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1/18 Harrier?

Post by rschaap » Sat Sep 13, 2014 12:03 am

Has anyone heard anything about the Harrier other than what was said at Comic-Con
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Re: 1/18 Harrier?

Post by normandy » Sat Sep 13, 2014 2:36 pm

No I haven't heard a thing.

P-51's pic.....it sure looks good
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Re: 1/18 Harrier?

Post by Winterstar » Sun Sep 14, 2014 1:54 am

My only quibble with the images from SDCC were the lack of gun pods.

The strakes are cool and all, but I think I'd rather have the GAU and ammo configuration.

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Re: 1/18 Harrier?

Post by thatf14guy » Fri Sep 19, 2014 5:28 am

nope whats a harrier?

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Post by rohirrimknight » Sun Sep 21, 2014 6:13 am

Aiken's info: available on September 19th but now no update. I think it will still not ready yet. I check Merit Facebook and the will join ihobby at IL. Hope to see the progress and available before Christmas.
I also waiting their 1/18 FW109A and UH-1B gunship.

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Post by Beeavision » Thu Sep 25, 2014 9:02 am

This just in from Merit (Facebook)....
"Prepared and packed for iHobby. Will Merit be unleashing images of the Harrier? Yes we will, after the show. And before we get more "Hitler" videos about the Focke-Wulf, rest assured it's coming, along with something very special. What is it? Oh, we're not telling...yet."
https://www.facebook.com/MeritIntlLtd/p ... =1&theater

http://www.ihobbyexpo.com/

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Re: 1/18 Harrier?

Post by supersonicfifi » Wed Oct 01, 2014 3:59 am

harrier gun pods :

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much better with them ! can't wait !
1/18 mirage 2000 & RAFALE should i say more ?

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Re: 1/18 Harrier?

Post by Winterstar » Wed Oct 01, 2014 4:59 am

Well then.

Projected launch time in february?

Looks like I need a new shelf for a harrier.

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Post by supersonicfifi » Wed Oct 01, 2014 5:32 am

always look better with a big gun ! :lol:
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Re: 1/18 Harrier?

Post by rohirrimknight » Wed Oct 01, 2014 6:24 am

I hope released date will not change again.

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Post by Nugget » Wed Oct 15, 2014 8:18 pm

Anyone think it would be possible to get the night attack nose cone custom made? The Harrier has been my lifelong favorite jet but I think the new nose with the APG65 radar is ugly as sin :/.

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Post by The_Helicopter_Pilot » Fri Oct 17, 2014 12:58 am

IMO, as a first release, this would look much better as a British version, then (V2) as a US AV-8B...
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Post by supersonicfifi » Fri Oct 17, 2014 2:05 am

even though i found the radar nose more agressive' looking, I was surprised not to have the night version of the harrier : it will offer a larger market and some very nice variations : (UK + US ...)

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Post by The_Helicopter_Pilot » Sat Oct 18, 2014 12:21 am

Very true, supersonicfif.
A helicopter does not want to fly, it just vibrates so much that the ground rejects it

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Re: 1/18 Harrier?

Post by supersonicfifi » Mon Oct 20, 2014 12:00 pm

in order to wait i read this :

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Post by Berkut » Sat Nov 01, 2014 5:16 pm

Nice to see the prototype! Just wish for a more sexy 1:18 jet.

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Post by MUDHEN336 » Wed Jan 07, 2015 6:14 pm

Is this thing ever going to be released? I thought the word on the street was after the chinese new year but that is a month away we haven't even seen the finished product yet. And wasn't the FW-190A supposed to be released at Christmas? It really shouldn't take years to build one of these things. I would really like to pick up a Harrier but my enthusiasm is waning...
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Re: 1/18 Harrier?

Post by rohirrimknight » Thu Jan 08, 2015 5:51 am

I asked Merit in their FB about Harrier but still not get answer. Hope it will release as plan.

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Re: 1/18 Harrier?

Post by thatf14guy » Sun Feb 08, 2015 6:47 am

WHERE THE HELL IS THIS THING AT??????? TIRED OF WAITING, HAS 1/18 GONE TO THE BIRDS?

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Post by scbvideoboy » Sun Feb 08, 2015 3:57 pm

I agree WHERE the HELL is the new stuff???
HOW can it take YEARS to make a limited release? Just what are they doing?
Is it a matter of craftmanship or limited resources?

And why is it so "secret" for a toy that no one knows? It's not like a hundred other kit companies are gonna start making 1/18 Harriers.

after a thought...it's like all the 1/18 got a cease and desist letter. Where is Pegasus and their 1/18 museum lineup?

the r/c 1/16 tanks are in the same state of cease and desist, not a rumor of any thing new. It's been years since the Shermans were released.

excluding the $2000 Tamiya R/C tanks...

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Post by rschaap » Sun Feb 08, 2015 7:08 pm

I left a post on Merit'spublic foum in January with no response. Spoke to a person at their place in the city of Industry. They did not seem to have any word or even knowledge of the Harrier.

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Post by maritime96 » Sun Feb 08, 2015 9:20 pm

New York toy fair starts the end of this week, so maybe we will see something. Or they will just roll out the same old prototype they have been teasing with for years and say it will be coming soon.
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Re: 1/18 Harrier?

Post by supersonicfifi » Mon Feb 09, 2015 1:18 am

OU EST LE HARRIER ? WHERE IS THE HARRIER ? A DONDE ESTA EL HARRIER ? that's all the languages i Know .... but you got the message :roll:
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Re: 1/18 Harrier?

Post by normandy » Mon Feb 09, 2015 3:19 am

I asked about it as well as the FW 190 yesterday on Merits site......................... :?

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Re: 1/18 Harrier?

Post by Axis Nightmare » Mon Feb 09, 2015 5:13 am

Interesting that I could find nothing on their corporate website about either the Harrier or the FW-190. Would think that would be a feature story...the "coming soon" of new releases :?: Pre-orders :?:

http://merit-intl.com/meritnew/

Only saw one MiG repaint available too. The red tail version. Those might have been a flop (as predicted). Anyone here order a MiG from a dealer?
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