ALL-NEW BBI 1/18 plane?

CW4USARMY · Post by **CW4USARMY** » Fri May 02, 2008 10:45 am

Cooper, Do you mean the Tan 109 shown? It does look different from 21st's in that it has the antennae wires on it from cockpit to the tail which is consistent with BBi. Wish BBi had made an FW-190 but hey, it's something different!

MG-42 · Post by **MG-42** » Fri May 02, 2008 10:51 am

[+] > Nice lookin' bird ! *

Mitch v MG

Quixote511 · Post by **Quixote511** » Fri May 02, 2008 11:25 am

I would rekon it is a G2--different from 21st by a nose.

olifant · Post by **olifant** » Fri May 02, 2008 7:20 pm

That is good looking. It would almost be worth the spend to get a BBI German pilot; I love their aviators. But the price! 69 Euros?

Ouch! 21C isn't the only one with price increases!

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Fri May 02, 2008 7:27 pm

Well, if that is the Bf-109 that BBI winds up making, I just might have to get it should the chance arise. They seem to have smartly made it an earlier G variant and given it a North African paintscheme to boot. Its different enough from the 21c plane, has the correct antenna, and what seems to be a great-looking pilot figure.

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Fri May 02, 2008 8:22 pm

That 109 is a must have. If BBi makes it it should be out at TRU. Yippie !!

dragon53 · Post by **dragon53** » Fri May 02, 2008 8:33 pm

PICKELHAUBE:

Keep in mind BBI's F-4J is online-sales only and I think the limited edition F6F Cat Mouth is, too.
I hope BBI continues to sell through ToysRUs to provide a lower-price alternative to online-only sales, but the BBI F-4J suggests otherwise.

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Fri May 02, 2008 8:42 pm

dragon53 wrote:PICKELHAUBE:

Keep in mind BBI's F-4J is online-sales only and I think the limited edition F6F Cat Mouth is, too.
I hope BBI continues to sell through ToysRUs to provide a lower-price alternative to online-only sales, but the BBI F-4J suggests otherwise.

Dragon,
Dude you are a kill joy. Say it aint

so.

dragon53 · Post by **dragon53** » Fri May 02, 2008 9:53 pm

PICKELHAUBE:

When BBI first released the 1/32 F-4J, I emailed Merit's sales office and asked them if the F-4J was onlone only or would be sold in ToysRUS, too. The Merit sales rep said there were no plans for the F-4J to be sold by ToysRUS, etc for that year. So far in 2008, the F-4J is still online-sales only.

I'm worried that the 1/32 SBD, F4F and F-104 will be online-only, too. I think the 1/32 SBD and F4F (around $40 each)are over-priced compared to 21st Century's 1/32 planes which are only $15 at Wal-Mart.

King O' Fools · Post by **King O' Fools** » Sat May 03, 2008 3:22 am

olifant wrote:That is good looking. It would almost be worth the spend to get a BBI German pilot; I love their aviators. But the price! 69 Euros?

Ouch! 21C isn't the only one with price increases!

Actually, that's their regular price for 1/18 aircraft

(and this goes for most German e-tailers too). So no, that's NOT factoring in the price increase. Guess what will happen when 21st doubles their prices for aircraft too?

Website · Post by **Teamski** » Sat May 03, 2008 4:45 am

Great looking plane and pilot, not so good looking prices. It will have to be a chance TRU encounter....

-Ski

C00per · Post by **C00per** » Sat May 03, 2008 5:37 am

I agree with KOF. That a regular price for an airplane, just check the older airplanes that are listed with this etailer. 69€ is much but that´s what we have to pay here for 1/18 aircraft. So I guess the bbi Me 109 would cost you guys what you always paid for bbi models

Greetings
C00per

Post by **aferguson** » Sat May 03, 2008 5:53 am

looks good....i'll believe it when i see it. This is the same site that reported a bbi 1/18 Hind in 2004. They also have a bavarian f-104 in 1/18, which i suspect is actually the bbi 1/32 model.

Nice scheme though.....if it does come out i'll definitely get it. BBI will have scooped 21c on this scheme....unless it now magically appears from 21st in the next few months. I'm actually wondering if it is the 21c plane. Odd that bbi would make a 109g as well, when they know the market has been saturated with the 21c version. Could be a misprint calling it bbi? Why not make an E model, or a Fw-190A for that matter, if they're going to start making german planes. Why make a copy of a very good model that already exists?

MG40K · Post by **MG40K** » Sat May 03, 2008 9:57 am

Wow, cant wait until these hit the shelves!
They look great.

mountian-man · Post by **mountian-man** » Sun May 04, 2008 1:01 pm

I'm actually wondering if it is the 21c plane. Odd that bbi would make a 109g as well, when they know the market has been saturated with the 21c version. Could be a misprint calling it bbi? Why not make an E model, or a Fw-190A for that matter, if they're going to start making german planes. Why make a copy of a very good model that already exists?

Aferg,
Although it isn't an impressive difference, I think the BBi Me-109 is an F version, and definitely different from the 21st century version.

From the picture at Warbirdmodel you can tell it is a different tooling, with characteristic bbi paneling lines and rivets.(not to mention the pilot)

I assume like with most 1:18th aircraft BBi had this in the works for years. Just as the zero was the natural counter part for their celebrated Corsair, it only made sense for them to have planned a German axis aircraft to follow the P-51. So this was probably in the works during or before the 21st century version. I just hope that this isn't a kind of european exclusive. It'd be nice if we saw it listed on one of the American based e-tailers.

As for the Bavarian F-104... If you look in the 1/18th scale database there is a picture of a 21st century prototype in Bavarian markings... And there has been recent talk about about a repaint in that scheme.

Post by **aferguson** » Sun May 04, 2008 1:30 pm

the 109 in the picture is definitely a 'G' model; although i agree it looks diff't from te 21c version. It's just that bbi would never make german planes before, because they couldn't sell them in a mass retailer but i agree it has probably been in the works for years. If this does well maybe they will make a 190A. Somebody has to.

Strange 21c would make another german f-104 repaint when the marineflieger version didn't exactly fly off the shelves. This may be a euro exclusive however.

mkxiv · Post by **mkxiv** » Sun May 04, 2008 1:38 pm

It is a BF-109G-2. Different casting than 21c. We should have these in 4-5 months.....Lets hope

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Sun May 04, 2008 2:12 pm

I wish we could have some more better pics.

mountian-man · Post by **mountian-man** » Sun May 04, 2008 2:32 pm

It is a BF-109G-2. Different casting than 21c. We should have these in 4-5 months.....Lets hope

Wow, thanks for the quick confirmation, mkxiv!!!

I'll be keeping an eye out for it over at MTS.

Post by **aferguson** » Sun May 04, 2008 3:28 pm

thanks for the confirmation. Big surprise and must have from BBI>

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