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Any thoughts on a Hanomag?

 lord marcus wrote:
Any thoughts on a Hanomag?

You mean something like this?

This drawing is a 15mm (1:100) Hanomag that we designed for a client some years back.

Are we going to do one in 1/56? Probably yes, but not right away! We want to focus more on vehicles that still do not have a plastic counterpart... but if there is a high demand for a particular vehicle, we can reshuffle the queue to make that a priority.

 RubiconModels wrote:

 lord marcus wrote:
Any thoughts on a Hanomag?

You mean something like this?

*snip*

This drawing is a 15mm (1:100) Hanomag taht we designed for a client some years back.

Are we going to do one in 1/56? Probably yes, but not right away! We want to focus more on vehicles that still do not have a plastic counterpart... but if there is a high demand for a particular vehicle, we can reshuffle the queue to make that a priority.

Yes, exactly like that. I need 28mm ones as troop transports. I'll keep an eye on your progress, but if someone comes out with a 28mm or 1/56th scale hanomag/sci-fi hanomag, that is reasonably priced, they will get my money.

If y'all are looking for input, there's a major gap in the market right now for the American M8 and M20 armored cars in 1/72, if you've designed kits for 1/100 and 1/56.

Also, the German SdKfz 250 series in 1/72 and 1/56 would probably go over well.

Just thoughts

~iPaint

 -iPaint- wrote:
If y'all are looking for input, there's a major gap in the market right now for the American M8 and M20 armored cars in 1/72, if you've designed kits for 1/100 and 1/56.
Also, the German SdKfz 250 series in 1/72 and 1/56 would probably go over well.

We did notice that as well. A M8/M20 combo kit is already on our list. We might go into 1/72 but we had our hands full with 1/56 kits right now. Might do a new series once we are done with all our current projects!

Gamer input is ALWAYS important to us! We do listen... Thanks!!

Tiger I in its pure glory... at least on our drafting table! Going through all the changes and checking variations, historical data, and photo references. Unlike the Panther where we had to split the tank into two kits, we just don't have the heart to put this ICON of the Third Reich into two or three part numbers!

when can we expect them to (pre) order?
Same time as Panther or much later?

 kodos wrote:
when can we expect them to (pre) order?
Same time as Panther or much later?

The Tiger I will be a little later as a monthly release. The Panther and all the previous kits should be October. Thanks for the patience!

PLEASE be patient with US! Releasing a finished product takes a long time! From design to finish usually will take up to 3 months (usually we took less)… then followed by shipping and distribution! We are using this forum (thanks dakka) to showcase our concept, our design, and work-in-progress so that you know what we are doing! To release a quality product simply takes time! We never rush our releases. Please bear with us!

The Tiger I has finally come out of the drawing board and onto 3D prototyping, here are some images of the steel road wheels... again, we are using modular design to ease assembly but still kept all the details for everyone to appreciate!

Just a quick update on our Tiger I…

Tiger I – Early production

Tiger I – Mid production

Tiger I – Late production


With this huge 4-sprue kit, you can have the choice to build a Tiger I as an early, mid, or late production model, with 2 choices of road wheels, and 3 turret top choices. More images posted on our Facebook page http://facebook.com/rubiconmodels.

Please remember to LIKE and SHARE them with your friends too!

Very nice looking Tigers !

What scale are you working to ? (1:56th, 1:48th , 28mm 'Heroic' etc)

Any chance of scale comparison shot with "other " manufacturers for an idea of compatibility ?

I am seriously loving what I am seeing. I have waited so long for a plastic tiger. Cannot wait.

 Big H wrote:
Very nice looking Tigers !
What scale are you working to ? (1:56th, 1:48th , 28mm 'Heroic' etc)
Any chance of scale comparison shot with "other" manufacturers for an idea of compatibility ?

All vehicles are 1/56 (28mm) scale plastic kits. Don't think it is good practice to do side-by-side comparisons with other manufacturers' products.
What we can do is post ours with a ruler...



Hope this help!

No problems , the ruler is good enough !

I look forward to these being released !

 Big H wrote:
No problems , the ruler is good enough !
I look forward to these being released !

To give you some ideas on what our kit will look like, we are sharing the sprue layout of the 2 Panther kits (Ausf D/A and Ausf G) for your review:






Enjoy!

Looking really good there

some of the side details look like they may undercut (left and right vision ports at the front + stowage moulded on), I take it that it's just perspective?

Otherwise Very nice sprue drafts.

Looks like the Ausf D is missing the 4th vision port on the radio operator/MG side. I count only 3. Unless this is a variant of the D I'm unfamiliar with?

EDIT: Seems that there are versions of the D that only had a single MG gunner vision port facing off to the side (as seen on the 3D print and sprue layout). Trying to find a source for why a second forward-facing vision port was added.

~iPaint

These look magnificent. Saves you the time of needing to soap resin models . These guys also have great conversion potential given the plastic used!

Just signed off the final production sprues for the M4A3 Sherman... the molds are now all ready for commercial production run!




...the T34/76 will be next!

Fresh from the mold injection machine… our first test sprues for the T-34/76! Almost pefect, still need some fine-tuning… but getting there! Are they great?

Closeup of the two sets of T-34/76 Road Wheels


>> Please go to our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/rubiconmodels to see the rest of the images. This post is getting too crowded with images…

Enjoy!

 RubiconModels wrote:
This post is getting too crowded with images…

There is no such thing

Here are some images of the assembled trail run plastic T-34/76:




Here is a side-by-side comparison with the original painted 3D prototype:


Enjoy!

Fresh from the Mould Injection Machine... Two common Panther sprues plus one for the Panther Ausf D/A and one for the Panther Ausf G. These are our first trail run sprues, still need some fine-tuning... and soon available for commercial run!

There are two 1/56 Panther plastic kits - (1) Panther Ausf D/A with choices of two copula, two hull machine gun port, two manlet, and side skirt option. (2) Panther Ausf G with choices of two air cooler, two tail exhaust, and side skirt option.

Panther common sprue A


Panther common sprue B


Panther Ausf D/A sprue


Panther Ausf G sprue


Close up details of the Panther plastic!


Enjoy!

Hi everyone! Had not been posting anything here for a long while...

Just a brief update - everything is now coming together! Here are the sample print of our product boxes:


More box art pictures for the other tanks on our Facebook page. Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/rubiconmodels

Enjoy!

Hey guys, pretty neat first look at the assembly of a Panzer III here: http://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/pw/wss/blog/first-look-rubicon-panzer-iii/

Another first look, this time of the Sherman: http://www.boltaction.net/2014/10/rubicon-models-m4a3-sherman-review.html

Site is now live: http://www.rubiconmodels.com/index.php

No prices yet, though they do have some distributors lined up: http://www.rubiconmodels.com/distributors.php

OZ: War and Peace games

UK: Plastic Soldier Company

Germany: Warehouse Games

Hong Kong: Fun Atelier

Unfortunately, War & Peace charge (way) more than what the exchange rate should be, and then charge shipping on top of that. It's actually cheaper to order BA stuff direct from Warlord, let alone from someone like Firestorm, Troll Trader, etc. The same is true for everything else, like SAGA, Fireforge, etc.

I personally hope that my FLGS has ties with that German distributor, as I'm still quietly hoping to have one or two kits in hand by Christmas this year.