discussion Spots on the Internet (2023)

[Guest]

According to an article in a 1975 issue of Airfix Magazine, it belonged to 62nd Fighter Squadron, about which Wikipedia says:

The squadron was reactivated on 1 May 1946 as a Strategic Air Command (SAC) escort fighter group, being assigned to Fifteenth Air Force at Selfridge Field, Michigan, equipped with long-range North American P-51H Mustangs that had been developed for Twentieth Air Force bomber escort missions in the Pacific Theater. The mission of the squadron was to provide fighter escort of SAC's Boeing B-29 Superfortress bombers on intercontinental strategic bombardment missions, deploying to Alaska and Europe in this role.

So the markings are post-war. I suppose that explains the lack of squadron and aircraft letters?

 

[Dave Ward]

From MiniArt - ' new kit coming soon'

Just when you thought they'd covered all the variants, they found a 'new' one!
Dave

 

[David Lovell]

From MiniArt - ' new kit coming soon'

Just when you thought they'd covered all the variants, they found a 'new' one!
Dave

JUST when you thought.......dont forget all these diffrent variants still to come in 1/16 ,dont forget you can stand in your local hobby shop with two box fronts and play spot the difference. Dave

 

[Lee W]

Hmmm?!

https://www.themodellingnews.com/2021/04/m103a1-a3-in-35th-scale-in-silhouette.html?m=1#more

 

[Guest]

Those would be interesting, given the problems the Dragon kit is known to have.

 

[David Lovell]

JUST when you thought.......dont forget all these diffrent variants still to come in 1/16 ,dont forget you can stand in your local hobby shop with two box fronts and play spot the difference. Dave

Blimy only made above as a make you smile have a good day kind of thing ,you won't belive this sat here on the throne with my tablet (so much more convenient than a paper)flicking through who's got something new in stock like you do I almost lost my seating ,HELLER yep HELLER have bought out a 1/16 stug of some kind ,is this new moulds or jumping on the over crowded wagon with old moulds. Dave

 

[Guest]

It’s a rebox of the Trumpeter kit from 2020 with some new parts, says Scalemates.

 

[Dave Ward]

Had an email with a link to the 2023 Catalogue from ICM https://icm.com.ua/catalog-2023/

New mouldings include a lot of Ukrainian Armed Forces Gear - including 1/35 Kozak MRAP. 1/72 versions of the OV-10A Bronco, Ki-21 Sally. 1/48 B-26A Marauder, 1/32 Henschel Hs 123. 1/35 AH-1G Cobra, 1/35 'Burma Jeep', 1/24 Ford Model A Phaeton, 1/72 Molch midget sub. There are also releases of variants of existing models, like the Gotha Go 244 B-2 & the Mistel 1.
No 1/16 figures announced, but there seems to be something to suit everyone
Dave

 

[Dave Ward]

From MiniArt - New model coming soon

Dave

 

[AlanG]

Box art for the new 1:32 ICM Hs-123 coming soon

 

[Dave Ward]

From MiniArt - new kit coming soon

Looks like they may be upscaling some models.......

The HobbyBoss & Trumpeter websites have been updated with their April releases

HobbyBoss

Armoured railcar in 1/72


Bergepanzer BPz 2 Buffalo in 1/35

Fieseler Storch on skis in 1/35

Trumpeter

TBD-1 Devastator in 1/32

KZKT Heavy tractor in 1/35

T-72 Ural in 1/72

M706 Commando car in Vietnam in 1/72

On the Special Hobby Facebook page first sprue of an upcoming release

Kriegsfischkutter in 1/72 - I'm assuming this will be similar to the ICM 1/350 model............only bigger!
Dave

 

[Guest]

Bergepanzer Buffalo in 1/35

The picture shows a Bergepanzer 2, not a Bergepanzer 3 Büffel (the 2 is based on the Leopard 1, the 3 on the Leopard 2).

 

[Dave Ward]

The picture shows a Bergepanzer 2, not a Bergepanzer 3 Büffel (the 2 is based on the Leopard 1, the 3 on the Leopard 2).

The HobbyBoss site does call it a BPz 2 - but it also calls it a Buffalo, did the BPz2 have a name?
Dave

 

[minitnkr]

My refs call the BPz 3 a Buffel. No name found for BPz 2 on box art.

 

[Guest]

The HobbyBoss site does call it a BPz 2 - but it also calls it a Buffalo

I noticed that when I saw it as a new release on Scalemates, after seeing your post, so I knew then it wasn’t your mistake

did the BPz2 have a name?

No, it never had one. I get the impression Hobby Boss got the 2 and 3 mixed up.

 

[Dave Ward]

On the ICM website - 'coming soon' - journalists in war in 1/35


On the DoraWings Facebook page - renders of their Fairey Delta FD.2 in 1/72

That does look interesting..........
Dave

 

[Guest]

Typical plane, that … even if it hadn’t said Fairey right above it, I would have guessed it to be either British or French because of its generally weird and not overly attractive shape

 

[Tim Marlow]

Typical plane, that … even if it hadn’t said Fairey right above it, I would have guessed it to be either British or French because of its generally weird and not overly attractive shape :smiling3:

I rather like it myself…..

 

[Guest]

I admit it’s far from the ugliest plane of its era, but I can’t call it pretty — sorry

 

[Dave Ward]

Not pretty, perhaps - first plane to exceed 1000 mph in level flight - raised the Air Speed record by 310 mph to 1,132mph in 1956 - even more surprising is that both the FD.2 survived - one is at Yeovilton, the other at Cosford
Dave