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merit Announcment

Post by dcway » Thu Mar 21, 2013 5:10 pm

Hey when are they going to make the big announcment of the next 1/18 plane ??? thought it was going to happen in march?????? :blueangel: :blueangel: :blueangel: :blueangel: :blueangel: :blueangel: :blueangel: :blueangel: :blueangel: :blueangel: :blueangel: Dana

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Post by Black_Dragon_One » Thu Mar 21, 2013 11:41 pm

april
whats up doc....

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Post by dcway » Fri Mar 22, 2013 2:01 pm

let me guess April 1st Right........ It better not be an april fools joke !!!!!!!! :blueangel: :blueangel: :blueangel: :blueangel: :blueangel: :blueangel: :blueangel: :blueangel: :blueangel: :blueangel: :blueangel:

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Post by pickelhaube » Fri Mar 22, 2013 2:05 pm

dcway wrote:let me guess April 1st Right........ It better not be an april fools joke !!!!!!!! :blueangel: :blueangel: :blueangel: :blueangel: :blueangel: :blueangel: :blueangel: :blueangel: :blueangel: :blueangel: :blueangel:

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Post by Beeavision » Fri Mar 22, 2013 8:37 pm

I was thinking the same thing too. lol

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Post by Beeavision » Mon Apr 01, 2013 6:10 am

Well we should be hearing back from Jim very soon hopefully regarding the announcement of the new molds as we're now into April. Can't wait!!!! :D

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Post by The_Helicopter_Pilot » Mon Apr 01, 2013 6:35 am

I think I can wait ONE more day for this one... :lol:
A helicopter does not want to fly, it just vibrates so much that the ground rejects it

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Post by Beeavision » Mon Apr 01, 2013 9:27 am

Probably a good idea since anything said or shown today could be regarded as an April fools joke. :lol:

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Post by Jim@Merit » Thu Apr 04, 2013 2:17 pm

Beeavision wrote:Probably a good idea since anything said or shown today could be regarded as an April fools joke. :lol:
That's why we did not make any post on the 1st. However, we are facing some delay on our side and we will still make good on a "April" announcement within April.

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Post by normandy » Thu Apr 04, 2013 2:41 pm

"within April" is fine! Thanks Jim.
Oh and I'll stop asking you about a ME-163. :wink:

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Post by Jim@Merit » Thu Apr 04, 2013 7:19 pm

normandy wrote:"within April" is fine! Thanks Jim.
Oh and I'll stop asking you about a ME-163. :wink:
Not a me-163!

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Post by Black_Dragon_One » Thu Apr 04, 2013 11:44 pm

So it is me 163
whats up doc....

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Re: merit Announcment

Post by normandy » Fri Apr 05, 2013 2:32 am

No. :!:

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Post by Jolly Roger » Fri Apr 05, 2013 11:44 am

Is this going to be a modern bird or vintage?
Still withering away from the A-10 Hunger Striker.

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Post by Jim@Merit » Fri Apr 05, 2013 1:52 pm

Jolly Roger wrote:Is this going to be a modern bird or vintage?
It will be one each if we can still count the FW-190 A-5.

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Post by The_Helicopter_Pilot » Fri Apr 05, 2013 2:00 pm

Jim@Merit wrote:
Jolly Roger wrote:Is this going to be a modern bird or vintage?
It will be one each if we can still count the FW-190 A-5.
This is excluding JSI, right?
A helicopter does not want to fly, it just vibrates so much that the ground rejects it

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Re: merit Announcment

Post by Jolly Roger » Mon Apr 08, 2013 4:50 pm

JSI just announced that their next is the F-86 Sabre.


yawn, There's only a million of these already on the market, and removable gear?
bleh.



oh info @ batcattoys.com


was hoping for something that hasn't been done yet.
Still withering away from the A-10 Hunger Striker.

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Post by CW4USARMY » Mon Apr 08, 2013 5:24 pm

This is probably the first time I have been truly disappointed about a 1:18 announcement. At least make it an all new paint scheme :-(

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Re: merit Announcment

Post by gliderdwm » Mon Apr 08, 2013 5:27 pm

yea that is a disappointing announcement. Of course the mold must be the old admiral or the 21st one. Much easier to release this than make another complete one like the Dauntless

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Re: merit Announcment

Post by YT » Mon Apr 08, 2013 5:36 pm

It's a nice looking plane but I could really care less, no sale here.
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Post by normandy » Mon Apr 08, 2013 5:57 pm

Here's the Bad Cat link for the F-86.... http://www.badcattoys.com/fsajetmajjaj.html

I'd like to see the FW-190.

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Post by snake » Mon Apr 08, 2013 6:03 pm

While good to see a new 1/18 release, another F-86 Sabre is hard to get excited about.

Thanks to Jim@Merit for the updates, and hope that he doesn't take the lack of enthusiasm personally.

Lets hope we see the Focke Wulf sooner, rather than later. :wink:

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Re: merit Announcment

Post by Rowsdower » Mon Apr 08, 2013 7:41 pm

Just got the email. What a bummer! I got my Huff packed away in the closet, I don't need another Sabre. :? :(

If they HAD to do an '86, a Dog Sabre would have been cool but I dunno if I would have bought one of those either. I can pretty much only afford Easy Model 1:72 these days. a 1:18 bird has to be REALLY special for me to pull the trigger. :lol: :lol:
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Re: merit Announcment

Post by 456THBG » Mon Apr 08, 2013 7:59 pm

Couldn't be less excited - Unless, maybe, they were announcing a repainted Mig 15!
Merit, IMO, missed the boat on this one - Don't think sales will impress...
Really curious, though, as to why Merit would choose the F86 for a repaint?
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Re: merit Announcment

Post by YT » Mon Apr 08, 2013 8:03 pm

snake wrote:
Thanks to Jim@Merit for the updates, and hope that he doesn't take the lack of enthusiasm personally.
That's a good point, it is nothing personal at all. I am very grateful for them keeping the scale alive. However, at this point with my collection I will only be adding new planes, no more duplicates, I just have too many.
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