I'm with ya! I was just prodding the gullable.GooglyDoogly wrote:The only thing that will convince 21st to make the Phantom is if AT finally make theirs.CW4USARMY wrote:Hope you guys put your money where your mouth is and buy these up!
Maybe it will convince them to go ahead and actually make an F-4 Phantom!
Wow, you're right, I keep forgetting that 21st is our 1:18 savior and can do no wrong, and that anybody who even mentions that they are even slightly unpleased with their practices are "nay sayers" and "whiners" and are marked for quick retaliation from their devout followers. Thanks for reminding me, now I'll go wash my mouth out with soap for being a bad boy on the forum.vmf214 wrote:As a "collector" and not a "completist" I put my money where my mouth is and bought one. The fact that BBD is one the THE most recognizable P-51's of all time is probably just a little bit of the reason for the special edition box. Maybe 21st is going in a new direction with customizing the boxes specific to the aircraft...I think it's pretty friggin' cool myself. I hope they only run them briefly in this box. Then we can read more whining from early on naysayers about "wish I woulda" as was the case with Tender Terror.
If they make the Phantom then cool, if it's out as projected even cooler. If it doesn't come out till next Christmas that's fine with me as well.
Without 21st boys we'd likely not have this hobby right now.
If experience is any guide, 21st will spend the next six months customizing the artwork for the box of the new paint scheme, which they'll announce in the summer and will probably hit the stores near you in, oh, let's say a year or two from now.tmanthegreat wrote:I actually hope the chances of seeing the BBD P-51 Special Edition at a brick-and-mortar store are slim. At least, after two of the Wal Marts in my area got 12-14 BBD P-51s each this past summer in the regular boxes. I would think that most of the people who want this particular paintscheme have one and 21c would do better to make a new paintscheme...
That's not to say that the box doesn't look nice, however
Amen to that, sir!dragon53 wrote:I bought four defect-riddled BBDs in the old box and would have preferred that 21st Century spend its time and resources on quality control instead of new boxes...a triumph of style over substance.
Hey, great smarta$$ reply. Now let me put my post BACK into context. Naysayer, referring to the spec. ed. BBD, NOT 21st's business practices, "whiner": guys who negged out an early item only to WHINE about it later on how they shoulda got one afterall. If you don't like the new box then don't buy the damn plane, don't blow negative smoke up everyone elses butt. Who said they are our saviour? They did start the damn 1/18 aircraft/armor line you know, or do you...CW4USARMY wrote:Wow, you're right, I keep forgetting that 21st is our 1:18 savior and can do no wrong, and that anybody who even mentions that they are even slightly unpleased with their practices are "nay sayers" and "whiners" and are marked for quick retaliation from their devout followers. Thanks for reminding me, now I'll go wash my mouth out with soap for being a bad boy on the forum.vmf214 wrote:As a "collector" and not a "completist" I put my money where my mouth is and bought one. The fact that BBD is one the THE most recognizable P-51's of all time is probably just a little bit of the reason for the special edition box. Maybe 21st is going in a new direction with customizing the boxes specific to the aircraft...I think it's pretty friggin' cool myself. I hope they only run them briefly in this box. Then we can read more whining from early on naysayers about "wish I woulda" as was the case with Tender Terror.
If they make the Phantom then cool, if it's out as projected even cooler. If it doesn't come out till next Christmas that's fine with me as well.
Without 21st boys we'd likely not have this hobby right now.
(I must have been crazy to think 21st could learn some custormer consideration and care lessons from Admiral)
Dude, lighten up. ROTFL!!!!!vmf214 wrote:Hey, great smarta$$ reply. Now let me put my post BACK into context. Naysayer, referring to the spec. ed. BBD, NOT 21st's business practices, "whiner": guys who negged out an early item only to WHINE about it later on how they shoulda got one afterall. If you don't like the new box then don't buy the damn plane, don't blow negative smoke up everyone elses butt. Who said they are our saviour? They did start the damn 1/18 aircraft/armor line you know, or do you...CW4USARMY wrote: Wow, you're right, I keep forgetting that 21st is our 1:18 savior and can do no wrong, and that anybody who even mentions that they are even slightly unpleased with their practices are "nay sayers" and "whiners" and are marked for quick retaliation from their devout followers. Thanks for reminding me, now I'll go wash my mouth out with soap for being a bad boy on the forum.
(I must have been crazy to think 21st could learn some custormer consideration and care lessons from Admiral)
I am so tired of threads going off into left field. This thread is about the new spec. ed. BBD, not a freakin' Phantom! That's the one thing I despise about this forum, too many threads get bastardized into something else. Lets keep it to topic.
I guess I'm "gullable", damn wish I was a primodonna...
