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any upcoming 118 releases

Post by rjvilla82 » Wed Oct 31, 2012 8:48 am

as the title says, is there any list of 2013 1:18 releases?

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Post by Jnewboy » Wed Oct 31, 2012 11:37 am

yes! a Puma, an RSO and an Fw-190A and even maybe a Kingtiger!

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Post by Jackson » Wed Oct 31, 2012 11:49 am

Bbi Fw-190A? Jon ?
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Post by Jesse James » Wed Oct 31, 2012 11:49 am

I'll copy and paste the list here:

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There ya go.

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Post by grunt1 » Wed Oct 31, 2012 1:06 pm

None taken Jesse, the 1:18 military space is a bit weird at the moment.

Also due yet this year:
- Schwimmwagen
- LeIG 18

And maybe more.. :wink:

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Post by aferguson » Wed Oct 31, 2012 1:38 pm

next mass release 1/18 item will most likely be the me-163 komet, probably early in the new year.
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Post by Birddog » Wed Oct 31, 2012 2:19 pm

Merit's 1/18 Huey (21st Century mold reused) is supposed to be out by Christmas.......so it's been said.
Go Ugly Early in 1/18!!

Still waiting and wishing for a 1/18 A-10 Warthog.

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Post by Jnewboy » Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:29 pm

aferguson wrote:next mass release 1/18 item will most likely be the me-163 komet, probably early in the new year.
I think I heard that last year :lol:

Is there something new you have heard? what company??

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Post by Jay » Wed Oct 31, 2012 11:26 pm

Is the comet coming from Merit? They were talking about another 1/18th release following the Dauntless.
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Post by Birddog » Thu Nov 01, 2012 4:58 am

Jay wrote:Is the comet coming from Merit? They were talking about another 1/18th release following the Dauntless.
I believe that would probably be the Huey I mentioned in my earlier post.
Go Ugly Early in 1/18!!

Still waiting and wishing for a 1/18 A-10 Warthog.

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Post by aferguson » Thu Nov 01, 2012 5:19 am

Jim from Merit confirmed a Komet (slyly) a few weeks ago. He also mentioned a new Merit plane to be released early in the new year.....so i put two and two together and presumed that the Komet is the release.

I don't think it's actually being made by Merit, probably Pegasus still, but Merit will be distributing it, as they have other Pegasus products.
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Post by flyboy_fx » Thu Nov 01, 2012 8:18 am

You know what, the Merit Dauntless has been THE most detailed 1/18 aircraft yet. We need to pass the word around to fine scale modelers too.
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Post by tmanthegreat » Thu Nov 01, 2012 9:44 am

flyboy_fx wrote:You know what, the Merit Dauntless has been THE most detailed 1/18 aircraft yet. We need to pass the word around to fine scale modelers too.
Agree with you there.

To give my own thoughts, 2012 really wasn't a bad year for 1:18 - it at least showed that the hobby had not died. Certainly slowed, but not dead. We got the BBI Blackhawk retool/repaint, the F-18, two versions of the long-awaited Dauntless, and one could even count the BBI F-16 and Bf-109G since those came out late in 2011. JSI Black Knights F-14 even made a re-appearance. The specialty market was buzzing with Pikelhaube's HO-229 (for those that got one) and all of Grunt1's various kits. The The aftermarket sale of new and old vehicles keeps things moving as well, despite increasingly high prices.

I can't say what 2013 will hold, but BBI still has a number of aircraft they could update/repaint and there are other potential wildcards (like a Komet) as noted in previous posts.
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Post by Black Lion VF-213 » Thu Nov 01, 2012 11:03 am

a 163 Komet most likely will be released, although no interest from me.

I predict BBI's next 1/18 (regardless if it's 2013 or further out) will not be anything new tooling wise, but repaints....one of these three potential subjects:

A. Blue Angels repaint F/A-18
B. P-51 repaint
C. Hellcat repaint

If JSI ever comes back around, which I think they're dead, they'll issue a F-104 repaint. I've heard the rumor of another F-14, but I think it's false.

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