haneto Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 (edited) News from Japanese magazine <Hobby Japan> September issue. Zoukei-Mura,a subsidiary of Volks,will take part into the injection plastic scale model business world. The maker is very famous for master making especially in Japanese SF items such as Five Star Stories. And their first item will be as below: The formal annoucement will be made in Volks show room in Akihabara,Tokyo on August 2nd.The CAD data and settlement drawings will be shown. Still don't know about the scale...but as gun bay and engine may be included,I think it will be at least 1/48,or 1/32!? Updated on 09/8/2: Information according to the Zoukei-Mura homepage SUPER WING Series Scale:1/32 Parts quantity:251 Price:JPY7800+5% Tax Release date:2010/1/15 お知らせ | 株式会社 造形村 | Zoukei-mura Inc. The maker has begun the pre-sale of the kit and also the Shinden customized paints on their home page: 製品カタログ | 株式会社 造形村 | Zoukei-mura Inc. Details: 1.Except the 0.8mm metal hydratic pod on nose gear,all parts are injection ones. 2.Including gunbay parts and inner frames so that you can enjoy the feeling if you are building a real aircraft. Panels are independent parts and some movable ones on real planes can also be set to open/close position on models. 3.Flaps are independent parts but regarding of the details,they will not be movable like Tamiya 1/32 Zero ones. 4.Aftermarket goods such as resin cockpit,engine,pilot,crew,etc. are also under development. 5.Molds are made outside of Japan(China?South Korea?),the test shot has been proceding. 6.The 2nd item of this series has been decided but will not be annouced until the Shinden is formally released. And this is the pre-sale ads: Just FYI. Yufei Edited August 3, 2009 by haneto Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GVoakes Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 Sweet! I have built the Hasegawa Shinden, but an updated kit with the gun bay and engine would be most welcome! However, I'm assuming that it will be at least a year before we start seeing it on shelves... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kalashnikov-47 Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 If it's 1/32, I will definitely want one! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big Kev Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 If it's 1/32, I will definitely want one! Me too, three and four! Kev Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Huey Gunner Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 My money says it will be 1/48. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kellyF15 Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 Sweet Quote Link to post Share on other sites
haneto Posted August 2, 2009 Author Share Posted August 2, 2009 Scale has been confirmed. 1/32! ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kostucha Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 And jaws drop across the board... can't wait to see more preview pictures on this one! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Patrick_Nevin Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Scale has been confirmed.1/32! Game on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big Kev Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 (edited) Game on. Indeed! It'll be interesting to what the price point is... Kev Edited August 2, 2009 by Big Kev Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kalashnikov-47 Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Scale has been confirmed.1/32! :) OUTSTANDING!!!! :( Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GVoakes Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Scale has been confirmed.1/32! ;) EXCELLENT NEWS! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
haneto Posted August 2, 2009 Author Share Posted August 2, 2009 Info updated,guys! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kostucha Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Very, very interesting. Thanks for the update! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ReccePhreak Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 It would be nice if it also came with the parts needed to convert it to the jet version. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Patrick_Nevin Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Info updated,guys! Any chance of your continuing to update us on this, sir? Languages aren't my best gift and I'd like one of these: £50 + shipping sounds reasonable for a highly detailed model of this charismatic aircraft Patrick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fastzx Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 I just knew it if I started to scratch-build one of these they would most likely make an injection moulded kit!!! http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=23313 LOL Jon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kalashnikov-47 Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 I just knew it if I started to scratch-build one of these they would most likely make an injection moulded kit!!!http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=23313 LOL Jon Hi Jon - Thank you for doing that! Your model looks great and I hope you do finish it. There will still be bragging rights about the scratch build! - Patrick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ssculptor Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Amazing! A first kit by a new company into the 1/32 scale aircraft market and it is NOT another P-51 or German fighter. Unlike certain other companies who just make kits of airplanes that have been on the market for years (Dragon & Kinetic, for example) This company had the guts to make a kit that has never been available before in 1/32 scale. I salute them! Stephen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big Kohona Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Looking for something totally unrelated (Lancaster Mk.X line drawings, so how I even found this is beyond me...) and inadvertently came across this'. I thought it might be of interest to a few here. Could this be your new Shinden kit? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
richter111 Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Good to see another company stepping into the 1/32 market! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Williams Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Cool. How do we order? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CharlesMetz Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Could this be your new Shinden kit? I don't think so, because that photo: shows the previously-announced Aerotech Shinden, and all of the kits that Aerotech has released to date have been resin. Charles Metz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
richter111 Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 I was just thinking, I hope the gear are metal, and reinforced at that, it was a spindly gear set up. I wonder if the Japanese had issues with the real thing. I know as the war was ending, they had metallurgy issues. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
haneto Posted August 4, 2009 Author Share Posted August 4, 2009 No,that's not the kit. I have pre-ordered the kit on Volks home page by Visa/Master credit card. But they confused to send the item outside of Japan so I have to select my sister's address in Tokyo. If you have friends/relationship in Japan,you can do as I did. Or drop an e-mail to Scott of Hobby Link Japan? Maybe he has some methods. BTW,the date when the kit releasement is announced is dedicated to the respect of the fisrt flying day of Shinden on August 3,1945. Just my 2 cents, Yufei Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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