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Friday, November 13, 2015 - 01:09 AM UTC
There is a new company on the scene when it comes to 1/16th scale offerings, the new company is called Classy Hobby and is a new Chinese manufacturer. They have sent Armorama news of two new products in this large scale.
The two products are a Luchs Light Reconnaissance Tank and a WWII German 20L Jerry Can & 200L Fuel Drum Set, both in 1/16th scale. The images we have been sent look promising and I know that there are followers of these larger scales.

MC16001 1/16 Sd.Kfz123 Luchs Light Reconnaissance Tank [9th Panzer Division]
MC16002 1/16 WWII German 20L Jerry Can & 200L Fuel Drum Set
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Now I know why I'm spending that much on modelling, it's a classy hobby! And classy usually means expensive... Cheers, Christophe
NOV 13, 2015 - 07:23 PM
Speaking of conspiracy theories have you ever noticed how similar 1/72 and 1/35 Sherman wheels look? The 1/35 versions look like enlarged copies!!! Cheers, Christophe
NOV 13, 2015 - 07:26 PM
Speaking of conspiracy theories have you ever noticed how similar 1/72 and 1/35 Sherman wheels look? The 1/35 versions look like enlarged copies!!! [/quote] I was referring to the vastly similar colour of the tank/track plastic, and so don't mind your snark to be really necessary.
NOV 13, 2015 - 09:17 PM
Classy Hobby is not part of or an offshoot of Bronco. It's an entirely new company with no ties. And the boxart is only an indication that the artist is the same as recent Bronco kits, in this case Su Lei, an exceptional young Chinese artist. He's done many recent box arts but not all. For example he did the Horch radio car, but another artist did the Horch staff car. He did the Valentine MkXI but not the Valentine MkIX. Bronco use a few different artists. Likewise they also use Andrey Karaschuck for (mainly) figure artwork; he's another excellent artist who's worked for Miniart for years, and also from time to time Master Box. So the artwork is no indication; I guess you can say the same about the styrene. There must be a limited number of mould makers and styrene producers of a certain quality so I wouldn't simply assume there's a link.
NOV 15, 2015 - 03:20 PM
No interiors?
NOV 15, 2015 - 08:01 PM
It should be noted that the font on the title on the box art is also very similar, if not the same as Bronco.
NOV 15, 2015 - 08:09 PM
It should be noted that the font on the title on the box art is also very similar, if not the same as Bronco.[/quote] ...Which Bronco kit would that be?...virtually all Bronco kits I have or have seen have different font styles and colours. I wouldn't even say there was a Bronco font style?
NOV 16, 2015 - 03:13 PM
This is not a Bronco Model related company, I do know why there are aspects that are similar, but I am unable to release that information at this time.
NOV 16, 2015 - 03:23 PM
Like Darren says and like I said above...Classy Hobby is not part of or related to Bronco. The boxart shares the same artist...'no conspiracy here...move along' ;~)
NOV 16, 2015 - 08:16 PM
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