Bandai release schedule

[Sluis Van Shipyards]

We need someone to constantly post images when Bandai announces them to Revell US's FB page. :lol Maybe they will eventually get the picture. Like I said on SSM, you would think Disney/Lucasfilm would know there's a market they are missing if they know to block the Bandai kits because of demand.

 

[Vacformedhero]

It's a pity we couldn't contact disney license department and inform them of the quality issues raised by genuine modellers , unfortunately on the PowerPoint slide pie chart were probably a sliver next to 5 to 10 year olds who want ready made kits .........

 

[TazMan2000]

It's a pity we couldn't contact disney license department and inform them of the quality issues raised by genuine modellers , unfortunately on the PowerPoint slide pie chart were probably a sliver next to 5 to 10 year olds who want ready made kits .........

We probably are just a sliver, but sometimes a sliver can cause a bad infection. Sending an email complaining about licenses and countries probably will get your email deleted, but a email with a petition mentioning the differences in marketing Revell skill level 1 kits with Bandai may yield some fruit. There is strength in numbers.

TazMan2000

 

[Jaitea]

The OT kits are disappearing from the HLJ International site

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[Hunk a Junk]

The OT kits are disappearing from the HLJ International site

J

Yeah, I don't see the R2/R5 kit, sandtrooper or the X-Wing moving edition anymore.

 

[Victor3]

Rats, was gonna put R2/R5 in my private warehouse, for delivery when the SDF-1 comes out.
Oh, well, maybe I'll grab one off amazon real quick.

I think I'm gonna have to get my hands on that First Order trooper, though. The Black Series figure is nice, but the elbows suck....

 

[sztriki]

Can't really find a more suitable topic for it and couldn't really find a proper comparison so, sorry if it's kinda off-topic...Saw a comparison between the Fine Molds and the Banda Vader TIE and showed that the Bandai is larger than the Fine Molds despite both claiming to be 1/72. Does that apply to the standard TIE fighters too? Reason for asking is that Bandai doesn't have Interceptors and it'd be great to get all 3 in the same scale but it's a pain to get FM kits in the UK at the moment and I kinda prefer the stand and the cockpit of the Bandais...

 

[Robiwon]

I posted a pic of the Bandai TFA X-Wing on Revell's FB page asking if they were going to make any kits of comparable quality and detail. I took the post down the next day though

 

[astroboy]

Rats, was gonna put R2/R5 in my private warehouse, for delivery when the SDF-1 comes out.
Oh, well, maybe I'll grab one off amazon real quick.

I think I'm gonna have to get my hands on that First Order trooper, though. The Black Series figure is nice, but the elbows suck....

The sdf1 model? That looks sweet

 

[Jaitea]

Savour these moments:

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[C17ldmstr]

All the original trilogy are on Amazon Prime right now. Delivered by end of week! Jump!!!

 

[Galactican]

Yeah, I don't see the R2/R5 kit, sandtrooper or the X-Wing moving edition anymore.

They have disappeared from the Japanese site, too, which could mean their stock is empty and they are not restocked.

 

[Hunk a Junk]

Savour these moments:

J

Mine shipped last week. I'm waiting to see if my Boba order gets processed.

 

[Mike J.]

Sandtrooper photo review: http://dalong.net/review/etc/sw13/sw13_p.htm

 

[SGK]

The new SW kits are now being shown at this year's "All-Japan Model Hobby Show", images courtesy of Dengeki Hobby magazine.

exploded view of the TFA X-Wing

TIE Fighter (TFA)

Millennium Falcon

(unpainted)

Captain Phasma


You can see the rest here: http://hobby.dengeki.com/news/107798/2/

 

[Jun Austria]

The new SW kits are now being shown at this year's "All-Japan Model Hobby Show", images courtesy of Dengeki Hobby magazine.

exploded view of the TFA X-Wing
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TIE Figh

Millennium Falcon
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(unpainted)
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You can see the rest here: http://hobby.dengeki.com/news/107798/2/

I pre-ordered this 2. Can't wait to see them on hand.

 

[Galactican]

WOOOOOW, the Falcon is a beauty! You really can't tell from the pics that it is so small in reality. (Actually, too small for me. )

I'm looking forward to seeing the final version of Phasma. The Figuarts version looks bad-azz, at the moment my favourite.

 

[Vacformedhero]

The exploded model is a nice piece of art ........

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WOOOOOW, the Falcon is a beauty! You really can't tell from the pics that it is so small in reality. (Actually, too small for me.

I originally though this too, but seeing the accurate details like the rotary engine and gearbox on the side has changed this to a definite want

 

[thorst]

Is this falcon the first plastic kit that has angled mandibles? Or was there another one before?

 

[Jun Austria]

Is this falcon the first plastic kit that has angled mandibles? Or was there another one before?

You must be too young to remember the first MPC released.