Rubicon Models
Rubicon Models => General Discussions => Topic started by: Rubicon Models on January 01, 2020, 03:13:16 pm
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Looking Ahead to 2020
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Each year we will set our goal for a specific objective. The past years have mainly focused on the expansion and consolidation of our studio resources and workflow; we would like 2020 to be a "Year of Exploration".
Working on the “Tank Commander” sprue with WSS magazine for their Great Wargaming Survey giveaway has given us the opportunity to test and fine-tuned our new breakthrough in plastic figure mould-making techniques. This has opened up the prospect of trying something new!
This is our “Plan of Exploration”...
Early War & Late War – More early and late war vehicles are coming in 2020.
Post-War – We are exploring the possibilities of moving away from WW2 into unknown territories.
Plastic Figures – We are also exploring a new digital sculpt template for our figures which is more in line with other manufacturers in the market. They will still be of human proportion but with better body scaling and dynamic poses.
Other Scales – This is something that we have always wanted to try out. Doing other scales needs a different design mindset and approach. We will look into the working mechanism with our designers to make this a possibility.
Collaborations - We will be working with other designers and companies to bring out new product ranges under our umbrella. More on this as we move forward.
Once again, we are committed and will continue to create quality products for the gaming and modelling community... and with your support, will do so for many years to come.
Happy New Year!
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Happy New Year!
I look forward to seeing what you come up with.
While I welcome your consideration of Post War models, my personal concern is that I transition to 1/48-50 for post 1954 modelling/gaming in "28mm".
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Plastic Figures – We are also exploring a new digital sculpt template for our figures which is more in line with other manufacturers in the market. They will still be of human proportion but with better body scaling and dynamic poses.
Collaborations - We will be working with other designers and companies to bring out new product ranges under our umbrella. More on this as we move forward.
Do you have plans to collaborate with the Perry brothers (Perry Miniatures)? Yes, their plastic figures are not perfectly anatomically correct, but sometimes trying to be too anatomically correct is not good. The Perry brothers are gamers and modelers, and as a result they mix in a good blend of anatomically correctness with some exaggerated detail and proportions.This makes their figures look good on the gaming table and/or dioramas. I'm talking abouttheir plastic figures which are usually a little slimmer than their metal figures. Also, lately it seems their metal figures are not as good because they have a lot of flash issues (all ranges). Their plastic figuress are just the opposite and have almost no mold lines. Overall, their plastic figures just seem must better than their metal figures. The plastics also have multi-pose options as well.
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Rubicon,
I do not belong to Facebook, but can view the posts on the Facebook site. I don't know if this has already been answered on Facebook,as I can't.view responses, just the pictures. I have a few questions about your post on new items for 2020. You have three pages of upcoming kits. On the third page of pictures,you show two rows of boxes, listing ten upcoming kits, under the listing of 2020 production schedule. Are these kits in the 2020 production schedule in addition to the ongoing and new projects 2020 review listing, or the order of how the ongoing and new projects kits will be released?
Also, you list Soviet armored carrier, and US armored carrier, US MBT and Soviet MBT in the 2020 production schedule. Could you elaborate on what these may be?
Thanks in advance,
H0ffmn
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Well a centurion just got announced, so I’d expect to see a T54/55, M47/M48 maybe.
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Here is a preview of ongoing projects that are carried forward from 2019 and some new ones for 2020!
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Enjoy!
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Ooh! Sherman V!
Ooh! Comet!
Ooh! Valentine!
Ooh! Bedford!
Oh and Sherman II, mildly interested ^___^
Anything other than a 25 pounder for the British Field Gun is evidence of a reality excursion.
British MBT, well if it is a Centurion up to the 1950s...
Soviet MBT, depends on whether there is a spare L7 in the Centurion kit (FV4055 "Cossack").
If it is M60/T72/Chieftain not quite so interested in 1/56.
We shall see.
[Edit - having read WIP thread]
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If it is M60/T72/Chieftain not quite so interested in 1/56.
. I feel just the opposite of these vehicles. I'd love to see these in 1/56 and in plastic
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As Rubicon moves into the post-war period, I really think it'd be worth talking to the people who run 'World of Tanks'. They are currently in bed with Italeri, but I would have thought that Rubicon's superior precision and ease of assembly would be more attractive to modelling novices who just want a model of their favourite game tank.
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US AA gun.. looking hopefully for the 90mm?
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German light tank...hopefully Panzer 2
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US AA gun.. looking hopefully for the 90mm?
More likely a quad point 50, plenty of uses. And the half tracks to carry them. And the trailer.
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I assume the AA gun is a Bofors.
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They specified "aa autocannon" for the British which, like you, I assume/hope is a bofors (it could be a polsten I suppose, but that seems unlikely) whereas the US entry is listed as an "aa gun". Seems unlikely we're looking at a split duplicate release like the Jeep kits.
Personally I'm enjoying speculating about the two light tanks (ger/us) and the two armoured transports (soviet/us) I suspect the transports will be adding to the post war collection.
Edit - There are a bunch of interesting easter eggs in that 2020 banner as well, poncho'd infantry, and what appear to be infantry ready-carrying m16 type weapons, possibly an FAL, not sure what the Tpose on the right is all about. Very fun Rubicon, I often give you guys a hard time, but no one is more engaged/open with their customers, and you're still finding ways to out do yourselves on that front.
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Listed under the Rubicon Models 202 Production Schedule is German Light Tank.
German Light Tank = Panzer II?
We can only hope.
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The Brit auto cannon could be a Polsten , Rubicon already have the gun in a blister pack to add to the LVT-4 . All it would take is for them to make a wheeled trailer / mount for it . Didn't the Brits mount it in the back of a CMP size truck , oh , kit bash idea . From the amount of kits Rubicon has in the production line , IMO there is going to be something ( or 2 or 3 ) for everybody
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Rubicon also do the 20mm Oerkilion as part of the Crusader (which also had a Bofors version).
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/20_mm_Polsten (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/20_mm_Polsten)
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The Crusader kit just has the barrels while the blister is a full gun and mount
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The Crusader kit just has the barrels while the blister is a full gun and mount
Ah. It has been a while since I looked at it.
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Listed under the Rubicon Models 202 Production Schedule is also "US Main Battle Tank".
US Main Battle Tank = the M3 Medium Tank (Lee/Grant)?
Just wishful thinking.
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"Main battle tank" is more of a post-war term. I suspect these un-named subjects might be post-war vehicles. "US armoured carrier" could be an M113.
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"Main battle tank" is more of a post-war term. I suspect these un-named subjects might be post-war vehicles. "US armoured carrier" could be an M113.
My thoughts too, probably being a Patton and the light tank being an M3 light, M24 Chaffee (my preference) or M41 Walker Bulldog.
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That is one of the reasons why I had to say "wishful thinking".
I was hoping we got closer to getting a M3 Lee/Grant kit from RM because of the early M4A1 they started.
Whoever (Rubicon Models, Italeri, or PSC) makes the M3 Lee/Grant, I predict it would be a good seller for them.
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"Main battle tank" is more of a post-war term. I suspect these un-named subjects might be post-war vehicles. "US armoured carrier" could be an M113.
I agree, and I suspect it will be an M48A3 to go with the Australian Centurion.
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Edit - There are a bunch of interesting easter eggs in that 2020 banner as well, poncho'd infantry, and what appear to be infantry ready-carrying m16 type weapons, possibly an FAL, not sure what the Tpose on the right is all about. Very fun Rubicon, I often give you guys a hard time, but no one is more engaged/open with their customers, and you're still finding ways to out do yourselves on that front.
I had not noticed those.
If there are figures for the post war figures, that would be interesting.
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I just hope I can get anything in 2020.
It's getting harder and harder to get rubicon stuff as more stores stop stocking them or seem to really struggle getting stock in for them.
I've been trying to get a protze with no success.
And yes I can order direct.
But obviously it's the supposed convenience of being able to buy none rubicon stuff too without using 10 different stores.
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I just hope I can get anything in 2020.
It's getting harder and harder to get rubicon stuff
I can sympathize, the one and only time I direct ordered nothing ever showed up, and none of my emails were answered, at least not until I eventually cancelled the credit card charges. The real kicker was my order was just the allied stowage kit, and it was costing me nearly $60 CAD (and had it actually shipped I would have also had to pay duty/brokerage fees on top of that).
At the moment the best (and essentially only) way for me to get Rubicon kits is ordering from NWS, and having them shipped to a cross-border parcel service and driving nearly two hours (one way) to pick them up.
Rubicon if you're reading this, getting ahold of your kits in Canada is a major PITA.
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No problem getting kits from local hobby shop here in Red Deer AB ( Compusoft - hobby / game / computer store ) They carry a good supply of plastics and will special order the pewter / resin blisters . I usually order those direct as the store has a certain amount needed for order from supplier , so it could take some time . If ordering from NWS , a few of us get together , order a bunch of stuff , and split the cost by having it sent as one package .
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I just hope I can get anything in 2020.
It's getting harder and harder to get rubicon stuff as more stores stop stocking them or seem to really struggle getting stock in for them.
I've been trying to get a protze with no success.
Rubicon if you're reading this, getting ahold of your kits in Canada is a major PITA.
I can sympathize with you guys (jamesvalentine and 303in204).
Trying to get Rubicon Models kits here in Thailand is basically impossible unless you are willing to play more for shipping than the total cost of the kits.
If you are willing to pay double the total worth for each model kit, take the normal shipping risks, and pay a possible import tax (which adds even more to the total cost), then getting Rubicon Models kits is possible. Oh, and you need a credit card of course.
Rubicon Models gave me a contact in Bangkok, but my attempt at getting the recently released new kits has been met without success. Unless I order lots of them.
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I just hope I can get anything in 2020.
It's getting harder and harder to get rubicon stuff as more stores stop stocking them or seem to really struggle getting stock in for them.
I've been trying to get a protze with no success.
And yes I can order direct.
But obviously it's the supposed convenience of being able to buy none rubicon stuff too without using 10 different stores.
Where are you based?
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Buying other than online is a bit of a problem.
Even online can be an issue, North Star recently posted that they are no longer stocking Rubicon:
North Star Military Figures
@NorthStarFigs
We are no longer carrying Rubicon Models. We've quite a bit of stock left, grab what you want now.
I know only one UK shop that stocks them (Wayland's Forge in Birmingham http://www.waylandsforge.co.uk (http://www.waylandsforge.co.uk)), there may be others (possible sticky thread with official stockists?).
I tend to buy at shows (thankfully the UK arm is attending plenty of shows).
[Edit - autocorrect is an Aliens fan]
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For UK stockists, see also Battlefield Hobbies (Daventry), and Firestorm Games (Cardiff, Swindon, Newport). both sell online, but dav isn't far away from me and I'm in cardiff a few times a year.
Another UK place (Rk Studio) just announced they were stopping stocking due to wholesale prices going up with the distribution change.
A sticky "retailers" thread, split out by country, would be a phenomenal idea.
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I’m a UK retailer *cough* ;)
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Waylands Forge is thankfully a store I can actually travel to. Which useful.
Though as of yesterday they now have 6 fewer kits