2019 All Japan Hobby&Model Show

[martinfan5]

 

[robertw]

I really like that little Mazda 3-wheel truck and will be keeping my eyes open for it. It will make a great addition to my collection of small cars or "vehicles only an owner could love". There are lots of them but few models of them.

[fumi]

14 hours ago, martinfan5 said:

Isnt that same with Aoshima and their Skyline/Silvia chassis too ?    Isnt it the Silvia body is stretched to fit the Skyline chassis?

Comparing the Tamiya S13 to a Aoshima S13 shows that they are not even close.

The Aoshima S13 body was fudged around to fit the S15 chassis.  The proportion is strange, not just the wheelbase but also the greenhouse.

You can see the comparison here, the wheelbase is noticeably longer and the rooftop appears to be in the same length, to compensate for this the top seems to become taller.

http://modelcarshirobom.syanari.com/021-s13/s13-comparison.html

So it looks like Nunu got the 935, Volvo 240 and the Lancia Delta S4, it says new tools and "being seriously developed".  Makes me wonder if the rest of the Beemax line will follow suit.

Edited September 28, 2019 by fumi

[niteowl7710]

2 hours ago, fumi said:

The Aoshima S13 body was fudged around to fit the S15 chassis.  The proportion is strange, not just the wheelbase but also the greenhouse.

You can see the comparison here, the wheelbase is noticeably longer and the rooftop appears to be in the same length, to compensate for this the top seems to become taller.

http://modelcarshirobom.syanari.com/021-s13/s13-comparison.html

So it looks like Nunu got the 935, Volvo 240 and the Lancia Delta S4, it says new tools and "being seriously developed".  Makes me wonder if the rest of the Beemax line will follow suit.

Well the guy who owns Beemax also owns NuNu (along with AutoColour) so nothing was "gotten", kits are just being moved over to be distributed by Platz instead since Aoshima is in some sort of ongoing kerfuffle in relation to their distribution deal with Beemax. The Totip Lancia is going to be a Europe only release.

[martinfan5]

6 hours ago, fumi said:

The Aoshima S13 body was fudged around to fit the S15 chassis.  The proportion is strange, not just the wheelbase but also the greenhouse.

You can see the comparison here, the wheelbase is noticeably longer and the rooftop appears to be in the same length, to compensate for this the top seems to become taller.

http://modelcarshirobom.syanari.com/021-s13/s13-comparison.html

So it looks like Nunu got the 935, Volvo 240 and the Lancia Delta S4, it says new tools and "being seriously developed".  Makes me wonder if the rest of the Beemax line will follow suit.

Yeah, I did my own comparison between the two a few years ago, the Tamiya S13 looks way better overall.  Thanks for the link, it really shows just how different they really are.

[Rob Hall]

10 hours ago, robertw said:

I really like that little Mazda 3-wheel truck and will be keeping my eyes open for it. It will make a great addition to my collection of small cars or "vehicles only an owner could love". There are lots of them but few models of them.

That is interesting to me also...I wasn't familiar with KA Models, looked them up, a Korean company..looks like they make aircraft and ship kits..didn't realize they were making 1/24th motor vehicles also. 

[niteowl7710]

2 hours ago, Rob Hall said:

That is interesting to me also...I wasn't familiar with KA Models, looked them up, a Korean company..looks like they make aircraft and ship kits..didn't realize they were making 1/24th motor vehicles also. 

I think most automotive guys would be familiar with KA via their P/E sets. They also made a few resin conversion sets including one that turns the Protar/Revell/Academy S Class into an AMG.

[oldcarfan]

On 9/27/2019 at 3:13 PM, Dave Van said:

What is that NuNu kit that looks like a IMSA Vette....or something???

Like the Mazda 3 wheel truck.

I think it's a first generation RX-7. I really want one of those and some of the 911s. I'm really hoping the Mazda truck is 1/24th and not 1/32nd.

[niteowl7710]

2 hours ago, oldcarfan said:

I think it's a first generation RX-7. I really want one of those and some of the 911s. I'm really hoping the Mazda truck is 1/24th and not 1/32nd.

Already established that it is an RX-7, the 911s are in dry dock while they work out how to best engineer in the changes necessary to not lock the cars into their previous racing seasons and dead end them at 2018.  The Mazda 3 wheeler is 1/24

[Shelby 427 1965]

I am sooo excited for that 306 Maxi Rally car.

Wanted that to be kitted for a long time, along with the Maxi Megane which will hopefully follow!

[Jhedir6]

I'm not a huge fan of the new Toyota BMW Supra but I do think Tamiya has done a nice job on the kit. Seeing the underside looks pretty nice as well. Ok, no engine, but I'll still get a couple I'm sure. And I bet HD will do an engine TK and probably a Rocket Bunny/Pandem body kit at some point down the road. 

Now, I've very hopeful well get the R8 LMS GT3 very soon and hopefully the Porsches and BMW M8 early next year. It's nice to see at least one company making an effort to get some current race cars out to market.

[Phildaupho]

I notice from the fotki link that Hasegawa has a Land Rover that looks very much like the future Revell of Germany release

[Rob Hall]

33 minutes ago, Phildaupho said:

I notice from the fotki link that Hasegawa has a Land Rover that looks very much like the future Revell of Germany release

 

It's a rebox of the upcoming Revell kit...you can see part of the Revell logo on the lower left of that box art card in the background.  Other photos show the Revell logo.

Edited October 1, 2019 by Rob Hall

[martinfan5]

Hmm, interesting , didnt noticed the Hasegawa logo.

[Luc Janssens]

3 hours ago, Rob Hall said:

It's a rebox of the upcoming Revell kit...you can see part of the Revell logo on the lower left of that box art card in the background.  Other photos show the Revell logo.

Don't think it will be a re-box cuz the stock-number is the same as the Revell Germany release, Hasegawa does import Revell kits, that's probably why their logo is on the display .

Edited October 1, 2019 by Luc Janssens

[niteowl7710]

46 minutes ago, Luc Janssens said:

Don't think it will be a re-box cuz the stock-number is the same as the Revell Germany release, Hasegawa does import Revell kits, that's probably why their logo is on the display .

We have a winner!

Hasegawa continues to be the Japanese distributor for at least the German half of Revell, that never changed through all the ownership shuffles since it didn't involve Hobbico.

[peteski]

On 9/27/2019 at 4:35 AM, martinfan5 said:

Belkits

 

Wow! That is a blast from the past for me.  I'm not into rally cars, but I worked at Computervision for over 10 years in 1980s and early '90s.  I seem to recall that they also sponsored some Penske race cars.

[niteowl7710]

15 hours ago, peteski said:

Wow! That is a blast from the past for me.  I'm not into rally cars, but I worked at Computervision for over 10 years in 1980s and early '90s.  I seem to recall that they also sponsored some Penske race cars.

Frankly the most entertaining part of this push of 80s & 90s race cars has been the blast from the past sponsorships.

I wonder how many people under say 35, even know what a Travelers Check(que) even is (there are several 1st National Bank liveries out there), but I vividly remember my parents getting $700-800 worth at AAA to pay for the hotel on our trips to the beach during summer vacation in the 80s.

Edited October 1, 2019 by niteowl7710

[Rob Hall]

11 minutes ago, niteowl7710 said:

Frankly the most entertaining part of this push of 80s & 90s race cars has been the blast from the past sponsorships.

I wonder how many people under say 35, even know what a Travelers Check(que) even is (there are several 1st National Bank liveries out there), but I vividly remember my parents getting $700-800 worth at AAA to pay for the hotel on our trips to the beach during summer vacation in the 80s.

Yes... this Reynard Indy Car livery for me is a fun memory, since MCI is where I started my career fresh out of grad school in 1997..I have a Hot Wheels version of it.  I also like the later MCI Worldcom livery since I was there during the insane merger w/ Worldcom.