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New BBI online store coming soon.

Post by CW4USARMY » Tue Dec 20, 2011 6:43 pm

BBI Facebook page says they will be opening a new on line store "specially" for elite force products.
Would be nice of this means we could expect new products to sell there.

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Post by aferguson » Tue Dec 20, 2011 7:21 pm

well maybe we can. They're obviously getting back in the game in a significant way with all the repaints, the re-do blackhawk and now the store. It can only be a matter of time til new products appear.
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Post by grunt1 » Tue Dec 20, 2011 9:09 pm

This is good news and I'm glad their modern stuff is helping them get back into the game. That being said WWII for the win!
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Post by SolidSnakeEyes » Tue Dec 20, 2011 9:12 pm

New 1/18 BBI stuff would be awesome. Modern, WWII, whatever...I'll take what I can get. Though, it would be nice to finally see BBI's take on Germans.
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Post by lancelot » Tue Dec 20, 2011 9:28 pm

I hope it works out for them, even though it won't.

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Post by flayrah » Tue Dec 20, 2011 9:39 pm

lancelot wrote:I hope it works out for them, even though it won't.
Well that's a positive outlook

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Re: New BBI online store coming soon.

Post by Aslav » Tue Dec 20, 2011 9:43 pm

I think this is great news for the 1/18 world.
The Blackhawk redo is not for me but I quickly snapped up the new(ish) Bf-109-G2.
Maybe this will mean re-releases of their older stuff, AH-64 Apache here I come.! 8)
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Post by normandy » Wed Dec 21, 2011 3:31 am

If BBI were to make 1:18 WWII Germans, I would say they'd be the best on the market!

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Post by gburch » Wed Dec 21, 2011 4:34 am

hmmm ... a little light in the east . . . .

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Post by rjvilla82 » Wed Dec 21, 2011 8:50 am

i'm curious to see what's this is about.

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Post by tmanthegreat » Wed Dec 21, 2011 9:55 am

Good news. It will only help this hobby :D
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Post by digger » Wed Dec 21, 2011 11:54 am

Great news. Cut out the middle-man. Brick and mortar is becoming a thing of the past and only adds unecessary cost to hobby products like these. Also gone are the PC restrictions and box dimensions that have been an obstacle to great products being readily or ever available. Full support from me.

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Post by Nugget » Wed Dec 21, 2011 3:14 pm

I really hope after their revival they will lower the prices, $160 for an aircraft that could once be had a a fraction of that price is insane. I remember being 11-ish and seeing the Blackhawks on clearance for $25 at Tagret. I myself went for the LAV25 and Humvees that were $15 :P.

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Post by lancelot » Thu Dec 22, 2011 12:12 am

what do you guys think they will attempt to sell?

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Post by aferguson » Thu Dec 22, 2011 9:43 am

i don't see this as being great news in itself. The good news in this is that BBI is clearly becoming more interested in 1/18, which may lead to an increasing flow of new product from them. Their store prices will be high, as they won't want to compete with their online etailers and shipping costs for you guys in the US will probably be high, as product will be coming from Hong Kong.
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Post by rjvilla82 » Fri Dec 23, 2011 8:40 am

aferguson wrote:i don't see this as being great news in itself. The good news in this is that BBI is clearly becoming more interested in 1/18, which may lead to an increasing flow of new product from them. Their store prices will be high, as they won't want to compete with their online etailers and shipping costs for you guys in the US will probably be high, as product will be coming from Hong Kong.


they're shipping stuff from Hong Kong? I didn't really think about that. i thought they have an office in the US.

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Post by gburch » Fri Dec 23, 2011 9:45 am

rjvilla82 wrote:they're shipping stuff from Hong Kong? I didn't really think about that. i thought they have an office in the US.
That's what I assumed -- that they'd build up some inventory here and use a third-party shipping outfit to manage filling orders. But that will put them into direct competition with established e-tailers.

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Post by SolidSnakeEyes » Fri Dec 23, 2011 10:25 am

Seems that the majority of their buyers would come from North America (I could be totally wrong in assuming this). It would make so much more sense for them to establish a distributor here, as to save time and cost on shipping...but, if they're just starting out, maybe it's not financially sound to do that at the go.
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Post by aferguson » Fri Dec 23, 2011 10:26 am

they may do but i think they'll ship from overseas. We'll have to wait and see, i guess.
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Re: New BBI online store coming soon.

Post by SolidSnakeEyes » Fri Dec 23, 2011 10:28 am

There has been no indication as to when this store might open, right?
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Post by zodiacflash » Fri Dec 23, 2011 10:45 am

Yeah, I remember the BBI website from 10 years ago. Nothing more than a seldom-updated showcase. The best way to get new info on upcoming products and prices was to ask the dealers. This would be a big improvement, and it could make sales much easier for them. And yes, hopefully, it could mean more new products.
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Post by ketelone » Fri Dec 23, 2011 5:46 pm

Do you think they will expand or return to other scales as well?
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