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Posted: Friday, May 11, 2018 - 08:26 PM UTC
https://www.facebook.com/PisceanWorks

Scroll through all the posting photos by Iao Kit for Sci-Fi, armor, ships, planes, etc. at the Expo.

(There is going to be a Bandai Star Wars B-Wing). :-)
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Posted: Friday, May 11, 2018 - 09:55 PM UTC
This looks interesting:


/ Robin
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Posted: Saturday, May 12, 2018 - 01:30 AM UTC
What is going on here, anyone in for some 1/6 scale armour?








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Posted: Saturday, May 12, 2018 - 02:18 AM UTC

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This looks interesting:


/ Robin


Haseagawa already has one combined roller on the market and one in my stash. Wonder what the differences are? The loader looks very interesting.
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Posted: Saturday, May 12, 2018 - 04:46 AM UTC
Is that a 1/6th King Tiger in the advertising behind the kits??
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Posted: Saturday, May 12, 2018 - 05:15 AM UTC

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This looks interesting:


/ Robin


Haseagawa already has one combined roller on the market and one in my stash. Wonder what the differences are? The loader looks very interesting.


One has rubber tires as rear wheels and a vibrating drum as the front wheel whereas the other has tandem vibrating drum rollers as front and rear wheels and no rubber tires.

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Posted: Saturday, May 12, 2018 - 06:19 PM UTC
No Trumpeter offerings ?
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Posted: Saturday, May 12, 2018 - 06:33 PM UTC
Trumpeter had Olifant mk.2, BT-2 light tank, 9K79 SS-21, DeltaForce FAV and another version of their huge armored train on display.
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Posted: Saturday, May 12, 2018 - 06:35 PM UTC
Thanks
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Posted: Saturday, May 12, 2018 - 07:20 PM UTC

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Trumpeter had Olifant mk.2, BT-2 light tank, 9K79 SS-21, DeltaForce FAV and another version of their huge armored train on display.


Armoured Train? - Photos Please?
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Posted: Saturday, May 12, 2018 - 10:30 PM UTC

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This looks interesting:


/ Robin


Haseagawa already has one combined roller on the market and one in my stash. Wonder what the differences are? The loader looks very interesting.


One has rubber tires as rear wheels and a vibrating drum as the front wheel whereas the other has tandem vibrating drum rollers as front and rear wheels and no rubber tires.



Thanks.
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Posted: Sunday, May 13, 2018 - 02:10 AM UTC
The Hitachi wheel loader can be found online for pre-order (July release) :

https://hlj.com/product/HSGWM04

https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10531154



Hitachi road roller :

https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10531161

In both cases a female driver is included

H.P.
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Posted: Sunday, May 13, 2018 - 02:53 AM UTC

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In both cases a female driver is included


I would have to double check but I believe all the hase construction kits come with a female figure.
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Posted: Sunday, May 13, 2018 - 03:15 AM UTC

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Trumpeter had Olifant mk.2, BT-2 light tank, 9K79 SS-21, DeltaForce FAV and another version of their huge armored train on display.


actually hobby boss.
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The Hitachi wheel loader can be found online for pre-order (July release) :

https://hlj.com/product/HSGWM04

https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10531154



Hitachi road roller :

https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10531161

In both cases a female driver is included

H.P.


I am surprised that the wheel loader comes with a PE cab and no clear windows, not even wire mesh. How is one supposed to see out of the cab? Unless it comes with black window decals, I can imagine that it would be hard for the modeler to paint the cab's "windows" black and symmetrical.
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Posted: Sunday, May 13, 2018 - 04:25 AM UTC
More Shizuoka 2018 photos can be found at "The Modelling News."

Due to the bandwidth and site demand, all the photos may not all download (smoothly). Try again at less peak internet traffic times.

http://www.themodellingnews.com/2018/05/tmn-on-tour-japans-biggest-hobby-show.html
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Posted: Sunday, May 13, 2018 - 01:51 PM UTC
Can anybody identify the two light vehicles shown in the below diorama photos from SHIZUOKA:

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Posted: Sunday, May 13, 2018 - 02:23 PM UTC

Mitsubishi Type 73


Ask Google about 'Trumpeter Type 73'
Trumpeter has three different versions of this light truck.

The one in the background is probably the JGSDF HMV, High Mobility Vehicle (not HMMWV but verry close):



FineMolds have two versions



I wonder what that diorama is supposed to portray ...
Why is there a Russian/Soviet tank in a setting with JGSDF light vehicles? Some peacekeeping mission?
The signs on the sides of that tunnel entrance look Japanese.
The closest I got on that animal warning sign is this:

Racoon-Dog ?
/ Robin
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Posted: Sunday, May 13, 2018 - 05:24 PM UTC
Thanks a lot!
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Posted: Sunday, May 13, 2018 - 05:40 PM UTC

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Trumpeter (Hobby Boss?) had...Delta Force FAV...


Any pics of the Delta Force FAV?
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Posted: Sunday, May 13, 2018 - 05:51 PM UTC

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Trumpeter (Hobby Boss?) had...Delta Force FAV...


Any pics of the Delta Force FAV?


This?

From the themodellingnews link that Trisaw posted yesterday:


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Posted: Sunday, May 13, 2018 - 06:31 PM UTC
Looks pretty nice. It should be pretty easy to convert into a proper USN SEAL FAV as this version is not one that was used by the US military.

USN SEAL FAV


Or the original FAV as tested by 9ID in the '80s. This version was not accepted by the US Military.

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Posted: Sunday, May 13, 2018 - 07:21 PM UTC

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The Hitachi wheel loader can be found online for pre-order (July release) :

https://hlj.com/product/HSGWM04

https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10531154



Hitachi road roller :

https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10531161

In both cases a female driver is included

H.P.


I am surprised that the wheel loader comes with a PE cab and no clear windows, not even wire mesh. How is one supposed to see out of the cab? Unless it comes with black window decals, I can imagine that it would be hard for the modeler to paint the cab's "windows" black and symmetrical.


I'm not exactly sure what you are talking about. The model on display is obviously a mock-up. If you look at the sprue layout in the picture above, it clearly shows windows on a clear sprue, and the cab in yellow plastic.

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Posted: Sunday, May 13, 2018 - 07:26 PM UTC

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I am surprised that the wheel loader comes with a PE cab and no clear windows, not even wire mesh.


If you check out the kit sprues, you can see that everything is included for a "normal" cab ( the cab doors parts are on the lower left sprue) Clear parts are included as well (on the lower right sprue) :



I guess the pictured grey model is a kind of master, maybe a (partially) 3D printed one, judging by the visible layers on some parts...



EDIT : looks like Jon has beaten me to it

H.P.
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Posted: Sunday, May 13, 2018 - 07:45 PM UTC
This one :



reminds me of that one :



H.P.
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