21st Century A10 prototype on ebay

fightin · Post by **fightin** » Mon Apr 19, 2010 11:22 pm

I hope that JSI or AllGo will release an A-10 in the near future.

Black_Dragon_One · Post by **Black_Dragon_One** » Mon Apr 19, 2010 11:53 pm

i hope he send us pic for out gallery so that we have a history of there work and what could have been..

la817291 · Post by **la817291** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 12:50 am

Don't you think he is just showing off?

gouchy · Post by **gouchy** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:06 am

Wow...

Why would they want to get rid of the A10 prototype? This could very well be what they need to put into production to make them some money.

Is the prototype in such a incomplete/bad condition that it can't be produced?

What are they gonna do with the $6000 if someone bites? Make a new prototype? Pump the money in for the Passion Wagon or KT? Pay off creditors?

now where did I put the aspirin..

tkjaer21 · Post by **tkjaer21** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 10:17 am

Maybe all of the tools and cast come with it. That would be nice. They should just unload it onto Admiral or JSI. Just saying.

Mitch · Post by **Mitch** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 10:19 am

Yet "another" nail in the coffin of 1:18th scale.

Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice (make that about 100 times) shame on me.

If some good news (something like legit info on the KT, Dauntless, or any other) doesn't come soon, I seriously think I'm going to ebay my entire collection and put my money towards something I can enjoy and look forward to collecting...maybe buy a vette.

These manufacturers need to stop dangling the carrot and either sh1t or get off the pot.

gustav · Post by **gustav** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 1:21 pm

I think the seller is on drugs, self-delusional or both.

For $6,000 the plastic leftover should be delivered via ticker tape parade!

margras77 · Post by **margras77** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 3:51 pm

So you guys are pretty much sure they only made one prototype?

DocTodd · Post by **DocTodd** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 8:34 pm

They must think we have deeper pockets than we do. Oh well, perhaps someone will come to their senses and produce a good 1:18 A-10.
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VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 8:39 pm

margras77 wrote:So you guys are pretty much sure they only made one prototype?

BBI is rumored to have one.

Shin Densetsu · Post by **Shin Densetsu** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 8:43 pm

VMF115 wrote:
margras77 wrote:So you guys are pretty much sure they only made one prototype?
BBI is rumored to have one.

I remember back in fall 2005 during Fall Toy Fair when figures.com reported that BBI would be releasing an A-10 but 5 years later(wow it's been that long already), we have seen NOTHING.

I'd love to see a BBI quality A-10 sure their models were not as accurate as 21st but their quality control was far better; literally toys for big boys. Don't know if BBI will EVER come back to 1/18 military but I miss their products. Their Mustang is still one of my favorite all time 1/18 toys.

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 9:03 pm

the only way bbi will make something, is IF they get a huge order from several on-line places to justify the production cost. and we are not talking about shipping cost which will probably have to paid by the retailer too.
I don't know I could be talking out of my Arse, too.lol

Shin Densetsu · Post by **Shin Densetsu** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 9:43 pm

VMF115 wrote:the only way bbi will make something, is IF they get a huge order from several on-line places to justify the production cost. and we are not talking about shipping cost which will probably have to paid by the retailer too.

I think you're right, lack of etailer support is what killed the 1/32 F-104 IIRC.

coreystinson · Post by **coreystinson** » Thu Apr 22, 2010 9:52 am

Shin Densetsu wrote: I think you're right, lack of etailer support is what killed the 1/32 F-104 IIRC.

Don't blame it on the "etailers". Consumers were not supporting the BBI 1:32 scale items very well in the beginning, because a) they cost more than the equivalent 1:32 scale stuff from 21st, and b) the usual waiting game hoping the stuff would show up at Target. No etailer had any serious interest in 1:32 BBI F-104 after seeing the response to the other BBI 1:32 scale items. This is another example of: you don't support the product line, it doesn't get made.

You also have to consider that at the time retailers were flush with several 1:18 scale F-104s that 21st had liquidated due to having too many, thus why would anyone want a 1:32 scale model when they could get a 1:18 scale version for roughly the same price (or even $10 less in some cases).

mountian-man · Post by **mountian-man** » Thu Apr 22, 2010 10:00 am

The former 21st century, and BBI dumped their moulds and projects on JSI. If you were to see any large scale aircraft, I think you'd find it from a third party. BBi has said no aircraft in 2010...

JSI will be booked for the next 2 years with the J-11 and the F-15...

Allgo is desperately selling off prototypes on ebay...(not a sign of a good start up...)

Admiral may be the only company to surprise us with new releases in the near future... but they were in talks with JSI to just get the already tooled dauntless off the ground...

I think it's going to be a sleepy year... someone prove me wrong please!!!

Post by **aferguson** » Thu Apr 22, 2010 10:18 am

BBI's 1/18 scale A-10 was all ready to go. They just needed a big box retailer and production was going to start. They offered it to TRU but TRU said 'no thanks we've already got one'.

The 'one' they had was the PTE A-10, which they had just committed to. So, if not for the PTE A-10, TRU most probably would have agreed to the BBI A-10, as they had taken on every other BBI 1/18 plane to that point, and it would have been produced.

Sad but true.

And i saw pictures of it and it was a beauty. Desert Storm paint job, TONS of ordnance.

Very too bad.

digger · Post by **digger** » Thu Apr 22, 2010 10:40 am

Eh, we were told that TRU was going to get the Zero and never did.

Black_Dragon_One · Post by **Black_Dragon_One** » Thu Apr 22, 2010 12:09 pm

aferguson wrote:BBI's 1/18 scale A-10 was all ready to go. They just needed a big box retailer and production was going to start. They offered it to TRU but TRU said 'no thanks we've already got one'.

The 'one' they had was the PTE A-10, which they had just committed to. So, if not for the PTE A-10, TRU most probably would have agreed to the BBI A-10, as they had taken on every other BBI 1/18 plane to that point, and it would have been produced.

Sad but true.

And i saw pictures of it and it was a beauty. Desert Storm paint job, TONS of ordnance.

Very too bad.

were the pic i want to see

Post by **aferguson** » Thu Apr 22, 2010 1:05 pm

don't have the pics anymore, i deleted them. Besides i promised Mike i would not show them to anyone.

NWarty · Post by **NWarty** » Thu Apr 22, 2010 1:09 pm

When was the last time we heard from Mike Murphy and why the disappearance?

fightin · Post by **fightin** » Thu Apr 22, 2010 1:21 pm

Shin Densetsu wrote:
I'd love to see a BBI quality A-10 sure their models were not as accurate as 21st

Are you serious?
As far as I can tell, most BBi aircraft have way more details on them than any other 21C model.
Just take a look at their cockpits!

Post by **aferguson** » Thu Apr 22, 2010 3:03 pm

it's been years since i've heard from Mike....i guess since the last post in the direct from the source forum was made.

He was under contract with BBI and i guess that ended so he moved on.

Will we ever hear from him again? Wait and see..

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