Happy Days are here again! New HM arrived today!

zzzippper · Post by **zzzippper** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 2:47 pm

Panzer_M wrote:Photos of the latest Beaufighter, the Mk.IV Strike aircraft Malta 1942.

Looks good, and saw service from Malta to Sicily to Italy.

Panzer M, I've been looking for this model. Where did you find it? What make and scale? Thanks.

Tshintl · Post by **Tshintl** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 3:07 pm

zzzippper wrote:Where did you find it?

Well it does say Petes Collectibles all over those pictures so that may be a good place to start, LOL.

Panzer_M · Post by **Panzer_M** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 3:10 pm

zzzippper wrote:
Panzer_M wrote:Photos of the latest Beaufighter, the Mk.IV Strike aircraft Malta 1942.

Looks good, and saw service from Malta to Sicily to Italy.
Panzer M, I've been looking for this model. Where did you find it? What make and scale? Thanks.

Not yet released, so I would say in boxes in a chinese factory

Edit:Sent a email off to HK, asking about a ETA for the Malta Strike bird..should have some info by this eve on it. No HK pre-orders I could find, so it's prob a Sept release there/Oct. release Stateside(meaning Nov of course)

Got the email back,

Hi David, the HA2308 should be released this month but I think it was delayed. Hopefully, the item will be found in next month shipment.
Cheers,
stephen

If it's delayed it's going to be the early Sept release prob, rather than the Sept.25 release..sometime HK gets two per month it seems(Lucky bastirds)..like this Sept. The S3 Marder III(r) Gelb w.camo Russia'44 should be a first 1/2 of Sept release and the Pz II C should be in the second 1/2 of Sept release. But then Logistics makes fools of us all it seems.

Panzer_M · Post by **Panzer_M** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 11:41 am

12/10 releases..Oct. in HK I am guessing at the moment, maybe early Nov.

I am getting the Opel w.Flak for sure.

sluff · Post by **sluff** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 6:23 pm

That F-102 will be mine

snake · Post by **snake** » Thu Aug 26, 2010 12:44 am

I might go for the F-102.Already getting the first F-102 release, plus the F-106.

But I already have a good amount of Century Wings and Hobby Master coming on pre order, so no harm in taking a month off.

Pretty incredible the amount of awesome new releases coming from HM.

Panzer_M · Post by **Panzer_M** » Thu Aug 26, 2010 12:51 pm

Horch shipped today from HK. I'll have a review when it comes in.

Volksdeutsch · Post by **Volksdeutsch** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 7:29 am

I never really found it necessary to order overseas to get something quicker than the rest. if you think about it its all relative since you still wait about the same time between new models.

ram04 · Post by **ram04** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 7:50 am

I have just got bitten by the 1/72 bug and the HM models are excellent, as far as ordering, I get mine through AG here on the forum, but I enjoy Panzer_M reviews because he always gets them first, kinda lets me know if I'll like that one or not.

Panzer_M · Post by **Panzer_M** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 11:17 am

normally I combine a kit or 2 with my HM models.

Overseas I can get a 80$ Tamiya or Dragon kit for 1/2 of what it would cost from either a LHS(local Hobby Shop's markup) or even a site like Squadron.

I just add the HM model cause it's out and what the heck.

Actually just looked at the Tamiya new 1/35 BT-7, 60+ here and at LuckModel over in HK, it's 31.99. It's esp nice when you can get a new Bronco release for less than 40 vs the high as hell price those company's kits sell for here.

Panzer_M · Post by **Panzer_M** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 4:06 pm

Hobby Master 1/72 Ground Power Series
HG4405 LVT(A)-1 U.S. Army 1945 "Block Buster" has been replaced with
HG4403 LVT(A)- 1 Saipan, 1944 "Blue Beach 1"