Just a heads-up for all interested. It's out!!! I see D-Day dios.
From Fonderie Miniatures. 1/35th.

Ken - I cracked this model kit open in the Hobby Shop a couple of weeks back - and was shocked at the quality of the kit. It's going for some 40+ bucks out here, but I wouldn't have paid $20 for it.

Poor injection molding & soft detail (where there is detail), flash, short-shots, ejector pin marks - just all around not a good kit to recommend. Can it be built? Sure, anything can be built by a dedicated modeler, but this one's gonna be some serious work.

Gunnie

Eeek! After I saw that it was released (knew about it's coming for some time now) I looked around for some kind of review. Nill.
What a terrible bummer as I'm easily shyed away from poor assessments.
Scratch that off the "want list". I'm not one for repairing $40 kits.

Man - I feel kinda bad now...

I love model kits, and I don't want to pan a new release like that one - it's ambitious and I certainly want more model manufacturers to take a chance like that! I wanted one too and almost pre-ordered it from Squadron Mail Order. But, when I saw it in person, I was so relieved I didn't drop that kind of money on it my heart was racing like I just downed a huge cup of coffee. That's really bad! I considered fixing and correcting the basic production flaws in the box tantamount to scratchbuilding one - and stood there a few minutes before I put it back up on the shelf behind the cashier.

Gunnie

Better or worse than the Lindberg 1/32 scale offering?

Worse Sabot I think... At the local $16 bucks - the Lindberg offering is more attractive...

Gunnie

Dare I say come down a scale or two and Airfix 1-72 Higgings, I got mine a couple of years ago when I was attempting a diorama.

and always wanted to buy another, considering these are about £10.00, at a guess $15.00 and detail not great, but then again what detail would you expect on such a craft, the guns have always been an headache, and getting these in PE would be great, obviously I don't know even ''if'' you can buy PE for a Higgins.

Once I get myself together I'll be building another such-like diorama and with fingers crossed it should be a whole better then this one.

Hi Jim,

Thanks for the inside the box look. I was tempted last week by this kit, saw it fairly cheap in a shop, but doubt if I'll go that route now.

Al

And above at long last my better build of Pointe Du Hoc (on site) using Airfix and Peguess (spelt that wrong) again in cheap old 1-72.

Gentlemen,

Maybe this is of interest for you. Italeri has two LCVP in 1/35 in their program. One for 37 € and another for 21.59 €. Here is the link to my german shop, so you got the article number and can look in the online shops in the US:

Product Overview:
https://www.modellbau-koenig.de/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/21694
https://www.modellbau-koenig.de/catalog/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=LCVP&x=45&y=12
https://www.modellbau-koenig.de/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/5890

As you can see in the overview, there is also a crew available from Warriors.

Kind regards

Christian

I have the Lindberg one and it looks OK. Alec...your Dio looks very good but there is so much action and blood that it makes me want to take a tranqilizer. Have not seen the Italeri one. I would rather have the one in 35 scale.....Al

Italeri is the way to go.

Amazing.... seeing this tread reappear, considering it was started nearly 8 years ago!