BBI officially announces 1:18 elite force A-10 coming!

CW4USARMY · Post by **CW4USARMY** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 3:53 pm

Hey all, Just found this news item over at figures.com!
YeeeeeeeHaaaawwww!!!!!

http://www.figures.com/databases/action ... e=185&nl=1

mediump · Post by **mediump** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 4:03 pm

ATTN: jericoeagle1
how big is it acually going to be?

Morian Miner · Post by **Morian Miner** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 4:50 pm

ah man, an A-10. Who wants that piece of crud?

(Just had to fire the crowd up some more

)

Post by **aferguson** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 5:27 pm

man......you guys beat me to it. Just saw it on figures.com myself.

Well, eat up boys!

Jericoeagle1 · Post by **Jericoeagle1** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 5:32 pm

Actually Birddog found out and told me about it last week, we didn't want to mention it until someone officially announced it fearing we would jinx it. I'm glad to hear about it you bet. Now how many donuts can I buy for 500.00 dollars?

Post by **aferguson** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 5:37 pm

You guys were holding out on us? How did Birdog find out?

By the way, for whoever asked it would be about 3 feet long by about 3 1/2 feet wingspan. Or, as long as the F-18 and wider than it is long. A decent size.

digger · Post by **digger** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 5:37 pm

Wow, a year is long time to wait for something so cool.

At least it is "in the pipes."
Finally we could kill that Hunger Strike thread....

Jericoeagle1 · Post by **Jericoeagle1** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 5:40 pm

aferguson wrote:You guys were holding out on us? How did Birdog find out?

By the way, for whoever asked it would be about 3 feet long by about 3 1/2 feet wingspan. Or, as long as the F-18 and wider than it is long. A decent size.

Birddog Talked to the someone at Figures.com as the fair was going on I believe. Trust me we were both bursting at the seams to say something. Even now, I don't want to be too confident.

Quixote511 · Post by **Quixote511** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 5:48 pm

Well I'll be darned! NIce. And the neat thing is, usually when bbi announces something, they deliver it relatively close to on time.
Aaron

Rogue · Post by **Rogue** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 5:49 pm

Zzzzzzzzzzzz!

Now you can go get some supper,

Post by **aferguson** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 6:03 pm

Mike wrote:

"An official announcement of a pending release from bbi is always in the form of the bbi Hot News release.
Releases in any other format that is not expressly approved by bbi do not constitute official information from the company and bbi accepts no responsibility for the claims made by parties not related to or approved by bbi. This includes, and is not limited to, the article published by the website know as Figures.com."

oh-oh....put down those knives and forks guys..

Jericoeagle1 · Post by **Jericoeagle1** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 6:06 pm

See my prior post...

digger · Post by **digger** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 6:14 pm

aferguson wrote:Mike wrote:

"An official announcement of a pending release from bbi is always in the form of the bbi Hot News release.
Releases in any other format that is not expressly approved by bbi do not constitute official information from the company and bbi accepts no responsibility for the claims made by parties not related to or approved by bbi. This includes, and is not limited to, the article published by the website know as Figures.com."

oh-oh....put down those knives and forks guys..

Um, sure. Could that be the party line? I think so.
Obvious damage control and face-saving in light of bbi's "secrecy" policy and attempt to keep expectations so low and keep us so clueless that we could never be dissappointed. Nice try, but no. That does not sound like the type of thing that could be misinterpreted like the Sci-Fi figures last year or whatever. Let's end the charade, shall we? For all of our sanity.

I think it is safe to say it is going to happen.

Now we play the waiting game...

....

CW4USARMY · Post by **CW4USARMY** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 6:22 pm

I just emailed the figures.com editor that posted the article to see if he can confirm that it was a BBI representative that announced the A-10 to them.
Hopefully we can quickly put this to rest (I agree with digger).

Post by **aferguson** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 6:26 pm

Mike wrote:

"To all
following digger's comment on the "party line"
It is recommended that all future enquiries regarding an A-10 be referred directly to digger as it appears he has all the answers."

CW4USARMY · Post by **CW4USARMY** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 6:45 pm

For Mike,

Where the hec do I find bbi hot news releases? The bbi website has not been updated in ages (no pic or listing for corsair, zero, paratroopers, WWII etc.) and the last email i received from the membership had a news item dated Oct 2001. I would love to see news from bbi but where do I find it?

Thanks! (not being sarcastic, I really want to know)

immeww2 · Post by **immeww2** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 6:55 pm

I'll believe it when I see it sitting on the shelves.

DocTodd · Post by **DocTodd** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 7:23 pm

Well I am hopeful but realistic. I will be satisfied when they officially announce something. If it is due out in a year it is unlikely they would let the cat out of the bag this early. We will have to .....wait and see.
Todd

KAMIKAZE · Post by **KAMIKAZE** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 7:33 pm

It's too late. The hunger strike guys are
dead!

Mark

Post by **aferguson** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 7:50 pm

Mike wrote:

"for CW4USARMY
I was the bbi representative that met with figures.com during their time in our NYC showroom and I was very specific as to my comments to them regarding any items displayed there.

Our Hot News releases are emailed directly to bbi Members. Membership is free and sign up is via our website.
We broadcast all new releases as with the Corsair and Zero however those of you with SPAM filters active may not get the message as your filter will reject it. For each new release we get over 2,000 bouncebacks of our email.

So if you are an active member and not getting the news, then your filter or firewall is the reason."

CW4USARMY · Post by **CW4USARMY** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 8:27 pm

Thanks for the quick info Mike. I'll check it out!

digger · Post by **digger** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 10:11 pm

aferguson wrote:Mike wrote:

"To all
It is recommended that all future enquiries regarding an A-10 be referred directly to digger..."

Well boys, you could ask but I'm telling you right now you're just going to have to "Wait & See"

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 6:23 am

Man I've been out for a little while................I hope the A-10 is going to be done. It would be a great shame and disappointment for it not to happen now. The e-mail I sent was to the editor of Figures.com. He was the one who told me of the A-10 plans. Man......I was just getting ready to eat. All I can say is PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE BBI STILL BRING US THE A-10!!!!

Until then, the HUNGER STRIKE MUST GO ON!!!!!!!!

Jericoeagle1 · Post by **Jericoeagle1** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:19 am

Well even if there is no "official" word I'm going to remain optimistic. We all know how valuable secrecy is to these manufacturers, but I feel confident we will probably see an A-10 in around a year to a year and a half unless something catastrophic happens...knock on wood.

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:21 am

double knocking on wood......and putting the lock back on the refrigerator.....

Small Scale Military Headquarters

BBI officially announces 1:18 elite force A-10 coming!

BBI officially announces 1:18 elite force A-10 coming!

Nice

Party Line

bbi 1:18 A-10