A new breed of injection kits beyond plastic ?

Japanese Model Factory Hiro is going to release a new type of kit this December. It will not only be plastic injection material, like the usual offering, but a host of non-plastic material, including white metal, photo-etch, spun-aluminium. The company proclaimed it as 'a hybrid injection' kit. The model for this kit is Ferrari 312T4, made to 1:20 scale.

Automotive model fans prepare to open your wallets for this 1:20 scale 1979 Ferrari 312T4. Produced by the excellent Japanese Model Factory Hiro, and due in December, the kit is proclaimed as ‘a hybrid injection’ kit. MFH reckons this is a new term to cover the massively multimedia nature of the production, containing components produced in white metal, photo-etch, spun-aluminium, and plastic injection. Sounds great to us, and as the pictures show, the results ought to be spectacular in the hands of a reasonably skilled model maker. 

Source: Scale Model News

I find that this will be a 'revolution' if it takes off. Imagine having all the right material right from the box. No need for aftermarket parts, except for the exceptionally good quality parts, of course.

Some question pop in my mind though. Is it mass produceable ? Profitable enough for the manufacturer ? Cheap enough for our pocket ? The price of the kit is said to be £137.95 GBP ($220 USD). I am not familiar with the pricing for the automotive model. However I reckon that is quite expensive. Personally I find anything above $50 better be worth my money. But the possibility of having a great kit out of the box is irressistible.

What do you think ?

For more details about the kit itself, you can visit the Scale Model News source from the link above or click here.