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New line of small scale Japanese planes
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 1:35 pm
by vmf214
www.j-planes.jp
Picked up the Zero which is first in the series awhile back. Pretty neat, 1/87 scale and also comes with a cool book. The scales vary as the Kate is 1/100.
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 4:45 pm
by Rowsdower
I think that these what they call candy toys. They include some weird candy with a small toy and many times the toys are pretty high quality like the Furuta Star Trek models. These look really neat.
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 8:12 pm
by vmf214
Actually they're a weekly type series. The box the Zero came in is 11x9x3 and opens up like a book. Neat stuff, no candy though
. The Zero's wingspan is about 5 1/2 inches.
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 8:48 pm
by Rowsdower
vmf214 wrote:Actually they're a weekly type series. The box the Zero came in is 11x9x3 and opens up like a book. Neat stuff, no candy though
. The Zero's wingspan is about 5 1/2 inches.
That's awesome. Once more the Japanese get all the cool toys.
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 10:10 pm
by Dauntless
Nice! Wonder what scale that was? Notice the grown up kid blowing on that propeller?
F-Toys has a similar thing in Japan. They make the Star Trek and Star Wars ships in candy boxes.
They have a WWII Bomber line too in 1/144.
Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 12:39 am
by vmf214
The scales vary from 1/87 to 1/120. I think it's a Gekko bomber that's in 1/120. These are diecast and have pretty decent detail, the book alone to me is worth the price of the plane. The Zero is listed on ebay right now but not any of the others.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 3D1&_rdc=1
Kinda pricey with shipping, only gave $7 US for mine. Curious to see what others come down the pike. So far there has been 10 released to include a Nate and a Judy.