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I just received my MiniArt 234/2 Luchs turret Saturday. Kit had a ruff trip from Poland to USA. Kit is fine, box has seen better days.

Been watching your kit announcements and finally subscribed! I find the M3 Stuart box art interesting, as until recently, there were no zebra roaming Nigeria or any other part of West Africa.

😎👍Very cool and very nicely greatly fabulously well informatively explained and executed in every detail way shape and format provided indeed Sir!👌.

Good too see dragon trying something different and new hope it works out , would love to do something like that

I always return again to this channel..Where else is dancing subscribe chick.? I nearly quitting on scale modeling this week..But when I just sat there watching television.🫨I found myself running to stash and pulling out a Tiger tank..Best thing about quitting is quitting the quit.!..Now I’ll have a miniart Stewart and Puma..Also get this man from Somerset a tractor.! Great video round up as ever Jim..Nice one.!✌️🥸👍

Here's my take on Lukgraph kits: they are extremely expensive and half your parts have printwobble... not at all recommended

As usual, superb information... Dragon is truly getting better; besides its "upgraded" kits (they truly are, not the way Tamiya understand "upgrade"...) now they'll offer diorama bases, which is a great idea, not new of course, but surely they will be up to today standards.

Pretty sure there are 4 crew members in the Tu-22m2 and m3 Backfire variants . The older Tu-22 Blinder had 3.

thx for showing. very nice models

Aren't mixing the Blinder (Tu-22) and Backfire (Tu-22M) crew numbers? The Blinder did have 3 crew members but the Tu-22M has 4 crew members in a 2+2 arrangment. The Wikipedia page has a nice photograph of the back seaters cockpit.

Hello Jim, another truly informative update, I don't know how you get this incredible information on kits . I do praise the Internet for being able to watch your channel. I am coming to the conclusion that there are no manufacturers in the USA anymore. Fortunately there are two exceptional Hobby shops on line that have a good variety. However, based on the last few VIDEO SERIES I think you have completed my 2025 build list. I am completely infatuated with the Hansa Brandenburg C.1 kits although I'm not familiar with the company, I can only imagine the cost of acquiring two of them. The next kit of course is Mitches Military Models cut away of B- 17 gunners, My skill level for a lot of Mitches kits needs some experimenting as I think a lot of his products need to be painted with oils. The C.1's actually might be best shown built naturally like a prototype . I'm afraid to check out Lukgraph as I might do a 180 degree turn on current model builds Once a again, thanks for a another look at the modeling universe. Its truly fascinating the information you share. Cheers , Bob in the Pacific Northwest USA.

Thanks for sharing Jim, as always appreciate your regular updates. Lots of exciting new kits coming to the market. Looking forward to CSM’s motorcycle/machine gun combo. Cheers Paul 👏👏👏👍

Lukgraphs biplanes are stunning! 😮

I not well informed on Russian aurcraft beyond the Mig-15 thru Mig-21, so im not sure how many crew members flew with TU22. Next WOW there are great many releases in this video, and Mini Art is definitely prolific this year. Really like their M3 stuart series and the 8 wheeled German Armored Cars, hope they do some early Armored cars. About Dragon battlefield diorama in a box. I think they would do better to release a series of battlefield base's as a product. I have a small collection of early Miniart buildings and bases, buildings are the vacum style. But fairly easy to work with, kits came with a number of asscessories for the building; door, widows, gutters, street lights. And number of kits came with a figure set, or a sheet of posters. As well as a plastic base. They're really hard to find now days, maybe molds were lost with the ongoing war or were abandoned when miniart moved to Poland. I have the French garage, north African house, and large german street scene. If dragon strating producing such products they might be on to something, filling a vacant niche in the business. Just my opinion.

Cheers

Hey there, Dancing Girl! Tell your friendly Admin that Miniart has released a separate 1/35 Wright Cyclone engine and maintenance crew for that M3 Stuart... Later, Scale Modeler!

Nette Idee mit dem Diorama von Dragon

Ich denke B 2 😊

ICM pronto cambiará de propietario 😂😂😂

I have to be careful with the question, because airplanes are not my area.........C ???

See next week. Greg 😊.

Hopefully someone make BR-41 locomotive in 1/35 scale 🙏🙏🙏

I understand Osiris Models have some models like the ones Badger 3D printed.

It is NOT the Austin Champ; nor is it a Land-Rover 90. It is a Land-Rover Series 1 which had a 1.6 or 2.0 L petrol engine or 2.0L diesel (with a wet (oil) air filter) and a 88" wheel base (Hence it is an 88 LR not a 90LR) produced between 1948 - 1958; it was succeeded by the series II also 88" or 109" wheelbase - the LR90 wasn't made until 1983.

Anyone know why there is 1/35 scale? Seems to me with many aircraft in 1/32....WHY don't the companys consolidate the scales to just 1/32 so you can pose aircraft and vehicals TOGETHER? Still no 1/48 B-47 or C-119, Transall 160 or Boeing 737-400 (short body, fan engined) huh? I know companies would sell a million just B-47's.....

D. My father has worked in that project

The IBG 3Ro looks so cool, I’m building the troop version right now. It’s my first IBG model. I’m really impressed by the detail. The fit is really good

I’m late to this thanks to a wee trip away,wishing I was back at my bench(ok,kitchen table)..That hotel from Italeri looks ok…50 British para’s,50 Germans,but who doing the room service.? Thanks again Jim for keeping us informed..All the best✌️🥸👍

Definitely not an Austin Champ. Thats a series 1 Land Rover

Great video as always 👍 That is very sad news about Badger 3D, they seemed to be quite popular 🙁

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Regarding your Harrier II question. As I recall the AV-8B was a collaboration between BAe and McDonnell Douglas in the US. Is not the GR5 also an AV-8B but built in the UK? Love the video!

Austin Champ? Errrr no, that’d be a series 1 landrover

Fantastic work. I'll give it a go. Cheers.

Just for the record, no animosity, it's pronounced LAY-he, not Leeha

Ibg and gecko = credit card 😂

great video...... I guess there are plenty of others models to be issued in 2024.. i did subscribed right now.. can't wait to have your next one ... from Chris, france

Thanks for this great info. Border's and Magic Factory new kits look promising...

By "ceased trading" your saying they have stopped production and are out of business right?

thx for the infos.

I think answear A

I believe the answer to your question is: D spain and Italy.

can't wait for the fw190 a-8. its gonna be a fine collection to my border model collection.

My favorite modeling video. I now have to keep a notebook handy to list the episodes for my future want and build list, of course there is something in every episode. Detailing is improving substantially and the availability of a 3D file in a kit an indicator of the fast evolution of the industry.. Thanks again for keeping up with " what's new". Hope all is well in Somerset Cheers, BOB

The little British veh is a first production land rover 90

Thanks for the update. Greg in Southern Ontario Canada 🇨🇦 😊.

I think the answer is A

BF 109k looks beautiful. i'll get two.

What a superb result 😎, I'm doing the same kit, and was trying to find what a Normandy Country Lane's texture and colouring was like, when I found your blog... Excellent stuff,and top notch Video, well done Sir 👍, Andy,(now subscribed 😉)

1/48 and 1/35 S-55 is really needed