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Title: 1/72 KP Roland D.II
Post by: Rip Van Winkle on September 19, 2021, 11:47:23 PM

I was ordering the KP DH5 From Hannants  when I noticed that KP plans a Roland D.II. I knew about the Sopwith Dolphin but not the Roland. Good news for us 1/72 fans. Did anyone else know of this? Looks like there will be three versions.

Title: Re: 1/72 KP Roland D.II
Post by: enathan on September 20, 2021, 02:57:53 AM

Incredible! It keeps coming from KP.
I already have most of the CMR and RVHP back catalogues, who would have thought that these kits would ever be produced in modern injection moulded styrene.
The Roland D.II was hard to come by. I have an old Roseplane vac and only recently bought a CMR re-release and I have both CMR and Choroszy's Dolphins, but I wouldn't be able to resist KP's new offerings. I've just received the two D.H.5's and two Nieuport Triplanes today, they are nice kits.
   

Title: Re: 1/72 KP Roland D.II
Post by: Culi on September 20, 2021, 05:53:32 AM

Terrific news! Plus the Fieseler's machine... great!

Title: Re: 1/72 KP Roland D.II
Post by: rolanddvi on September 21, 2021, 03:41:10 AM

I have seen that KP have released several 1/72 machines lately with more to come. Does anyone know of a good shop who sells these kits in the US? I'm thinking that I need to have at least one of each!!

Thanks,
Mike

Title: Re: 1/72 KP Roland D.II
Post by: enathan on September 21, 2021, 03:46:45 AM

Hi Mike,
Check out the list of US distributors of KP kits here:
https://www.kovozavody.cz/distributori-a-prodejci/usa/
Good luck.

Title: Re: 1/72 KP Roland D.II
Post by: WD on September 24, 2021, 11:58:30 AM

Quote from: enathan on September 21, 2021, 03:46:45 AM

Hi Mike,
Check out the list of US distributors of KP kits here:
https://www.kovozavody.cz/distributori-a-prodejci/usa/
Good luck.

Interesting as Roll Models hasn't existed for a few years now.   (FWIW, Roll Models was sold to Kitlinx.)

Did Pegasus do a Roland D.II?  I want to say I have/had one in the stash.

WD

Title: Re: 1/72 KP Roland D.II
Post by: loopyloop on September 24, 2021, 05:07:56 PM

Yes Pegasus did do a Roland D 2 and Chris Gannon did tell me it was a very poor seller. Needless to say I didn't buy one either.

Title: Re: 1/72 KP Roland D.II
Post by: mbittner on September 24, 2021, 08:47:26 PM

My Pegasus Roland D.II, built eons ago.

(http://www.wwi-models.org/Images/Bittner/CP/RolandDii/rold2_1.jpg)
(http://www.wwi-models.org/Images/Bittner/CP/RolandDii/rold2_2.jpg)
(http://www.wwi-models.org/Images/Bittner/CP/RolandDii/rold2_4.jpg)

Title: Re: 1/72 KP Roland D.II
Post by: IanB on October 04, 2021, 04:53:03 AM

Merlin also did one. I have that in my stash. One of their better offerings!

Ian

Title: Re: 1/72 KP Roland D.II
Post by: enathan on October 04, 2021, 08:44:40 AM

KP Roland D.II markings: D.II, D.IIa, Pfalz D.II