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[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]

https://onet.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0dd59436d9f9eaaacb6522f65&id=b27a7c81ed&e=9c1dbdcee8
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


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

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 '

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

 

[Gern]

I never understood why the sword has lasted so long as part of military uniforms - even if it is just ceremonial these days.

 

[Airborne01]

I never understood why the sword has lasted so long as part of military uniforms - even if it is just ceremonial these days.

Perhaps it's because it represents traditional power in the ultimate expression of archaic hand-held weaponry, military prowess at arms, designation of office and a phallic (penetrative) component (and because it's bright and shiny and looks good against No 1 Dress uniform .... and the ladies are fascinated by it ) :thinking:
Steve

 

[Dave Ward]

On the Takom Facebook page

Just what is needed, another Tiger :rolling:
Dave

 

[Guest]

I never understood why the sword has lasted so long as part of military uniforms - even if it is just ceremonial these days.

Since you’re asking this in response to a set of Japanese figures: because in Japan, swords were (and are) regarded as far more than just weapons. That’s true to a certain extent in Europe as well, but it was far more so in Japan, where a sword wasn’t just a symbol of the nobility (as in Europe) but was held to embody all kinds of spiritual things related to the whole concept of nobility and warrior-ness in ways that go far beyond similar beliefs held in Europe.

 

[Guest]

250, get ready for 'GRIEF' Rommels mount.
Merkava IV - and still missing the non-slip coating, and I would hate that roof mounted slat armour to give way...
Takom Tiger - nuff said....