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Derek B
Posts : 19
Join date : 2009-07-02
Age : 64
Location : Barton upon Humber, North Lincolnshire, UK.
| Subject: 1/72 Kawanishi H8K-2 Emily?  Sat Jul 04, 2009 4:02 pm | |
| Hi,
As far as I am aware, only Hasegawa and Frog have produced this kit in 1/72 scale (apart from one example in 1/144 scale)...Are there any other makes and scales? (and which one would you recommed, assuming that it is even still possible to buy one?).
I am guessing that the Hasegawa kit will be head and shoulders above anything else, so if anyone knows where I can get hold of one, I would be gratful. Is there a 1/48 vacform version of this aircraft?
Many thanks
Derek | |
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Dr Fester
Posts : 51
Join date : 2009-06-30
Location : Wiltshire, UK
| | Subject: Re: 1/72 Kawanishi H8K-2 Emily? Sat Jul 04, 2009 5:26 pm | |
| Derek, Found THIS list if its any use? Doc | |
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Jen
Posts : 23
Join date : 2009-06-30
Age : 51
Location : Wiltshire UK
| | Subject: Re: 1/72 Kawanishi H8K-2 Emily? Sun Jul 05, 2009 2:40 am | |
| I wouldn't be at all surprised if the Hasegawa and Frog kits were one and the same. I have an old Hasegawa issue and it is quite nice really, it has also just been re released I believe so is relatively easy to get hold of.
It would be a bit of a handful in 48th, it's a pretty big bird!
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Derek B
Posts : 19
Join date : 2009-07-02
Age : 64
Location : Barton upon Humber, North Lincolnshire, UK.
| | Subject: Re: 1/72 Kawanishi H8K-2 Emily? Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:12 am | |
| Thanks Doc and Jen...The search shall continue. 1/48 is big, but this is one aircraft which demands 'presence'  (which reminds me, are there any good plans for this aircraft). Cheers Derek | |
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peebeep
Posts : 7
Join date : 2009-07-02
Age : 67
Location : Essex innit
| | Subject: Re: 1/72 Kawanishi H8K-2 Emily? Sun Jul 05, 2009 6:51 pm | |
| The Frog boxing is Hasegawa tooling.
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Derek B
Posts : 19
Join date : 2009-07-02
Age : 64
Location : Barton upon Humber, North Lincolnshire, UK.
| | Subject: Re: 1/72 Kawanishi H8K-2 Emily? Mon Jul 06, 2009 2:21 am | |
| - peebeep wrote:
- The Frog boxing is Hasegawa tooling.
peebeep Thanks Peebeep (and Jen) for conforming this fact. Cheers Derek | |
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Brews
Posts : 31
Join date : 2009-07-02
Age : 61
Location : Vancouver Island
| | Subject: Re: 1/72 Kawanishi H8K-2 Emily? Thu Jul 09, 2009 6:52 pm | |
| - Derek B wrote:
- Thanks Doc and Jen...The search shall continue.
1/48 is big, but this is one aircraft which demands 'presence' (which reminds me, are there any good plans for this aircraft).
Cheers
Derek It's bulky, but it would have a smaller wingspan than a B-29. It never struck me as a particularly pretty flying boat. Somehow, the Sunderland IS, to my eyes. The Mavis, OTOH, IS pretty. | |
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John A
Posts : 1
Join date : 2009-08-31
Age : 66
Location : Weston-super-Mare, UK
| | Subject: Re: 1/72 Kawanishi H8K-2 Emily? Mon Aug 31, 2009 9:46 am | |
| The Japanese company ARII produced an "EMILY" in 1:144 scale a few years ago, they are available second hand occasionally.
Its a lovely kit, all recessed panel lines, I picked one up last year and its on my to make list to go with the Trumpeter Type 97 "MAVIS" I am currently building | |
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peebeep
Posts : 7
Join date : 2009-07-02
Age : 67
Location : Essex innit
| | Subject: Re: 1/72 Kawanishi H8K-2 Emily? Mon Sep 14, 2009 4:31 am | |
| General Melchett is doing a 1:144 Emily over at Britmodeller. This is an LS boxing, presumably the same tooling as ARII? peebeep | |
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