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Invasion Hobby Boss is a’coming!

Posted on March 16, 2011 in Hobby News and Military. 0 Comments

I missed this earlier this year but Hobby Boss’ 2011/2012 catalog showed a ton of upcoming releases and there are many!

1/72nd
80207 – F-5E
80276 – F-14A Tomcat
80277 – F-14B Tomcat
80278 – F-14D Super Tomcat
87241 – Mi-2T Hoplite
87242 – Mi-2US Gunship Variant
87243 – Mi-2URN Hoplite
87244- Mi-2URP Antitank Variant
87248 – F9F-2 Panther
87251 – Seahawk F.G.A. 6
87252 – Seahawk Mk. 100/101
87253 – Z-10
87254 – A-4E Skyhawk
87255 – A-4F Skyhawk
87256 – A-4M Skyhawk

1/48th
80356 – F8F-1 Bearcat
80357 – F8F-1B Bearcat
80360 – Hellcat Mk.I
80361 – Hellcat Mk.II
80362 – Yak-38/Yak-38M Forger A
80363 – Yak-38M Forger B
80364 – F3H-2 Demon
80367 – F-14B Tomcat
80368 – F-14D Super Tomcat
80374 – Me 262 VO56
80379 – Me 262 B-1a/U1
80386 – F4U-4 Corsair Early Version
80393 – AU-1 Corsair
81702 – Ta 152 C-1
81704 – Ta 152 C-11
81705 – AN-2/AN-2CX
81709 – A-6E Intruder
81711 – Su-27 Flanker B

1/32nd
83204 – IL-2M3 Attack aircraft
83205 – Spitfire Mk.Vb
83207 – F-84E Thunderjet

It’s like Hobby Boss is on a path of revenge for being 20 years behind Tamiya and Hasegawa hahaha…

I do hope some of these are decent kits though. Here’s hoping.

He’ll fight for freedom wherever there’s trouble!

Posted on February 15, 2011 in Hobby News, Military and Others. 0 Comments Tags: , .

So G.I.Joe (specifically the ‘A Real American Hero‘ line) was a great part of my childhood. Who wouldn’t like articulated army men. And the vehicles! Man… good times!

The XP-14F Sky Striker with its pilot Ace was the first ever Joe vehicle and figure I ever owned so they hold a special place in my memories. Now Hasbro has announced they will re-issue it as part of 30th Anniversary G.I.Joe! HELL YEAH!

According to HissTank.com, the re-issue Sky Striker will be improved in some ways:

  • Single seater
  • More cockpit detail than the original, including a HUD, sidestick, ejection handles for the seat(inspired by the F-14A/B Tomcat ejection seats, the F-14D has NACES seats which look different), et al, hence lack of room for 2 figures
  • Molded in light gray with white trim on the wings
  • Black vertical stabilizers(the artwork on the vintage version had black stabilizers, and the early prototypes had them too, but the final production of the vintage version had white vertical stabilizers)
  • Engine nozzles have the overall shape of the F-14A/Original Skystriker’s P&W TF30 engines, but surface detail reminiscent of the F-14B/D’s F110 GE400 engines
  • Wings seem reinforced compared to the original(look at the underside near the body)

More pictures can be seen HissTank.com.

Pity about the single seater configuration but it’s still a must buy for me!

Kinetic EA-6B Prowler

Posted on May 7, 2010 in Hobby News and Military. 0 Comments

Kinetic Models has released production pictures of their 1/48 EA-6B Prowler. It also happens to be up for pre-order already at Lucky Models.


Features for this kit:

Markings:
VAQ-140 Patriots

Decal designed by FightTown Decals
Decal printed by Cartograf S.r.l., Italy

Parts: 230+

Model Features:

  • Folded wing and full wing span option
  • ICAP III configuration
  • Surface details with recessed panel lines
  • AN/ALQ-99 Jamming pods
  • GPS & Various antennas
  • 2 drop tanks
  • HARM

A couple of thoughts on this. For one thing, it’s a nice modern alternative to the original Monogram which I think was released in the early 1980s, which meant a lack of details and raised panel lines. However, my experience with Kinetic’s F-16 kit hasn’t been that great. It suffers from uneven details, a weird oily surface that remains after a good soap scrubbing and a fair bit of fitting problems. Definitely not a shake and bake kit. I also notice the Prowler comes with clear canopies. The real ones are brown/gold tinted. I’m sure that’s hard to replicate though.

I really hope Kinetic has fixed these issues with this latest release. I really like the Prowler but I think I’ll wait for more reviews before taking the plunge.