Bandai release schedule

[astroboy]

Well, my 1/48 is a bit different than the 1/72 xwing. There's a lot more coloured plastic (check out my build thread for pics) the red plastic on the wings is annoying.

In all honesty, you don't really need glue. I used it only in certain places

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[Jaitea]

I brightened up those Boba & Slave 1 images:

J

 

[cavx]

But are the Bandai kits officially snap kits?

AFAIK these are meant to be snap kits. At least the 1/12 scale figures are snaps. That said, a bit of glue is always handy for a part that fits a bit loose.

 

[Mike J.]

Scout Trooper & Speeder Bike preview:

http://dalong.net/review/etc/sw11/sw11_i.htm

They did the soles of his boots!

 

[cavx]

@Astroboy are the LEDs part of the X-Wing kit or are you customizing?

 

[astroboy]

They are part of the kit. This is a straight up OOB.

However, there is only one in the cockpit so it's not very impressive

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[Mike J.]

Biker Scout Build & Review!

http://dalong.net/review/etc/sw11/sw11_p.htm

 

[edge10]

Hi res Y-wing photos:

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10324686/10/0

http://www.gunjap.net/site/?p=262300

 

[StevenBills]

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Hi res Y-wing photos:

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10324686/10/0

http://www.gunjap.net/site/?p=262300

Sweeeeeeeeet. Glad I've got 2 on pre-order.

SB

 

[rbeach84]

!/48 scale!!! Please, I am begging you!

R/ Robert

 

[steve_jones]

Just got a email from hobby link my Y-wings are on their way - result

 

[edge10]

Kit part pics are here:

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10324686

 

[astroboy]

Oh man...they did that front decal as a plastic piece. That sucks. People are going to hate that

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[darth_daniel]

Oh man...they did that front decal as a plastic piece. That sucks. People are going to hate that

I´m one of those people... Several totally unnecessary seams to fill. Seams which cross several panel lines... :angry
Apart from that one negative feature, this Y looks totally incredible. Awaiting shipping confirmation for my first three kits.

 

[Hunk a Junk]

At least from the pictures it looks like the decal seams blend in better than they do on the X-wing.

 

[Jaitea]

Oh man...they did that front decal as a plastic piece. That sucks. People are going to hate that

Well as I said over at StarshipModeller, we're model builders,....every kit come with compromises in manufacturing,.....scale issues,...injection moulding issues, hiding joins,....appealing to all ages & skills of the builders + keeping it fun

Bandai has succeeded

These are the best Star Wars kits EVER produced, naturally there are tweaks we have to do ourselves to satisfy our standards,....so really the moulded in colour section & their joint lines are not a huge problem

J

 

[edge10]

The yellow piece does bum me but, not that much. I have paid for my two preorders, they should hopefully ship on Monday.

 

[Jaitea]

Copied from the entertainment section:

Some more promo images of the Falcon and X-Wings and TIE's...

http://www.starwarsunderworld.com/2015/07/the-force-awakens-promotional-signage.html

Well,....as I've been saying......all this time.....after seeing the first teaser.......we will be saying goodbye to the 32" stunt model.......this toy is the 5 footer through & through

....poor DeAgo collectors

This is the type of Falcon that Bandai will be releasing,.....I can pretty much bet my life on it

J

 

[Vacformedhero]

Yee haw

 

[Dedalus5550]

Oh man...they did that front decal as a plastic piece. That sucks. People are going to hate that

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I´m one of those people... Several totally unnecessary seams to fill. Seams which cross several panel lines... :angry
Apart from that one negative feature, this Y looks totally incredible. Awaiting shipping confirmation for my first three kits.

Well as I said over at StarshipModeller, we're model builders,....every kit come with compromises in manufacturing,.....scale issues,...injection moulding issues, hiding joins,....appealing to all ages & skills of the builders + keeping it fun

Bandai has succeeded

These are the best Star Wars kits EVER produced, naturally there are tweaks we have to do ourselves to satisfy our standards,....so really the moulded in colour section & their joint lines are not a huge problem

J

I have put the 72nd scale X-wing mostly together, and I gotta say I don't really have a problem with how the colored markings are separate pieces. I thought I would and I just had these visions of ill-fitting pieces looking stupid. If the yellow markings on the Y fit as well as the red on the X, I'm fine. (But let me be clear--I still think of it as over-engineering and something that doesn't "add" to the worth of the kit. I'm just glad the kits so far a fairly similar in price to what FM had, so I don't feel like I'm paying for over-engineering that I don't even want--except for the 48th scale, where I do feel like I'm paying for over-engineering that I don't want.)
Mike Todd