Spots on the Internet (2024)

[Dave Ward]

On the Special Hobby Facebook page - March release


From MiniArt - ' new kit coming soon '


Question - why not call it 'Opel Blitz'? - it says it on the radiator!
The Opel nas been done by Dragon, Tamiya, ICM & Italeri ( & other reboxings ) - doesn't really follow the MiniArt motto of 'Innovation is Everything'!
Dave

[Guest]

why not call it 'Opel Blitz'?

Trademark infringement lawsuits, or at least, fear thereof

[Waspie]

I have, though I don’t know too much about it. It’s basically one of those “protected” vehicles that western armies all scrambled to get once they became involved in the war in Afghanistan.

No doubt modular. One frame fits all!!

[minitnkr]

.....low side vs high side cargo bed?

[Dave Ward]

A long awaited model

Dave

[The Smythe Meister]

A long awaited model

Dave

Yes.... and I wants it

[Guest]

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Dave ( nearly a quarter of the year over & just publishing their catalogye )

Maybe their year for catalogues starts like our tax year .

[Dave Ward]

From MiniArt - ' new kit coming soon'

Sense of deja vu - but then I realised this is without interior
Dave

[Guest]

On the Special Hobby Facebook page - March release
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From MiniArt - ' new kit coming soon '

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Question - why not call it 'Opel Blitz'? - it says it on the radiator!
The Opel nas been done by Dragon, Tamiya, ICM & Italeri ( & other reboxings ) - doesn't really follow the MiniArt motto of 'Innovation is Everything'!
Dave

Mis-spelling, it should read 'Immitation is Everything'....

[Dave Ward]

From MiniArt - ' in process '


From ICM - also ' in process '

1/24 Ford Model A Standard Phaeton Soft Top - nearly 5 million produced late 20s - early 30s
Dave

[Dave Ward]

From ICM - ' in process '

1/48 Japanese air & ground crew
Dave

[Tim Marlow]

From ICM - ' in process '
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1/48 Japanese air & ground crew
Dave

Now that’s a less than common subject.

[Guest]

But probably going to have a solid market in Japan, where modelling is a rather big hobby and a lot of the subject matter is patriotic.

[Dave Ward]

On the Takom Facebook page - the answer to their earlier teaser


On the Meng Facebook page.....


From ICM - ' on sale soon '

Be interesting to see how ICM deal with the wheels, wire spoked and all - their spiel on the bottom of the box is always slightly odd - " beautifully decorating the interior of the office or writing desk "
From MiniArt - new kit coming soon..................

Hmm - are they going to have new boxings for every country that used the P-47?

Dave

[Dave Ward]

From ICM - April Releases - as well as the Ford Model A

Dave