Saw this commercial and looked it up... sorry but $1500 is a bit much for this guy.
I heard a rumor that they fixed the plating problems with the corridor hull pieces we got in the first couple of issues and will be issuing them in a later issue as well as the cockpit cone fix!
From the DeAgostini Forums....
"Dear Participants to this Thread, Thanks for all the positive messages regarding the nose cone replacement. We will be releasing some photos in due course together with confirmation of which Magazine Issue these parts will be supplied with.
We are also investigating the possibility of manufacturing replacement parts for the Hull Plating Parts (TP1 and TP2 supplied in Issues 1 and 3).
This is however, very much dependent on the model makers capacity and timings. We were able to secure replacements for the nose cone sooner rather than later,due to the production scheduling for other DeAgostini market launches of the Build the Millennium Falcon.
We will provide an update once we have concluded our discussions with the Model Maker.
With regard to the landing gear, the model exhibited at the SW convention was an early-stage prototype.The landing legs and their mounting are still in engineering development for mass production and we will endeavour to ensure that they are as accurate as possible.
Kind regards
DeAgostini Admin"
From the DeAgostini Forums....
"Dear Participants to this Thread, Thanks for all the positive messages regarding the nose cone replacement. We will be releasing some photos in due course together with confirmation of which Magazine Issue these parts will be supplied with.
We are also investigating the possibility of manufacturing replacement parts for the Hull Plating Parts (TP1 and TP2 supplied in Issues 1 and 3).
This is however, very much dependent on the model makers capacity and timings. We were able to secure replacements for the nose cone sooner rather than later,due to the production scheduling for other DeAgostini market launches of the Build the Millennium Falcon.
We will provide an update once we have concluded our discussions with the Model Maker.
With regard to the landing gear, the model exhibited at the SW convention was an early-stage prototype.The landing legs and their mounting are still in engineering development for mass production and we will endeavour to ensure that they are as accurate as possible.
Kind regards
DeAgostini Admin"
So I suppose the rumor is confirmed! Gotta love it!
are these the plating areas that are to be looked at on the upper pieces?
so this is a pic of the latest japanese edition with the corrected hull plating, please note they have not fixed the end sloped piece.