Anigrand

[Green Dragon]

Latest announcements on the Future Releases page are all in 1/144th scale beginning with the X-Planes VTOL set comprising Bell X-14A, Hiller X-18, Curtiss-Wright X-19 and Bell X-22.
Next one is the Penetration Fighter set of the McDonnell XF-88 Voodoo, Lockheed XF-90, North American YF-93 and an X-6 conversion kit for the Convair B-36.
Last is the Junkers EF132 which will probably come with escort kits but no word on them yet. http://www.anigrand.com/future_releases.htm
Here's Anigrand home page. http://www.anigrand.com/index.htm
Really liking that EF132.

Paul Harrison

[Green Dragon]

Here's an update fof Anigrand stuff. The 1/144th scale X-Planes VTOL set now has it's own page posted and has another kit included, the LTV XC-142 4-prop tilt wing transport (  ). http://www.anigrand.com/AA3005_X-VTOL.htm
Also in 1/144th the EF-132 has it's page up with silhouetttes of the extra kits. Looks like the first is the Lippisch P.13 Ramjet fighter, second maybe a Messerschmitt P.1112, third is the Focke Wulf high performance fighter with 24 cylinder Argus As413 engine and Victoria tail and last possibly a Heinkel Lerche VTOL tailsitter. http://www.anigrand.com/AA4045_EF-132.htm

As always if anyone can ID the Luft46 stuff better feel free to have a go.

Also in 1/144th but from Star Wars comes the Imperial Sentinel Shuttle with Predator Fighter and Droid Fighter extra kits. Limited to 100 kits it is just released at $98 plus $16 P+P. http://www.anigrand.com/AA6004_Landing_Craft.htm here's the parts pic. http://www.anigrand.com/images/items/AA600...Craft_parts.gif
In 1/72nd the parts pic for the Ilyushin Il22 jet bomber prototype is up. http://www.anigrand.com/images/items/AA600...Craft_parts.gif
Here's it's main page. http://www.anigrand.com/images/items/AA600...Craft_parts.gif

And Anigrands Home page. http://www.anigrand.com/index.htm

Paul Harrison

[Mossie]

The Fokker V8 'funfdecker' is a departure from the norm, Arnold's first Great War fighter I believe?  Definately interesting.
http://www.anigrand.com/AA2091_V-8.htm

[Green Dragon]

Couple of changes to the EF132 kits courtesy of Blue Donkey 99. The first extra is the Lippisch P.12, not the P.13. The FW fighter with As413 has a prototype no. according to Luft'46 site of P.0310.025-1006. the fourth kit is the Heinkel Wespe not the Lerche.
Forgot to mention the extra kits with the Bartini WIG plane are (I think) Ilyushin Il28 Beagle, Mil Mi4 Hound and Yak 25RV Mandrake. http://www.anigrand.com/AA4044_VVA-14.htm

Paul Harrison

[anthonyp]

Holy...!!!  FIVE kits in the 1/144 VTOL X-plane set, for that price.  I thought it was a nice thing when it was four kits, now you add that big honkin' XC-142, and that is a really nice deal.  Really tempting...

[lancer]

Just seen and looked at the Imp star II - INCREDIBLE!!!!! I think I will be saving very hard for one of them as I think they are one of the most dangerously beautiful ships I have ever seen created for a sci-fi series/film.
Gotta agree with Duncaan, we REALLY need a lot more Babylon 5 ships produced. White Stars, Narn cruisers and fighters, Revell need to sort out and re-release the Star Fury, Earth Alliance Destroyers like the Agamemnon. I know the Thunderbolt is available and is pricey, but I would gladly shell out the readies to have one. So Many Thanks to Arnold for doing these kits.

[Barry Krell]

Also in 1/144th the EF-132 has it's page up with silhouetttes of the extra kits. Looks like the first is the Lippisch P.13 Ramjet fighter, second maybe a Messerschmitt P.1112, third is the Focke Wulf high performance fighter with 24 cylinder Argus As413 engine and Victoria tail and last possibly a Heinkel Lerche VTOL tailsitter. http://www.anigrand.com/AA4045_EF-132.htm

As always if anyone can ID the Luft46 stuff better feel free to have a go.

The second is possibly a Blohm und Voss design, P.197?  There are a few FW designs with similar plan views but I can't recall the correct alphanumeric strings.  The Me P.1112 was tailless IIRC.  The last is the jet version of the Lerche, the Wespe, which Unicraft do horribly in 72nd.

Revell need to sort out and re-release the Star Fury

The licence needed would be pricey and they've just shelled out to rerelease some of the Star Trek: Voyager kits.

[bluedonkey99]

Barry

not sure the tail looks right for the B&V 197 ? 
http://www.luft46.com/bv/bvp197.html

Bd99

[Green Dragon]

Closest I can find is the Messerschmitt P.1112 final configuration with the butterfly tail. http://www.luft46.com/mess/mep1112.html

Paul Harrison

[bluedonkey99]

  ....maybe we're just have to wait and see what  Anigrand call what it?   Then we can see if its our eyes or the luft 46 profiles in error!?

Its not that easy trying to "pin the tail on  the[paper] donkey"  (or should that be Schwanz auf dem Papier Esel ?) 

[anthonyp]

Two new ones up on the Future Releases page, a 1/144 XB-46 and a 1/72 KC-10!!!

On the Star Wars page, they've announced the 1/144 Juggernaut A6 tank, and have pics up of the Sentinel Assault Shuttle.

[Thorvic]

Oh good grief a 1/72nd KC-10 Extender, no doubt that should prove popular now the AIM vacform is OOP and would have a similar price to Resin version if ever released. Wonder if we'll get a Tristar out of Arnold now for the RAF, however i suspect he would probably do either an Airbus A330 or Boeing 767/777 for the Tanker/AWACS aircraft types.

G

[kitnut617]

Oh good grief a 1/72nd KC-10 Extender, no doubt that should prove popular now the AIM vacform is OOP and would have a similar price to Resin version if ever released. Wonder if we'll get a Tristar out of Arnold now for the RAF, however i suspect he would probably do either an Airbus A330 or Boeing 767/777 for the Tanker/AWACS aircraft types.

G

I wouldn't be too sure about that Geoff ----

http://www.aim72.co.uk/news%20&%20navigation.html

[Thorvic]

You seen the prices of their new issues ? they wont be that different from the Anigrand kit.

Wish AIM would do the Trident again

G

[kitnut617]

Yes and it made my eyes bulge.  The first 747 I got some years ago cost me about 70 pounds, but I wanted another.  So when Hannants got them in Christmas 2008 or there abouts they were around 110, now they're over 140.