From: "Submissions for ARC" To: "Dave Johnson" References: Subject: Re: HLJ -Zoukei-Mura,,1/32 Focke Wulf Ta152 H-1 Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 09:15:38 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0010_01CBC903.1D3A8390" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3664 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01CBC903.1D3A8390 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today. Thanks = again for sending it in. Steve Bamford ARC Air - Aircraft Resource Center http://www.arcair.com Live like there is no tomorrow; Love like you've never been hurt. Work like you don't need the money. Dance like nobody's watching. Sing like nobody's listening. Live like it's Heaven on Earth. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Dave Johnson=20 To: submissions@arcair.com=20 Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 12:36 AM Subject: HLJ -Zoukei-Mura,,1/32 Focke Wulf Ta152 H-1 Zoukei-Mura 1/32 Focke Wulf Ta152 H-1 Super Wings Series Product # 02 (http://www.hlj.com/product/VOL50311) from HobbyLink = Japan (www.hlj.com) History - The Focke Wulf Ta152 was German Luftwaffe high-altitude = fighter/interceptor. The Ta 152 was a development of the Focke Wulf 190, = but the prefix was changed from "Fw" to "Ta" to recognize the = contributions of Kurt Tank who headed the design team. The number 152 = was chosen in the German air ministry's list of numbers allocated to = German aircraft companies, and was not related to the designer's = previous projects or achievements. It was intended to be made in at = least three versions-the Ta 152H H=F6henj=E4ger ("high-altitude = fighter"), the Ta 152C designed for slightly lower-altitude operations = and ground attack using a different engine and smaller wing, and the Ta = 152E fighter-reconnaissance aircraft with the engine of the H model and = the wing of the C model. The first Ta 152H entered service with the Luftwaffe in January 1945. = Total production including prototypes and pre-production aircraft was = very low and only some 43 production aircraft were delivered until the = end of the war. This was too late to allow the Ta 152 to have a = significant impact on the Germany's war effort. The Kit - Japanese new comers to the plastic model industry, Zoukei-Mura have = made nice impression arriving on the scene with their first release, the = 1/32 scale J7W1 Shinden fighter. With engineering and detail being = excellent for a first release for a manufacturer. Zoukei-Mura second = release is the Ta 152 H-1, this kit also outstanding. If you have the = Shinden, you know what you will be getting! Packed into the box is 8 = very large sprues containing 181 parts in grey (4 sprues), silver (2 = sprues), Black (1 sprue) and clear (1 sprue), A4 sized decal sheet, = canopy painting masks and what appears to be a wartime document which = contains the instructions. Most of the components of the Ta152 kit is mini kit in its self. The = cockpit assembly is one of these, featuring nicely detailed side console = panels, control rods from the foot pedals to the rear of the aircraft, = two options of seats, one featuring a seat harness and one without. = Which gives you the choice of using an aftermarket Photo Etch harness = set. Zoukei-Mura has also added a few extras parts in the cockpit area = that many other manufactures would leave out like, battery, GM-I = Nitrous-oxide tank and the fuel tanks. Unfortunately, pretty much of all = these extras are hidden away once the fuselage half's are buttoned up. = The instrument panel is nicely detailed also, there is no gauge detail = on the plastic parts as it is offered as a once piece decal or = individual gauges decals. Zoukei Mura also supplies an Jumo 213 E engine which is another mini = model in its own right with, 27 parts to complete it. The kit is = designed so that can be displayed in the fuselage with the engines = cowl's opens or closed. If you decide to leave the cowls open, the = engine cries out to be super detailed with some wire looms and pipes. The cockpit assembly is hidden away behind an 3 part fuselage, 2 sides = and lower section. The left hand side of the fuselage has an open = equipment hatch that can be modelled opened or closed. The tail has = section also features interior oxygen cylinders, mounting brackets and = stabilizer bar. The tail section is designed very similar like the = Hasegawa Fw190 Dora kits with the tail plug, but Zoukei-Mura kit = features four locating pins. Be very carefully when gluing the tail to = the fuselage, as it could be misaligned. The wing assembly features a huge wing spar, just like the earlier = Shinden kit and all the wing panels are attached to it. The interesting = thing with the wings , is that Zoukei-Mura have decided to use an side = mold tooling on the leading edges of the wing. I have no idea why they = have chosen this, the only thing I can see is help the modeller to keep = an even leading edge. Control surfaces are all separate components, and = the flaps can be displayed in the dropped or raised positions. Both wing = gun panels are able to be displayed open to show off the MG151's and the = magazine box and feed chutes. Landing gear detail is excellent, which includes separate tyres and = hubs to ease that painting and weathering stage. Also included brake = lines, which is a nice addition and shows in this large scale. Wheel = bay's are modelled correctly which show the engine like on the real = aircraft. The only thing is that the rivet detail is just a little bit = soft, and could be a lot finer compared to some of the other parts found = in the kit. The decal sheet is fantastic printed in good colour tones and in = perfect register. There is only one scheme provided on the sheet for = Obfw. Willi Reschke's Ta 152H-1, Green 9, Stab./JG 301, WrNr 150168. But = the fantastic idea was to include Luftwaffe code numbers in Red, Yellow = and Green, and smaller block numbers , so the modeller can build any Ta = 152H and its corresponding construction number that goes along with it. = The sheet also includes a set of national markings and stencils that are = on found on the airframe.=20 Zouki-Mura has produced a real winner here with the Ta 152. The = Shinden was a excellent starting point for the new company, but the Ta = 152 has surpassed it. I will be looking forward to seeing their third = release, which happens to be a Skyraider. The kit has to be the best = Ta152 offering in 32nd scale on the market currently. You get a lot of = plastic for your buck and would be a great kit for any Luftwaffe or late = war fan. I recommend this kit for sure and I can wait to start building = it myself, which shouldn't be too long! Thank you to HobbyLink Japan (www.hlj.com) for supplying this review = sample. ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01CBC903.1D3A8390 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
Hi,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC = today. =20 Thanks again for sending it in.
 
Steve Bamford
ARC Air - Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.arcair.com
 
Live like there is no tomorrow;
Love like you've never been=20 hurt.
Work like you don't need the money.
Dance like nobody's=20 watching.
Sing like nobody's listening.
Live like it's Heaven on=20 Earth.
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Dave = Johnson=20
Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 = 12:36=20 AM
Subject: HLJ -Zoukei-Mura,,1/32 = Focke=20 Wulf Ta152 H-1

Zoukei-Mura

1/32 = Focke Wulf=20 Ta152 H-1

Super = Wings=20 Series

Product # = 02=20  (http://www.hlj.com/product/VOL50311) = from=20 HobbyLink Japan (www.hlj.com)

 

History=20 =96

The Focke = Wulf=20 Ta152 was German Luftwaffe high-altitude fighter/interceptor. The Ta = 152 was a=20 development of the Focke Wulf 190, but the prefix was changed from = "Fw" to=20 "Ta" to recognize the contributions of Kurt Tank who headed the design = team.=20 The number 152 was chosen in the German air ministry's list of numbers = allocated to German aircraft companies, and was not related to the = designer's=20 previous projects or achievements. It was intended to be made in at = least=20 three versions=97the Ta 152H H=F6henj=E4ger ("high-altitude = fighter"), the Ta=20 152C designed for slightly lower-altitude operations and ground attack = using a=20 different engine and smaller wing, and the Ta 152E = fighter-reconnaissance=20 aircraft with the engine of the H model and the wing of the C=20 model.

The first = Ta 152H=20 entered service with the Luftwaffe in January 1945. Total = production=20 including prototypes and pre-production aircraft was very low and only = some 43=20 production aircraft were delivered until the end of the war. This was = too late=20 to allow the Ta 152 to have a significant impact on the Germany=92s = war=20 effort.

 

The Kit=20 =96

Japanese = new comers=20 to the plastic model industry, Zoukei-Mura have made nice impression = arriving=20 on the scene with their first release, the 1/32 scale J7W1 Shinden = fighter.=20 With engineering and detail being excellent for a first release for a=20 manufacturer.  Zoukei-Mura second release is the Ta 152 H-1, this = kit=20 also outstanding. If you have the Shinden, you know what you will be = getting!=20 Packed into the box is 8 very large sprues containing 181 parts in = grey (4=20 sprues), silver (2 sprues), Black (1 sprue) and clear (1 sprue), A4 = sized=20 decal sheet, canopy painting masks and what appears to be a wartime = document=20 which contains the instructions.

Most of = the=20 components of the Ta152 kit is mini kit in its self. The cockpit = assembly is=20 one of these, featuring nicely detailed side console panels, control = rods from=20 the foot pedals to the rear of the aircraft, two options of seats, one = featuring a seat harness and one without. Which gives you the choice = of using=20 an aftermarket Photo Etch harness set. Zoukei-Mura has also added a = few extras=20 parts in the cockpit area that many other manufactures would leave out = like,=20 battery, GM-I Nitrous-oxide tank and the fuel tanks. Unfortunately, = pretty=20 much of all these extras are hidden away once the fuselage half=92s = are buttoned=20 up. The instrument panel is nicely detailed also, there is no gauge = detail on=20 the plastic parts as it is offered as a once piece decal or individual = gauges=20 decals.

Zoukei = Mura also=20 supplies an Jumo 213 E engine which is another mini model in its own = right=20 with, 27 parts to complete it. The kit is designed so that can be = displayed in=20 the fuselage with the engines cowl=92s opens or closed. If you decide = to leave=20 the cowls open, the engine cries out to be super detailed with some = wire looms=20 and pipes.

The = cockpit=20 assembly is hidden away behind an 3 part fuselage, 2 sides and lower = section.=20 The left hand side of the fuselage has an open equipment hatch that = can be=20 modelled opened or closed. The tail has section also features interior = oxygen=20 cylinders, mounting brackets and stabilizer bar. The tail section is = designed=20 very similar like the Hasegawa Fw190 Dora kits with the tail plug, but = Zoukei-Mura kit features four locating pins. Be very carefully when = gluing the=20 tail to the fuselage, as it could be misaligned.

The wing = assembly=20 features a huge wing spar, just like the earlier Shinden kit and all = the wing=20 panels are attached to it. The interesting thing with the wings , is = that=20 Zoukei-Mura have decided to use an side mold tooling on the leading = edges of=20 the wing. I have no idea why they have chosen this, the only thing I = can see=20 is help the modeller to keep an even leading edge. Control surfaces = are all=20 separate components, and the flaps can be displayed in the dropped or = raised=20 positions. Both wing gun panels are able to be displayed open to show = off the=20 MG151=92s and the magazine box and feed chutes.

Landing = gear detail=20 is excellent, which includes separate tyres and hubs to ease that = painting and=20 weathering stage. Also included brake lines, which is a nice addition = and=20 shows in this large scale. Wheel bay=92s are modelled correctly which = show the=20 engine like on the real aircraft. The only thing is that the rivet = detail is=20 just a little bit soft, and could be a lot finer compared to some of = the other=20 parts found in the kit.

The decal = sheet is=20 fantastic printed in good colour tones and in perfect register. There = is only=20 one scheme provided on the sheet for Obfw. Willi Reschke=92s Ta = 152H-1, Green 9,=20 Stab./JG 301, WrNr 150168. But the fantastic idea was to include = Luftwaffe=20 code numbers in Red, Yellow and Green, and smaller block numbers , so = the=20 modeller can build any Ta 152H and its corresponding construction = number that=20 goes along with it. The sheet also includes a set of national markings = and=20 stencils that are on found on the airframe.

Zouki-Mura has=20 produced a real winner here with the Ta 152. The Shinden was a = excellent=20 starting point for the new company, but the Ta 152 has surpassed it. I = will be=20 looking forward to seeing their third release, which happens to be a=20 Skyraider. The kit has to be the best Ta152 offering in = 32nd scale=20 on the market currently. You get a lot of plastic for your buck and = would be a=20 great kit for any Luftwaffe or late war fan. I recommend this kit for = sure and=20 I can wait to start building it myself, which =  shouldn=92t be=20 too long!

Thank you = to=20 HobbyLink Japan (www.hlj.com) for supplying this = review=20 sample.

------=_NextPart_000_0010_01CBC903.1D3A8390--