New South Wales, Australia
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Posted: Sunday, January 24, 2016 - 04:29 PM UTC
Thought this would be an interesting topic.
What model related products do you wish was still made/available?
Could be a brand that has gone, a aftermarket item or kit, but not a wish list of new stuff so to speak.
I know for one that I wish the 1/35 Dragon Little Bird was available (but might be again soon..so they say!)
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Posted: Sunday, January 24, 2016 - 06:47 PM UTC
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Bandai 1/48 kits
South Carolina, United States
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Posted: Sunday, January 24, 2016 - 07:46 PM UTC
Polly Scale & Floquil Paints.
The old "Shep Paine" Monogram kits (just 'cause they were from my youth).
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Quebec, Canada
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Posted: Sunday, January 24, 2016 - 09:05 PM UTC
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The old "Shep Paine" Monogram kits (just 'cause they were from my youth).
These have been re-issued by Revell/Monogram but I don't know if the original diorama leaflet is still included.
And yes definitely Pollyscale paints.
Cheers,
Joe
Queensland, Australia
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Posted: Monday, January 25, 2016 - 03:08 AM UTC
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Why don't you want the white metal material back in use (for anything that isn't some kind of track) J?
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Posted: Monday, January 25, 2016 - 04:07 AM UTC
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Bandai 1/48 kits
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Posted: Monday, January 25, 2016 - 04:12 AM UTC
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Queensland, Australia
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Posted: Monday, January 25, 2016 - 06:02 AM UTC
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Why don't you want the white metal material back in use (for anything that isn't some kind of track) J?
No i like white metal i was wandering what in WM you miss,i love WM when i do figurines in 54/75mm,but for armour the crisp details of the resin maybe is better even if is more fragile...
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Queensland, Australia
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Posted: Monday, January 25, 2016 - 06:31 AM UTC
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The old "Shep Paine" Monogram kits (just 'cause they were from my youth).
These have been re-issued by Revell/Monogram but I don't know if the original diorama leaflet is still included.
And yes definitely Pollyscale paints.
Cheers,
Joe
There is a site with some of Shep Paine's dioramas online, though I can't remember where exactly.
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Posted: Monday, January 25, 2016 - 06:33 AM UTC
Hobby Fan HF-040 and/or HF-043. Both are the Vulcan Phalanx C.I.W.S last defense for ships against missiles at sea or whenever there's a threat. It's Close-In-Weapons-System or R2D2, nicknamed because they do lookalike the little robot. It's a Gatling gun that fires an giganormous amounts of bullets at their targets.
It's been tried with success on an HEMTT platform, like the Patriot missiles, on bases in Afghanistan against mortars rounds being lobbed into the bases limits.
I've seen one last year being on auction in eBay and the starting price was 150$USD, by a Brazilian seller. No one bid on it cause the price was really too high.
I think AFV is restarting the brand HobbyFan and to build some of the models, hopefully, it will do these too.
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Quebec, Canada
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Posted: Monday, January 25, 2016 - 06:44 AM UTC
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There is a site with some of Shep Paine's dioramas online, though I can't remember where exactly.
Here you go:
http://www.sheperdpaine.com/Cheers,
Joe
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Posted: Friday, January 29, 2016 - 02:07 AM UTC
I'd love for the HobbyFan Scorpion to be back... Hopefully well see a modern plastic kit of it someday.
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Posted: Tuesday, February 02, 2016 - 02:12 AM UTC
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There is a site with some of Shep Paine's dioramas online, though I can't remember where exactly.
Here you go:
http://www.sheperdpaine.com/
Cheers,
Joe
Here are three downloadable diorama pamphlets in color on Revell's website:
http://www.revell.com/community/dioramas/New South Wales, Australia
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Posted: Thursday, February 04, 2016 - 04:22 PM UTC
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I'd love for the HobbyFan Scorpion to be back... Hopefully well see a modern plastic kit of it someday.
Who knows there are some cool plastic kits seeing the light of day now.
North Carolina, United States
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Posted: Friday, February 05, 2016 - 08:39 PM UTC
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Thought this would be an interesting topic.
What model related products do you wish was still made/available?
Could be a brand that has gone, a aftermarket item or kit, but not a wish list of new stuff so to speak.
I know for one that I wish the 1/35 Dragon Little Bird was available (but might be again soon..so they say!)
It is available again from dragon usa.
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Posted: Friday, February 05, 2016 - 11:15 PM UTC
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Polly Scale & Floquil Paints.
Yep - I can't forgive the [auto-censored] executives at Testors for buying up and then shutting down the Polly Scale line. I used the railroad colours mainly, and they were the best acrylics in town bar none! To this day I refuse to buy anything with the Testors label...
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New South Wales, Australia
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Posted: Saturday, February 06, 2016 - 07:47 AM UTC
Armorcast large mechs
1/35 Madcat by Horizon
Black Hole model kits 1/6 scale
New South Wales, Australia
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Posted: Saturday, February 06, 2016 - 03:02 PM UTC
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Thought this would be an interesting topic.
What model related products do you wish was still made/available?
Could be a brand that has gone, a aftermarket item or kit, but not a wish list of new stuff so to speak.
I know for one that I wish the 1/35 Dragon Little Bird was available (but might be again soon..so they say!)
It is available again from dragon usa.
Hopefully they are headed down under soon as well!
