No they are not.I always thought these limited edition items were strictly for Bandai's online store only which in turn only sold to Japan. Just curious.
Chris
No they are not.
My trusted favourite german source for Bandai kits had the Shadow Stormy when it was released and currebtly has the Holo Vader instock. They are currently taking preorders for the Geonosis Battle Droids and I already got confirmation that they will get the Falcon. They still have to figure the final price on it ( after import fees ) before the finaly offer it for preorder. I already got confirmation too that there will be a payment plan offered. So it doesn't hurt that much to pay in two or three steps, since between preorder offer and availibilty there usually are 8 to 10 weeks.
I understand that Bandai is free to ask whatever they want for the models, but I think a fair price for the 1/72 Falcon is $200.00. Doubling the scale and 10x the price, that doesn't add up.
but I think a fair price for the 1/72 Falcon is $200.00. Doubling the scale and 10x the price, that doesn't add up.
I'm also fairly confident that within a year or two Bandai will release on non-lit version for $100 less.
Doubling the scale and 10x the price, that doesn't add up.
Furthermore, part count goes up as several details will be realized as separate parts.Doubling the scale essentially increases the volume x8 though mate (2 cubed), so it makes a bit more sense when you look at it that way. Don't get me wrong, I also wish it was more affordable as I'm going to have to get creative if I want to get the finances together for one of these anytime soon.
Someone is going to have to explain to me why a 1/48 Gundam is only $100.00 the 1/72 Falcon is $400.00 (of course no one is obligated to do so).
http://www.taghobby.com/archives/190364
I understand that Bandai is free to ask whatever they want for the models, but I think a fair price for the 1/72 Falcon is $200.00. Doubling the scale and 10x the price, that doesn't add up.
Oh and lets not forget Bandai dont make the Star Wars films, they have to get a License from Disney and im guessing that isnt cheap, after paying $4 Billion for Star Wars its only fair Disney make a bit too.
Doubling the scale essentially increases the volume x8 though mate (2 cubed), so it makes a bit more sense when you look at it that way. Don't get me wrong, I also wish it was more affordable as I'm going to have to get creative if I want to get the finances together for one of these anytime soon.
That argument makes sense when taking about steaks but this is a model kit which is mostly hollow.
You know, I'm still looking for evidence of this spendy license fee people love to talk about. Bandai kit prices are on par with--usually almost exactly the same as--FM kits. And SW kits from both manufacturers are in line with other modern kits that don't require licenses. These kits, quite simply, cost what they should based on similar non-licensed kits. And that is further surprising since sci-fi is a smaller portion of the market than, say, armor or WWII aircraft. Simply put, based on economies of scale, the SW kits should cost even more. Now, the upcoming MF kit is kind of an anomaly, and I get that. Trying to break this down, It's gonna be kinda like the FM kit. Couldn't be too much for detailed with the FM kit at like 900 parts. It will almost certainly be more accurate (possible accurate in every way possible except the sparse interiors). It's twice as much, but it includes lighting and maybe some extras. The limited nature of it, too, could be enough to again make the price justified (though not liked by most of us). Still, with the multitude of other evidence, I don't see anything but a cheap license fee. Line up your evidence to the contrary.
Mike Todd
I remember talking to the guy who runs hobby link japan a few years back. We were talking about the fine molds 1/72 falcon and he said that the overwhelming part of the cost was the packaging. There was so much printed material in it that they couldn't avoid. And that brought it up.
I imagine that Bandai is going to have some pretty nice packaging here with a lot of reference material.
So if they do release a cheaper version at some point, it will probably be the same model, but with more budget packaging
Someone is going to have to explain to me why a 1/48 Gundam is only $100.00 the 1/72 Falcon is $400.00 (of course no one is obligated to do so).
http://www.taghobby.com/archives/190364
I understand that Bandai is free to ask whatever they want for the models, but I think a fair price for the 1/72 Falcon is $200.00. Doubling the scale and 10x the price, that doesn't add up.
Yep! If that's true I would be absolutely fine with a plain white box with a hand-written "1/72th MF" and the Bandai logo on it.
Well, I did feel that the packaging for the Fine molds falcon was quite over the top. And you know that Bandai is going to outdo that.
I just hope it doesn't have as many pieces as the Fine molds. I have zero interest in attaching every single greebly