Wednesday 13 February 2019

Dead Design Models 1/72 Goodies

Dead Design Models has also released no less than 20 sets of masks for 1/72 canopies, including for some 'only game in town' classics, with more on the way.


VM72003 E14Y 'Glen' Canopy Mask


A set of canopy masks (shown above) designed for the 1/72 scale Fujimi Yokosuka E14Y 'Glen' kits to mask off all canopy and lower fuselage glazing.


 This set costs 160 Kč (€6.15 or approx. £5.44 and US$7.00)


VM72020 A5M Claude Family Canopy Mask


A set of canopy masks (as shown above) designed for all 1/72 scale Fujimi A5M Claude kits to mask off all three variants of windscreens and all wheel disks.


 This set also costs 160 Kč.


 VM72021 B7A Ruisei Canopy Mask



A set of canopy masks designed for the 1/72 scale Fujimi B7A Ruisei kits to mask off all canopy glazing, floor window and all wheel disks.


 This set costs 150 Kč (€5.76 or approx. £5.09 and US$6.57)


 VM72030 R2Y Keiun Canopy Mask


A set of canopy masks (shown above) designed for the 1/72 scale Fine Molds R2Y Keiun kits includes to mask off all canopy glazing, side windows and all wheel disks.


 This set costs 140 Kč (€5.38 or approx. £4.75 and US$6.13)


 VM72031 Ki-102 Ko/Otsu 'Randy' Canopy Mask


A set of canopy masks (shown above) designed for both 1/72 scale Sword Ki-102 Ko and Otsu 'Randy' kits to mask off all canopy glazing and all wheel disks.


 This set costs 160 Kč.


VM72032 Ki-44 I/II Shoki Canopy Mask


A set of canopy masks (shown above) designed for all 1/72 scale Sword Ki-44 Shoki kits to mask off the canopy glazing and all wheel disks.


 This set costs 100 Kč (€3.84 or approx. £3.40 and US$4.38)


VM72033 B7A2 Ruisei Canopy Mask



A set of canopy masks (shown above) designed for the 1/72 scale Sword B7A2 Ruisei kit to mask off canopy glazing, floor window and all wheel disks.


 This set costs 150 K.


VM72034 J2M3 Raiden Canopy Mask



A set of canopy masks (shown above) designed for the 1/72 scale Sword J2M3 Raiden kit to mask off canopy glazing and all wheel disks.


 This set costs 130 Kč (€4.99 or approx. £4.41 and US$5.69)


VM72035 D4Y1/2/3/4/2-S Suisei Canopy Mask



A set of canopy masks (shown above) designed for all 1/72 scale Fujimi Suisei versions including all three windscreen variants provided in the kits, to mask off all canopy glazing, floor window and all wheel disks.


 This set costs 160 Kč.


VM72036 A6M2/3 Reisen/ Zero Canopy Mask


A set of canopy masks (shown above) designed for all 1/72 scale Hasegawa A6M2/3 Reisen variants 11, 21, 22 & 32 to mask off canopy glazing and all wheel disks.


 This set costs 130 Kč.


VM72037 A6M2-N/5 Reisen/ Zero Canopy Mask



A ser of canopy masks (shown above) designed for all 1/72 scale Hasegawa A6M5 Reisen variants & A6M2-N Rufe kits to mask off canopy glazing and all wheel disks. This set costs 130 Kč.


VM72040 A6M2/3 Reisen/ Zero Canopy Mask



A set of canopy masks (shown above) designed for all 1/72 scale Tamiya A6M2/3 Reisen versions 21, 22 & 32 to mask off canopy glazing and all wheel disks.


 This set costs 130 Kč.


VM72041 A6M5 Reisen/ Zero Canopy Mask



A set of canopy masks (shown above) designed for the 1/72 scale Tamiya A6M5 Reisen to mask off canopy glazing and all wheel disks.


 This set costs 130 Kč.


VM72043 J2M3 Raiden Canopy Mask



A set of canopy masks designed for the 1/72 scale Hasegawa J2M3 Raiden kit to mask off canopy glazing and all wheel disks.


 This set costs 130 Kč.


VM72044 Ki-27 Nate Canopy Mask



A set of canopy masks (shown above) designed for 1/72 scale Hasegawa (ex-Mania) Ki-27 Nate kits to mask off both types of canopy glazing and all wheel disks.


 None of the available kits depict the so-called Ko-type rear canopy correctly, being angular in section rather than rounded. This is difficult to correct so hopefully an accurate vacform replacement will be forthcoming. This set costs 130 Kč.


VM72045 Ki-15 Babs Canopy Mask



A set of canopy masks (shown above) designed for the 1/72 scale Hasegawa (ex-Mania) Ki-15 Babs kits to mask off canopy glazing and all wheel disks.


 This set costs 150 Kč.


VM72046 Ki-46 III Dinah Canopy Mask


A set of canopy masks (shown above) designed for the 1/72 scale LS/ARII Ki-46 III 'Dinah' kit to mask off canopy glazing, side and floor windows, nose light lens and all wheel disks.


 This set costs 150 Kč.


VM72048 Ki-44 I/II Shoki Canopy Mask



A set of canopy masks (shown above) designed for all 1/72 scale Hasegawa Ki-44 Shoki kits to mask off both types of canopy glazing and all wheel disks.


 This set costs 100 Kč.


VM72052 Ki-84 Hayate Canopy Mask



A set of canopy masks (shown above) designed for all 1/72 scale Hasegawa Ki-84 Hayate kits to mask off canopy glazing and all wheel disks.


 This set costs 100 Kč.


VM72057 E13A Jake Canopy Mask



A set of canopy masks (shown above) designed for the 1/72 scale Hasegawa Aichi E13A 'Jake' kits to mask off the canopy and lower fuselage glazing. This set costs 150 Kč. Currently the only game in town in this scale the Hasegawa kit suffers from a too tall canopy and shortened rear fuselage, the two discrepancies combining to flaw the overall appearance. The various Hasegawa Jake releases were featured at the blog here but Part 3, intended to focus on the details of the actual kit in relation to the real aircraft as well as its colours, has not yet been published.  




With thanks to Jan Hajicek for kindly alerting Aviation of Japan to these welcome new products. There are many more in the pipeline available for pre-order at the Dead Design Models website shop.  

Image credit: All photos © 2019 Dead Design Models

6 comments:

Bill Gilman said...

These are brilliant! Thanks to Dead Design Models for producing these - even one for my forlorn LS Dinah, currently languishing in my loft. I never thought I'd see any aftermarket for an old kit such as that. This truly is the Golden Age of Modelling.

Cheers,
Bill

DEAD said...

Hey Bill, thanks for nice comment.

One of my motto is (even though it could sounds weird):

"Old kits are not DEAD :-)"

I'd love to cover as many types as possible. It just takes time to find and obtain the older ones.


Regards
Jan
DEAD

DEAD said...

Nick, as to reply to your notes for Ki-44 and E13A canopies.

Actually, the replacement Vacu canopy for Hasegawa Ki-44 already exists, Rob Taurus is producing it under cat. no. 72069 - http://www.rob-taurus.cz/index.htm
I'll consider producing E13A Jake replacement canopy, too for future.


Thank you
Jan
DEAD
Hajicek

DEAD said...

I made a mistake in the previous response.
I meant replacement for Ki-27 which is also produced by Rob Taurus under cat. no. 72004. It features corrected shape of both rear parts.

Straggler 脱走兵 said...

Hi Jan

Thanks for that. I haven't seen the Rob Taurus Ki-27 canopy but will check it out.

A correctly proportioned vacform canopy would greatly improve the Hasegawa Jake kit. The rear fuselage can be lengthened by cutting it and inserting a plastic plug.

Regards
Nick

Ken Glass said...

Thanks for the heads-up, Nick.