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ALLOYSKULL: Be careful what you wish for....ALIENS VS PREDATOR was a disappointment and did poorly at the box office: ALIEN VS PREDATOR (2004) Budget---est. $45 million First weekend USA gross---$38.3 million First 3 months USA gross---$80.2 million ALIENS VS PREDATOR: REQUIEM (2007) Budget---unknow...

It appears if I DON'T buy the Cat Mouth, I will suffer a plague of locusts...

MIG29K:

ALF VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM

POPEYE357:

Look closely and you'll see the movie's military experts even have zimmerit on the Tigers.

SABREFAN: Thanks for the help. As a kid, I had 1/48 models of the Hellcat (Monogram, Aurora) and thought the Hellcat was a handsome plane, but not as sleek as the P-51. So the Hellcat isn't a "must-have" like the F-4 and P-51. I hope BBI F-4 repaints and 1/32 F-15, F-22 aren't too far away--they wou...

SABREFAN:

Do you like the Cat Mouth more than your F-4J?
If so, why?

(My favorite plane is the F-4. Second is the P-51).

TOYKTDLGH: Thanks for the info--it helps me a lot. I'm definitely going to get the BBI F-4J, but I'm about 50/50 on the Cat Mouth. I had a bad experience with the 21st Century Big Beautiful Doll P-51--I bought 4 at Wal-Mart and all 4 had serious flaws. I kept #4 because I fixed it myself and because...

OLIFANT:

If size was not a factor, how would you rate your F-4J vs. the F-16 and F/A-18?

TEAMSKI: In terms of being realistic, I meant they used real Shermans and Tigers (modified T-34s). I cringe everytime I watch PATTON and see M-48 Patton tanks with a German cross painted on them. I watched the KELLY'S HEROES dvd again last night and the choreography of the the Sherman/railyard battl...

Someone posted that FOV/Target will re-introduce the Tiger in the spring.
If so, will it be the same current Tiger or a "new-and-improved" Tiger?

(If the new Tiger looks like the photo on my FOV Abrams box, I'll buy one).

TOYKTDGLH: Thanks again for the info. Two last questions: 1. Does your Cat Mouth's wings stay rigid in the extended position or do they flop and "shake, rattle and roll"? 2. Does the Cat Mouth appear to be a solid, sturdy plane when you hold it up? (The Cat Mouth's owner comments I posted earlier fr...

Since BBI's 1/32 F-4J appears to be a success, I wonder how long before BBI beats 21st Century and Admiral to the punch by introducing a 1/32 F-4D or F-4E.

What's the price on a "clearance" Bradley?

That ticks me off that I paid $30 full price for the FOV Abrams-desert after Thanksgiving. Since the FOV 1/18 vehicles were new, I didn't think they would be "clearance" for some time. However, last week I was at the same Target I bought my Abrams and looked at the new ones---all of the Abrams-deser...

TOYKDTLGH: Thanks for the photos and review. The Cat Mouth looks great, but I might pass on Cat Mouth---reviews of the Vraciu Hellcat have me worried about the possibility of breakages in the landing gear and folding wings and problems assembling them. I really want a BBI 1/18 Francis Gabreski P-47D...

TOYKTDLGH: 3 Questions: 1. So the Cat Mouth is a repaint of the Vraciu with no other changes? 2. Any wing problems such as dihedral or folding? 3. Any Cat Mouth history---who is the pilot, etc.? Here's a customer review of Cat Mouth from Badcat (spelling errors are his, not mine): "Like the Hellcat ...

Does that mean the F-16 Wolf Pack paint scheme is being retired by BBI?

SABREFAN:

Is the only difference between the Cat Mouth and Vraciu Hellcats is the paint scheme?

Also, I hope you post a detailed review and photos of your Cat Mouth soon.

Exclusive Preview: WWII Aces Valerie Gorchinski - Military.com Dec 21, 2007 "WWII Aces" for Nintendo Wii Military.com was recently given an exclusive preview of the upcoming Wii title: "WWII Aces". The game is a historical arcade shooter with real planes, real missions and more aerial acrobatics tha...

OLIFANT, BIRDDOG:

Do you also own the F-4J?
If so, why do like your F-16 or F/A-18 over the F-4J?

I'm going to buy the F-4J and had looked at the F-16, too.

I'm holding off on buying the Catmouth F6F because I'm concerned about the Catmouth's possible folding wing/landing gear and broken antenna problems that were mentioned with its predecessor, the Vraciu Hellcat.
I assume the Catmouth is just a repaint of the Vraciu F6F.

Hopefully, BBI will fill the void of delayed 1/18 USAF F-4s from 21st Century and Admiral by releasing 1/32 USAF Vietnam F-4s---I really want a 1/32 Steve Ritchie F-4D and an F-4E with a Tigershark nose. I would think customers waiting for the delayed 1/18 F-4s would jump at the chance for 1/32 USAF...

In terms of DETAIL and authenticity, what's your favorite BBI jet?

1. F-4 Phantom II
2. F-16 Fighting Falcon
3. F/A-18 Hornet

I got a Badcat email which mentions the 1/18 F-4 Phantoms, which apparently are referring to 21st Century and Admiral, if I remember correctly: "In response to dozens of emails, no news is forthcoming on 1:18 F-4 Phantoms. Either the manufacturing powers are quietly busy tooling (a process that coul...

I'm curious as to what happened to the original Donald Duck that was given to another pilot (after Emerson was promoted to captain and given a new P-51).