Cyber Hobby

Pellson · August 07, 2012, 11:34:15 AM

....aaaaaaand where's the HMS Antelope in 1/700 that I've been drooling over to such an extent that I'm about to go amphibious indoors..?

Thorvic · August 07, 2012, 01:03:49 PM

Quote from: Pellson on August 07, 2012, 11:34:15 AM
....aaaaaaand where's the HMS Antelope in 1/700 that I've been drooling over to such an extent that I'm about to go amphibious indoors..?

Here...

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10179686

Appeared at the end of last week, expected it to be a lot better than the Airfix kit scaled down and rehashing the Pitroad NATO sprue where the Exocet are blatantly way over scale

. Its no better than the Type 42 kits that date to the 80's and such a let down after their Type 45's

The Wooksta! · August 07, 2012, 01:52:22 PM

Cyberhobby = Dragon = dubious quality at eyewatering prices. Wait for the inevitable Modelzone sales and pick them up at a third of the price.

rickshaw · August 08, 2012, 05:54:36 AM

Quote from: The Wooksta! on August 07, 2012, 01:52:22 PM
Cyberhobby = Dragon = dubious quality at eyewatering prices. Wait for the inevitable Modelzone sales and pick them up at a third of the price.

AIUI, their armour kits are considered to be of quite good quality...

The Wooksta! · August 08, 2012, 06:59:30 AM

That may be the case. I don't build armour.

NARSES2 · August 08, 2012, 07:01:57 AM

Quote from: rickshaw on August 08, 2012, 05:54:36 AM
Quote from: The Wooksta! on August 07, 2012, 01:52:22 PM
Cyberhobby = Dragon = dubious quality at eyewatering prices. Wait for the inevitable Modelzone sales and pick them up at a third of the price.

AIUI, their armour kits are considered to be of quite good quality...

They are mate. It's just that some of the British aircraft subjects they've brought out have had some silly little erorrs and the prices are eye watering. £30 for a 1/72 Hellcat, £35 for a Sea Venom.

I picked up the Meteors for about £11 each in the Modelzone sale

The Wooksta! · August 08, 2012, 07:45:09 AM

Most of their aircraft* have niggly errors or have abysmal fit. The P-61 is all to cock, the MiG 15 is renowned for being wrong, the Ar 234s and Ta 152s have appalling fit and the tailwheel for the latter is the wrong way round.

When it comes to aircraft, Dragon may look good in the box, but that's about it. And at 35 notes for a Sea Venom, I'd rather add a few extra quid and buy a CMR one. At least it's accurate, I get masks and etch, plus oodles of stores and decal options.

*The ex-Trimaster stuff isn't necessarily Dragon's fault but have fit problems of their own

Pellson · August 08, 2012, 10:32:15 AM

Quote from: Thorvic on August 07, 2012, 01:03:49 PM
Quote from: Pellson on August 07, 2012, 11:34:15 AM
....aaaaaaand where's the HMS Antelope in 1/700 that I've been drooling over to such an extent that I'm about to go amphibious indoors..?

Here...

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10179686

Appeared at the end of last week, expected it to be a lot better than the Airfix kit scaled down and rehashing the Pitroad NATO sprue where the Exocet are blatantly way over scale . Its no better than the Type 42 kits that date to the 80's and such a let down after their Type 45's

Ta, mate. As I do have a few of the ridiculously underscaled Exocets from the Airfix kit, I'm sorted..

Also, since I do need more SeaDart launchers, the double weapons sprue is good news. I'll order, dammit!

proditor · August 23, 2012, 08:39:57 AM

Quote from: Thorvic on August 07, 2012, 01:03:49 PM
Quote from: Pellson on August 07, 2012, 11:34:15 AM
....aaaaaaand where's the HMS Antelope in 1/700 that I've been drooling over to such an extent that I'm about to go amphibious indoors..?

Here...

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10179686

Appeared at the end of last week, expected it to be a lot better than the Airfix kit scaled down and rehashing the Pitroad NATO sprue where the Exocet are blatantly way over scale . Its no better than the Type 42 kits that date to the 80's and such a let down after their Type 45's

Apparently on top of everything else, it's out of scale. From the Ship Model Forum:

Jane's rates them as 360' LWL and 384' LOA with a beam of 41.7". In metric that's 109.7 LWL, 117 LOA and a beam of 12.7 meters.

LOA is 420 feet or 128 meters on the kit. Beam appears to be 45' or 13.7 meters.

Weaver · March 22, 2014, 08:32:32 PM

The 1/200th Vulcan and YB-49 are now on sale at Hannants which gets them down to something approaching a sensible price:

Cyber-Hobby
Aircraft kits (injection)
CH2011 1:200 Avro Vulcan B.2 WAS £21.99. TEMPORARILY LESS THAN HALF PRICE!!! SAVE £12.00!!! £9.99 £8.33
http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/CH2011

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Aircraft kits (injection)
CH2012 1:200 Northrop YB-49 Flying wing. WAS £21.99. TEMPORARILY SAVE 1/3RD!!! £14.66 £12.22
http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/CH2012

Captain Canada · March 22, 2014, 09:36:17 PM

Been asking my LHS about those Vulcans for ages ! That is a great price !

Diamondback · March 22, 2014, 09:42:55 PM

I've never really forgiven Dragon for, back in the Pre-Internet Era, slipping an F-15 canopy into my 1/144 F-16.

Weaver · June 27, 2015, 11:17:33 PM

This looks a reasonable deal: Chinese MiG-15 and MiG-17 for £15 the pair:

Cyber-Hobby
Aircraft kits (injection)
CH2517 1:72 Jian JI-2 + Jian JI-5 Double kit. Now finished. WAS £21.99. NOW TEMPORARILY SAVE 1/3RD!!!!!! [Chinese MiG-15 and MiG-17] £14.66 £12.22
http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/CH2517

Lots of other Cyber-Hobby stuff on sale:

Cyber-Hobby
Aircraft kits (injection)
CH2012 1:200 Northrop YB-49 Flying wing WAS £21.99. TEMPORARILY SAVE 1/3RD!!! £14.66 £12.22
http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/CH2012

Cyber-Hobby
Aircraft kits (injection)
CH2517 1:72 Jian JI-2 + Jian JI-5 Double kit. Now finished. WAS £21.99. NOW TEMPORARILY SAVE 1/3RD!!!!!! [Chinese MiG-15 and MiG-17] £14.66 £12.22
http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/CH2517

Cyber-Hobby
Aircraft kits (injection)
CH5073 1:72 Westland Sea King HC.4 WAS £33.99. TEMPORARILY HALF PRICE!!! £16.99 £14.16
http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/CH5073

Cyber-Hobby
Aircraft kits (injection)
CH5084 1:72 Gloster Meteor F.1 WAS £27.99. TEMPORARILY YOU SAVE 1/3rd!!! £18.65 £15.54
http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/CH5084

Cyber-Hobby
Aircraft kits (injection)
CH5085 1:72 de Havilland Vampire FB.5 WAS £24.99. TEMPORARILY SAVE OVER 1/3RD!!! £14.99 £12.49
http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/CH5085

Cyber-Hobby
Aircraft kits (injection)
CH5111 1:72 Sikorsky S-61A Sea King "Antarctica Observation" WAS £34.99. TEMPORARILY SAVE MORE THAN 1/3RD!!! £23.33 £19.44
http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/CH5111

Cyber-Hobby
Aircraft kits (injection)
CH5113 1:72 Sikorsky Sea King SH-3G USN Utility Transporter (Smart Kit) WAS £34.99. TEMPORARILY SAVE 1/3RD!!! £23.33 £19.44
http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/CH5113

Cyber-Hobby
Aircraft kits (injection)
CH5117 1:72 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat with Flight Deck Section WAS £29.99. TEMPORARILY HALF PRICE!!! £14.99 £12.49
http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/CH5117

Cyber-Hobby
Catalogues and lists
CATCH13 2013 Cyber-Hobby Model Kit Catalogue WAS £2.99. NOW HALF PRICE TO CLEAR!!! £1.49 £1.49
http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/CATCH13

Cyber-Hobby
Military vehicle kits (injection)
CH6670 1:35 Sd.Kfz.305 German 3t 4x2 Truck . WAS £79.99. SPECIAL IMPORT!!! TEMPORARILY REDUCED! NOW SAVE OVER 1/3RD!!! £49.98 £41.65
http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/CH6670

Cyber-Hobby
Military vehicle kits (injection)
CH7511 1:72 KingTiger Henschel Turret WAS £12.50. TEMPORARILY SAVE 1/3RD!!! £8.33 £6.94
http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/CH7511

Cyber-Hobby
Military vehicle kits (injection)
CH9134 1:35 U.S. Marines LVT-4 Water Buffalo - Plus Bonus Set Of 4 U.S. MARINES . WAS £39.99. NOW TEMPORARILY SAVE 1/3RD!!! £26.63 £22.19
http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/CH9134

Cyber-Hobby
Military vehicle kits (injection)
CH9135 1:35 German Sd.Kfz.251 with German Infantry (WWII) WAS £33.99. TEMPORARILY SAVE 1/3RD!!! £22.66 £18.88
http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/CH9135

Cyber-Hobby
Military vehicle kits (injection)
CH9147 1:35 M46 Patton + 4 x G.I. WAS £34.99. TEMPORARILY SAVE 1/3RD!!! £23.33 £19.44
http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/CH9147

Cyber-Hobby
Military vehicle kits (injection)
DN9120 1:35 s.SP. Artilleriewagen plus Waffen Tank Crew 1944/45 WAS £35.74. TEMPORARILY SAVE 1/3RD!!! £23.82 £19.85
http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/DN9120

Cyber-Hobby
Ship kits, full hull (injection)
CH7112 1:700 USSR Admiral Nakhimov and USS Dallas Submarine Twin Ship Kit SET . WAS £30.99. TEMPORARILY REDUCED! NOW SAVE OVER 1/3RD!!! £19.98 £16.65
http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/CH7112

Cyber-Hobby
Ship kits, full hull (injection)
CH7124 1:700 USS Arkansas CGN-41 Navy Missile Cruiser Plastic Kit Commissioned in 1980 - 1998 WAS £29.99. TEMPORARILY SAVE 1/3RD!!! £19.99 £16.66
http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/CH7124

Cyber-Hobby
Ship kits, full hull (injection)
DN7121 1:700 USS Chicago CG-11 WAS £29.99. NOW BEING CLEARED!!! HALF PRICE!!! £14.99 £12.49
http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/DN7121

Captain Canada · June 28, 2015, 01:05:32 PM

Some good deals there. Love the box art for the Japanese Sea King.

Thorvic · June 29, 2015, 12:23:32 AM

Quote from: Captain Canada on June 28, 2015, 01:05:32 PM
Some good deals there. Love the box art for the Japanese Sea King.

Shame the kit is so crap

Fantastic detail but poo-poo (with an english accent) research results in a nice model but looks wrong when placed near a Revel or Fujimi Sea King. Hopefully the new Airfix Sea King Commando will lead to a new family of Westland Sea Kings at least.