BBI 1/18 F6F Hellcat

Plastic Spastic · Post by **Plastic Spastic** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 11:40 am

From Figures.com fall toy show coverage...

http://photos.figures.com/photo/1/showp ... hoto=28925

http://photos.figures.com/photo/1/showp ... hoto=28924

Also pics of P-51 and Zero markings variants.

If this is posted elsewhere my apologies...

Plastic Spastic · Post by **Plastic Spastic** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 11:55 am

Check the chunky weebles Target A-10 and then...is that a prototype of a real 1/18 A-10 hanging up?

http://photos.figures.com/photo/1/showp ... 5&cat=3290

http://photos.figures.com/photo/1/showp ... 9&cat=3290

Or another chunky one?

toyktdlgh · Post by **toyktdlgh** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 12:06 pm

I love the Hellcat!
I'm going to be so broke! I think this is AWSOME!!!. Love the Zero repaints to.

JOC · Post by **JOC** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 12:15 pm

All I can say is

YES, YES, YES

Now when and where????????????????
JOC

Plastic Spastic · Post by **Plastic Spastic** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 12:18 pm

Yeah you gotta love the pictures they took: almost gynecological intensity on covering the myriad Mustang repaints...and then a couple of over the shoulder candids of the freaking Hellcat prototype.

Didn't see any photo restriction signs at the display so the 007 spy shots excuse doesn't wash.

Anyway that Hellcat if it comes out will be quite a prize.

Knight26 · Post by **Knight26** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 12:19 pm

The Hellcat looks good but that "prototype A-10" hanging in the back is fugly beyond belief. It needs to be completely scrapped and rebuilt to even be worthy of being called an A-10. Perhaps it is just a really poorly done custom using the mini-fatboy-A-10.

Horsa · Post by **Horsa** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 12:22 pm

Hot damn! That looks great! I am going to need to hang these in the garage...

Horsa

Post by **p51** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 12:43 pm

WOW! A 1/18 Hellcat!

Yesssssss. And the Zero and Mustang repaints look awesome. Dangit... I just don't have room anymore but I know I'll be buying these. *sigh*

Jericoeagle1 · Post by **Jericoeagle1** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 12:58 pm

The A-10 looks like something someone built themselves, maybe an ARF (The Almost Ready to Fly foam glider). Its about that size I think. Just a guess. But the Hellcat is great I can't wait to see more of it.

Post by **aferguson** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 1:06 pm

Mike is currently at that show. Hopefully he'll have some news for us/clarifications when he gets back around the 29th.

That is probably the same Hellcat prototype that was rumoured a couple of years ago but never seen. As there are no pictures of it in a box, like the Zero, Mustang etc, i wouldn't get too, too excited about it just yet. But it does look like a possibility.

As for the A-10....the two pictures mentioned above are of different planes, the hanging one is definitely not the chubby one. That said i'm not sure that the hanging one represents a prototype 1/18 one either. In fact, i'm not sure exactly what it is. Maybe Mike can shed some light on this in a few days... It could be the GWS foam flyer done as a quick custom for the show. But whether that means they intend to make one is another question.

I wouldn't start eating yet..

Plastic Spastic · Post by **Plastic Spastic** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 1:12 pm

I agree; hence the lack of overenthusiasm in my posts. It's a sign that at some point someone was thinking about making one enough to make a prototype, but the fact that it isn't sitting on its own gear is a clear sign that it's not all there. I think it shows that they would like to make a 1/18 scale Hellcat and a non-goofy 1/18 scale A-10, not that they are.

Website · Post by **Teamski** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 3:07 pm

Yeah I can see the scepticism, but the very idea of showing it gives me some serious goose bumps!! They wouldn't show it before now, like their P-47, but they did here........ Remember, bbi isn't what you would call, predictable. So, where was I? oh.........

Man, a Hellcat! How cool is that!!!!!! WAAYYYY COOOLL!!!! I MUST HAVE IT!!!!!

-Ski

ps. Big thanks to Spastic for the heads up!

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 3:31 pm

Could it mean....could it be....oh please please please let it be a GOOD sign that a 1/18 scale A-10 Warthog is on its way.

I just hope this isn't a joke.

The Hellcat looks amazing!!!

flayrah · Post by **flayrah** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 3:43 pm

Excellent choice on bbi's part, I'm really looking forward to it - and it's a safe bet we'll see these, before the Avenger.

Quixote511 · Post by **Quixote511** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 3:45 pm

I am absolutely stoked. I loved the Hellcat as a child (partly because I got to say hell). Ha. No kidding, I am really looking forward to this ship.
Aaron

Rogue · Post by **Rogue** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 4:36 pm

Hell yes, Hellkitty!

I'll take a Princeton, and a Minzi III for starters.

Thank you.

JimBob55 · Post by **JimBob55** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 6:26 pm

The Hellcat looks pretty good, but it must be pretty much a pre-production version needing a bit more detail work. It depicts a F6F from CV-9 Hornet. If it has the same quality as the Corsair and the Zero, it'll be a winner!

BUT, IMHO, the fact that they are showing it is a good sign! (let's hope)

Looks like my deck space is gonna get crowded!

JimBob

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 7:08 pm

I remember reading on a website that this toy fair is for vendors only. A toy fair for vendors to visit with the toy companies attending to see what they are going to offer in the future year since some vendors have to plan their orders way in advance of production runs. Can anybody confirm this? This might explain why the Hellcat dosen't look complete and why the 1/18 looking A-10 is so rough looking, they are just to show vendors what they are working on for future releases.

Found the website....it's from figures.com....duh..

...anyhow:

http://www.toy-tia.org/Content/Navigati ... y_Show.htm

Shin Densetsu · Post by **Shin Densetsu** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 7:51 pm

This is not totally accurate, but did you guys notice that the black hornet displayed with gear down, has the yellow tips and liveries of VFA-103? This is a NICE touch! IT may not be fully accurate(VFA-103 has the F/A-18F super bug, they never flew the legacy, and plus this is a 1 seater F/A-18C legacy hornet), but its really cool!

I wonder if this is the black one mike promised we would get one way or another before x mas.

Post by **p51** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 8:55 pm

I would love to see all those repaints appear at Toys R Us or Badcat. I'm still hoping they rerelease the Blue Angel series again so I can get a few more!

Looking forward to the hellcat! It's going to be great having two Warbirds with folding wings!

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 9:48 pm

The new releases just don't stop, do they? A Hellcat will be very cool! It is one of the "great" planes of WWII and the one with the highest kill ratio. A perfect counterpart for the Zero and the Corsair - and yet another plane 21c hasn't given intentions of doing yet. Ah well, they have the Avenger... Thats probably one more plane I'll need to get - along with a new house to display them all

DocTodd · Post by **DocTodd** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 10:43 pm

That A-10 looks pretty funky, it would be great if it signals an intention to make one. We will have to "wait and see". I like the Hellcat-it looks like it might be a production model-we can hope.
Todd

KAGNEW · Post by **KAGNEW** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 1:28 pm

Hellcat hell yes
i would take a couple

tances@sbcglobal.net · Post by **tances@sbcglobal.net** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 1:56 pm

new guy here need hellcat bad

KAGNEW · Post by **KAGNEW** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 2:13 pm

hellcats. Phantoms then tomcats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Phantoms Phorever

Small Scale Military Headquarters

BBI 1/18 F6F Hellcat

BBI 1/18 F6F Hellcat

Cute A-10 shown...and REAL A-10????

pics

Don't go Spastic just yet

Hellcat

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