i have had an aoshima airwolf for some years now - i bought it when it first came out before prices doubled................but there has always been another iconic helicopter missing, and that is of course blue thunder. i have only really found model kits and i wanted a diecast but im not a fan of buying from japan and having them lost, or damaged in transit. (i like the boxes mint too)
so roll on london comic con 2 weeks ago and i spotted a diecast blue thunder by organic (boxed damaged). but the £150 uk pounds price altho i could justify it due to it being an import my pockets were not deep enough after buying the gremlin.
2 days later i search ebay and managed to stumble over the organic diecast blue thunder and nearly fell off my chair when i saw the price. it was £75 uk pounds delivered, ok it came from japan and with it being ebay and paypal i took the risk.
9 days later it arrives (today) with no import tax to pay, no damage to the box or product..............................and what can i say about the model:
WOW its awesome, totally blew me away as it was bigger than i expected, andi wasnt expecting the level of detail it has......i love the japanese for the work they put into things, alot of delicate parts on it, very heavy too, the detail is excellent imo, anyway i thought id take some pictures as the net doesnt have any decent images of this really:
so roll on london comic con 2 weeks ago and i spotted a diecast blue thunder by organic (boxed damaged). but the £150 uk pounds price altho i could justify it due to it being an import my pockets were not deep enough after buying the gremlin.
2 days later i search ebay and managed to stumble over the organic diecast blue thunder and nearly fell off my chair when i saw the price. it was £75 uk pounds delivered, ok it came from japan and with it being ebay and paypal i took the risk.
9 days later it arrives (today) with no import tax to pay, no damage to the box or product..............................and what can i say about the model:
WOW its awesome, totally blew me away as it was bigger than i expected, andi wasnt expecting the level of detail it has......i love the japanese for the work they put into things, alot of delicate parts on it, very heavy too, the detail is excellent imo, anyway i thought id take some pictures as the net doesnt have any decent images of this really:
