Well, well, well…! It’s been a challenging year, hasn’t it? Looking back, we have only released about just over 20 new kits or sets during 2017. We could have released far more new products, but somehow the timing did not always seem ‘right’ and this means 2018 will start with a bang with no less than 18 new products hitting the ‘shelves’ before mid-February. Amongst those, the first two 1/72 AFV kits we have released in over 4 years. 2017 saw us revive the RetroTracks range with a couple of kits designed for the World War Toons kits, and this gave us the impetus to re-start working on the 1/72, and 1/35, AFV ranges… Thank you Meng and Studio Roqovan! The next few weeks will see this range grow too, and with a T34 and a PzIII in the pipeline (or in the post for some!) to add to their existing lines, there’s no way to see when we can ever end coming up with yet more conversion kits!
We were very pleased by the reception of our Egg Concorde at the end of 2017 and 2018 should at least see two more complete Egg Planes join the catalogue (Mirage III tw0-seater anf Kfir), while we consider the many options offered by the Tiger Model Cute series of kits and by the forthcoming Zvezda ‘chibi’ kits.. Decals are definitely on the cards and will soon appear here.
Our now mainstay 1/144 aircraft range is set to keep growing and growing too, as this scale is becoming yet more and more popular with each passing month. Several new sets will appear here shortly too, as are our first five sets designed to upgrade 1/100 military aircraft kits. It’s a little ‘niche’ that has been neglected for too long and we hope our resin sets and decal sets will give you the desire to give this scale a go…
RetroSF is set to get a few more Bananaaas over the next few months (six are being cast while 6 more await caster’s time), along with a handful of interesting figures and busts before we turn our attention back to good old SW…
2017 saw us taking part to more shows in more countries than ever before, and the trend is likely to continue in 2018. It was certainly a good year in terms of meeting people we had either never made an impression on before or only dealt with through our webshop, and for that we are immensely grateful. Let this trend continue in 2018!
Happy New Year, Folks!
Only one show left to attend to this year..! But we are very busy planning our next ‘season’ with planned trips to a number of European countries, to some usual haunts such as Affligem, Lingen, Hornchurch, Ransart, Fréthun, Veldhoven,.. and to quite a few new ones such as Vienna, Compiegne, Nymburg, Stammheim to name but a few… Of course, the calendar is likely to change quite a bit before we hit the 1st of January 2018, and probably after that date too.. No reason to change regular habits!
Anyway, our second RetroTracks item is now available from those pages, the Calliope conversion kit aimed at the really cute World War Toons Sherman from Meng. Saying that we are a bit excited about this new Meng range is the understatement of the year, the only problem being that there is a limited number of hours every day, and sooooo many possible conversions possible with the (so far) 6 kits released by Meng in this series… The past few weeks have been dedicated to designing the next few conversion kits for the WWT kits, and to sculpting for the RetroSF range, with plenty of new goodies set to appear around the end of January 2018. The next few weeks will be dedicated to our 1/35 and 1/72 AFV ranges, and our Facebook page will soon start showing off the progress made on the forthcoming T13 Type 1 / Type 2, Breda 501 and Harmon/Herrington artillery tractor. We remind you that the new releases in the 1/72 RetroTracks range are ONLY available through pre-order and will not be made available at shows nor on the RetrokiT website. Orders are being taken now.
RetroWings fans rest assured we are not forgetting you, we have a large number of completed patterns that await caster’s time and will be released from the New Year..!
9-part resin kit designed to modify the Meng World War Toon M4A1 Sherman into a rocket-launcher Calliope variant.
Boxed-up Kit. In Production.
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‘In Production’ and ‘In Stock’ imply that the item is still in production but that it may not necessarily be available right away for immediate shipping. Past the initial 25 castings of any new release, all our products are now manufactured upon reception of orders. We aim to ship all orders within 3 weeks of order receipt, though most orders are posted soon after the order is received. ‘Out of Production’ and ‘Out of Stock’ imply that the item is currently out of production. In case of doubt, do feel free to contact us first via e-mail.
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Well, we never ever said we were never going to get back to doing AFVs, did we??! But, yes, let it be known, we’re back at ‘it’..! Our first step is to start a range of conversion kits for the Meng World War Toons AFVs. The first of those resin kits is now available, and it will turn the cute WWT M4A1 into a similarly cute M4A3. A Calliope conversion is to follow soon, and plenty more afterwards based on the other five (currently!) WWT kits.
Probably a little bit more interesting to a few more of you is the return of the 1/72 RetroTracks range with two brand new kits currently being completed (as far as patterns go), and a few more to follow of course. All those forthcoming 1/72 RetroTracks kits will be available as ‘limited editions’ only: you will be able to pre-order them (the first two will be made available tomorrow, 11 October 2017) and the casters will be asked to run a number of kits equal to the number of orders received. No more, no less. Those resin kits will NOT be available at shows, nor through distributors, anytime. We will simply move on to other AFVs. The ordering ‘window’ will be in the region of three to four months. Orders can be placed online, or at shows RetrokiT will attend to. Those wanting more details or wanting to know the various and sometimes complicated reasons of this ‘different’ way of doing things are welcome to contact us, of course!
Speaking of AFVs, our long-awaited 1/35 Belgian T13 Type 1/Type 2 is now scheduled for release in March 2018 in Vienna (Go Modelling Show), a fitting place since the only surviving example of this curious AFV was found hidden there a few years ago… You can place a pre-order from today and in doing so get a free 1/35 Belgian tanker figure with the deal..! This special deal will end at the end of December 2017.
Apart from that, you may notice that our Egg Concorde is now available, also as a pre-order, also as a special edition with BA or Air France markings. The kit and separate marking will be available after this special offer ends on 30 November 2017 though.
And more Egg Plane bits and three new Bananaaas! should hit the store before the end of the week too, so stay tuned!
4-part resin conversion kit to convert the Meng World War Toons M4A1 Sherman into a M4A3.
Boxed-up Kit. In Production.
Please note:
Stock Levels
‘In Production’ and ‘In Stock’ imply that the item is still in production but that it may not necessarily be available right away for immediate shipping. Past the initial 25 castings of any new release, all our products are now manufactured upon reception of orders. We aim to ship all orders within 3 weeks of order receipt, though most orders are posted soon after the order is received. ‘Out of Production’ and ‘Out of Stock’ imply that the item is currently out of production. In case of doubt, do feel free to contact us first via e-mail.
P&P charges
EU (including EFTA countries and European micro-states) Buyers
Shipping to any EU (European Union) country (including European Free Trade Association states – Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Iceland – and European microstates – Monaco, Andorra, San Marino, Vatican -) is charged by the size of the largest item of the order. Please visit our ‘Condition of Use‘ page for current postage fees. As we keep our stock levels to a minimum, our products are generally produced upon receipt of orders, meaning that we aim to ship all orders, first class (airmail) within 3 weeks. We will contact you shortly after your order in order to give you an estimated delivery date.
Rest of the World Buyers
Shipping outside the EU (EU plus EFTA countries and European micro-states) is also charged by the size of the largest item of the order. Please visit our, ‘Condition of Use‘ page for current postage fees. As we keep our stock levels to a minimum, our products are generally produced upon receipt of orders, meaning that we aim to ship all orders, first class (airmail) within 2 weeks. We will contact you shortly after your order in order to give you an estimated delivery date.
In case of doubt, do feel free to contact us via e-mail.
3-part resin figure to place inside the 1/32 Meng (or Hasegawa) Me-163 Komet kit. The pilot is in sitting position inside the cockpit and wears the special protective flying suit developed for the Komet pilots.
Small Bagged Kit. In Production.
Please note:
Stock Levels
‘In Production’ and ‘In Stock’ imply that the item is still in production but that it may not necessarily be available right away for immediate shipping. Past the initial 25 castings of any new release, all our products are now manufactured upon reception of orders. We aim to ship all orders within 3 weeks of order receipt, though most orders are posted soon after the order is received. ‘Out of Production’ and ‘Out of Stock’ imply that the item is currently out of production. In case of doubt, do feel free to contact us first via e-mail.
P&P charges
EU (including EFTA countries and European micro-states) Buyers
Shipping to any EU (European Union) country (including European Free Trade Association states – Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Iceland – and European microstates – Monaco, Andorra, San Marino, Vatican -) is charged by the size of the largest item of the order. Please visit our ‘Condition of Use‘ page for current postage fees. As we keep our stock levels to a minimum, our products are generally produced upon receipt of orders, meaning that we aim to ship all orders, first class (airmail) within 3 weeks. We will contact you shortly after your order in order to give you an estimated delivery date.
Rest of the World Buyers
Shipping outside the EU (EU plus EFTA countries and European micro-states) is also charged by the size of the largest item of the order. Please visit our, ‘Condition of Use‘ page for current postage fees. As we keep our stock levels to a minimum, our products are generally produced upon receipt of orders, meaning that we aim to ship all orders, first class (airmail) within 2 weeks. We will contact you shortly after your order in order to give you an estimated delivery date.
In case of doubt, do feel free to contact us via e-mail.
2-part resin figure to place alongside the 1/32 Meng (or Hasegawa) Me-163B Komet kit. The pilot is in standing position and wears the special protective flying suit developped for the Komet pilots.
Small Bagged Kit. In Production.
Please note:
Stock Levels
‘In Production’ and ‘In Stock’ imply that the item is still in production but that it may not necessarily be available right away for immediate shipping. Past the initial 25 castings of any new release, all our products are now manufactured upon reception of orders. We aim to ship all orders within 3 weeks of order receipt, though most orders are posted soon after the order is received. ‘Out of Production’ and ‘Out of Stock’ imply that the item is currently out of production. In case of doubt, do feel free to contact us first via e-mail.
P&P charges
EU (including EFTA countries and European micro-states) Buyers
Shipping to any EU (European Union) country (including European Free Trade Association states – Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Iceland – and European microstates – Monaco, Andorra, San Marino, Vatican -) is charged by the size of the largest item of the order. Please visit our ‘Condition of Use‘ page for current postage fees. As we keep our stock levels to a minimum, our products are generally produced upon receipt of orders, meaning that we aim to ship all orders, first class (airmail) within 3 weeks. We will contact you shortly after your order in order to give you an estimated delivery date.
Rest of the World Buyers
Shipping outside the EU (EU plus EFTA countries and European micro-states) is also charged by the size of the largest item of the order. Please visit our, ‘Condition of Use‘ page for current postage fees. As we keep our stock levels to a minimum, our products are generally produced upon receipt of orders, meaning that we aim to ship all orders, first class (airmail) within 2 weeks. We will contact you shortly after your order in order to give you an estimated delivery date.
In case of doubt, do feel free to contact us via e-mail.
