Bandai release schedule
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TazMan2000
Master Member
Welp. :-( I just hope in ten years there aren't RPF-ers still waiting for a Bandai 1/48 Y-Wing.
Reminds me of a friend who jokes about ppl still waiting for a new Firefly season and/or Serenity sequel.
I'd be very surprised if they still continue the SW line. I think if you want a 1/48 Y-Wing it's best to look other places, as in Round 2.
Help me Obi Round-Two Kenobi, you're our only hope.
TazMan2000
Attirex
Well-Known Member
Yep. As I've posted before, 3D printing is the way forward.
Tons of good garage kits out there. Don't wait for Bandai, man.
TazMan2000
Master Member
Yep. As I've posted before, 3D printing is the way forward.
Definitely. But some of the 3d designs are not accurate. I'm not talking about being slightly odd, but blatantly incorrect, in my eyes at least. I'm sure there are members here that are horrified at the errors of some 3D stuff.
Even the stuff that I created, like my Hasbro Hero X-wing modification....(which I wouldn't consider accurate), to some, it could be horrendous.
Hasbro Hero X-Wing Conversion with 3D Printed Parts - Files now available!
Amidst other projects, I decided to do something with my Hasbro Hero X-wing. I was planning on using brass tubing for the laser cannons to ensure they stay true and don't sag. That will, of course, put strain on the wings, which would also need strengthening. I believe there was a member here...
www.therpf.com
I was going to get the Deagostini X-Wing until I saw that the wing hinge points were not centered but hinged pairs of left and right wings. That was enough for me to pass on that. In retrospect, it was lucky that I did.
TazMan2000
Heck I'd be good with 3D parts for a Y-Wing that I might have trouble building myself, like the cockpit section. I think I could scratchbuild the rest pretty easily with good measurements. I'm not real good with scratchbuilding really curvy parts yet.
Somerset
Sr Member
Darn. Saw the Bandai thread bumped to the top and hoped they had announced something.
Sorry Steven! I'm surprised that they haven't announced a 1:72 Naboo starfighter from the Mandalorian - seems like that particular vehicle was well-received by fans and had lots of people customising their own. Seems like that's one that there'd definitely be demand for (alongside a Razorcrest from the new media plus all the various OT and PT vehicles that have been discussed here) and that would at least keep the line ticking over for now.
Thanks Hunk a junk! I suspected that the brass tube would be the easiest way, but didn't realise there was a telescoping variety. Thanks for the tip!
Hunk a Junk
Sr Member
At 1/72, the cannons are thin enough that the very tip you make want to go with thin brass wire/rod instead of tube, but you can get the rest either from your LHS or just search for "telescoping brass tube" on Amazon and you'll have plenty of options.
Not the kit we wanted, but the kit we got:
1/4 scale Grogu
Hat tip Changkaishecky at Starship Modeler.
バンダイ1/4＆1/12 グローグー レビュー
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1/4 scale Grogu
Hat tip Changkaishecky at Starship Modeler.
Hunk a Junk
Sr Member
I'll be glass half full on this one: As long as they are at least putting out something, there's still some hope that a new vehicle kit is in the future. Slim hope, sure.
TOS Phaser
Active Member
Hey everyone is the following sale for real?
www.toymodels-sale.com
Premium quality Bandai 1/72 Star Wars A New Hope Millennium Falcon Perfect Grade - Toy Models Sales Shop
Perfect Bandai 1/72 Star Wars A New Hope Millennium Falcon Perfect Grade, creative gift for yourself and your friends. Unisex.
www.toymodels-sale.com
Bandai 1/72 Star Wars A New Hope Millennium Falcon Perfect Grade for sixty one dollars???
Voodoocaster
Well-Known Member
I am wondering if it is true,...shipping-costs international(from US to Europe) for $10
mktodd
Sr Member
I don't think so. I might be the Canary in the coal mine, but I just tried ordering and it got all the way through to processing the payment then failed....Hey everyone is the following sale for real?
Premium quality Bandai 1/72 Star Wars A New Hope Millennium Falcon Perfect Grade - Toy Models Sales Shop
Perfect Bandai 1/72 Star Wars A New Hope Millennium Falcon Perfect Grade, creative gift for yourself and your friends. Unisex.
Bandai 1/72 Star Wars A New Hope Millennium Falcon Perfect Grade for sixty one dollars???
If it's too good to be true, it usually is. I should have known better...
:-(
Voodoocaster
Well-Known Member
I filled my shopping cart with awesomeness worth+$700,..their total only $119,..they even want to give a discount of 34%,.....I emptied my shopping cart as fast as I could,..this smells like a scam!!!
Seems to me they collect Credit Card data and personal data,....
Seems to me they collect Credit Card data and personal data,....
"When in doubt, there is no doubt."
Dedalus5550
Sr Member
A lot of the prices at that site seem like "reasonable" sale prices--thinking of discount sites in the past--then they go overboard. I sent out a message to Grex since they are have been been responsive in the past, to see what they think. While I'm waiting, I went on quite the shopping spree. Cleaned out my retirement fund. Yay me!
Mike Todd
Mike Todd
FYI, anytime you are shopping on a site like this a good place to start is the WHO IS database. The second would be obvious, nobody can even get one at the regular price and suddenly this site has them for $61....
In this case, the domain was first registered on 4/15/2022. That's pretty a new site and would be a good indicator to stay away.
Second, and this is up to the buyer to interpret, here is the contact information from the owner of the site (the contact us page says on the site says they are located in Texas, but um, I don't think so as the given address is fake and does not exist...):
Registrant Contact Information:
Name
Yuying Li
Organization
Address
Block G, Hepingchen Street, Shuying City, Jiangxi Province
City
Shuying
State / Province
Jiangxi
Postal Code
399096
Country
CN
Phone
Non-Public Data
Email
So, if you want to give your personal information away, and maybe snag the Revell 1/2700 Star Destroyer while you are there, feel free
This is 100% a scam.
In this case, the domain was first registered on 4/15/2022. That's pretty a new site and would be a good indicator to stay away.
Second, and this is up to the buyer to interpret, here is the contact information from the owner of the site (the contact us page says on the site says they are located in Texas, but um, I don't think so as the given address is fake and does not exist...):
Registrant Contact Information:
Name
Yuying Li
Organization
Address
Block G, Hepingchen Street, Shuying City, Jiangxi Province
City
Shuying
State / Province
Jiangxi
Postal Code
399096
Country
CN
Phone
Non-Public Data
So, if you want to give your personal information away, and maybe snag the Revell 1/2700 Star Destroyer while you are there, feel free
This is 100% a scam.
Analyzer
Master Member
Hey everyone is the following sale for real?
Premium quality Bandai 1/72 Star Wars A New Hope Millennium Falcon Perfect Grade - Toy Models Sales Shop
Perfect Bandai 1/72 Star Wars A New Hope Millennium Falcon Perfect Grade, creative gift for yourself and your friends. Unisex.
Bandai 1/72 Star Wars A New Hope Millennium Falcon Perfect Grade for sixty one dollars???
This looks like one of those Facebook scam sellers where they show things like talking prop style animated projector pumpkins but then they send you dollar store pumpkins and a flashlight
They away with it because they can claim they sent you a product
In this case if you are lucky you will probably get the 1/144 Falcon since that $61 price tag is is about that same MSRP, or you will get the Chinese bootleg knockoff of it, or more likely some small cheap Falcon toy
Then when you ask for a refund they will allow it, but you will have to pay for shipping which often winds up around the same cost as what you paid for it
That effectively means you will be paying more than you are getting refunded so most people will just drop it there and give up since it is not worth it
TOS Phaser
Active Member
"{This is 100% a scam." - - I thought as much.FYI, anytime you are shopping on a site like this a good place to start is the WHO IS database. The second would be obvious, nobody can even get one at the regular price and suddenly this site has them for $61....
In this case, the domain was first registered on 4/15/2022. That's pretty a new site and would be a good indicator to stay away.
Second, and this is up to the buyer to interpret, here is the contact information from the owner of the site (the contact us page says on the site says they are located in Texas, but um, I don't think so as the given address is fake and does not exist...):
Registrant Contact Information:
Name
Yuying Li
Organization
Address
Block G, Hepingchen Street, Shuying City, Jiangxi Province
City
Shuying
State / Province
Jiangxi
Postal Code
399096
Country
CN
Phone
Non-Public Data
View attachment 1627678
So, if you want to give your personal information away, and maybe snag the Revell 1/2700 Star Destroyer while you are there, feel free
This is 100% a scam.
Thanks everyone - I am new to therpf and I have been heavily involved in my other passion - the Star Trek: TOS Phaser. I Periodically see various Falcon photos on the login page. And I came to this thread and saw the Bandai Perfect Grade 1/72 Falcon was being re-released - so I did some low level searches...
I thought the offer was a scam.
I just did get the Bandai Perfect Grade 1/72 Falcon two years ago on a credit deal. I really enjoyed putting it together. Once I am done with my current phaser project I look forward to learning back into Falcon building mode.
