Zombie_61
Master Member
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Bandai release schedule
- Thread starter TazMan2000
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Anyone know what’s going on here?:
From the Shizuoka Hobby Show 2018
http://www.themodellingnews.com/2018/05/shizuoka-hobby-show-2018-sci-fi.html?m=1
From the Shizuoka Hobby Show 2018
http://www.themodellingnews.com/2018/05/shizuoka-hobby-show-2018-sci-fi.html?m=1
I know Bandai has prototypes of a large SD kit and of a larger ATAT which is motorized and walks by itself. Not sure if that's exactly what's happening in the photos, though
I'm seeing a lot of the 1/12 figure kits showing up on Amazon as pre-orders for June 30th. It looks like Bluefin is officially releasing many of them for the U.S.
Most of them are listed for $25-$30
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014BFTMBC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_dp_HfwdBbY0VKT8W
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00O3RU8O4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_dp_dgwdBbJ9P5TWJ
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DTX1MGA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_dp_qgwdBbN1WCVV7
Most of them are listed for $25-$30
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014BFTMBC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_dp_HfwdBbY0VKT8W
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00O3RU8O4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_dp_dgwdBbJ9P5TWJ
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DTX1MGA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_dp_qgwdBbN1WCVV7
Richard Baker
Sr Member
That large ISD is not the same one that was making the rounds earlier- it is only partially finished and some of the detail such as the broadside turbolasers look odd.
It also seems to be a more manageable size for a possible kit than the big lighted display version which acted as a center piece for shows last year...
It also seems to be a more manageable size for a possible kit than the big lighted display version which acted as a center piece for shows last year...
Yep, it most definitely looks like it’s a work in progress. I’m wondering what’s up with the larger AT-AT. Or whether that’s the 1/144 and the smaller one is a new kit. Or something else entirely. Need to look at the photos on a bigger screen when I get home later.
Richard Baker
Sr Member
Looking again at the photos the ISD has a two part hull similar to the Zvezda with a cleaver dorsal cover to hide most of the seam- I do think this is a kit prototype in the making.
The ATATs are a ponder. If the smaller one is the 1:144 the larger one does not quite look twice the size to make it 1:72 as expected unless the camera lens is distorting things a bit. Bandai does keep to standard sizes so a 1:72 ATAT makes product sense. If the larger one is the already released 1:144 then the smaller one is odd- possibly a 1:288 but unless a big Hoth diorama is being considered that small of a kit is strange...
The ATATs are a ponder. If the smaller one is the 1:144 the larger one does not quite look twice the size to make it 1:72 as expected unless the camera lens is distorting things a bit. Bandai does keep to standard sizes so a 1:72 ATAT makes product sense. If the larger one is the already released 1:144 then the smaller one is odd- possibly a 1:288 but unless a big Hoth diorama is being considered that small of a kit is strange...
Do we even know these are Bandai displays? Could be another company?
Helix6187
Well-Known Member
Maybe someone who read Japanese could translate the plaque for us poor mortal :angel.
SawbonesAdmiral
Active Member
Seems to be customs made by builders, not kit prototypes.
monsterpartyhat
Sr Member
That's part of the hobby builder's showcase, not a Bandai display.
Ah, fair enough. Thanks for clarifying. I did think, had it been Bandai, it was odd not to have heard anything prior to this. Cheers.
Hunk a Junk
Sr Member
That star destroyer may not be a kit but I'm certain it's only a matter of time before Bandai announces a Perfect Grade SD. They're bound to do another PG kit at some point and I can't think of another Star Wars subject that would be as sure fire a hit. Two to three years, tops.
SawbonesAdmiral
Active Member
I wouldn't hold my breath.
The last non-Gundam Perfect Grade kit before the MF was the EVA Unit-01 from Neon Genesis Evangelion waaaay back in 1997. Add the fact that they just released the PG Exia last December and the PG Astray Red Frame Kai last month, I expect at least 1-2 more Gundam PGs before they do another Star Wars PG.
Besides they should make more figure kits; I'm still waiting for a 1/6 Grievous, dangit.
The last non-Gundam Perfect Grade kit before the MF was the EVA Unit-01 from Neon Genesis Evangelion waaaay back in 1997. Add the fact that they just released the PG Exia last December and the PG Astray Red Frame Kai last month, I expect at least 1-2 more Gundam PGs before they do another Star Wars PG.
Besides they should make more figure kits; I'm still waiting for a 1/6 Grievous, dangit.
Hunk a Junk
Sr Member
But Bandai didn't have the Star Wars license during all those years. They may decide things differently based on the profitability of their individual licenses. Bandai has only had the Star Wars license since mid-2014. It took them a little over 3 years to release a PG kit. Not saying you're wrong, but in this case the past doesn't necessarily have to be prologue.
If we haven't heard of a PG star destroyer by June1st 2021, I will happily admit my prediction was wrong! :lol
SawbonesAdmiral
Active Member
Hey, I wouldn't mind a Star Destroyer PG too; in fact I would buy it over the Millennium Falcon PG. I'm just saying that the Gundam license has been a guaranteed money printer for Bandai longer than Star Wars has been, and it wouldn't really be surprising if they focused on it more.
Hunk a Junk
Sr Member
It's certainly true that predicting Bandai's moves is nearly an impossible challenge.
Poakwoods
Active Member
They looks like the old MPC 1/100 AT-AT kit (left) with the 1/144 Bandai (right).
I'm not sure about these but it looks like Bandai might be releasing variations on the R2 unit. I don't know if they are models or toys.
Starts about 1/2 way down:
http://www.taghobby.com/archives/286958
Starts about 1/2 way down:
http://www.taghobby.com/archives/286958
