Badgering BBI on the Kiowa!

[Adeleron]

After constantly annoying BBI and numerous suppliers about when the Kiowa comes out....I finally got this response:
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Dear Ryan,

Thank you for your interest in bbi.

Would you please kindly check back with your local dealer around
March/April.

Thanks.
Customer Service
Blue Box Toys, Inc.
*/

I think they are saying that the Kiowa will be out in March/ April - or else they are just sick of me asking them the question

Cheers,

Ryan

[aferguson]

They bought themselves three month peace did they.

Sounds likely that's when we'll see them. Good badgering there soldier!

Keep up the good work..

[flayrah]

I have always had positive responses from bbi. It might take them a few days to get back to you. It may be a few short, crisp sentences. The wording might be awkward due to language problems. But they have always provided accurate and precise information. Unlike another company out there....

[digger]

Let's not give bbi too much credit. Remember this:

Nov 30, 2004 2:39 pm Post subject: Update on Super HUMVEE

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Got this from BBI today with a link below for a picture! Looks cool...

http://www.blueboxtoys.com/bbi/eForce/4 ... /21288.jpg (56kb)

bbi hot news
Super Humvee

Dear bbi Members,

It's been a while now since the release of the Elite Force 1:18 scale Humvee so we thought it was time we gave you an up-date.

So here comes the Elite Force Super Humvee. Just like our other Humvee this one is made under license to AM Corporation and is extremely accurate and loaded with features.

So now your 1:18 scale Elite Force Army figures have more than one Humvee option to get around in!

Look for this one real soon as it will be on the shelves any minute and we expect big demand.

Stay with us for more to come!

bbi Member Relations.

That was about 6 weeks ago and still no sign of the thing. Also, ever tried getting a replacement part from them? Damn near impossible....

[Adeleron]

Hobbieshq put up a pre-order almost immediately after this came out...

I "pre-ordered" two but still have no idea when I will get them:-)

[aferguson]

what's hobbyshq?

[Adeleron]

http://www.hobbieshq.com is a west coast distributor for BBI.. When I asked bbi if there were any resellers in Canada.. they sent me to hobbieshq... I think their in California..

[aferguson]

Holy high prices batman! BCA ships to canada as does toy federation and that nasty Small Blue Planet place. All of them have reasonable shipping and much better prices.

Did you say you saw the Kiowa on pre-order or were you referring to the super humvee?

[Adeleron]

Super Humvee only.. but I get the feeling they posted as soon as they had a MSRP and Item number...

The price is pretty steep... Guaranteed I will feel like a jackass when the product goes to general availability and sells for less..