Three new BBI F-16/F-18 paintschemes, incl. the Thunderbirds

King O' Fools · Post by **King O' Fools** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 11:41 am

Excellent news at militarytoyshop.com: http://www.militarytoyshop.com/prodtype ... istory=cat

popeye357 · Post by **popeye357** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 12:45 pm

Saaaweeeeeeeeeeettttt!!!!!!!!!!!1

Panther F · Post by **Panther F** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 1:03 pm

GREAT!!!

I didn't need to see this:

Falling farther and farther behind.

dragon53 · Post by **dragon53** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 1:52 pm

Does that mean the F-16 Wolf Pack paint scheme is being retired by BBI?

popeye357 · Post by **popeye357** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 4:16 pm

Hey panther, i take it you bought one off of Ebay??

Panther F · Post by **Panther F** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 5:19 pm

No. Just when I think I'm catching up and have all the aircraft I want, here comes another one around the corner!

I need to get a bigger room now.

popeye357 · Post by **popeye357** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 6:24 pm

Ill never catch up....ever.

AlloySkull · Post by **AlloySkull** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 12:02 am

I have five, count 'em, FIVE 1:18 scale aircraft. I will never ever catch up unless I work 40 hours a week every week, and at 8.25 an hour, let's do some math... (grabs calculator) $330 a week, minus taxes, which would be like $30 bucks for me, so let's say $300 a week... I'd still be working my ass of for every plane. I work in seafood, and it's fairly hard work, especially because I close. I can empty a huge 30 foot case of seafood in 30 minutes.

Sooo... I really want an F-16. I'm trying to keep my 1:18 costs down by collecting the smallest of 1:18 categories, post-ww2 aircraft.

Mainly jets. I want a frickin' German Starfighter... so bad, and the German Sabre. I had the chance to buy one at the Wings Over Houston airshow for 25 bucks, flat... I was die hard 1:32 at the time, and Jason (of Admiral Toys) had two planes I was dying for... the Red 3 Fw-190 and the night fighter Me-109E. O.o If only I had had a job then!

The only two aircraft I have that are WWII in 1:18 are the Pearl Harbor P-40 and the very first 109E, I got it when it first came out, and I was a kid, and I have always loved the 109E better than any, besides the 109D. But that will never be a pre-built model.

smokey1 · Post by **smokey1** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 12:25 am

That picture on militarytoyshop.com is not of a bbi f-16. That is an actual f-16. Look at the leading edge slats, wings, and landing gear. These features aren't on bbi's model. However, I do have a bbi thunderbird. I posted these pictures earlier. If you haven't seen them, the link is below.

http://s270.photobucket.com/albums/jj87 ... ird001.jpg

http://s270.photobucket.com/albums/jj87 ... ird003.jpg

http://s270.photobucket.com/albums/jj87 ... ird002.jpg

Panther F · Post by **Panther F** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 7:05 am

Thanks for the teaser pics!

So, it's been out for awhile then, huh? I've always liked the Thunderbirds over the Blue Angels.

King O' Fools · Post by **King O' Fools** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 8:19 am

Panther F wrote:Thanks for the teaser pics! So, it's been out for awhile then, huh? I've always liked the Thunderbirds over the Blue Angels.

If I'm not mistaken, Somkey1's pics are of a

custom paint job he had commissioned from a guy who sells customized 1:18 AC on e-bay. So the model militarytoyshop will be putting out should be new.

Meanwhile, in San Leandro, Ca, Pappy Boyington is still missing his ground crew... Just sayin'

Panther F · Post by **Panther F** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 12:26 pm

Aaaahh. I see!

smokey1 · Post by **smokey1** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 6:27 pm

That's correct! I grew up in Vegas, the home of the Thunderbirds(Nellis AFB), so when bbi came out with the f-16 I wanted one in the thunderbird scheme. Since bbi was taking to long, I figured out another way and had Jack paint this one up for me. I will be getting a couple bbi t-birds though.

Smokey