Hasegawa

[zenrat]

another Area 88 kit is to be released by Hasegawa in 1/72.
this time its the Nguyen's F-105 Thunderchief 

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/1137633-hasegawa-64764-f-105d

The moulds for that are older than me.

[TheChronicOne]

Awesome. I've been buying them as well but lost track after the Kfir because of money shortage.      I buy 'em from Tokyo Hobby because they have them priced very reasonably.

I still need:

                 Mickey Scymon F-14 1/72.
                 Shin Crusader  1/72
                 Shin X 29  1/72
                 Greg Gates A 10 1/72

I think that gets me caught up? They can keep the 1/48 ones.
               

[Spey_Phantom]

Awesome. I've been buying them as well but lost track after the Kfir because of money shortage.      I buy 'em from Tokyo Hobby because they have them priced very reasonably.

I still need:

                 Mickey Scymon F-14 1/72.
                 Shin Crusader  1/72
                 Shin X 29  1/72
                 Greg Gates A 10 1/72

I think that gets me caught up? They can keep the 1/48 ones.
               

there's also Saki's Kfir in 1/72, it also comes with decals for his B-1B lancer (in scale 1/144 i think).

[TheChronicOne]

Awesome. I've been buying them as well but lost track after the Kfir because of money shortage.      I buy 'em from Tokyo Hobby because they have them priced very reasonably.

I still need:

                 Mickey Scymon F-14 1/72.
                 Shin Crusader  1/72
                 Shin X 29  1/72
                 Greg Gates A 10 1/72

I think that gets me caught up? They can keep the 1/48 ones.
               

there's also Saki's Kfir in 1/72, it also comes with decals for his B-1B lancer (in scale 1/144 i think).

Got that one already along with Shin's F-20!     I said I was going to build that F-20 the moment it arrived but it's just been sitting around for months now along with the Kfir.   

After I buy some tires for my vehicle and renew my insurance I'll most likely buy all the ones I'm missing in one whack. These things are like Pokemon. 

[PR19_Kit]

Not having a CLUE what 'Area 88' is I looked it up on Wiki.

My confidence in the stuff there was shaken when I find they list the Blackburn Buccaneer in the 'Fighter and Interceptor' types..........

[Rheged]

Not having a CLUE what 'Area 88' is I looked it up on Wiki.

My confidence in the stuff there was shaken when I find they list the Blackburn Buccaneer in the 'Fighter and Interceptor' types..........

Blackburn did suggest a fighter variant (the P.140), but this was one of the paper aeroplanes they offered as an initial proposal only.

[NARSES2]

Not having a CLUE what 'Area 88' is I looked it up on Wiki.

My confidence in the stuff there was shaken when I find they list the Blackburn Buccaneer in the 'Fighter and Interceptor' types..........

Blackburn did suggest a fighter variant (the P.140), but this was one of the paper aeroplanes they offered as an initial proposal only.

Ah but this is Area 88 we are talking about, so was it really only a proposal ? 

[scooter]

Not having a CLUE what 'Area 88' is I looked it up on Wiki.

My confidence in the stuff there was shaken when I find they list the Blackburn Buccaneer in the 'Fighter and Interceptor' types..........

Blackburn did suggest a fighter variant (the P.140), but this was one of the paper aeroplanes they offered as an initial proposal only.

Ah but this is Area 88 we are talking about, so was it really only a proposal ? 

Considering I did an F-111K and J-79-powered Ford for A88...

[strobez]

The full list so far for the Hasegawa "Creators Series" featuring Kaoru Shintani's Area 88 is:

1/48
Shin Kazama's J35J Draken
Shin Kazam's F-8E Crusader
Mickey Simon's F-16 Tomcat
Greg Gates' A-4M Skyhawk

1/72
Shin Kazama's F-20 Tigershark
Saki Vashtahl's Kfir C2
Shin Kazama's X-29
Mickey Simon's F-14 Tomcat
Shin Kazama's J35J Draken
Greg Gates' A-10 Thunderbolt II
Shin Kazama's F-8E Crusader
Nguyen Van Chom's F-105D Thunderchief
Kim Aba's AV-8A Harrier (coming soon!)
Seiren Barnack's F-104G Starfighter (coming soon!) (update!)
Mickey Simon's F-100D Super Sabre (coming soon!) (update!)

Nothing following the Harrier has been announced yet, which makes me a bit worried since in the past the timeline between release and announcement has been a bit shorter.  I'm still hopeful we'll at least get to see Siren's F-104. That should be an easy one finish the set off since then all the main hero planes would be covered.  I'll be disappointed if that one doesn't cap the set.

The odds and ends ones I'm wishing, but not holding my breath, for are :

Gary MacBurn's MiG-21
Papa Wolf's MiG-27 (maybe as a MiG combo set!)
Mickey Simon's F-100D  (yay! updated!)
Greg Gates (or Campbell's) A-4M (even though Greg's could be easily achieved with extra decals leftover from the A-10).

The one I'm wishing I could wish for is Roundell's Bucanneer.  I doubt Hasegawa will borrow some molds from Revell or Airfix to get it done, but some professionally done decals of the pirate logo would be fantastic.

I've got all the 1/72 scale boxes released so far except the Crusader.  That one strangely didn't make it onto the shelf in Seoul. I wonder if the fact that it comes stocked with a resin figure had anything to do with that.  Of course both the Crusader and the Thunderchief are "for the decals" purchases since the Academy and Trumpeter offerings (respectively) are far superior.

[strobez]

Oh, and the decals for Saki's B-1 are 1/72 scale as well... I checked.

[strobez]

The odds and ends ones I'm wishing, but not holding my breath, for are :

Mickey Simon's F-100D

Well, well, well... I stand corrected! and happily so.

It seems that Hasegawa is indeed going to go the whole way with this set.  They've just announced the F-104G Starfighter "Seiren Barnack" and the F-100D Super Sabre "Mickey Simon". Yay!

[Mossie]

1/72 Rosenbauer Panther 6x6
https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/m/10556923

I can see that whiffed into something like a Centaur.  If I get one though, it'll be real world.

[chrisonord]

According to hobby link Japan, Hasegawa are releasing a drone A-10 in 1/72nd scale, not many pictures of it, but I am sure it has plenty of wiff potential. Unless Hasegawa want ludicrous money for it of course.
Chris.

[NARSES2]

Unless Hasegawa want ludicrous money for it of course.
Chris.

Will the sun come in the morning ?

Seriously I'm convinced in the UK the silly prices, especially for some 40/50 year old re-pops is down to the importer. But as I said about the SH Sunderland price is always relative and down to the individual to decide if it's value for money.

[Scotaidh]

Unless Hasegawa want ludicrous money for it of course.
Chris.

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But as I said about the SH Sunderland price is always relative and down to the individual to decide if it's value for money.

Always is - that's the philosophy behind e-Vil-Bay, I reckon.