Next Fine Molds SW kits?

Anonymous

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Next Fine Molds SW kits?

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 10, 2006 2:53 PM

Has any announcements at the Japanese Hobby shows been made for the Fine Molds Star Wars Kits? They've released the Falcon and no news on what's coming up yet.

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stipp

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From: Chulak/Jaffa Cree!

Posted by stipp on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:18 AM

I heard from the grape vine that they are going to be doing the Y-wing and the A-wing next, but that maybe just a rumor.

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Cudamav

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From: Nashville, TN

Posted by Cudamav on Thursday, March 16, 2006 2:59 PM

Seeing as how they only deal in 1/72 scale, the A-wing would be TINY! I am a bit anxious to see what they come out with next, but the Y-wing would be great!

~Jason "Not all who wander are lost"

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stipp

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Posted by stipp on Thursday, March 16, 2006 3:25 PM

I would lean more to the Y-wing or the b-wing myself, but the A-wing would be tiny about the same size as the delta 7.

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TANGO 1

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From: A secret workshop somewhere in England

Posted by TANGO 1 on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 8:26 AM

I think a new Y-wing would be fantastic, I'm quite sure it would be a great seller too. Its about time we had a Y-wing on the market as at the mionute they are difficult to get hold of.

Darren.

Regards, Darren. C.A.G. FAA/USNFAW GB

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NikToo

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March 2006
From: South Coast, UK

Posted by NikToo on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 10:33 AM

Y-Wing would be great. Other ships I'd love would be TIE Advanced, TIE Bomber, Lambda shuttle, B-Wing, ETA-2 JSF and Snowspeeder (although that would probably be on the wee side as well). Heck, bring them all on! Smile [:)]

But with MR bringing out their studio scale, let's hope this is the year of the Y-Wing.

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J-Hulk

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From: Tochigi, Japan

Posted by J-Hulk on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 1:07 PM

stipp wrote:
I would lean more to the Y-wing or the b-wing myself, but the A-wing would be tiny about the same size as the delta 7.

Isn't the A-wing larger than a Jedi Starfighter (which FM has already released)?

~Brian

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Cudamav

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From: Nashville, TN

Posted by Cudamav on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 3:12 PM

it is a little bigger, but at least the Starfighter had the hyperdrive ring to go with it

~Jason "Not all who wander are lost"

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stipp

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Posted by stipp on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 6:06 PM

Yeah the A-wing is a little bit bigger than the aethersprite, but the delta 7 had the hyperdrive ring with it, and what wouldyou put with the Awing?

I would think a Y-wing or a B-wing, tie advanced or tie bomber, or star destroyer!!!!! or even betterthe tantive IV? nah! too big, the Lambda shuttle would be a good one too.

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archangel571

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From: NJ 07073

Posted by archangel571 on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 8:11 PM

stipp wrote:

Yeah the A-wing is a little bit bigger than the aethersprite, but the delta 7 had the hyperdrive ring with it, and what wouldyou put with the Awing?

The bridge of the super star destroyer it crashed into.... SWEET!

-=Ryan=- Too many kits... so little free time. MadDocWorks

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stipp

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Posted by stipp on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 9:15 PM

Now that would be a cool kit in itself! Can you imagine? The star destroyer bridge as a model kit! You can light it and it includes Imperial officers running for thier lives and a couple of Y-wings and a Kamakaze A-wing!, Cool!

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NikToo

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From: South Coast, UK

Posted by NikToo on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 1:47 AM

Wasn't it actually a car they crashed into the bridge? Seem to remember reading that somewhere.

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TD4438

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Posted by TD4438 on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 7:24 AM

Personally,I wish anybody would produce a good kit of the TIE Bomber.It seems to be very popular with all kinds of collectors.I can't imagine why no company has mass produced this one.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 5, 2006 5:55 PM

I think that FineMolds would release either a TIE Bomber or Darth Vader TIE. The reason being is that it is possible they might be able to "tweak" their TIE/TIE Interceptor molds. Perhaps they might need a new mold. Honestly, ANYTHING FineMolds produces on the Star Wars unverse, will be received with open arms. I read somewhere that Lucas was impressed with FineMolds quality and attention to detail, he ended up giving all sorts of access to produce the Falcon. My dream ship is the Outrider in the same scale as the Falcon.

Whattever they produce, I'll be ready to pre-order it.

Happy Modeling,

Riö<*><

Semper Fi!

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NikToo

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From: South Coast, UK

Posted by NikToo on Thursday, April 6, 2006 6:19 AM

I wouldn't be surprised if they went with something from ROTS, like the ARC-170. They seem to have been quick in capitalizing on the new movies, like both the JSF and Slave 1 from AOTC. As long as they don't do a Wookiee helicopter...

Obi-Wans and Anakin's Starfighters would be very welcome, maybe as one kit with options for either one.

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TD4438

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Posted by TD4438 on Thursday, April 6, 2006 8:37 AM

An ARC-170 would be awesome.I would also appreciate a good kit of a Star Destroyer.FM makes everything in the same scale,correct?Aside from some quality issues,one thing I always hated about AMT/ERTL was the lack of consistancy of scale.You think a model company would know better.

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stipp

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Posted by stipp on Thursday, April 6, 2006 3:15 PM

I would also appreciate a good kit of a Star Destroyer,

Well, a star destroyer would be cool but it wouldnt be feasable in 1/72 if they stay in that scale as they have been, that ship would be huge that is if you talking about FM doing one.

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NikToo

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From: South Coast, UK

Posted by NikToo on Thursday, April 6, 2006 4:40 PM

A 1/72 Star Destroyer would be 22 metres long, and a Super Star Destroyer 263 metres. You're going to need a lot of glue...

It would be a dream come true if they decided to vary their scales and do the cap ships in a smaller scale and conversely do the smaller ships in a larger scale, such as a 1/48 Snowspeeder. However, I think they feel they have their hands full with the 1/72 line for a while yet.

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TD4438

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Posted by TD4438 on Friday, April 7, 2006 8:28 AM

I obviously didn't mean a SD in 1/72 scale. Oops [oops]

I would love to see capital ships produced in a smaller scale however.

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Chris_in_Japan

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From: Fukuoka Japan / Brisbane AUS.

Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Sunday, April 9, 2006 2:25 AM

The next Fine Molds kit will be the Ep III Jedi Star Fighter.

Chris

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phule

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From: The Space Coast

Posted by phule on Sunday, April 9, 2006 9:10 PM

Chris_in_Japan wrote:
The next Fine Molds kit will be the Ep III Jedi Star Fighter.

How do you know that? or is it just wonderful wishful thinking? Not saying that I wouldn't want one as well.

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stipp

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Posted by stipp on Monday, April 10, 2006 8:07 PM

Are you sure Chris? do you have a link???

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Gerarddm

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Posted by Gerarddm on Monday, April 10, 2006 8:52 PM

If only they'd produce a 1/72 Naboo Royal Starship... has anything ever looked more slippery?

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J-Hulk

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From: Tochigi, Japan

Posted by J-Hulk on Monday, April 10, 2006 10:24 PM

Gerarddm wrote:
If only they'd produce a 1/72 Naboo Royal Starship... has anything ever looked more slippery?

That is a great-looking ship, indeed!

I'll be going to the Shizuoka Hobby Show next month, so hopefully there'll be some official info announced there. If not, I'll grill Mr. Suzuki and the FineMolds boys about it until they crack!

~Brian

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NikToo

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From: South Coast, UK

Posted by NikToo on Thursday, April 13, 2006 12:17 PM

I guess this answers the question:

Hooby Link Japan Pre-order

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NikToo

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Posted by NikToo on Monday, May 22, 2006 1:50 AM

On the bench: Tamiya 1/48 Tiger I:

Tamiya 1/48 Jagdpanther:

Skybow 1/48 Tiger I Late:

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J-Hulk

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From: Tochigi, Japan

Posted by J-Hulk on Monday, May 22, 2006 6:54 AM

Yup, it's Boba's Slave I. They had it on display next to Jango's at the show. Nice!

~Brian

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Chris_in_Japan

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From: Fukuoka Japan / Brisbane AUS.

Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 3:06 AM

Yes, and I am a big enough man to say that I was wrong.. I dont know why I believed it.. But I heard a little rumour here in Japan about a Starfighter.. Considering they had the molds, a Slave 1 was way too obvious.. And with FM's great record of always surprising us, I simply felt that it would never be a re-tooling of something?

Anyways...

Chris

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1/48 RAAF 3 Sqn F/A-18B

1/150 /1/160 N Scale Japanese Rail diorama.

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stipp

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Posted by stipp on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 5:34 AM

Thats okay Chris, we understand, so i think they are sstalling and getting ready to unveil a new kit and in the mean time they are doing this to milk us of our money and just when you think your wallet is save, Bam! they whip out Anikins eta 2!

Just a thought..

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Cudamav

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From: Nashville, TN

Posted by Cudamav on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 12:02 PM

Did you notice that they have Boba standing at the base of the model as well as sitting in the pit?

Clone?? hehe I guess it runs in the family :)

~Jason "Not all who wander are lost"

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