Friday, September 30, 2022

1 /144 JSDF Type-90, Trucks & Kawasaki P-1 Maritime Patrol Aircraft- Pit-Road




1 /144 JSDF Type-90, Trucks & Kawasaki P-1 Maritime Patrol Aircraft- Pit-Road


So, some further 1/44 releases from Pit-Road, and more frustrating 1/700 releases that folks would love to see in 1/144 :roll:


- JGSDF Type 90

- JGSDF Type 90 + mine Rollers

- JGSDF Truck 3 1/2 Ton (covered tarp)

- JGSDF Truck 3 1/2 Ton (open bed)

previous release announcements  https://kampfgruppe144.blogspot.com/2022/09/1144-pzkpw-iv-fgand-panther-da-by-pit.html

Also

- Kawasaki P-1 Maritime Patrol Aircraft

ピットロード @pitroad_plamo

全日本模型ホビーショー会場で発表いたしました、現在開発中の新製品をご紹介いたします。画像に記載の製品仕様等は予定となっておりますので、後に変更となる可能性もございます。ご了承ください。 #全日本模型ホビーショー

Translated from Japanese 

We will introduce the new products currently under development that were announced at the All Japan Model Hobby Show venue. The product specifications, etc. shown in the image are planned, so there is a possibility that they will be changed later. note that. #全日本模型ホビーショー

2:08 AM · Sep 30, 2022

·Twitter Web App https://twitter.com/pitroad_plamo/status/1575653655088402432

1/144 Working Vehicles of the JSDF Series 003 - Tomytec


 

1/144 Working Vehicles of the JSDF Series 003 - Tomytec

A Japanese Twitter user has shared these images of  'Military' Vehicle releases, scheduled for 13/10/2022/

I think these must follow on from their assumed sucess of repackaging the Diotown range as "battlefield" buildings? 

So, here we see several military items collected from the 1/150 Diotown and Truck collection series (now in military colours) and repacked for release.

So the big question is the UH-2 helicopter which I suspect to be a new cheap mold?


Source: 零式 @mopzwA8axAiyDHv

https://twitter.com/mopzwA8axAiyDHv/status/1575707113779007489







1/144 Mark I (ex-STRANSKY) releases EDAY Preview

 






1/144 Mark I (ex-STRANSKY) releases EDAY Preview

Soon to be available first at the Eduard e-Day show on 1/10/2022, the Stransky designed kits will be released by Mark I (as previously reported)

https://kampfgruppe144.blogspot.com/2022/05/1144-stransky-and-mark-i-collaborations.html

This would suggest that a general release of these kits is imminent.






Monday, September 12, 2022

1/144 Aermacchi MB.326 | Main operators | RESIN KIT by Heroes Models


 
1/144 Aermacchi MB.326 | Main operators | RESIN KIT by Heroes Models

Ready to assemble MB.326 resin model in 1/144 scale with clear resin canopy and canopy masks.

  • 12 resin pieces.
  • clear resin canopy.
  • Detailed built-in cockpit.
  • Easy to assembly one-piece fuselage.
  • High detailed ejection seats.
  • Photo etched parts
  • Resin 3d print for the tiny antennas and pitots
  • Screenprinting decal for 4 planes.
  • Canopy mask in kabuki tape.
  • Colorful instruction with 3 views profiles and colors suggestions.


Weight 0.085 kg
Dimensions 14 × 11 × 3.5 cm
Resin Type
Model Kit

23,00€

https://heroesmodels.it/shop/models/1-144-mb-326-main-operators-resin-kit/

MB-326H Royal Australian Air Force
No. 25 Squadron, 1990


AT-26 Força Aérea Brasileira
1°/10° G.Av. “Esquadrão Poker”, 1995


MB-326E “Vola Fenice” (Private Owner)
Painted as Italian AF (6° Stormo AM), 2019


IMPALA MK.1 – South African Air Force
Central Flying School, 1971





1/44 US Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet Conformal Fuel Tanks (CFT) (Plastic + Resin model)

Manufacturer : Platz , Dragon
Scale        : 1/144
Series       : Aircraft Model Special Selection
Release Date : Oct(Sep. 12, 2022 Pre-order start.)
List Price   : 3,850yen about 26.76USD
Sales Price : 3,150yen about 21.89USD

https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10918208

Dragon Kit, New Cartograf Decals and CAD modelled, but Resin cast tanks
Similar to their approach to the F-16 CFT kit earlier this year.

( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )

 Newly developed CFT parts 

[About the actual machine]

-Developed as an advanced version of the F/A-18C/D Hornet, the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet began deployment in 1999.

- In order to improve the lack of cruising range and lack of weapon loading, which were considered to be one of the major weaknesses of the C/D type, the size of the fuselage is made larger than the C/D type.

-In addition to increasing the fuel tank capacity and successfully extending the cruising range, new hard points were added to the enlarged wings, etc., and the weapon load capacity was also increased.

- After that, it developed into BlockII with constant improvement and renovation.

- In April 2020, the development of Block III will start when the production of Block II ends.

- Block III is developing a CFT (Conformal Fuel Tank) that can be installed on the aircraft as one of the main equipment that can be installed on the aircraft with a design that follows the shape of the aircraft and suppresses the impact on flight performance.

- The CFT installed on both sides of the fuselage's central spine further expands the operational range of the Super Hornet and is expected to play a major role.


[About the model]
- The model is a 1/144 scale plastic model assembly kit that reproduces the F/A-18 Super Hornet, a US Navy carrier-based fighter.
- We model a type equipped with a double-seat F/A-18F CFT (conformal fuel tank).
- The parts are made of dragon and have a sharp finish.
- Newly designed CFT and a new weapon pod that can be attached to the center of the aircraft.
- The shape is faithfully reproduced with resin parts.
- Finished total length is 127mm.
- You can't miss the model with a CFT equipped on the back.
-Of course, details such as legs and cockpit are also delicately modeled.
- Marking includes two types of demonstration aircraft equipped with CFT and VFA-103 Jolly Rogers assuming deployment to the US Navy.
- Decals are made by Cartograf in Italy, which is known for its high quality. It is a kit that reproduces the latest appearance of Super Hornet with new parts.


[Major features]
- Reproduce the F/A-18F Super Hornet double-seat conformal fuel tank equipped machine on 1/144 scale
- CFT (conformal fuel tank) and center weapon pod set with newly designed resin parts
- Airframe parts are made of Dragon and finished with a total length of 127mm
- Set parts for 1 aircraft
- For marking, prepare a demonstration machine with CFT and VFA-103 assuming deployment


( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )





アメリカ海軍 F/A-18F スーパーホーネット コンフォーマル・フューエル・タンク(CFT) 装備機 (プラモデル)

●新規開発のCFTパーツが新たな魅力を醸し出す。


【実機について】
●F/A-18C/Dホーネットの発展型として開発、1999年に配備がはじめられたのがF/A-18E/Fスーパーホーネットです。
●C/D型では大きな弱点の一つとされていた航続距離の不足と兵装搭載量の不足を改善するべく、C/D型に比べて一回り機体を大型化。
●燃料タンク容量を増やし航続距離を伸ばすことに成功したほか、大型化された翼などにハードポイントを新設し、兵装搭載量も高めたのです。
●その後、絶え間ない改良、改修でBlockIIへと発展。
●2020年4月にはBlockIIの生産終了とともにBlockIIIの開発に着手。
●BlockIIIでは主な装備のひとつとして機体形状に沿ったデザインで飛行性能への影響も抑えられる機体に装備可能なCFT(コンフォーマル・フューエル・タンク)の開発が行われています。
●機体中央背骨の両側に装備されるCFTはスーパーホーネットの作戦範囲をさらに拡大し、大きな活躍が期待されているのです。


【モデルについて】
●モデルは1/144スケールでアメリカ海軍の艦上戦闘機、F/A-18スーパーホーネットを再現したプラスチックモデル組み立てキットです。
●複座型のF/A-18FのCFT(コンフォーマル・フューエル・タンク)を装備したタイプをモデル化しています。
●パーツはドラゴン製でシャープな仕上がり。
●CFTとさらに機体中央に取り付けられる兵装ポッドを新たに新設計。
●レジンパーツでその形状をしっかりと再現しています。
●仕上がり全長は127mm。
●背中にCFTを装備した機体形状がモデルでも見逃せません。
●もちろん脚やコクピットなど細部のディテールも繊細にモデル化しています。
●マーキングはCFT装着のデモンストレーション機とアメリカ海軍への配備を想定したVFA-103ジョリーロジャースの2種を収録。
●デカールは高品質でおなじみのイタリアのカルトグラフ社製。スーパーホーネットの最新の姿を新パーツとともに再現するキットです。


【主な特徴】
●1/144スケールでF/A-18Fスーパーホーネット複座型のコンフォーマル・フューエル・タンク装備機を再現
●CFT(コンフォーマル・フューエル・タンク)とセンターの兵装ポッドを新設計レジンパーツでセット
●機体パーツはドラゴン製で仕上がり全長127mm
●パーツは1機分をセット
●マーキングはCFT装着のデモ機と配備を想定したVFA-103を用意

Thursday, September 08, 2022

1/144 Pak 40 anti-tank gun and Sdkfz11 half-track (preview) Victrix

 


1/144 Pak 40 anti-tank gun and Sdkfz11 half-track (preview) Victrix






1/144 T-34/85 & T-34/76 (Preview) by Victrix

 1/144 T-34/85 & T-34/76 (Preview) by Victrix


The pack has options for T34/85 and T34/76 also with an option for the chKZ cast turret. It also has two types of wheel configurations, the spoked and dished versions.

This kit will be packed with tank riders and varied tank commanders.

https://www.facebook.com/victrixlimited







1/144 PzKpw IV F/Gand Panther D/A by Pit-Road (preview)



 1/144 PzKpw IV and Panthers by Pit-Road (preview)

It appears Pit-Road will continue to extend their range of WWII 1/144 Items, currently only German items. However, as there appears to be a correlation between their 1/700 range and the 1/144 releases - perhaps others will come?


  • PzKpw IV Ausf. F (Sd.Kfz 161)
  • PzKpw IV Ausf. G  (Sd.Kfz 161)
  • PzKpw V Ausf. D (Sd.Kfz 171) "Panther"
  • PzKpw V Ausf. A (Sd.Kfz 171) "Panther"

more information's as it arrives.



2022年10月~12月発売予定の新製品情報を発表しました。これらの製品は、全日本模型ホビーショー2022(10/01~02・東京ビッグサイト)でサンプル等を展示の予定です。またホビーショーでは会場発表の新製品も予定しています。よろしくお願いします
Translated from Japanese by          
New product information scheduled to be released from October to December 2022 has been announced. Samples of these products are scheduled to be exhibited at the All Japan Model Hobby Show 2022 (October 01-02, Tokyo Big Sight). We are also planning to announce new products at the hobby show. thank you.