Is the BBI F-18 Hornet worth the money?

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Post by VMF115 » Wed Jul 12, 2006 8:57 am

tmanthegreat wrote:Most likely not. It still packs alot of detail, though!
I agree it does have a lot of dettail. Thanks!
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Post by VMF115 » Mon Sep 29, 2008 7:43 am

Huh...I found it.!!!!!!!!!! 8)
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Post by vince_chua » Sat Mar 27, 2010 9:20 am

hi guys, guess I'm 4 years late!!!
I just got my Loose F-18 today from a Toy Shop here in Singapore for S$220.
Am I Glad I found it!!!
Its such a beauty when you see it in person. Amazing!!!
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Post by fightin » Sat Mar 27, 2010 10:18 am

vince_chua wrote:hi guys, guess I'm 4 years late!!!
I just got my Loose F-18 today from a Toy Shop here in Singapore for S$220.
Am I Glad I found it!!!
Its such a beauty when you see it in person. Amazing!!!
:D
yes, I can only agree with you! The F/A-18 is a real beauty. Which one did you get?
We still need more new 1/18 aircraft!

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Post by 456THBG » Sat Mar 27, 2010 4:20 pm

I put off getting into the 1/18 modern jets while they were still relatively cheap...I waited until they got expensive on ebay and THEN I decided to start collecting...three F18's one F-16, and two F14's later, I now have a special display area for them!
I do love my 1/18 modern (and earlier) jets :D

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Post by wolf8564 » Sat Mar 27, 2010 5:18 pm

Without a doubt $88.00 is a great price

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Post by pcoughran » Sat Mar 27, 2010 6:00 pm

digger wrote:The original Golden Dragons is available at a few places. I see it here:

http://www.toysnswords.com/index.html?t ... th%20Scale
Digger,
Thanks for the Toysnswords link - I found a BBI 1/18 BF-109 I've been looking for at only $49 there. Everywhere else it's about $80 or more - so thanks for helping me out there.
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Post by vince_chua » Sun Mar 28, 2010 7:11 am

fightin wrote:yes, I can only agree with you! The F/A-18 is a real beauty. Which one did you get?
I got the Golden Dragons. Its my most expensive toy to date... More coming...
Still contemplating on the F-14 after seeing so many issues with the quality. :(

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Post by fightin » Sun Mar 28, 2010 8:03 am

I own the of BBI's "Red Devils" F/A-18s. I really love it, it's an amazing model. The only thing I would like to change is the armament. I'd love to have some custom bombs and missiles, just like these that I saw in another thread here. They look so cool mounted on the Hornet.

BBI's F-16 is my most expensive model. I got it earlier this year. Altough the price almost killed me, I am very happy with this model and I really don't regret buying it.
We still need more new 1/18 aircraft!

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Post by snake » Sun Mar 28, 2010 10:42 pm

Great to see the old posts about the F-18/F-16. 8)

I got into late in the game myself,about three years ago now.

But you could still pick up the Golden Dragons,and F-16 "Wolfpack" for around $150.Maybe a bit less.

One of my better deals was a F-16 from SmallJoes for $89. :shock:
Great deal,even at the time.

Seems like even used ones are going for $250+ these days.And that is without box.

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Post by fightin » Thu Apr 01, 2010 3:34 am

I wonder if BBI will ever release their "Enduring Freedom" F-16 repaint. I'm curious about the "Thunderbirds"-scheme as well... :?

It's kinda sad... to see another great manufacturer disappear silently...
We still need more new 1/18 aircraft!

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