Merit at 2013 New York Toy Fair

Jim@Merit · Post by **Jim@Merit** » Thu Feb 07, 2013 5:58 pm

We are pleased to announce that Merit will be showing in New York Toy Fair. Our Booth Number is 4314 and we will have a few "Big" Model Kits as well as "Built n Painted" items on display. Sorry no new 1/18 plane on display because the molds are not ready at the moment. However, we will have the JSI P-38 "Marge" with us. Hope to see some on you there.

dragon53 · Post by **dragon53** » Thu Feb 07, 2013 7:39 pm

JIM:

Thanks for the update,
I'm surprised that no one ever did a 1/18 "Marge" before. May I suggest Rex Barber's "Miss Virgina" as a follow-on to "Marge"?

CW4USARMY · Post by **CW4USARMY** » Thu Feb 07, 2013 7:42 pm

Great news Jim. Hope you'll post some pics on your website for those of us who cant make it!

Jnewboy · Post by **Jnewboy** » Thu Feb 07, 2013 10:09 pm

Has Merit decided on the paint for the first release of the 1/18 Fw-190A???

Jnewboy · Post by **Jnewboy** » Fri Feb 08, 2013 11:03 am

I just got a PM from a board member saying that there is no Fw-190 coming from Merit and instead it is a jet...

Is this true????

flyboy_fx · Post by **flyboy_fx** » Fri Feb 08, 2013 11:05 am

No new 190??? Screw that.

Jnewboy · Post by **Jnewboy** » Fri Feb 08, 2013 11:15 am

" Merit... Im coming to get you... "

normandy · Post by **normandy** » Fri Feb 08, 2013 2:11 pm

Hmm the Me 163 Komet can't be classified as a jet, so thats out the window. FW-190 would be cool, oh well.
Guess I'll stick with Pickel's 1:18 King Tiger. Its new for 2013.

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Fri Feb 08, 2013 2:36 pm

A jet would be awesome......

Hope that Merit will at least confirm that a jet is coming even if they aren't ready to tell what it is.

Makes since after what I read from Aviatornut's Facebook page.

NWarty · Post by **NWarty** » Fri Feb 08, 2013 7:30 pm

Here Merit, I have money in hand waiting for a FW-190A5, probably one of most wanted pieces in 1/18 history considering the ridiculous choice of a Dora for the FW by 21C. The only available one in the last decade was produced as a retrofit by a crazy and unstable rip-off artist, probably now holed-up in central Michigan clutching his guns and too afraid to actually respond to the people he ripped off.

It's small, it's not a huge honkin' jet, it's GERMAN and it has many many many repaints available.

Please tell me you want my money.

snake · Post by **snake** » Fri Feb 08, 2013 11:09 pm

Jnewboy wrote:I just got a PM from a board member saying that there is no Fw-190 coming from Merit and instead it is a jet...

Is this true????

Lets not get too excited about a rumour passed via an email.

Jim, and Merit have delivered some nice surprises the last year, and I have faith that they know the 1/18 market, and will give us something that should please many.

Would love a FW 190 A, but there is already a Dora , so not like the Butcher bird hasn't been done.

Stay tuned.

wolf8564 · Post by **wolf8564** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 11:40 pm

Well I will go out on alimb but I think my first choice will be the A-10 if not that the SU27
or the F-15

Jolly Roger · Post by **Jolly Roger** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 11:56 pm

I'm going with the Eagle...

normandy · Post by **normandy** » Sun Feb 10, 2013 6:19 am

Well no pics yet..... here's Merits link, Think Big? An aircraft carrier. B-24 and B-17 in kit form 1:32?

http://www.merit-intl.com/merit/

Did this come out yet?

normandy · Post by **normandy** » Sun Feb 10, 2013 11:50 am

Looks like a 1:32 B-17.

http://www.merit-intl.com/month/8-14-12 ... _01E05.jpg

The_Helicopter_Pilot · Post by **The_Helicopter_Pilot** » Sun Feb 10, 2013 1:05 pm

normandy wrote:Looks like a 1:32 B-17.

http://www.merit-intl.com/month/8-14-12 ... _01E05.jpg

To bad it's a kit instead of a prebuilt...

normandy · Post by **normandy** » Sun Feb 10, 2013 1:18 pm

Why? as a kit it may cost less.

The_Helicopter_Pilot · Post by **The_Helicopter_Pilot** » Sun Feb 10, 2013 1:26 pm

normandy wrote:Why? as a kit it may cost less.

Have you seen the cost of paint now days?? + I'm bad with kits anyways, I get bored to easy...

Beeavision · Post by **Beeavision** » Sun Feb 10, 2013 3:26 pm

Here is more images of it pre-built with no painted finish.

http://www.hk-models.de/p2_04.htm

http://www.scalemodelnews.com/2012/05/e ... -b-17.html

Not a big fan of 1-32 but since this particular model will be significantly larger I think I may get it after all. Its size should help keep it visibly balanced among the rest of my 1:18 collection. lol

Specs:

Wingspan: 988 mm (38.9 in)
Length: 788 mm (31 in)

normandy · Post by **normandy** » Sun Feb 10, 2013 3:49 pm

Wow this looks good!!!

This would look great with 1:18, for a diorama....

B17Fortress · Post by **B17Fortress** » Sun Feb 10, 2013 4:00 pm

This is really tempting (Need I reference my Forum Name?), to decorate that place...in my house...that I will make for it...

EDIT: Just coming into my mind now is this: From playing with Lego (don't judge) in my hobby room, a mini-figure so happened to end up against my 1/32 tanks, and what would you know? Perfect fit! Now, imagine my glee as I think about creating a custom Lego crew to decorate this awesome flying marvel!

Or, in spite of my inner kid, create that crash-site diorama I have always dreamed of.

Thanks for the updates, and I hope this won't cost too much!

Beeavision · Post by **Beeavision** » Sun Feb 10, 2013 4:23 pm

According to the site below it seems they are aiming to keep the price sightly above $200. Wing Scale had quoted $250 a year or two ago. So I guess its going to fall somewhere in between $200 and $250 maybe.

http://modelingmadness.com/industrynews/h-k/h-k.htm

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Sun Feb 10, 2013 5:25 pm

It will not be the A-10.

This from reliable sources.

greendevil41 · Post by **greendevil41** » Mon Feb 11, 2013 9:47 am

Pickel,
If this info about Merit NOT making a 190A turns out to be accurate, will you still knock out the conversion parts? I have a butchered D-9 with the A model tail mods done which was started just before the Merit rumors surfaced. It looks absolutely pitiful in it's present state!

[CAT]CplSlade · Post by **[CAT]CplSlade** » Mon Feb 11, 2013 10:15 am

Do you guys not know the B-17 kit is the same one that was mentioned about a year ago, when the B-25 was first on its way?

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