[11SQNLDR]

I've just checked Jumblies and the second release is due out at the end of November, so hopefully the first release will be before then.
Picture below is of the second F3. Both around the £26 mark & after you take off the 17.5% VAT for us colonials that's not too bad I guess

[Paladin18]

Thanks 11SQNLDR. 26 quid??? Time to set aside some dough for this. I hope it will be available slightly cheaper over here in the Far East.

[b-huj]

Hobby Master overflowing with new releases...while Witty is in some kind of slow-mode or constipation...
The MiG-29 cockpit area has been improved,that's good news...but Off Topic...

[flyXwire]

Originally Posted by 11SQNLDR

I've just checked Jumblies and the second release is due out at the end of November, so hopefully the first release will be before then.
Picture below is of the second F3. Both around the £26 mark & after you take off the 17.5% VAT for us colonials that's not too bad I guess

Thanks for the update, 11SQNLDR. This is one diecast I can't wait to get a hold of, and I hope Witty will not disappoint.

[sniperUK]

A pic of the pre-pro that has appeared shows that it's based on the Hasegawa kit which isn't great news as for as start the tail is the wrong shape at the top,easy to correct on a plastic kit but on diecast forget it.

[flyXwire]

Originally Posted by sniperUK

A pic of the pre-pro that has appeared shows that it's based on the Hasegawa kit which isn't great news as for as start the tail is the wrong shape at the top,easy to correct on a plastic kit but on diecast forget it.

Darn, that's very dissappointing indeed. I just happen to be glancing at my HASEGAWA kit catalog of their 72nd Tornado F mk.3 model and it does appear that the shape of the tail is incorrect on the model.

[David Hingtgen]

BOTH of the first two are similar, black-tailed short-lived special schemes? Yeesh. Very disappointing for me. (I like Tornados, especially the fighter version).

PS---expect them to actually be half F.2 and half F.3, as that's what the Hase kit is. (everyone act real surprised that the model's a perfect copy of the Hase kit with no corrections made, and not carefully researched to fix the flaws that have been known for years)

PPS--of course those are the schemes we're going to get, as Witty (even more so than most diecast companies) copies kit markings/decals as well. And that's mostly what Hase's released lately. I don't know if Hase ever released a "normal" Tornado F3 without gaudy markings. Witty would have to do their own research or buy a set of aftermarket decals to get info for a typical Tornado...

[Martel 69]

Originally Posted by David Hingtgen

BOTH of the first two are similar, black-tailed short-lived special schemes? Yeesh. Very disappointing for me. (I like Tornados, especially the fighter version).

PS---expect them to actually be half F.2 and half F.3, as that's what the Hase kit is. (everyone act real surprised that the model's a perfect copy of the Hase kit with no corrections made, and not carefully researched to fix the flaws that have been known for years)

PPS--of course those are the schemes we're going to get, as Witty (even more so than most diecast companies) copies kit markings/decals as well. And that's mostly what Hase's released lately. I don't know if Hase ever released a "normal" Tornado F3 without gaudy markings. Witty would have to do their own research or buy a set of aftermarket decals to get info for a typical Tornado...

Oh dear,this sounds like Witty are going to copy the infamous Corgi 'anniversary scheme' syndrome Standard liveries please!

[zed550]

hasegawa have'nt released their kit with the markings that witty are doing and the third release is a plane jane operation telic jet with nose art.