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bbi ZERO with green paint up for preorder now!
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 9:09 am
by JohnLumley
Found pictures of the next version of the bbi zero up for presale!
This version has the green paint.
Could this be showing up soon at Toys "R" Us ???
Ad says arriving late October 2005.
http://www.mibglobal.com.au/prod4385.htm
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 9:30 am
by Tinman
Wow - looks nice!
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 9:38 am
by Quixote511
I have that old Monogram kit in 1/48 hanging above my head in the classroom as I type. It would be great to have in 1/18.
Aaron
Re: bbi ZERO with green paint up for preorder now!
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 9:45 am
by pastel_monster
JohnLumley wrote:Found pictures of the next version of the bbi zero up for presale!
This version has the green paint.
If you look closely, the sculpt is different it is not bbi's Zero. Also it looks like a smaller scale replica. Maybe M.I.B uploaded the wrong pic...
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 10:25 am
by Jericoeagle1
Thats what I thought too it looks like a much smaller scale then 1:18th I think that just may be a generic Zero picture they found to illustrate a zero.
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 1:14 pm
by Emil Frand
wow that RAF P51 looks great!
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 1:25 pm
by aferguson
it's actually an RAAF P-51. Mike mentioned them along time ago. They're exclusives for Australia.
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 4:18 pm
by vmf214
The Zero pictured is actually a paper model. Approx. scale 1/33 I'd suspect as most are...
Zero
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 4:29 pm
by digger
Well, as stated when announced, the Zero is NOT A BCA exclusive. The paint scheme was a BCA exclusive, but I suspect there will be other Zeros and other channels to obtain them. To BCA's credit, they made it happen.
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 9:57 pm
by tmanthegreat
That green Zero is probably an Australian exclusive - very much like that F-18 and P-51 seen earlier. The paint scheme seems more like one that would be found on the A6M5 Type 52 model as opposed to the A6M2 that BBI is producing. Either way, I'm just glad that our version of the Zero is coming next week!
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 11:03 am
by pastel_monster
Yeah but unfortunately Australian shops sell bbi and 21st Century stuff for way too high... usually at least twice US retail price!
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 3:27 pm
by KAMIKAZE
That's the version I want.
Mark
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 7:59 pm
by p51
I'm skeptical.... at least until I see a photo of the real deal.
bbi green zero shown at ihobby
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 6:46 am
by markecho
well i dropped by the ihobby show and surprisingly Merit was/is there yesterday and today and showed the BBI 1:18 green zero and the rep there said that this model is the "mass market" model - not in terms of quality but in terms of retailers. so we should see these in TRU. and the "white version" is a BCT exclusive.
sorry i wasn't expecting much from the show (that was relative to our hobby) so i didnt bring a camera and i don't have a camera phone)