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You are in luck, the will be doing a new Rufe and with a trolley.Well, I can't resist if they release a new Rufe too!
Warren's inAnd a 2 seater.
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No, they are competitors looking at different sections of the same market. Tamiya is for ease of build while Eduard is all out detail. Tamira's Bf 109G-6 sold well even after coming behind Eduard's corrected kit simply because it is a much easier build.Do you think they are in cahoots with Tamiya?
Like all brands, they have old kits which are inaccurate but are simple builds. This is why I mentioned the Tamiya for the build as they are consistent with that.Tamiya has a lot of fanboys too. People will by their stuff regardless of quality or price...
I just went an looked at my Tamiya Rufe...and yeah, the detail in that particular kit is a far cry from even the old Accurate Miniatures Mustang. It's probably really old tooling though, raised panel lines and all.
The Weekend Edition kits are the best value, behind their OverTrees, as it allows you to add as much detail (and not limited to Eduard's) to the kits but many of Eduard's kits are more difficult to build....But if they end up producing "Weekender Edition" kits (which is probably likely) I might be suckered in as they are usually at a pretty attractive price point for what you get.
This will be a first for Eduard as I don't think they have done any Japanese aircraft before. I figured they would have most if not all the variants, as that is how they work. The CAD drawings are looking quite good!
Eduard issued a 1/48 Nakajima Ki-115 Tsurugi back in 2004. It was available in regular and Profipack boxings.
https://www.scalemates.com/kits/eduard-8088-nakajima-ki-115-tsurugi--123505
The Tamiya Rufe is definitely from their Wayback Machine, I'm pretty sure it's even 1/50 scale. I'll have to put it next to the Hasegawa kit to see. Scalemates says it was first issued in 1973.Tamiya has a lot of fanboys too. People will by their stuff regardless of quality or price. Not saying it's not without merit, as they do have a lot of very nice kits (and I've got a fair few myself), but I do laugh at people that talk like they are the be all and end all of kits...that nobody can do better so they shouldn't even try.
I just went an looked at my Tamiya Rufe...and yeah, the detail in that particular kit is a far cry from even the old Accurate Miniatures Mustang. It's probably really old tooling though, raised panel lines and all.