BBI Marine Corsair

vulgarvulture · Post by **vulgarvulture** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 11:09 pm

It's interesting (and a good sign if true) that BBI is re-issuing this bird:

http://www.aikensairplanes.com/blue%20box/bbi_21648.htm

Maybe a new scheme of say, the F-16, in T-bird colors is still a possibility?

snake · Post by **snake** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 11:22 pm

Great to see BBI releasing anything in 1/18.
Even a Corsair repaint.

Gives us hope that they might do some repaints of the F-16 and/or F-18.
Given what these are selling for on Ebay,and the cost of the JSI F-14,seems like there is a demand for these.

Thunderbirds would be cool,but hard to do properly.

popeye357 · Post by **popeye357** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 4:48 am

Not too hard to do, it looks like they had prototypes ready to roll:
http://www.sshqdb.com/18/index.php?cat=64
Scroll down to see the Tbird and F16/F18 Aggressor.

AMERICAN_GRENADIER · Post by **AMERICAN_GRENADIER** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 10:25 am

from what i understand they have a bunch coming in from china

Post by **aferguson** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 10:34 am

you guys sure that's not old info? That's an old scheme; was available some time ago.

vmf214 · Post by **vmf214** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 10:39 am

Dave is pretty good and keeping his site updated. I order quite abit of stuff from him. For years he was my only Marushin fix.

This is a nice one, and if does get re-released will be good for the guys just getting into the hobby. Selfishly though, I hope for a new scheme.

Aviatornut.com · Post by **Aviatornut.com** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 11:28 am

I don’t want to shatter anyone’s hopes but these are not new production but old stock lying around in China that has finally made its way here.

“Old production of bbi second series of the F4u is here and we have special on them for $47.99”

vmf214 · Post by **vmf214** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 12:45 pm

still good for the guys that missed it the first time at a reasonable price.

pcoughran · Post by **pcoughran** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 1:29 pm

Aviatornut.com wrote:I don’t want to shatter anyone’s hopes but these are not new production but old stock lying around in China that has finally made its way here.

“Old production of bbi second series of the F4u is here and we have special on them for $47.99”

Yeah, my first thought was "probably just like the BBI Pavehawk batch they found stashed away somewhere last year." Wonder how many Chinese warehouses have some "hidden stash" in them of other models.

Aviatornut.com · Post by **Aviatornut.com** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 4:37 pm

China must have a lot of warehouses like the ending of Raiders of the Lost Ark

jlspec · Post by **jlspec** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 5:22 pm

I have that scheme without the red in the star and bar

dragon53 · Post by **dragon53** » Sun Dec 20, 2009 2:59 pm

That explains the $400 BBI F/A-18 Hornets that just showed up at Flyingmule.

Volksdeutsch · Post by **Volksdeutsch** » Sun Dec 20, 2009 5:40 pm

i dont like the flying donkey boys they have a salesman whos an (.)

coreystinson · Post by **coreystinson** » Sun Dec 20, 2009 7:04 pm

aferguson wrote:you guys sure that's not old info? That's an old scheme; was available some time ago.

That are either being re-issued or some old stock has been found. They will be available again next month.

bananapirate · Post by **bananapirate** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 1:30 pm

That is new, the old marines scheme doesn't have the red stars and bars on the wing and says "marines" in its place

NWarty · Post by **NWarty** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 1:34 pm

I remember this picture on Aiken's site back in January when looking for pictures of my Marines Checkerboard scheme.

The current picture on Aiken's site has been there for sometime.

vulgarvulture · Post by **vulgarvulture** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 7:18 pm

It's back, at least for a limited time:

http://www.badcattoys.com/f4uch1blboxt.html

Dauntless · Post by **Dauntless** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 10:20 pm

I've seen a few on ebay lately. Most of them are showing the stock photo with the red stripe.

Is this a 1945 scheme? Or Post-War?
No usual explanation of the scheme from Badcat either.

Isn't it kind of inaccurate with the 3 blade propeller anyways?