Hasegawa boxings?

[Mikey]

How do you know what kits are re-released and what kits are new molds? I have found that the kits in the box with the yellow stripes are much better than the others or is that a wrong assumption?

[Dwill]

Do you mean the limited edition kits? They are usually a variant (sometimes a few new parts, most times just new decals) of a mold that is available in their regular line.

For example, their limited edition 1/48 Sea King AEW.2A is a modification of their US SH-3 Sea King kit with some new parts to make a Westland built Sea King. Not really any "better", just a different version.

They have few kits that are new molds of kits they have had previously. I can only think of a few like the 1/32 Fw190s, 1/48 F-4J Phantom, and the 1/48 Shinden (George) that existed previously in an old tool form that was later replaced by a new tool. The rest are basically reboxes or modified reboxes.

[Habu]

You just know...

[raptor22]

Originally Posted by Habu

You just know...

yeah, it's like that...

[Sabre Freak]

I always thought that when has does a new mold, it generates a ton of discussion

Modeling madness has a pretty good run down of their "stable" in the kit research section
http://modelingmadness.com/splfeat/kr/researchfeat.htm

[Ruud]

http://www.ericyymodel.com/ often shows which kit it is from and what is added to it.