Meng Model Kits

[Mossie]

More on the Gina, including sprue shots and decal options.  Frecce Tricolori, West German and interestingly the US Army evaluation aircraft.
http://www.meng-model.com/index2_new.php?id=188

Also a second boxing for the Dagger, one from the 111th FIS and marked as 'George Walker Bush'.
http://www.meng-model.com/index2_new.php?id=187

[Dizzyfugu]

Just had a look at the Gina: really nice kit, very close to the kit that was offered by RoG some years ago. The US Army decal option is a nice & whiffy idea!

[Madoc]

William,

Well, if the pilot is seated and as the bird in question is a ramjet, then I'll be to dispensing with the cute little fan blade disk the kit comes with to put in the front of the tube.  I'll be to dispensing with the one at its rear as well.  This will make for some artful fairing around the cockpit tube as it sits in the middle of the fuselage and thus square amidst the ramjet tube itself.

Thanks for the tip!

Madoc

The only reference I could find was my copy of Japanese secret projects by edwin dyer from midland/ian allan. It gets three  pages there and still says that the pilot sat not lying prone. Illustrations are a 3 view and a nice picture.  much space is taken up discussing ramjets and the planned armament with the concept being dismissed as unworkable, partly helped by inappropriate armament choice.

William in Oz

[Mossie]

A few more from Meng recently:

AUF1 SPG: http://www.meng-model.com/index2_new.php?id=201
News, including a Gaz 2330 Tiger, Catterpilar D9R armoured bulldozer and a different pick up with a ZU-23: http://www.meng-model.com/new.php?id=360

[luft46models]

meng really misunderstood the concept of a ramjet, though they are not the first, friend of mine really into aeronautics is doing lots of work on his to get it looking right, i am tempted to do it as a jet but properly more like a kikka or similar.
A recent review in Tamiya Model Magazine Dec 2012 perpetuates this, even if it was a jet the front fan is just way too far forward.

William in Oz

[Freightdog862]

I've got a master for a ramjet engine front done, but I've never put it into production (actually Mike McEvoy had the only two test sets cast up, as he lost the first one!). Will hopefully get some cast up soon, its basically a conical piece to replace the front fan, to be sold in packs of two.

Colin       

[PR19_Kit]

Hmm, ramjet nose intakes, eh? That opens up a horde of possibilities, would it fit an F-86 or Mig15? 

Or an F-84 even?

[luft46models]

I would buy a few of those if available Colin.

William in Oz

[Mossie]

Future releases, tankies will be happy:

Israeli Achzarit APC 1/35
IDF Tank Crew 1/35
Char 2C 1/35
'Anti Terrorism Barriers' 1/35 concrete and plastic barrier set (includes a mould so you can make your own out of plaster)

Plus a few we've missed since last posted:
Renault FT-17 1/35
Me-163 Komet 1/32
Me-410 A1 1/48
Me-410 B2/U4 1/48

[pyro-manic]

Char 2C? WOW!!

Can we hope for a TOG 2 at some point.....?

[Weaver]

The Char 2C is a gift for steampunk or dieselpunk.....

[Aircav]

The Char 2C is a gift for steampunk or dieselpunk.....

Isn't it just 

[NARSES2]

Char 2C? WOW!!

Can we hope for a TOG 2 at some point.....?

Agree re the Char and I'm sure I've seen something about an injected TOG but I can't remember where for the life of me 

[rickshaw]

The new release Leopard 1a4 interests me a great deal.   It's release has driven down the price on the old (and still adequate IMO) Italeri one.

[PR19_Kit]

As predicted Meng had the sprues for their upcoming F-106 at Telford. Sadly I managed to forget the batteries of my camera needed recharging  so couldn't take any pics, but it looks just as good as their F-102. The sprues seem a tad odd as it looks as if they supply some of the extra stuff for the 2 seat B version in the A kit, but the fuselage isn't moulded with a break at the nose joint, so the B version must have a whole new fuselage moulding.

At long last the Six fans will have something else to worship other than the rather ancient Hasegawa kit, and the Meng version looks very 'worshipable'.