BBI: watch this space

Sabrefan · Post by **Sabrefan** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 7:26 pm

Wings are folded in the bottom picture.

MK · Post by MK » Thu Oct 12, 2006 7:27 pm

There is an awful lot of scotch tape on the plane. Those flyboys were sure crazy.

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 7:28 pm

WAHOOOO!!! That's one down. Thanks bbi for listening to us!! BEAUTIFUL!!!

Hope we see an A-10 to follow!!!

shadow83 · Post by **shadow83** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 7:29 pm

Looks great mike.Now the important question WHEN?

toyktdlgh · Post by **toyktdlgh** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 7:29 pm

I for one am just siked to see a completely new aircraft coming out. Looks great and will go well on my carrier deck.

Moth · Post by **Moth** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 7:30 pm

Looks good!

I hope that it is 1:18 scale!!!
What's the bad news?

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 7:33 pm

We need a Joe Foss version

Boeing Bandit · Post by **Boeing Bandit** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 7:34 pm

OK guys I'm "outa here" for lunch and some blue sky stuff...we should all think AFerg for his help in getting these images up

Boeing Bandit · Post by **Boeing Bandit** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 7:36 pm

My apologies...too many hours on planes ..."Thank AFerg"

shadow83 · Post by **shadow83** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 7:37 pm

Mike is there gonna be a bbi booth at the upcoming falltoyfair and if so can we expect to see anything else new?

Boeing Bandit · Post by **Boeing Bandit** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 7:38 pm

Shadow 83...no

Jericoeagle1 · Post by **Jericoeagle1** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 7:40 pm

I'm glad to see a Hellcat its a must have but disapointed not to see an A-10. I'll bet it will be out in a couple of months (the hellcat that is).

Website · Post by **Teamski** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 7:50 pm

It looks ok. Being a "shape" fiend, I hope they work on the cockpit. It's too angular and it's missing the aft fuselage window. Looking at the bottom photo, they may have done just that or it's a 1:48 model. We'll see......

-Ski

Sabrefan · Post by **Sabrefan** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:04 pm

The aft fuselage window was only on the F6F-3 Hellcat. The BBI model looks like an F6F-5 version to me.

Spudkopf · Post by **Spudkopf** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:10 pm

Gee I went to lunch and then had to filter through two more pages just to catch up.

Looks very nice, even if it's not my thing I may get one, thats if I can get hold of one down here.

By the way (OT) which Stearman are we talking about ?

VH-JLA
VH-JUX
VH-JQY
VH-SNM
VH-ZYZ
VH-PWS

I have quite a few shots of Juliet Quebec Yankee taken at the AAAA flyin at Narrandera YNAR in April. Are you a member of the AAAA?

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:16 pm

Where's Mighty Mustang? He's got to see this.

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:32 pm

VMF115 wrote:We need a Joe Foss version

Sorry Mike of many names, I was thinking wildcat How long before we can see one of those?

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:35 pm

Sabrefan wrote:Awesome, we have an F6F-5 Hellcat!, When will it be out for us to get one??????

I cant wait to get one, I just hope it is out soon.

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:38 pm

Jericoeagle1 wrote:I'm glad to see a Hellcat its a must have but disapointed not to see an A-10. I'll bet it will be out in a couple of months (the hellcat that is).

We still have next week at the toy fair, maybe we will see the A-10.
How about Mike is there a goos chance that we will see an A-10 next week???

Jericoeagle1 · Post by **Jericoeagle1** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:46 pm

VMF115 wrote:
Jericoeagle1 wrote:I'm glad to see a Hellcat its a must have but disapointed not to see an A-10. I'll bet it will be out in a couple of months (the hellcat that is).
We still have next week at the toy fair, maybe we will see the A-10.
How about Mike is there a goos chance that we will see an A-10 next week???

I wouldn't count on it. Just about every manufacturer has nixed the idea, though I think maybe we will see a smaller jet from someone.

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 9:10 pm

Jericoeagle1 wrote:
VMF115 wrote: We still have next week at the toy fair, maybe we will see the A-10.
How about Mike is there a goos chance that we will see an A-10 next week???
I wouldn't count on it. Just about every manufacturer has nixed the idea, though I think maybe we will see a smaller jet from someone.

Who knows..maybe they want to save someting for the toy fair.

pokeyjtc · Post by **pokeyjtc** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 9:20 pm

Hope the Hellcat is out before Christmas. It looks great and I can't wait to get one. I am happy to see a new aircraft being produced in 1:18.

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 9:30 pm

Nice Hellcat! This is what I thought they mystery plane would be. Although I've made the ME-262 as the last plane on my "list" to get, I think I'll make room for the Hellcat given its historical importance and the fact that it had the highest kill ratio of WWII

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 9:35 pm

pokeyjtc wrote:Hope the Hellcat is out before Christmas. It looks great and I can't wait to get one. I am happy to see a new aircraft being produced in 1:18.

I agree its a sweet aircraft. I bet its around 50-60 US bucks

MightyMustang · Post by **MightyMustang** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 9:42 pm

OMG ITS A HELLCAT FROM BBI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I cant believe what I'm seeing in those pictures. My greatest wish has come true boys. FINALLY a Hellcat. I'm so damn excited I cant control myself, I'm like a little kid at a candy store. For months I begged and pleaded and hoped that BBI or 21st would come out with a Hellcat and surprise surprise BBI is going to come out with one. My confidence in BBI has now been restored. Finally the top fighter in the pacific, the fighter that produced the most U.S Aces in WW 2, the fighter with a kill/loss ratio of 19-1 gets recognized. And its about damn time too. Thanks Mike and thanks to BBI.

I know the photos that were posted is only the prototype but the Grumman Cat looks awsome and after seeing what a fantastic job BBI did on the Marines Dream Corsair I'm sure the finished F6F will look just as great.

My wish for the first paint scheme? The F6F flown by Lt Alex Vraciu, White 19 then a repaint of Capt David McCampell's Minsii III. I'm getting ahead of myself but those are just ideas mind you. I dont care if BBI makes up a fictious paint scheme like Marines Dream as long as I have the 1/18th Hellcat. Thats how bad I want one and now that dream is a reality.

I'm like I said guys excited as hell about this news and I cant wait to get a release date for the F6F because I will be the first in line to buy one.

Finally a Hellcat in 1/18th scale. And its about time.

Thanks BBI.