsible for the destruction of only about nine to eighteen Allied aircraft against ten losses.[2][3]



It would not surprise me it Brengun to also release Vac-Form Cockpit, as it has just done for its He-162 

This does not include 1/144 Scheuch Schlepper, but one can be obtained from Mattis Minis on Shapeways : https://www.shapeways.com/product/48F46J9QW/1-144-scheuch-schlepper



Tuesday, January 24, 2017

1/144 Star Wars : Rogue One - TIE SK X1 and UT-60D U-Wing - Bandai


1/144  Star Wars : Rogue One - TIE SK X1 and UT-60D U-Wing - Bandai

Basically looks like a multi-pack of  of the TIE Fighter,  U-Wing and 2x Combat Assult Tanks, all for under @16USD - whats not like?  Did i mention that both have movable wings?

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/TIE/sk_x1_experimental_air_superiority_fighter
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/UT-60D_U-wing_starfighter/support_craft

Expected Release Date: February 2017
Expected Price: @16USD

Source: http://www.1999.co.jp/10437164

http://bandai-hobby.net/sw/jp/products/u_wingfighter_tiestriker.html

There also appears to be a 1/72 & 1/144 X-Wing Dual pack :
http://bandai-hobby.net/sw/jp/products/dragonfly.html - Shame the X-Wing wasn't released as a standalone, or another dual/triple  1/144 release!?




1/144 Star Wars - Imperial AT-AT - Bandai


1/144 Star Wars - Imperial AT-AT - Bandai

Maybe this detailed master piece finally puts paid to F-Toys Mini AT-AT?

Comes with an interlocking base,  figures and simulated lasers


http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/All_Terrain_Armored_Transport

Expected Release : May 2017

Price : @30USD

Source: http://www.1999.co.jp/10444069








Saturday, January 07, 2017

1-144 F-35A Lightning II JASDF - Doyusha Super fighter No.3


1-144 F-35A Lightning II JASDF  - Doyusha Super fighter No.3 
It is a new series modelling active machines active in the sky of the world on 1/144 scale.

All parts are pre-painted and the main fueslage is pre-assembled, some additional simple assembly also required.

This represents the  first airframe (69 - 8701) that flew its first flight in August 2016, as part of its scheduled for introduction into the Japan Air Self Defense Force. .

Price 2,500 yen (excluding tax)
There is also a hexagon stand that can be exhibited in formation.


Due: January - February 2017

http://www.doyusha-model.com/list/figure/superfighter_3.html