Best price on bbi 109?

flayrah · Post by **flayrah** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 2:56 am

Considering the 'end' of 21st and overall downturn in 1/18, I'm thinking of picking up a bbi Me-109. I usually only collect Allied pieces, but this looks like a sweet model (and perhaps the last from bbi.....?)

Most seem to be in the $60 range + shipping. Anyone know of a better price?

coreystinson · Post by **coreystinson** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 9:18 am

The BF-109 wasn't a Merit exclusive.

digger · Post by **digger** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 10:20 am

supposedly only 1000 made - the surprise should be there are any available at all. BBI doing AC somebody already did finally biting them in the a$$. In addition, save the engine detail I'm not sure the bbi version is a better model (though the pilot is hands down a winner as usual).

coreystinson · Post by **coreystinson** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 11:29 am

one-o-nine wrote:So is it just a rumor that the BBi 109G was made because of Merit paying the costs up front? Either way its kinda strange that there are mote e-tailers carrying the catmouth hellcat than the new 109G.

If the Cat Mouth was a larger production run, which it may well have been, then there would be nothing strange about that.

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 12:40 pm

one-o-nine wrote:One of the gripes I had about the 21st 109 was that they molded the landing gear struts and their covers into one piece. . I guess it's all in the eye of the beholder.

A lot of the 21st planes are like that. The spitfire would've looked ace with separate struts but i'm thinking maybe they did it for strength and cost.