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Looks like Hannants mistakenly posted Revell releases earlier than Jan. 1 and then removed them from the website. See discussion here: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235046796-revell-2019-releases/& I'm hoping that Revell withheld their exciting 1/24 announcement, because nothing posted by Hannants is exciting. I know some will be pleased by a 1/24 Land Rover Series III to be introduced in Sept. 2019. Seems like a latecomer, since there was a discussion here before:

Nice work! In some respects, I think Fujimi captured the shape better than Tamiya!

Those paints look great!

I'd be interested in the below that was mentioned on pg. 3. RKD37: 1988 BMW M5 E34(1/24)RKD38: 1988 BMW M5 E34 Tail Light Masks(1/24)

I like it a lot!

Yep! We've been talking about it here:

Maybe the new 911, which will be introduced very soon, given their Porsche license.

Kinda makes sense now that Tamiya USA made the announcement first

Couldn't agree more.

It does, just like the 1/24 versions of Italeri kit.

I have it, but haven't built it. It's more detailed than the 1/16 Italeri version, but the Italeri version more accurately captures the 300sl's look. The greenhouse on this kit is too squashed IMO.

I've read that the Supra will debut at the Detroit Auto Show, not LA Auto Show, so I don't think Tamiya will front run Toyota with a Supra announcement at this time. Surely, it'll be produced in the future. It could be the TS-050 car, since Tamiya does that in RC form, but not a guarantee since not all RC cars become static kits. Guess we'll just have to wait to see in 3 more days!

You're probably right, Bob, about the Supra given the circumstantial evidence, which is probably a good thing for me - i.e., one less kit to stash in the closet to be maybe built in 30 years. I'd love the Ferrari Monza SP2. I'd probably buy an Aperta, though I don't think they'll do that. It would be a fairly easy transkit, which I suggested to Plamoz, who has been very quiet since March about new products

On Facebook, Tamiya USA said that Tamiya will introduce an all-new 1/24 kit at Tamiya Fair in Shizuoka from Nov. 17-18. Wonder what it could be??

You can now ship from Europe...Spotmodel started doing so again, but the bottle quantity has to be small, like 30 ml (most Zero jars are still too big at 60 ml). Yesterday, I placed an order for two bottles of paint from Gravity Colors. Here's hoping that it doesn't take 6 months to get them!

As reported by Tamiya blog: YAWN... 21163 1/20 SF70H NO.5 Finished Model21164 1/20 SF70H NO.7 Finished Model24348 1/24 Nissan 370Z Heritage Edition

Love the color combo!

Or just use Fujimi Mercedes wheels, or the wheels from Tamiya's 500sl. They might be a bit wide, but you could narrow them. I have a spare set if you need.

I went through 3 bodies and 3 bumpers (all ordered from Revell-Germany/Revell USA) to get the right fit, and from my own observations, I think the problem was the body being slightly warped at the tail end. I also noticed that the affected bodies had a slightly different yellow molding color than the unaffected bodies.

Can't wait to see more! How does your rear bumper fit?

If there is no one in the states, you might want to contact on Facebook Misha Samarsky, proprietor of USCP-Ukrainian Scale Car Production, for a custom 3d printed project. He's the front office guy, and his friend Dmitry does the designing, I believe. I requested and was behind the financing the production (about $60) of these wheels, and worked with them to get them just right. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-24-wheels-18-inch-AMG-I-Monoblock-with-tires-for-Tamiya-Aoshima-Hasegawa/253786578724?hash=item3b16dbdf24:g:zIAAAOSw1fha4LSD

Excellent, thanks!

Make a production suggestion to Plamoz for a non-endurance conversion? Though I note Plamoz has been pretty quiet recently. I hope the company continues to release new products. The proprietor did say that he wants to group development of new items to achieve some costs savings. I did suggest the Aperta version to him (and I think Hobby Design). As for different versions of kits...Tamiya doesn't do that anymore like they used to. I would think a 300SL roadster would sell well, as people would buy them to accompany their gullwings.

Nice to see another paint company start up with an emphasis on maintaining good service. Although Scale Finishes or Gravity Colors paints are great, their customer service degraded over time for many modelers. Fortunately, Zero has been consistent. Query: how does the metallic flake size of Splash compare to Gravity Colors? I know Gravity made a big deal of this when they first opened, and their flake size is small, at least compared to Scale Finishes (and maybe even Zero)?

Lemme make some edits in brackets: I wonder what Tamiya will have to offer [IF ANYTHING AT ALL]? I feel like something vintage should be up next, since the past two new releases have been a modern road car (NSX) and a race car (AMG GT3).