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Nuremberg Toy Fair
« on: February 02, 2012, 02:00:22 AM »
IPMS Deutschland has some first pics and a preliminary list of new releases announced at this year's Toy Fair.

Pics - LINK

List - LINK
Neuheit - news - why they labelled some "Neuheit" (news) is beyond me, as anything announced there should be news... ??? In this regard it probably means "new tool".
Neue Form - new tool
Wiederauflage - re-release
(Neue) Variante - variant of an existing tool
Überhang - backlog

Hasegawa's doing their own 1/72 Eurofighter. Their home market (and Hasegawa's accounting office) will probably be pleased. For everyone else, there's the Revell kit (which comes as a display stand for the modern European weapons set the kit actually is). 

UPDATE: More pics now available on PrimePortal. LINK
« Last Edit: February 02, 2012, 04:23:17 AM by ChernayaAkula »
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Re: Nuremberg Toy Fair
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2012, 02:13:28 AM »
No stunning surprises though I do wish they would hurry up with some projects.
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Re: Nuremberg Toy Fair
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2012, 04:22:24 AM »
More pics are now available on PrimePortal. LINK

New tool 1/48 SEPECAT Jaguar by Italeri!  :icon_surprised:
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Re: Nuremberg Toy Fair
« Reply #3 on: February 02, 2012, 04:29:24 AM »
No stunning surprises though I do wish they would hurry up with some projects.

Dunno 'bout that, did ya notice what appears to be a pattern for a 1/35th Piasecki H-21
at the Italeri booth?
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Re: Nuremberg Toy Fair
« Reply #4 on: February 02, 2012, 04:32:07 AM »
You gotta love the phrase "Überhang ". Somehow that says backorder even better. I picture a long list with the end hanging off a desk in some dusty, forgotten office.

Our friends at Revell have some interesting stuff even if they're a bit challenged by the Air Force One scheme.

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Re: Nuremberg Toy Fair
« Reply #5 on: February 02, 2012, 04:45:29 AM »

Our friends at Revell have some interesting stuff even if they're a bit challenged by the Air Force One scheme.



?

Do you mean this?


It's an E-4B not a VC-25.
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Re: Nuremberg Toy Fair
« Reply #6 on: February 02, 2012, 07:59:11 AM »
Hello "Looking Glass"! Thanks Jon.

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Re: Nuremberg Toy Fair
« Reply #7 on: February 02, 2012, 09:17:10 AM »
No stunning surprises though I do wish they would hurry up with some projects.

Dunno 'bout that, did ya notice what appears to be a pattern for a 1/35th Piasecki H-21
at the Italeri booth?

Yeah, I did see that - wasn't sure about the scale though.
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Re: Nuremberg Toy Fair
« Reply #8 on: February 02, 2012, 09:46:58 AM »
I was quite excited when Revell announced a set of modern pilots in 1/72. THIS PICTURE, however, puts a dampener on that enthusiasm. Lots of people uselessly and unnecessarily pointing at stuff. Pilots don't POINT at planes, they FLY them. Unless of course, they're pointing at some other plane saying: "Oh, look at that. That pilot knows how to fly. He probably has his hands where they belong". Some pretty clever people invented that awesome thing that's HOTAS, but people making pilot figures seem to constantly ignore this. Didn't anybody ever tell them about "hands on the wheel"? Oh well, at least they're not the 1960's-Airfix-hands-in-the-lap-autopilot's-working-a-okay-type.
And of all the standing dudes (and dudette, apparently): way too many people doing the sorry-can't-hear-you-over-the-sound-of-how-awesome-I-am-thing.
I mean, seriously, a couple of figures sitting in their planes with their hands at the controls. Maybe the backseater pressing some switches or reading maps/manuals/Penthouse. Can't be too hard, can it?
The only people supposed to point are crew chiefs, yelling at the pilots: "How did you manage to put a dent into (thing he's pointing at) on MY plane?"

Sorta-rant OVER! :P
« Last Edit: February 02, 2012, 12:59:11 PM by ChernayaAkula »
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Re: Nuremberg Toy Fair
« Reply #9 on: February 02, 2012, 03:52:34 PM »
More pics are now available on PrimePortal. LINK

New tool 1/48 SEPECAT Jaguar by Italeri!  :icon_surprised:


Having looked through these additional photos, I will say that I am looking forward to the following:

1/48 Airfix Lynx
1/48 Airfix Merlin
1/35 Revell SPz Puma
1/35 HobbyBoss Panhard EBR
1/48 Trumpeter Seafang


And I hate to admit, the 1/32 Zoukei-mura He-219 :icon_ninja:
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Re: Nuremberg Toy Fair
« Reply #10 on: February 03, 2012, 01:33:31 AM »
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Re: Nuremberg Toy Fair
« Reply #11 on: February 03, 2012, 05:12:28 AM »

1/48 Trumpeter Seafang

And I hate to admit, the 1/32 Zoukei-mura He-219 :icon_ninja:

Hopefully it's just the angle of the photo, but that Seafang looks too deep through
the fuselage centre in way of the cockpit.

As to the ZM Uhu, what I see is a great parts resource for sci-fi builds.  ;D
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Re: Nuremberg Toy Fair
« Reply #12 on: February 04, 2012, 08:00:42 AM »
1/48 Merlin and Wessex? Yes, please.

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I was quite excited when Revell announced a set of modern pilots in 1/72. THIS PICTURE, however, puts a dampener on that enthusiasm. Lots of people uselessly and unnecessarily pointing at stuff. Pilots don't POINT at planes, they FLY them. Unless of course, they're pointing at some other plane saying: "Oh, look at that. That pilot knows how to fly. He probably has his hands where they belong". Some pretty clever people invented that awesome thing that's HOTAS, but people making pilot figures seem to constantly ignore this. Didn't anybody ever tell them about "hands on the wheel"? Oh well, at least they're not the 1960's-Airfix-hands-in-the-lap-autopilot's-working-a-okay-type.
And of all the standing dudes (and dudette, apparently): way too many people doing the sorry-can't-hear-you-over-the-sound-of-how-awesome-I-am-thing.
I mean, seriously, a couple of figures sitting in their planes with their hands at the controls. Maybe the backseater pressing some switches or reading maps/manuals/Penthouse. Can't be too hard, can it?
The only people supposed to point are crew chiefs, yelling at the pilots: "How did you manage to put a dent into (thing he's pointing at) on MY plane?"

Quoted for truth.

« Last Edit: February 04, 2012, 08:02:42 AM by LemonJello »

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Re: Nuremberg Toy Fair
« Reply #13 on: February 09, 2012, 02:05:30 AM »
« Last Edit: February 11, 2012, 01:04:02 AM by Jeffry Fontaine »
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Re: Nuremberg Toy Fair
« Reply #14 on: February 09, 2012, 02:36:36 AM »
What a pity that Stealth-Helicopter is 1:1444...sigh! :(
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Re: Nuremberg Toy Fair
« Reply #15 on: January 31, 2013, 05:22:38 AM »
I figured I'd post a catch-all thread for news from the Nuremberg Toy Fair instead of adding multiple posts to the respective threads.

Pics by Thomas Voigt on PrimePortal - LINK

IPMS Deutschland coverage:
List (continuously updated)- LINK
Pics by Volker Helms - LINK

LOTS of good stuff!
1/48 YF-23 from Hobby Boss
1/35 Fennek by Trumpeter
1/72 F-35A by both Italeri and Academy
1/35 D9R armoured dozer by Meng
1/35 J7 Land Cruiser technical by Meng
1/72 AH-1G by AZ Model (be still, my beating heart!)
....

« Last Edit: January 31, 2013, 05:38:40 AM by ChernayaAkula »
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Re: Nuremberg Toy Fair
« Reply #16 on: January 31, 2013, 07:37:09 AM »
Definitely looking forward to the Airfix Merlin and Trumpeter's MTVR.  Probably going to blow the budget out the window just on those two kits.

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Re: Nuremberg Toy Fair
« Reply #17 on: January 31, 2013, 08:22:17 AM »
Suffice to say there are some incredible things coming our way.    :)
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Re: Nuremberg Toy Fair
« Reply #18 on: February 01, 2013, 05:42:42 PM »
This makes me very happy



It could also make me very sad when they finally announce the price for the kit as it might reduce the actual number of kits to purchase.
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Re: Nuremberg Toy Fair
« Reply #19 on: February 03, 2013, 12:00:15 AM »
YF-23 UAV to be seen here in the future?   
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Re: Nuremberg Toy Fair
« Reply #20 on: February 03, 2013, 02:36:59 AM »
Me very happy!!!! 

It could also make me very sad when they finally announce the price for the kit as it might reduce the actual number of kits to purchase.


Compared to the veritable hen's teeth Collect-aire one, this will be a steal!
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Re: Nuremberg Toy Fair
« Reply #21 on: February 01, 2014, 03:30:24 AM »
Here are some photos from the Nuremberg show

http://www.primeportal.net/models/nuremberg_2014.htm
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Re: Nuremberg Toy Fair
« Reply #22 on: February 06, 2014, 08:04:30 AM »
« Last Edit: February 07, 2014, 02:00:31 PM by Jeffry Fontaine »
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