Re: Mfgr's - Mini Hobby & Kangnam

Jul 27, 2003 5 Replies

I have the Mini-Hobby Type 1:144 XXI U-boat. The material in the kit all has the Trumpeter labeling. The Type XXI kit seems OK, it appears to be almost an exact copy of the Revell Type XXI in 1:144 scale. It is meant for motorization, so there is a big honking access hatch cut in the side, and you get all the waterproof conatiners for motor & batteries, but no motor or electrical hardware. For display purposes, one will have to carefully blend in the large access hatch to the hull.


Tom Dougherty ( snipped-for-privacy@aol.com)


I have the same question about Mini-Hobby. The 1/350th scale Bismarck has a nice price ($40, but I'm awaiting a 50 percent off sale at Hobby Lobby). Is this a decent kit? How does it compare with Tamiya? TIA, Mike

You just missed the next 50% off, it ended yesterday. I bought a couple other kits and noting these 2 mfgrs kits there and their pricing is what spawned the Q. Hopefully someone else will have taken the plunge and jump in with an opinion.

What area are you in. I swear HL in Chicago did not have any models on sale last week. I hope I did not miss an opportunity to spend.

Cheers, Max Bryant

Hmmm, must have been a local thing for our 3 stores. The newspaper had the usual ad and the flyers in the modelling section were the identical ones they use for all sales. Oh well, I'm stoked to have

3 stores in town.

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