Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 12:22 PM UTC
Hasegawa have plenty to keep aircraft modellers busy during the cold winter nights. Along with the B-26B/C and P-39N due anytime now, the list of future releases and Limited Editions makes exciting reading.


1/72 Scale:
Martin B-26 Marauder
Item no. :E26 (00556)
Markings :
1) B-26B-25 U.S.A.A.F. 322nd BG 449th BS PN-0: "Flak-Bait", Belgium 1945
2) B-26B-50 U.S.A.A.F. 320th BG 441st BS 14: "Miss Manchester", Italy 1944
3) B-26C-45 U.S.A.A.F. 344th BG 495th BS Y5-F: "Barracuda", France 1944

LANCASTER B Mk.I w/Tallboy "Tirpitz Raid" (LIMITED EDITION)
Item no. : 00832
Markings :
1) Royal A.F. 617SQ Code: KC-Z Oct.,1944
2) Royal A.F. 617SQ Code: KC-A 1944
3) Royal A.F. 9SQ Code: WS-Y 1944

Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk "Gray Dragon"
Item no. : 00833
Markings : U.S.A.F. 53WG 53TEG Det.1 Code: OT835 2004

F-4J/S Phantom II "USS Midway Low Visibility"
Item no. : 00834
Markings :
1) F-4S: U.S.Navy VF-161 "Chargers" Code: NF101 1982
2) F-4J: U.S.Navy VF-161 "Chargers" Code: NF122 1981
3) F-4S: U.S.Navy VF-151 "Vigilantes" Code: NF205 1986

Mitsubishi G4M1 TYPE 1 Attack Bomber ("Betty") Model 11 "Bouganville"
Item no. : 00835
Markings : I.J.N. 705th Flying Group Code: 323 April 1943

1/48 scale
Bell P-39Q/N Aircaobra
Item no. : JT93 (09093)
Markings : U.S.A.A.F. 357FG 363FS Lt. Clarence 'Bud' Anderson Code:152 California Oct.,1943

Lockheed F-104S Starfighter "Tiger Meet 1996"
Item no. : 09731
Markings : Italian A.F. 21st Stormo "TIGER MEET 1996" Code: MM6716

Curtiss Kittyhawk Mk.IV
Item no. : 09732
Markings : Royal Australian A.F. No.78 Wing Wg. Cdr. Geoff C. Atherton BU-B : Cleopatra III 1945

Messerschmitt Bf109E "Night Fighter"
Item no. : 09733
Markings :
1) Bf109E-4: Luftwaffe III./NJG1 Code: G9+JV, Oct.1941
2) Bf109E-3: Luftwaffe I.(J)/LG2, April 1941

1/32 scale
Junkers Ju87D-8 Night Stuka (LIMITED EDITION
Item no. : 08171
Markings : Luftwaffe 1./N.S. Gr9 Code: E8+HH
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Hi again and agian and again Jean-Luc you are right, but I think the real next news about it will be nice sprue shots and build up models .. I hope for the UM GAZ Starter (and Cargo) truck to appear soon .. .that will make a nice dio with the GAZ 67 and some ICM crew I have heard rumors about an Fine Molds Japanese Truck... hope it is true The tank crew field maintenance set should also be useful for a/c guys ... Many things will be shown at Nuremberg .. we will see then, what comes true ... OTOH the first Japanese show is also only 3 or 4 months away. best wishes Steffen
JAN 24, 2007 - 09:09 PM
Dohh! He's done it again! :-) All the best Rowan
JAN 24, 2007 - 10:29 PM
Here you go Steffen Now, you can't possibly say this is old News! I've just found details of an exciting new range of kits that's likely to change the way we all build model aircraft. I really think these are pretty revolutionary! The pic's from a wonderful site - http://www.frogpenguin.com/ - it's well worth a read through for nostalgia's sake. All the best Rowan
JAN 24, 2007 - 11:13 PM
?? What did I again? Honestly this is Tamiya military and available via their website (this has nothing to do with a/c! so why should anyone publish it here .. I bet it was over on Armorama). .. If you want to have faster 1/48 mil-news, enlist to Frank Bergers Heavy Steel 1/48 military news group ... lots of info there and you get them via email if you want ... here is more old news (already mentioned above and also via Heavy Steel): cheers Steffen
JAN 24, 2007 - 11:15 PM
Hi Steffen Don't worry about it - I'm only teasing! :-) :-) All the best Rowan
JAN 24, 2007 - 11:23 PM
I was hoping they would come out with a 1/48 Sea Harrier,I wonder why that variation hasnt made it yet.I would also love to see a Hasegawa 1/48 quality Tornado and Mirage series,any thoughts on why Hasegawa has avoided these so far.
JAN 25, 2007 - 02:34 AM
Hi Anthony I agree - but for me the encouraging thing - and it's thanks to Steffen for pointing this out - is that Hasegawa have finally woken up to the possibilities that 1/48 scale aircraft-related vehicles offer. The only way that we'll see more of these from the major manufacturers is if they achieve healthy sales - so the Follow-Me Jeep and the BMW are at the top of my list! All the best Rowan
JAN 25, 2007 - 02:41 AM
Hi Guys @ Anthony .. ask the Suck'n'Blow guys about a TA-4 Skyhawk .. it also took em quite a while to make a TF-104 .. so I guess it is just a matter of time @Rowan .. welll unfortunately the BMW comes with a Fw 190 A-5 :-) :-) :-) I am not convinced (yet) that the BMW will be IM .. could be resin short run .. time will tell. My greater hopes are in Tamiya here .. Especially we need an IM Opel Blitz!! ... unfortunately 1/48 is a dead marked for Revell so they will not produce accessories or mil vehicles ---- I ASKED!!! .. honestly I begged, because we won't see an Unimog Flugfeldschlepper or Wolf or Iltis or Bulli (T3/T4) from other manufacturers .. IM that is, the PJP Bulli T2b is nice http://www.ipmsdeutschland.de/FirstLook/PJ_Productions/PJP_VW_Kombi_48/PJP_VW_Bulli_T2b.html best wishes Steffen
JAN 25, 2007 - 03:21 AM
Hi Steffen Yeah... I know, but I feel duty-bound to encourage them! Does it come with a figure of "Pips" Priller?! We all have to be realistic - the "majors" will only ever produce what they see a market for. If we want to see mass-produced airfield accessories, we have to prove we're prepared to buy them. I had such high hopes when Tamiya started their 1/48 scale series that they'd "build outwards" from an aircraft-related core. Sadly, that hasn't proved true - and I know many UK retailers that simply won't stock the kits because they just can't see a market. If Hasegawa can help get things back on course for a co-ordinate system of quarter-scale releases (I'm in danger of repeating the hopes raised 35 years ago over Bandai kits!) we can all look forward to affordable, quality, vehicles for our vignettes / dioramas. There was an "if" in there... let's all just hope this isn't just the latest false start. Common sense says it's got to come together one day... but when has common sense ever prevailed?... All the best Rowan
JAN 25, 2007 - 03:49 AM
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