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HermannB
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Posted: Saturday, December 31, 2016 - 04:22 PM UTC
Just some re-releases and reboxes. I don`t think that the Tpz. 1 Fuchs has been improved.

http://www.kitreviewsonline.de/direkt-von-der-revell-neuheitenshow-die-neuheiten-des-i-quartals-2017/
Bravo1102
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Posted: Saturday, December 31, 2016 - 07:21 PM UTC
I'm excited about the 1/720 Ark Royal. That kit hasn't seen release in at least 20 years.

Also the decals in RoG releases of ICM kits are far superior and actually work with setting solutions.
Biggles2
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Posted: Sunday, January 01, 2017 - 06:16 AM UTC
Nothing new or original to get excited about. Sad to see one of the oldest plastic companies having to re-use some sub-standard molds, although the large scale figures (originally ICM) are very good, and I hope Revell release them at a lower price. The Aoshima Ark Royal in 1/700 is much better than that one from Revell - dress it up with PE and some AC from Flyhawk and it'll be a real winner!
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Posted: Sunday, January 01, 2017 - 07:42 AM UTC
The 1/32 VW Buggy will be great to have for dioramas!

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Posted: Sunday, January 01, 2017 - 08:35 AM UTC

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The 1/32 VW Buggy will be great to have for dioramas!



I would have preferred a Meyers Manx, but I guess those royalties on top of VW's would be too much.
Bravo1102
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Posted: Sunday, January 01, 2017 - 06:30 PM UTC

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Nothing new or original to get excited about. Sad to see one of the oldest plastic companies having to re-use some sub-standard molds, although the large scale figures (originally ICM) are very good, and I hope Revell release them at a lower price. The Aoshima Ark Royal in 1/700 is much better than that one from Revell - dress it up with PE and some AC from Flyhawk and it'll be a real winner!


I'll stick with the old Revell kit as it will be so much more friendly to my pocketbook and building regimen. I like the old kits. The new ones leave a huge dent in my wallet and a hole in my heart.
terminators
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Posted: Sunday, January 01, 2017 - 07:25 PM UTC
A current version of the Fuchs would be nice.
ReluctantRenegade
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Posted: Sunday, January 01, 2017 - 07:26 PM UTC

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Nothing new or original to get excited about. Sad to see one of the oldest plastic companies having to re-use some sub-standard molds


100% agreed...

Jmarles
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Posted: Sunday, January 01, 2017 - 11:08 PM UTC
Strange choices. The Elefant among others is available readily from Italeri and is not a great kit. The Italeri Kubel is very old. The ICM Panhard may beba good choice if the price is ok .
HermannB
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Posted: Monday, January 02, 2017 - 02:21 AM UTC

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Strange choices. The Elefant among others is available readily from Italeri and is not a great kit. The Italeri Kubel is very old. The ICM Panhard may beba good choice if the price is ok .


RoG usually don`t produce for the "Chosen Few" here. RoG targets the mass market in Europe. Kits are distributed in drugstores, department stores and LHS. And we won`t see an updated Fuchs, because the entire has has to be completely re-tooled to bring it up to today`s standards.
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Posted: Monday, January 02, 2017 - 03:17 AM UTC

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RoG usually don`t produce for the "Chosen Few" here. RoG targets the mass market in Europe. Kits are distributed in drugstores, department stores and LHS. And we won`t see an updated Fuchs, because the entire has has to be completely re-tooled to bring it up to today`s standards.


As Metallica sang, sad but true...
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MODELGEEK
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Posted: Monday, January 02, 2017 - 03:24 AM UTC
the imperial star destroyer is rumoured to be a new tooling by Zveszda and is24 inches long
knewton
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Posted: Monday, January 02, 2017 - 06:04 AM UTC
I'm looking forward to the Leo bridge layer in 1/35; hopefully it is not just a 1/72 kit scaled up, but a 1/35 kit in its own right.

K.
Bravo1102
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Posted: Monday, January 02, 2017 - 06:10 AM UTC

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Strange choices. The Elefant among others is available readily from Italeri and is not a great kit. The Italeri Kubel is very old. The ICM Panhard may beba good choice if the price is ok .


RoG usually don`t produce for the "Chosen Few" here. RoG targets the mass market in Europe. Kits are distributed in drugstores, department stores and LHS. And we won`t see an updated Fuchs, because the entire has has to be completely re-tooled to bring it up to today`s standards.


Like everything else they have a limited budget for new tooling. They have been doing a lot of all new large scale aircraft so the whole tooling budget is going into that.

And if I walk into a drug store and buy a model with my prescription, it better not be a fiddly new tool that will make it necessary to return to the druggist for some Prozac.
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Posted: Monday, January 02, 2017 - 08:46 AM UTC

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I'm looking forward to the Leo bridge layer in 1/35; hopefully it is not just a 1/72 kit scaled up, but a 1/35 kit in its own right.

K.


K
I hate to tell you this but the kit is in 1/72 not 1 35
knewton
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Posted: Monday, January 02, 2017 - 10:52 AM UTC

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K
I hate to tell you this but the kit is in 1/72 not 1 35


but, but, the ad said 1/35....

http://www.themodellingnews.com/2017/01/revealations-as-revell-of-germany-shows.html#more

I've been duped!
Jmarles
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Posted: Monday, January 02, 2017 - 12:41 PM UTC
I actually welcome their ICM reboxes. When they brought out the VS3000 and Admiral Cabriolet I paid $19 BNIB
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