October 2021, 1/72 Scale model kits news

1/72 Scale Vehicles

2021/10/01

To start the month, we have added today the coming Trumpeter – 07178 – Soviet 2K11A TEL w/9M8M Missile “Krug-a”(SA-4 Ganef), which should start to appear available during this month.

2021/10/02

Zvezda bring us one of the latest Russian develops, still in progress, in the shape of Zvezda – 5040 – BUMERANG, called to form the backbone of the next generation Russian army IFVs (infantry fighting vehicles) and APCs (armored personnel carriers).

Both UM and UMMT are releasing new kits this month, as natural after start into Panzer IV kits, UM is reusing some of the parts to release their first Jagdpanzer IV (there will be more) as UM (Uni Models) – 549 – JAGDPANZER IV (SD.KFZ.162). UMMT by their side keeps expanding the BT tanks family with a experimental/prototype BT-2 tank, UMMT – 692 – TANK BT-2 WITH AN EXPERIMENTAL TURRET (WITH A 76.2MM GUN) DESIGN OF THE “KRASNY PUTILOVETS” PLANT (PROJECT), a long long name for a not very interesting kit to our eyes. We would love to see UMMT starting some different line.

2021/10/03

Copper State Models (CSM) has shared more details about their first 1/72 scale model kit, CSM (Copper State Models) – 72001 – Italian Armoured Car 1ZM and sprue, box content and finished sample pictures has been added today, and it just looks awesome.

2021/10/04

Hobby Boss will be releasing shortly an excellent and nice Hobby Boss – 82938 – Russian 130mm Coastal Defence Gun A-222 “Bereg” , a powerful 130mm self-propelled coastal gun in Russian service.

Arsenal Model Group (AMG) re-issues this month their German Aerosan kit, Arsenal Model Group (AMG) – 72306 – German “Max Henschel” Aerosan Ambulance., just by adding a new small decal sheet with 3 red crosses for an ambulance service marking.

2021/10/06

Vespid Models has shared pictures of a finished sample of Vespid Models – 720008 – Pz.Kpfw.V Panther Ausf.G, and so we added them to the product page. They also includes two comparison pictures with the also coming Vespid – VS720006 – MAUS II Panzerkampfwagen German Super Heavy Tank. The MAUS II also just got the finished sample pictures Vespid – VS720006 – MAUS II Panzerkampfwagen German Super Heavy Tank

2021/10/10

Attack kits is about to release a basic “hobby line” kit for their Humber Mk III, Attack Kits – 72941 – Humber Armoured Car Mk.III, without PE or resin extras. Also a new variant of their L1500A kit is on its way to stores, Attack Kits – 72930 – L1500A MANNSCHAFTWAGEN Stab.

2021/10/13

Options to put your hands in the new CSM (Copper State Models) – 72001 – Italian Armoured Car 1ZM start to appear.

2021/10/14

Updated box image and code number of Border Model – TK 7201 – Leopard 2 A5/A6 to its definitive release state.

2021/10/19

First to Fight will release later this month a new Pz 38(t) variant (Ausf.B) First to Fight – 086 – PzKpfw 38(t) Ausf.B.

2021/10/20

Updated IBG – 72091 – Type 4 Ke-Nu Japanese Light Tank with 3d image renders of parts and built model. All the last batch announced time ago by IBG is very close to hit stores. Also added renders of IBG – 72085 – Diamond T 969 Wrecker with M2 Machine Gun which is also part of the batch.

2021/10/30

With bit of delay by both parts, ACE, and us, the ACE model of the month, is here, ACE – 72456 – AML-90 Light Armoured Car (4×4), which replaces with fresh moulds code 72413, as they did not much ago with the AML-60 version.

1/72 Scale Aircraft

2021/10/01

As usually, Eduard is one of the first brands we list each month, and as usually, they always have some great new offer, as is the case of Eduard – 2138 – HURRISTORY: Hurricane Mk. I , based on the excellent Arma Hobby kit, Arma Hobby – 70019 – Hurricane Mk I (Expert Set).
In second place, the brand has re-issued once of their F6F kits, Eduard – 7457 – F6F-3 (Weekend Edition), despite the original release was still wide available. A good kit in the basic shape of the weekends editions, which means kit and decals, without more extras.

2021/10/02

To complete this awesome month by the Russian brand Zvezda, an awesome Zvezda – 7324 – C130J-30 Heavy Transport Plane is ready to start deliver. The super Hercules is the last development of the Hercules planes family and the only currently in production. With over 330 parts the kit features and excellent detail, plus the usual brand good engineering and 5 different markings to choose from. For sure it will be one of the best sellers of the year.

Added box content pictures to the coming (if not already here) A&A Models – 7224 – Beechcraft 200 Super King Air.

2021/10/03

Sword is about to release Sword – SW72141 – C-29A/BAe-125/800 , based in new moulds tooled this year, the brand already has experience about BAe-125 family. Kit is expected by the end of the month.

2021/10/04

Hasegawa will be releasing early next month a new limited edition of the F-14B Jolly Rogers Christmas special, a topic already covered before by the brand. The new kit is Hasegawa – 02391 – F-14B TOMCAT “VF-103 Jolly Rogers Christmas Special”. Also next month, the Japanese brand will release a new special schema for a F-15 Aggressor, Hasegawa – 02392 – F-15DJ Eagle “Aggressor Tiger Schema”.

Added decal and makings pictures to Arma Hobby – 70010 – TS-11 Iskra bis DF Expert Set which according to brand will be officially available next week.

2021/10/05

Heller will be re-releasing their Canadair kits, which are great news as only second hand were available with high prices. Firstly we have updated Heller – 80373 – Canadair CL 215 as well as Heller – 80370 – Canadair CL-415. Pending to add the starter kit variants of these kits.

Flyhawk is about to release their first 1/72 scale Aircraft kit, and of course we celebrate it by adding to our listings Flyhawk – FH6001 – Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless. The Chinese brand has a good reputation about accuracy and engineering of the parts a well as detail level, so they are great new that they join the Aircraft market.

2021/10/06

Revell will be releasing shortly a new version of their 1/72 Tornado kit, as Revell – 03842 – Tornado ASSTA 3.1, which should include new parts (Release was expected for September, but kit is not even listed on Revell site, something seems to be delaying this release).

2021/10/08

Another unconfirmed when kit by Revell to appear is the Revell – 05671 – NATO Tiger Meet – 60th Anniversary (Gift Set), since it also contains a Panavia Tornado, maybe that’s the reason to delay the above 03842 code, Revell – 03842 – Tornado ASSTA 3.1. About the Tiger Meet gift set, it contains two full models, an F-16 MLU and a Tornado, both in liveries seen during NATO Tiger Meet, which celebrated its 60th anniversary this 2021 year.
The German brand will be re-releasing this month a “model set” version of the Revell – 03839 – Eurocopter Tiger “15 Jahre Tiger”, under code number 63839. We state this because we are not listing this new model set by now.

2021/10/09

By the end of the month, SOVA-M will put another Albatross release in the market, this time including markings for bth Spanish and Chilean air forces, Sova-M – 72036 – SHU-16B Albatross. They also has planned a U.S. Navy markings one, which we’ll add shortly.

2021/10/10

Bronco Models just has produced a few aircraft kits in 1/72 scale. We always have it in our pending list, but today we added their latest release in our scale, a tool from past year, 2020. Bronco Models – GB7010 – PLA Air Force J-20 “Mighty Dragon” Stealth Fighter
In our efforts to fill the gap about Bronco Models we also added today Bronco Models – GB7002 – Blohm & Voss BV P.178 Bomber Interceptor Jet w/MK-214 50mm Cannon. (Note than in the few models released by the brand in 1/72 scale, most of them are P.178 variants, or better said, imaginations)

2021/10/11

Just added the missed sprue of the coming (by the end of the month) Sword – SW72141 – C-29A/BAe-125/800. Hopefully we’ll have clear parts and sprue pictures soon.

2021/10/12

Another of the quest we started past days was to add the Bronco Models aircrafts to our listing, and today we added Bronco Models – GB7009 – DFS230V-6 Light Assault Glider w/Deceleration Rocket and Bronco Models – GB7008 – DFS230B-1 Light Assault Glider which introduced parachute bracket in the design as well as an MG-34 defensive machine gun. All the pending models to add by Bronco are now P178 fictional variants.

Added Bronco Models – GB7006 – Blohm & Voss BV P178 Reconnaissance Jet, Bronco Models – GB7005 – Blohm & Voss BV P178 NachtJäger (Night Fighter) and Bronco Models – GB7007 – BV P178 Jet Bomber w/BT700 Guided Missile Torpedo. Only three more variants to add. Considering a single prototype was even built, Bronco did an amazing exercise of speculation.

Special Hobby makes official the new releases for this month, starting by Special Hobby – 72459 – Messerschmitt Bf 109E-1 “J/88 Legion Condor”, a follow up of the great E3-E4 kits already released by the brand. This release clashes with AZ Model work around the same topic, bringing more options to modellers but in our opinion wars between brands are not good, as one may lose at the end and we need as more brands producing as possible.

The second entry of the month by Special Hobby, is a nice Special Hobby – 72453 – DH.100 Vampire Mk.3 “European and American Operators”, despite the kit is a re-release with new decals, the markings included are interesting and unusual.

Lastly, special hobby extend their Saab 37 Viggen offer with Special Hobby – 72378 – AJ-37 Viggen “Strike Fighter”, after the already released reconnaissance and fighter variants.

Same factory but under MPM Production brand, a reissue of MPM Production – 72560 – Gloster Meteor PR Mk.10 “High-Altitude Photo-Recce Version”, since it was not in our catalogue, a good occasion to add it. MPM Production Meteor moulds are the base of Xtrakit releases, Airfix, Special Hobby and Azur/Frrom.

2021/10/13

We close the Bronco Models chapter by adding the three pending variants of the P 178:
Bronco Models – GB7001 – Blohm & Voss Bv P178 Dive Bomber Jet
Bronco Models – GB7003 – Blohm & Voss BV P178 Torpedo Jet Bomber w/LTF5b
Bronco Models – GB7004 – VB P178 Tank Hunter w/”Fliegerfaust” B Rocket System

In our opinion, too much P 178.

2021/10/17

Great Wall Hobby (GWH) is about to release or already released a limited edition based in their Su-35 kit, Great Wall Hobby (GWH) – L7210 – SU-35s Flanker E (multirole fighter) Air to Surface, adding new weapons payload sprues specific for strike/ground attack role.

2021/10/19

As we advanced some days ago Heller ha revised their Canadair kits and added Starter Kit variants for they both, the first which will reach stores is the Heller – 56370 – CANADAIR CL-415 (Starter Kit). If you are not interested in thee starter kit, the standard version is already hitting store, Heller – 80370 – Canadair CL-415, as well as some of the legacy releases are sill available (but be aware that decals could not be in great state due age).

AZ Model is about to release later this month a 5th version of their popular Vought Kingfisher kit, AZ Model – 7673 – Vought Kingfisher Mk.I. This variant includes Royal Navy and Royal Australian Air Force markings.

2021/10/20

Added markings details and decal sheet picture to the coming/released ? Sova-M – 72026 – SHU-16B “Albatross” (U.S. NAVY/ USAF markings)

Just added sprues and detail images of the coming AZ Model – 7673 – Vought Kingfisher Mk.I, those parts apply to all the Vought Kingfisher kits released by AZModel.

Looks like several stores are about re-stock Condor models. We never thought of add this small Ukrainian brand since we believed it was no longer active, and their kits sold under other brands such Eastern Express or ICM amongst others. But looks like they are re-stocking their kits in their latest edition shape from around late 2000s or mid 2010s. To be clear, the brand only produced 4 kits, MiG-21, MiG-25, MiG-29 and MiG-31 and exploited the different variants by adding parts to create a bulk catalogue of around 15 models. Our initial addition is Condor – 7201 – Micojan MiG-21 BIS Fishbed-N. They are not bad kits, specially for their cheap price. We’ll go kit by kit, starting by the MiG-21s, we also added today the recce variant, Condor – 7215 – Micojan MIG-21 R.

2021/10/21

We’ll try to close the Condor MiG-21s chapter today, and just added Condor – 7205 – Micojan MiG-21-93 , Condor – 7214 – MIG-21 SMT Soviet Jet Fighter and lastly Condor – 7207 – Micojan MiG-21 UM MONGOL.

2021/10/22

Continuing the progress adding Condor models, we added today the three MiG-25s kits the brand released in the mid 2000s, Condor – 7212 – MiG-25P Foxbat, Condor – 7213 – Micojan MiG-25U and Condor – 7216 – Micojan MIG-25PD Soviet Interceptor.

2021/10/23

Very close to finish the Condor update we added today the MiG-29s kits which also were released by Eastern Express. The kits are Condor – 7208 – Micojan MIG-29UB Ukrainian training battle fighter, Condor – 7203 – Micojan MiG-29SMT, Condor – 7202 – Micojan Mig-29 (9-13) Fulcrum and Condor – 7210 – MiG-29 (9-12) Fulcrum. The code numbers belong to the last release known, 2014-2016.

And to finish with Condor, the two MiG-31s Condor – 7204 – Micojan MIG-31 BM and Condor – 7209 – MiG-31 Foxhound. These moulds were largely used by other brands such ICM, Eastern Express, MAC Distribution or Mistercraft.

2021/10/25

Added detail pictures of the three markings included in the “new” IBG – 72521 – PZL/IAR P.11F.

2021/10/26

Today we start to add a new brand in our listings AML, and the first kit added is AML – 72010 – MIRAGE IIICJ SHAHAK.

A very early announce, that we don’t use to do, is the coming DreamModel UH-1Y (Super Huey) that will appear in late December or January. The Dream Model – DM720018 – UH-1Y Venom is already offered in pre-order by one of the main stores we work with, and we’ll ad more stores as soon as they offer the kit. The reason for this so early addition, is Dream Model gained a great reputation with their previous kits, and this model will be hard to pick up, for sure pre-orders will took most of the initial release batch, so if you want this kit, our recommendation is to pre-order it in your favorite store as soon as you have option for. The models has an excellent looking, at the height of previous releases by DreamModel.

Updated box image for Hasegawa – 02386 – TBM-3S2 AVENGER MARITIME SELF-DEFENSE FORCE 3RD TECHNICAL SCHOOL, which is very close to be released and in offer by Japanese sellers. And the same for Hasegawa – 02388 – F-35 LIGHTNING II (TYPE A) AIR SELF-DEFENSE FORCE 6TH AIR WING 2025, which also is very close to official release, starting by Japanese stores.

2021/10/27

Added one more from AML, AML – 72056F – FIAT G.50BIS “FRECCIA”, this time based on the Fly kit with new detail parts and decals.

2021/10/28

Slowly, we keep adding the AML catalogue, and just added AML – 72054 – Siebel Si 202A which is an original AML kit and AML – 72055 – Nakajima C3N1, which is also an original AML kit.

As part of our continuous effort to increase the coverage we give to the 1/72 scale plastic model kits world, we start today to add models for an historic brand which was not yet in our listings, as is Kora. Is a huge tasks, and being honest, is an objective to achieve during 2022 year. Literally, Kora has produced hundred of full kits during years, and even if we will not cover those which are only “full resin” kits, the list is very long, and information and proper images, not always easy to find. We’ll try our best and by now we’ll be adding just the novelties, such Kora – 72133 – Rikugun Ki-93 Prototypes (Japanese Heavy Fighter). The kist has been available before, in “what if” markings, and now it gets the proper shape of the prototype as it was. As soon as we have more time for it, more Kora Models kits will appear soon.

RS Models prepare the end of the year with 5 “new” releases. We don’t like to use the word “new” when they are just new decals, and that’s what you will get, new and freshly printed decals of kits already in the RS Models catalogue. The new kits announced by now are:

RS Models – 92267 – Ambrosini SAI 207 (Just a re-issue with new code and same decals)
RS Models – 92269 – DFS 230 “Unternehmen Eiche” (New decals but keeping the rescue of Mussolini one from original release)
RS Models – 92268 – Henschel Hs-132B (New decals)
RS Models – 92266 – Henschel Hs-132A (New decals)
RS Models – 92270 – Bücker 133 A/C “Jungmeister” (New decals)

They are all welcome, the Ambrosini original release was hard to find and decals maybe aged. And both FFS 230 and Bücker 133 are nice topics. Regarding the Hs-132 we don’t discard that also a new decals version of the C variant will appear. Our opinion about these “paper” planes is always the same. Hs-132 prototypes were not even flew, and RS Models accumulates 5 releases for this topic. This exceed the number of prototypes started to build, the number of variants planned, and of course by far the number of markings it could ever had. We understand these prototypes has its public, but for us, this is too much Hs-132 already.

2021/10/29

Recovered a couple of missed Mistercraft kits, MisterCraft – E-26 – Pe-2FT “Polish Arrow” and MisterCraft – C-19 – TS-II Iskra Bis D “Indian Air Force”. The Polish brand is very hard to track, due the amount of releases (re-decals) and the lack of updates in their official web site. We know we still have more gaps in their catalogue. We are working on it. And also recovered MisterCraft – E-11 – YF-117A “Scorpion”.

2021/10/30

Another couple of AML models listed, AML – 72031F – FIAT G.50BIS AS “FRECCIA” and AML – 72024 – GÖPPINGEN GÖ 9.

IBG has shared details about the decal sheet included in the coming IBG – 72521 – PZL/IAR P.11F.

One more to go in our AML quest, AML – 72030 – NAKAJIMA KI 43-III KO “HAYABUSA / OSCAR”, based on original AML moulds the brand has several releases for the same topic vaying resin parts or PE, as happen with AML – 72033 – NAKAJIMA KI 43-III KO “HAYABUSA / OSCAR” and AML – 72043 – NAKAJIMA KI 43-II KAI. Also added AML – 72011 – NAKAJIMA C3N1.
We are very close to end after add AML – 72014 – SIEBEL SI 202 “HUMMEL”.

And the last model from current AML catalogue, AML – 72016 – ARADO AR 79, we close this chapter and go for the next one.

2021/10/31

Always looking to fill the gaps in our listings, and being Emhar one the brands we added in the first batch over 10 years ago because their figures line, was a shame by our side not add their aircraft line since we started to cover 1/72 scale aircrafts. Emhar produced a short range of 1/72 scale aircrafts, re-using FROG molds but also they developed some original mould in the 90s and very early 2000s. Most of the range is still available and we have started by adding:
Emhar – 2003 – Yak-3 Soviet WWII Fighter Ex FROG Kit.
Emhar – 2002 – LaGG-3 WWII Russian Fighter Ex FROG Kit.
Emhar – 1002 – Anatra Anasal DS WWI Russian Biplane Ex FROG Kit.
Emhar – 2001 – Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-3 Ex FROG Kit.
Emhar – 1001 – North American FJ-4B Fury Original Emhar kit.

And in an speed up sprint, added:
Emhar – 3001 – F3H Demon US Navy Jet (F3H-2 F-3B) Original Emhar kit.
Emhar – 3002 – F3H Demon F3H-2N or F3H-2M (F-3C) Original Emhar kit.
Emhar – 3003 – F94C Starfire, Early Original Emhar kit.
Emhar – 3004 – F-94C Starfire, Late Original Emhar kit.

Now the Emhar aircraft in 1/72 scale range is complete and we can continue with other things.

1/72 Scale Plastic Soldiers

2021/10/02

For first time in their history, Zvezda has produced a (mini) set for te U.S. WWII Infantry, as is Zvezda – 6278 – American Infantry 1941-1945. It should start to be available very very soon.

2021/10/04

Linear-A releases this month the first set devoted to the Diadochi / Epigonoi wars after Alexander the Great death, starting but Linear-A – 033 – HELLENISTIC DIADOCHI / EPIGONOI, SELEUCID INFANTRY PHALANX SET 1 “BATTLE OF RAPHIA 217 BC”.

Just one week later, Red Box strikes again with the Jacobite cavalry counter part of the recently released British Dragoons and Horse regiments. The new kits are Red Box – 72149 – Jacobite Rebellion – Jacobite Cavalry – Bonnie Prince Charlie and Scottish Cavalry and Red Box – 72141 – Jacobite Rebellion – Jacobite Cavalry – Prince’s Lifeguard and FitzJames Horse Regiment and they cover most of the cavalry in the Jacobite side during 1745 uprising.

2021/10/20

Linear-A is very close to release Linear-A – 045 – The Army of Pyrrhus of Epirus – INFANTRY ALLIES / MERCENARIES Set 2, opening a new line in the ancient conflicts the brand likes to deal with. We don’t know all the future plans, but this was an interesting army which also had war elephants in their lines. There is a second novelty by the brand which we’ll add very soon.

The second novelty by Linear-A is the strange but beautiful Linear-A – 037 – Neanderthal vs. Denisovan vs. Homo sapiens (Set 1), a complex topic too much summarized mixing the three lines in a single box.

2021/10/25

Linear-A surprise us this week with another release for the Army of Pyrrhus of Epirus, a series released past week. It’s the time for the phalangites, Linear-A – 028 – The Army of Pyrrhus of Epirus Set 1 – Infantry Phalanx

1/72 Scale Ships

Takom is about to release next month a new Bismarck Battleship gun turret, Takom – 5014 – 15CM SK C/28 Battleship Bismarck Bb II/Stb II Turret. It’s the time for the 15cm guns. Bismarck class carried 12 of these tubes in 6 twin turrets, being the second largest caliber in the ship.

2021/10/12

The coming Takom – 5014 – 15CM SK C/28 Battleship Bismarck Bb II/Stb II Turret is starting to have pre-order options.

Miscellaneous Updates.

At least temporarily, we have removed our specific searches for Russia (/ru), Poland (/pl) and Chezquia (/cz). We no longer are able to provide accurate results for residents in these countries.

Sad news this month by Italeri, after couple of months without new releases since July, the brand announced what’s “new” for October and the list doesn’t include a single 1/72 kit.

2021/10/29

For a better service to our French customers, we started today to include links from Euro Maquette, www.euro-maquette.eu. At this moment only 76 products from their latest additions are linked, but will add more links in a weekly basis as soon as they list new products in their store. At this moment we don’t plant to retrospectively add links for previously added products. Note that we don’t have any relationship with this store, there isn’t any counterpart for us by add this links and provide results from Euro Maquette in our price comparison, we just do it to provide our French customers with a local delivery option as base price comparison, and Euro Maquette is a well established store and fits this purpose.

In the future we would want to add one Italian store and one Spanish store for the same purpose. To join the already 12 stores we offer links for, with Hannants (UK), Modellbau Universe (GE) and Hobby Link Japan (JP), each one with over or close to 4000 links from our site. Followed by Emodels (UK) and Super Hobby (PL) and Scale Hobbyist (U.S.), all of them in the 1500-500 links range. With less linked product we also provide references from Plastic Model Store (Ukraine), Fenix Games (Slovakia), MegaHobby and HobbyLinc from the US.

The only official store we are linking at this moment is Kovozavody – AZ Model, but we have plans to extend our official stores coverage by adding Revell of Germany, Airfix and others.

1/72 Scale Anime Plastic Models

2021/10/08

Bandai has cooperated with Sunrise Beyond studio to create a new Anime TV series (and photonovel) which just had its premier during this October month, Kyoukai Senki (which more or less can be translated as Amaim Warrior at the Borderline), and officially tomorrow, the second merchandising plastic model kits will be released. Thankfully, Bandai has chosen 1/72 scale for this new line of Anime based model kits. The first model in the series is BANDAI – 62006 – MAILeS KENBU (Amaim Warrior at the Borderline).

From the same series, and also expected to be officially released just tomorrow, October 9th, Bandai – 62007 – BUNYIP BOOMERANG – (Amaim Warrior at the Borderline) will start to appear on stores too.

The first release in this series, just few days ago, was Bandai – 62002 – MAILeS BYAKUCHI (Amaim Warrior at the Borderline), already out of stock and waiting for the first re-release. And indicative of a promising start for this series.

More models will come in November and shortly we’ll ad them.

2021/10/09

We have promised ourselves to close one of our open but never ended chapters about Macross universe model kits. And today we just published one of the Wave produced 1/72 kits, Wave – MBR-04 Mk-VI Destroid Tomahawk.

The second destroid produced by Wave was Wave – MC-072 – ADR-04-MkX Destroid Defender.

Wave produced another “destroid” kit, in the shape of Wave – SDR-04-Mk.XII Destroid Phalanx.

Still widely available, and not so expensive, Wave – VF-4 Lightning III DX Ver. , from Macross Flashback 2012“.

And the last 1/72 scale model produced for the Macross franchise by Wave which we are adding is Wave – MC-057 – VF-4 Lightning III. This closes the Wave – Macross 1/72 kits mini chapter in the Macross Kits ocean. (*Wave produced few more 1/72 vinyl kits earlier in the 90s, below the quality of these releases above).

During all the rest of the year, we’ll be publishing lot of pending to add models to this topic. The reason, the decision of Hasegawa about to make a new ARMORED VALKYRIE which will be released later this year.

Filling a gap in our Hasegawa listing for Macross kits, just added Hasegawa – 65828 – RVF-25 MESSIAH (Macross Frontier).

Arii was one of the Japanese brands which originally released Macross model kits in the 1982 initial release of the Anime series. They produced in several scales but as always our attention if for the 1/72 scale kits produced. Today we added:
Arii – AR-301 – Destroid Tomahawk
Arii – AR-309 – Tactical Pod Glaug
Arii – AR-305 – Armored Valkyrie VF-1J BATTROID
Arii – AR-326 – Armored Valkyrie VF-1A Battroid
Arii – AR-334 – Armored Valkyrie VF-1S Battroid

All these kits are very hard to find in its Arii original release and when they appear they are very expensive. Arii went into bankruptcy not much later in the 80s and all these moulds were sold to Bandai, who eventually released the same kits, at the same that they started their own production for the Macross franchise.

Arii also produced some other interesting collectors pieces that also has our attention, they mixed 1/100 Macross models with their 1/72 scale kits, from WWII, in a series just entitled Macross Diorama. We’ll take care of the 4 boxes released in these serie later next week.

2021/10/10

Imai was another of the original producers of Macross kits in 1982. They produced a wide range with many 1/72 scale models, they introduced “full” transformable models and their kits had a high quality. Imai also ended in bankruptcy during 80s and their models ended in Bandai hands, who eventually released the series under its brand. To start the Imai range we have added the two Destroids they released in 1/72 scale:
Imai – B-1219 – Destroid Defender
Imai – B-1221 – Destroid Spartan

2021/10/11

Continuing with our Macross quest, we added today Imai – B-1223 – Tactical Pod Regult (Standard type) and Imai – B-1217 – Battroid Valkyrie VF-1J Variable Fighter, once of the first ever poseable static model kits, even if in limited features, and also the Gerwalk position Imai – B-1228 – Battroid Gerwalk Valkyrie VF-1J (*At this moment some results from Ebay appear but they are all misspelled and are not of our confidence).

One more Imai – B-1233 – VF-1A Standard Gerwalk – Battroid Gerwalk Valkyrie.

2021/10/12

Imai produced some amazing kits in the 80s in the mechas universe, and introduced the transformable and extended the pooseable concept when they released Imai – B-1251 – VF-1J Valkyrie Variable Type, an amazing engineering exercise for a static plastic model kit only paired by other brands releases one decade later.

Added today also Imai – B-1234 – VF-1S Roy Focker Special – Battroid Gerwalk Valkyrie, another Gerwalk model kit and the Battroid version, Imai – B-1249 – VF-1S Roy Focker Special – Battroid Valkyrie.

2021/10/14

Adding some more of the old Imai Macross kits for the history, Imai – B-1250 – VF-1A Standard Battroid Valkyrie, Imai – B-1252 – VF-1S Valkyrie VARIABLE TYPE.

2021/10/17

Although there is a long list of kits to appear before the year ends, things are calm down these days and we keep recovering the original Imai range from Super Dimension Fortress Macross, and so, today we just added Imai – B-1253 – VF-1A Valkyrie Variable Type and Imai – B-1256 – Super Valkyrie VF-1S Valkyrie with Booster.

And to probe we are very serious about the hard task of complete the reference of the 1/72 scale plastic model kits from Macross universe, we also start to add the Bandai releases, both original or Imai re-issues, starting by Bandai – 956855 – VF-1S Battroid Valkyrie, Bandai – 966790 – Destroid Spartan MBR-07-MKII, Bandai – 966789 – Destroid Defender ADR-04-MkX, Bandai – 956856 – VF-1J Battroid Valkyrie and lastly for today the Zentradi Bandai – Tactical Pod Regult Standard Type.

2021/10/21

Continuing with our Imai quest for Macross models, we added today Imai – B-1297 – VF-1J Battroid Valkyrie MAX Type and Imai – B-1298 – VF-1J Battroid Valkyrie MILLIA Type. Sadly both kits are totally out and really hard to find anywhere. Their only difference with the standard VF-1J Battroid model kit was to be moulded in colors (blue and red). Imai also released with this formula the Variable fighter kit, Imai – B-1299 – VF-1J Valkyrie Variable Fighter MAX Type and Imai – B-1300 – VF-1J Variable Fighter MILLIA Type. The four kits were later released under Bandai brand and we’ll add them shortly.

2021/10/23

One more day recovering the old IMAI kits, today time for the VF-1D variant, in the three kits released by the brand originally during 1982-83. As usual they cover the Battroid, Gerwalk and finally the Variable type positions. The kits are Imai – B-1307 – VF-1D Battroid Valkyrie, Imai – B-1308 – VF-1D Gerwalk Valkyrie and Imai – B-1309 – VF-1D Valkyrie Variable Type.

To complement these IMAI additions we also added today Bandai – 0156862 – VF-1D Valkyrie (Variable). BANDAI, having all the IMAI moulds, looks like decided to skip Gerwalk and some Battroid kit, and release directly the variable between the three modes kits. We don’t have evidence that the VF-1D Battroid or Gerwalk kits were released by Bandai, just the variable type (we could be wrong, if anyone has more information we’ll be very happy to amend and complete our listings, reach us at [email protected]).

2021/10/23

In the last days of IMAI, before bankruptcy, Macross: Do You Remember Love? film was released in 1984. Commonly known as DYRL, was a reinterpretation or parallel telling of the story from Super Dimension Fortress Macross. Just one year later, all the IMAI Macross kits were property of Bandai. For the occasion of the film, IMAI released 4 kits, based on their original releases, more than based, a mix-match of the previous releases, all of them following the pattern they named “Conversion Type”, which basically was kits with all the parts to build A, S or J variant valkyries, and grouped by Gerwalk, Battroid or Convertible kits. These kits also stated to contain the Mila or Max J variants, but we don’t know if it was just decals, some blue or red casted parts, or the full J kit in blue. The kits released under this line were:

IMAI – B-1437 – Variable Valkyrie Conversion Type
IMAI – B-1438 – Battroid Valkyrie Conversion Type
IMAI – B-1441 – Gerwalk Valkyrie Conversion Type

After this addition only one 1/72 scale kit released by IMAI is pending to complete the listing.

2021/10/27

Updated box image for Kotobukiya – EZ-027 – REV RAPTOR and also box image for Kotobukiya – RZ-030 – GUN SNIPER W².

Recovered a missed entry earlier this year by Wave, Wave – UT-028 – “The Return of Ultraman” Space Arrow.

Also recovered today Kotobukiya – RZ-010 – Pteras Bomber Marking Plus Ver., since the original was not in our listing, good day to add the updated decals (Marking Plus) version.

Together with the also recently released Amaim Warrior anime related kits, Bandai open this month another line for an also new anime series named Sakügan, which also will include 1/72 kits, and the initial one is BANDAI – 62013 – HG BIG TONY (GAGAMBA / MEMENPU MACHINE). Both lines will get more kits in the following kits.

Contributions

2021/10/11

Mr. Peter McKay has finished his work in the Sword Demon kit and sent us all the nice pictures of the finished model. Together with his comments about the kit we created this nice contribution article Sword F-3H-2 Demon review and finished model. We are really happy to see some new contribution. Except for decals the review covers three Sword kits, Sword – 72122 – F-3H-2 Demon, Sword – 72123 – F3H-2N/M Demon and Sword – SW72140 – F-3B/C Demon.

2021/10/18

If you ever wondered how a Hobby Boss easy assembly kit looks like, Peter McKay shares his knowledge and good work in a new contribution, Kit Review and Build: Hobby Boss Soviet Yak-3 Easy Assembly Kit #80255.

If you want to send your own contributions, with your building, reviews, showcase of a model, just write us to [email protected], including the details about you that want us to share, link to your site/club and so. And we’ll publish it.

1/72 Star Wars

We missed a new Bandai Star Wars kit earlier this year, Bandai – X-Wing Starfighter RED5, an updated kit for the Rise of Skywalker film by adding a new display base and pilot figure.

2021/10/27

One of the most expected kits for this year, is without doubt, the Revell – 06781 – THE MANDALORIAN RAZOR CREST , which will be released on sale in December 1st. Revell started to share details about the kits, as well first test builts start to appear, and so we added it to our listings, and as soon as more stores offer it on pre-order will add them. Our expectance is that Revell will produce enough for the Christmas season, but to ensure you don’t miss it, pre-order if you can.

And together with the Razor Crest, Revell will be releasing also Revell – 06782 – The Mandalorian: Outland TIE Fighter (1/65 Scale), sadly without consistency in the scales, and despite is not 1/72, it’s very close, and as we did already in the past with Revell Star Wars kits, we added it to our listings.

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