JSI to issue a special edition F-14

King O' Fools · Post by **King O' Fools** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 8:02 pm

Black_Dragon_One wrote:
NWarty wrote:I think I said it before,

If Merit has the time to edit their photo pages all of yesterday, last night and today with the huge concerns customers are having with the paintjob, is it that hard to find a completed photograph of the production Tomcat from the JSI factory?

Why haven't they done this???? Seems something very easy to do to set folks' minds at ease. Unless there really IS an issue. I really hope I'm wrong and not getting a suprise when I open the box.

I'd like to know exactly what I'm getting before this thing shows up at my doorstep. THAT'S THE CONCERN.
i photo shop for u if u want,,,

Then you'd better not forget including the pilots.

GooglyDoogly · Post by **GooglyDoogly** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 9:49 pm

Yay ambush camo Tomcats!

wolfman1973 · Post by **wolfman1973** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 10:27 pm

I can tell you that there will be 250 special edition F-14's available. But only dealers will be able to buy them.

Black_Dragon_One · Post by **Black_Dragon_One** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 1:04 am

wolfman1973 wrote:I can tell you that there will be 250 special edition F-14's available. But only dealers will be able to buy them.

who might that be and when, were and how much

Black_Dragon_One · Post by **Black_Dragon_One** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 1:25 am

King O' Fools wrote:
Black_Dragon_One wrote: i photo shop for u if u want,,,
Then you'd better not forget including the pilots.

for all to see what is coming post a review on what we will be getting on youtube...

then there will be no problem...

thatf14guy · Post by **thatf14guy** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 7:33 am

no comment

AMERICAN_GRENADIER · Post by **AMERICAN_GRENADIER** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 9:14 am

Black_Dragon_One wrote:
wolfman1973 wrote:I can tell you that there will be 250 special edition F-14's available. But only dealers will be able to buy them.
who might that be and when, were and how much

no date given! suggested retail is 280$

DropTank · Post by **DropTank** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 9:57 am

A special edition would appeal to some depending on the scheme and final price. I would hope that perhaps JSI would be inclined to utilize the mold for several future releases. Production may be hard to speculate with the current economy. I look forward to the arrival of the Jolly Roger and will just take a wait and see attitude about any others. Scheme and Price will be a factor.

Foxhole Toys · Post by **Foxhole Toys** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:20 am

The Special Edition Tomcat will be available to all vendors at the first annual Christmas "A Weekend of Heroes" show in California on December 5th. Any outstanding pieces will then be made available to dealers on the 6th who have purchased the regular F-14.

Just what exactly the 'extras' will be is unknown but we are told by Merit more information will be coming soon.

Cheers!

CW4USARMY · Post by **CW4USARMY** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 12:34 pm

Foxhole, do you think you'll be able to get some of the special editions?

DocTodd · Post by **DocTodd** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 9:07 pm

Yes I would be up for one at the $280 price.
T

Foxhole Toys · Post by **Foxhole Toys** » Sun Nov 22, 2009 12:09 am

Hi CW4USARMY! We have several folks interested in us getting the SP version for them and since we do have the regular version coming we have access. It all depends on what happens with the 250 pieces allocated to the show vendors. Our belief is that Merit will not sell all at the show and we hope to meet everyone's requests.

Would you like us to add your name?

We aren't sure if this is the venue for this as we always adhere to the retailer rules on this forum. Although, this is an unusual set of circumstances and there are no guarantees to retailers at this point.

You may contact us directly at sales@foxholetoys.com or by phone at 503.679.0919.

Cheers,
Matt

King O' Fools · Post by **King O' Fools** » Sun Nov 22, 2009 12:31 am

What is the Special Editionall about? Is it the same paint scheme? Does it include pilots? Flight deck personnel? Or does it only come with the lighting as an extra?

CW4USARMY · Post by **CW4USARMY** » Mon Nov 23, 2009 5:51 am

Foxhole Toys wrote:Hi CW4USARMY! We have several folks interested in us getting the SP version for them and since we do have the regular version coming we have access. It all depends on what happens with the 250 pieces allocated to the show vendors. Our belief is that Merit will not sell all at the show and we hope to meet everyone's requests. Would you like us to add your name?

We aren't sure if this is the venue for this as we always adhere to the retailer rules on this forum. Although, this is an unusual set of circumstances and there are no guarantees to retailers at this point.

You may contact us directly at sales@foxholetoys.com or by phone at 503.679.0919.

Cheers,
Matt

Email Sent!

supersonicfifi · Post by **supersonicfifi** » Mon Nov 23, 2009 9:41 am

i am wondering NOW ! what to do ? i haven't pre-ordered one yet (I was so desappointed so many time ... Dauntless, Phantom etc ...)

Now if i am ready to put 230 why not 280 ? the shipping would be the same !

I wish i had more infos .... please MERIT post again .....

Coreyeagle48 · Post by **Coreyeagle48** » Mon Nov 23, 2009 3:58 pm

Greetings

The sound of the specal edition F-14 reminds me of the New Bright light and sound F-14's that company made for awhile in the 1990's. They were pretty cool, I remember having two of them that I pretty much beat the crap out of through play. They were neat though, the wings worked, it lit up, all the good stuff the kids want. I still see them on random searches on ebay.

I'll pass on the special edition. It's neat and all, but I really do not need a model that lights up like a Christmas tree. Neat idea, but just not something I will spend the extra money on.

Corey

Post by **aferguson** » Mon Nov 23, 2009 4:33 pm

i think the special edition just has lights and maybe sounds....i haven't heard that the wings swing. That would be pretty neat. You'd think if New Bright could do it for $50 that JSI could do it for $280.

Ferrari250GTO · Post by **Ferrari250GTO** » Mon Nov 23, 2009 6:02 pm

aferguson wrote:i haven't heard that the wings swing. That would be pretty neat. You'd think if New Bright could do it for $50 that JSI could do it for $280.

Take a look here...
viewtopic.php?p=207364#207364

Coreyeagle48 · Post by **Coreyeagle48** » Mon Nov 23, 2009 7:37 pm

Greetings

I think Andy meant they don't swing with a motor, just manually. The New Bright model has battery operated swing wings.

It's too bad that they are putting the name of the show on the cockpit, it'd even be better to have the Maverick and Goose Top Gun names over that.

Corey

Post by **aferguson** » Mon Nov 23, 2009 9:02 pm

yes i meant the wings should be motorized, like the New Bright one.

I agree putting the name of the show on the plane is goofy in the extreme.

Shin Densetsu · Post by **Shin Densetsu** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 1:07 am

The sound of the specal edition F-14 reminds me of the New Bright light and sound F-14's that company made for awhile in the 1990's. They were pretty cool, I remember having two of them that I pretty much beat the crap out of through play. They were neat though, the wings worked, it lit up, all the good stuff the kids want. I still see them on random searches on ebay.

I had that one, the only bad thing about it was that it wasn't wireless. It would have been cool if it was wireless and could have the gear retractable or swappable. Had to be 1/32 scale or larger and the mold itself was good except for the big electronics compartments. I remember that Tomcat being fairly heavy too.

I agree with aferg, if the JSI Tomcat had motorized swing wings that would be excellent.

la817291 · Post by **la817291** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 5:25 am

I am still wondering is there a real special edition F-14 jumping out or just a shitty pipe dream there.

I had already put my preorder of regular F-14 on MTS and CAT seperately ,I don't remember they had mentioned anything of about the special edition .

Shin Densetsu · Post by **Shin Densetsu** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 11:33 am

I am still wondering is there a real special edition F-14 jumping out or just a ---- pipe dream there.

I had already put my preorder of regular F-14 on MTS and CAT seperately ,I don't remember they had mentioned anything of about the special edition .

News of the special edition surfaced last week so it's not something that MTS and Badcat posted when the initial preorders went up

thatf14guy · Post by **thatf14guy** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 11:59 am

military toy shop says they are getting a few, but i've been talking to jsi for months about custom tomcats, they never mentioned this, $280 sure beats paying $1650,...

toyktdlgh · Post by **toyktdlgh** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 12:33 pm

thatf14guy wrote:military toy shop says they are getting a few, but i've been talking to jsi for months about custom tomcats, they never mentioned this, $280 sure beats paying $1650,...

I have to ask, why would you even think of paying that much for that plane? If you want a totally custom Cat I’m sure you can buy a regular plane and hire one of the extremely talented gentlemen on this board to give you the one off your looking for. I bet someone on here that has talent with this sort of thing could help. Even if I were a movie star I wouldn’t drop that much on this plane. That’s more like a “museum quality piece” price tag. Buy your Mustang and pass on the custom toy plane.
My 2 cents