Bandai release schedule

[Jaitea]

All the millennials are saying, "Archie who?"

Not only millennials,....In the UK we had the original Alf Garnett, who apparently this 'Archie Banker' is based on...so Google tells me.

...but yeah....What's with the Archie Bunker hair-do?

J

 

[r0ver]

Looking closer, Those parts one the lower right are not panels. They appear to show different positions for the pistons on the upper leg. So basically you get to pick and choose which position the piston is in based on the leg position

Spot on. Now that you pointed it out, i can see them on the upper legs. Good catch.

 

[edge10]

Seems like a 2-pack - 1:6 prequel Action Yoda, and 1:12 ESB Old Yoda. The price doesn't surprise me that much, since a 1:6 yoda is probably still smaller than a 1:12 trooper

That is the way I read the translation as well.

 

[Mustangkevin]

Thought I would throw this in I went to my local hobby shop today and picked up a 1/72 Tie Interceptor and A-wing for $28 each.

 

[astroboy]

Thought I would throw this in I went to my local hobby shop today and picked up a 1/72 Tie Interceptor and A-wing for $28 each.

That's a lot better than the $50 (canadian) I spent on a y-wing from a local anime shop. (i was in a bad mood. it was therapy)

 

[Scarecrow Joe]

The amount of detail is mesmerizing more so considering that scale.I will be buying a few and me consider using them as a guide to pass those details unto a big scale kit like Revell or MPC.

 

[Real Scooby]

The amount of detail is mesmerizing more so considering that scale.I will be buying a few and me consider using them as a guide to pass those details unto a big scale kit like Revell or MPC.

You guys do amaze me. As for me, since I got bitten by the Bandai bug, I cant even look anymore at any Revell or the old MPC kits. Lack of details, inaccuracies, anything else then grisp details, visible seam lines...
Although I wanted to focus on the 1:72 line when I started Bandais, I just recently sold off my old MPC collection at local fleamarket to get new shelf space for EVERYTHING else Bandai is throwing at us

 

[Toadmeister]

You guys do amaze me. As for me, since I got bitten by the Bandai bug, I cant even look anymore at any Revell or the old MPC kits. Lack of details, inaccuracies, anything else then grisp details, visible seam lines...
Although I wanted to focus on the 1:72 line when I started Bandais, I just recently sold off my old MPC collection at local fleamarket to get new shelf space for EVERYTHING else Bandai is throwing at us [emoji14]

Same story here. Selling some my old Star Wars toys too. Just love the fun of building and painting these Bandai kits into such fine replicas. It's like owning a prop from the film.

Speaking of which, now I have the bug to build a lightsaber replica out of a Graflex, Luke's from ANH.

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[Lichtbringer]

144 release is for me the same as no release. No interest at all.

 

[Bob Solo]

I'd be selling everything off too haha, luckily i only have an old unbuilt Speederbike kit which i bought just before Bandai came along :facepalm It is now going to be kitbashed into a futuristic Jet Powered Japanese Racer from year 2169, prob put a modified Frame Arms girl or similar on it, some led's, gona be fun.

After seeing Bandai's attention to detail and how they put so much research & love into these kits, i cant even look at another Star Wars kit right now. In the past other Star Wars kit lines have had a big AT-AT, Star Destroyer, Falcon, theres a market for it. So i see no reason why Bandai wouldnt want to either esp seeing as 3D models can be scaled up. I honestly couldnt have wished for a better company to start making Star Wars models, i feel so lucky and i cant wait to see what they will do in the future!

Im hoping to have a whole wall of display cabinets full of Bandai Kits, Black Series Helmets/Force FX Sabers, Repainted Droids, a few Hot Toys figures and anything else i can put in there. It will be a Galaxy.. not too far away, upstairs. The centerpeice to that would be a 1/1700 Bandai Star Destroyer in the middle of the room :love

 

[DanielB]

Apparently the Blu-Fin distribution deal is already in effect, because my local comic book shop in Alabama just started stocking Bandai kits this week. Awesome!

 

[astroboy]

I'm gonna head over to my lhs today to see what they have

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[Poakwoods]

You Lucky Americans!!! In Europe we are still bound to Evilbay...

 

[Hunk a Junk]

You Lucky Americans!!!

An expression I'm not sure we'll hear often for awhile... :cheers

 

[DanielB]

An expression I'm not sure we'll hear often for awhile... :cheers

Ain't that the truth.

 

[Poakwoods]

Ok, You "Almost" Lucky Americans. :rolleyes

 

[Jaitea]

But how much 'cheaper' does buying the kits in a shop work out compared to Amazon or eBay?,.....I'm paying slightly more than what I used to from HLJ in UK

J

 

[astroboy]

But how much 'cheaper' does buying the kits in a shop work out compared to Amazon or eBay?,.....I'm paying slightly more than what I used to from HLJ in UK

J

I just checked out one of the local places.
Basically, the a-wing was $39. However, from the Tokyo model detective, it's $27 plus shipping, whatever that is.

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[Toadmeister]

Hoping to see the Bandai kits at Hobby Lobby. I will make great use of their regular 40% off coupons!

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[ggriffaw]

But how much 'cheaper' does buying the kits in a shop work out compared to Amazon or eBay?,.....I'm paying slightly more than what I used to from HLJ in UK

J

A few reasons to buy local is it's quicker, you don't need to worry about damage during shipment, and if you like having local hobby shops around buying things there keeps them in business.

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