I'm kinda writing this in response to a comment in another thread, I forget which it was and who made the remark, but they mentioned that the AMT Ju 88 they have looks good enough to be a Tamiya rebox. It is a nice kit, I haven't built one (I usually don't build little scale) but she does look good in the box.
Alas, it's an original AMT mold, which figures; a US company finally starts producing decent aircraft kits after many years and then stops producing them almost altogether. That was right around the time of an acquisition, though, and aircraft models didn't fit into the new owner's plans. But that's neither here nor there...
Anyhoo, for those who liked some of these AMT kits, AmTech, as many of you know, has a number of the AMT aircraft molds and have already put some of them to use, this Ju 88 being one example. (The P-40 & C-135's being the others)
BTW, ever notice a similarity in the names of the two companies? AMT - AmTech - AmT - AMTech... (hehe)
I wasn't a big fan of AMT's P-40's (and I'm Mr.P-40!!!) but I was really happy to see their A-20/P-70 family and the Tigercats, too. They released several nice kits in 72nd as well, and where are all of them now?
Hopefully AmTech has more than just the P-40, Ju 88 & C-135 molds. And hopefully, if they do have them, they plan to do more with some of them. I love new kits just as much as the next fella, but I'd like to see that P-70 out there again, and the F7F-2 and the A-20G, perhaps with a few improvements. (Those A-20 main gear wheels have GOT to go...)
Anyone from AmTech listening in?
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