News Tamiya: Shizouka Show List
England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
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Posted: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - 07:49 AM UTC
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Airborne soldiers on Motor Bikes is a good one, surprised no one has done a set before.
Al 
Tristar and Dragon did........
No, they were Welkbikes, not Motor Bikes.
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Winston Spencer Churchill
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Posted: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - 08:18 AM UTC
This is a lot of 1/35 for Tamiya to release all at once so it would seem unlikely that it would all be new.
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Posted: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - 08:36 AM UTC
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◇ 1/35 WWI British Mark IV tank-mail
A Mark IV from the Royal Mail Service, how unique!
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Posted: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - 08:55 AM UTC
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◇ 1/35 WWI British Mark IV tank-mail
A Mark IV from the Royal Mail Service, how unique!
Nice one Kevin,
- missed that one Charles.
Al
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Winston Spencer Churchill
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Posted: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - 04:06 PM UTC
Shizuoka not Shizouka (spelling).
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Posted: Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - 03:37 PM UTC
Gesundheit!!!
I hope I didn't offend anyone..I couldn't resist
Bodeen
What a long strange trip it's been!
Namabiiru
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Posted: Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - 06:42 PM UTC
Anyone planning to go to the Shizuoka show? Trying to work up the courage to ask my wife...
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Posted: Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - 10:22 PM UTC
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Airborne soldiers on Motor Bikes is a good one, surprised no one has done a set before.
Al
Tristar and Dragon did........
No, they were Welkbikes, not Motor Bikes.
This new Tamiya kit contains Welbikes - not Flying Fleas....
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Posted: Thursday, April 24, 2014 - 01:30 AM UTC
Okay, I didn't see it directly addressed so must ask: I was excited to see a kit of the WW1 British tank, but was astounded to see it is motorized. So is this a re-pop, or a new tool, and again if it is a new tool, why is it motorized? I didn't think there was demand for that anymore?
This is a hobby. Its supposed to be fun. If you aren't having fun, you're doing something wrong.
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Posted: Thursday, April 24, 2014 - 03:04 AM UTC
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Airborne soldiers on Motor Bikes is a good one, surprised no one has done a set before.
Al
Tristar and Dragon did........
No, they were Welkbikes, not Motor Bikes.
This new Tamiya kit contains Welbikes - not Flying Fleas....
Pity, but the Tristar welkbikes are a good kit. Hopefully they will replace the rifles.
Al
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Posted: Thursday, April 24, 2014 - 04:23 AM UTC
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So is this a re-pop, or a new tool, and again if it is a new tool, why is it motorized? I didn't think there was demand for that anymore?
Given that the only other Mk IV is the unmotorised Emhar POS, it's a new tool. As to why it is motorised, who can say other than that Tamiya believe it is a good business decision.
Amongst modellers, I can't see it being a good thing. If the price (even locally in Japan) is low enough that they can get more teenagers to buy it because it is motorised, then it nmay be a good thing for them. But even if not one rivet's accuracy is sacrificed for the motorisation stuff, it can't be a good thing for static modellers, because we'll be paying for motors and gearboxes we simply don't want.
So who knows.
Paul
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Posted: Thursday, April 24, 2014 - 09:12 AM UTC
Taking into consideration Tamiya's reboxing deals, it looks like everything but the Mk IV is a rebox from Italeri, Tasca or ICM. Should make Sherman fans happy, though, if it means making Tasca's kits easier to source. The ICM and Italeri repops will most probably be overpriced and thus easier to find cheaper, older versions online..for instance I just bought the T 70 (r) with 7.62 (r) for twenty odd bucks...
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Posted: Friday, April 25, 2014 - 03:06 PM UTC
It is possible that the M4A3E8 is new, since Tamiya did just come out with a new E8 suspension for their M51. And, I would imagine, the Achilles is probably new molding for their M10.
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Posted: Friday, April 25, 2014 - 03:24 PM UTC
The M4A3E8 and Sherman V as being Tasca/Asuka products has already been confirmed.
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Posted: Sunday, April 27, 2014 - 10:48 PM UTC
There was an interview with the founder of Tasca/Asuka in the May issue of Armor Modelling here in Japan.
I didn't read the whole thing, but the guy mentioned that there wasn't enough market recognition/presence for Tasca's 1/35 range, and he hopes that he'll have better luck in the 1/24 niche. Hence the Bantam.
Tamiya is probably thanking their lucky stars that they no longer need to compete with them.
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Posted: Sunday, April 27, 2014 - 11:37 PM UTC
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Tamiya is probably thanking their lucky stars that they no longer need to compete with them.
Oh, if only that was true.... Tasca have never been (commercially) any kind of competitor to Tamiya. Technically? about three generations ahead....
It's been many moons since Tamiya was the technical leader in the industry - that particular title has passed to various manufacturers...
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Posted: Monday, April 28, 2014 - 04:52 AM UTC
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Tamiya is probably thanking their lucky stars that they no longer need to compete with them.
Oh, if only that was true.... Tasca have never been (commercially) any kind of competitor to Tamiya. Technically? about three generations ahead....
It's been many moons since Tamiya was the technical leader in the industry - that particular title has passed to various manufacturers...
They've released some great 1/32 aircraft kits over the past few years (even if they have rubber tyres) but when it comes to tanks and figures they certainly don't seem to be the technical leaders any more.
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Posted: Thursday, May 08, 2014 - 07:33 PM UTC
Happened onto the Tamiya website and indeed they say the 7.62 pak (r) is ICM, the Shermans are Asuka/Tasca (no mention of the Calliope), the SdKfz 10 is Italeri. They say the WWI Brits are a new design. Of interest is the Welbike image - perhaps their own tooling? The tires are not as "extreme" as the Tristar ones....interesting anyway.
