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Very funny, Don!

I wish I could get a job good enough to where I could make a bad decision and cost the Man $500K!

Does anybody have any idea on the marketing demographics? I have no idea, but will add not to sell the suits short. You can bet the manufacturers have all this information at their fingertips and use it on a daily basis. There is a general view that the decision makers don't know what the hell they...

The bbi Corsair is a great example of how the "board" and the "market as a whole" can go in opposite directions. When the bbi Corsair was announced, it didn't generate a lot of excitement here. 21st had the Corsair covered and everyone here had theirs. A few board members purchased the bbi F4U anywa...

I had one of those! Line Control with a little .049. That would be a fun plane in 1:18.

PW wrote: Dragon make only what they want to sell and not what customers need. I couldn't agree more. Dragon seems to operate in a vacuum, completely removed from its customers and dealers. They neither seem to want nor appreciate any feedback from anybody. I've asked them when they are going to mak...

Don: I think things are a little more conservative than we would like. However, I thought the F-104 decision was a pretty ballsy move. Here is an airplane that was tough on pilots and of little military significance (from a battle standpoint, at least) yet 21st made it. Pretty risky IMO but they are...

gustav wrote:

has anyone ever overdosed on xd? was medical attention required?

I've never heard of any physical medical conditions but I'm quite sure there are some psychiatric issues out there.

BTW, with manufacturers monitoring this board, probably the most powerful way to may a suggestion is to state something like: I would like to see an ______ (F15 for example). If they made this, I'd buy one (or two or ?). ----- This would almost certainly be more effective than: I WANT A ZERO! I'M ON...

Don wrote: I think they're wrong-I think the rarer stuff would sell like hot cakes. But hey, what do we know? Some of us Groundpounders have only been studying military aviation for thirty or forty years! The twenty-five year-old market ing whizzes at BBI and 21st Century have business degrees. They...

I love repaints. I like to have a choice. With limited space to display these airplanes, I must pick and choose what to buy. I really appreciate NOT being forced to display a P-51 in BBD colors (hurl).

The production technology of 1:32 must closely related to the 1:18. The 1:32 seem to be miniature versions of their big brothers. Even the paint schemes are the same. I think it's a pretty safe bet that the Me-109G will soon follow.

That's fine if everyone is satisfied with the Golden Dragon Scheme. Clear 'em out and move on to something else. Forget about anymore F-18s. But I think I'd like a Red Devil, now it may not happen. Hopefully, this latest "sale" was short-lived, didn't ruin the market, and the powers that be may stil...

Yeah, but if a $40 dump ruins any future development of a plane then its a little shortsighted to proclaim a consumer victory. I'm sure $40 is way below wholesale--these planes cost the retailers more than this. I love a good deal as much as the next guy but prefer to see more versions of everything...

Who in their right minds would manufacture Red Devils at $65 a piece wholesale when TRU dumps Golden Dragons at $40? I would think this one is a no-brainer and an enthusiastic thumbs-down.

Like the Hurricane, the Dauntless has great historical significance but not much sex-appeal. The fact that it was pulled and replaced by an inferior aircraft (Helldiver) probably doesn't help.

I was thinking the same thing. SBP has almost nothing for sale anymore. It's funny they are taking preorders but are selling almost no in stock merchandise.

Me thinks you guys will lose a lot of weight waiting for this one.

I guess I'm officially a "buff". Here's the answer to Digger's question.


According to James Broshot, folding wingtips were incorporated starting with Model 21 number 65 off the line.

I'm taking a macabre NTSB look at the source photos mentioned at the top of the thread. It looks like a bullet hole in the top of the rudder on AI-154. Anybody else see any hit marks? I'm very curious as to what exactly knocked this bird out of the sky.

I think I'll stay out of this debate.

Excellent work TD!

I envision a young, fixated IJN pilot focused intensely on raking a row of airplanes at Hickam, unaware of the aircraft at his six. Diving from altitude, vapor trails streaking from each wing tip in the humid Hawaiian air is the P-40B of Ken Taylor. With meatballs bracking his gunsight he pulls the ...

If not a mistake, I wonder why they raised the price instead of clearing them out and getting them out of the way?

I'm not surprised. I believe $39.95 is far below wholesale for the Hornet in any paint scheme. Someone at TRU probably made a mistake. Heck, the $55 they were charging a couple of days ago was a fantastic deal. Darn, woulda, shoulda, coulda.

That makes sense.

This will be perfect with a Langley P-40 diving on his tail. Can't wait!!