RedLion Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Have you not been reading the last page of this thread?? The bandai kits have been banned from outside of Asia. Online stores have removed or not placed them on their overseas sites. Chris That Stinks! Bandai's Star Wars model kits crush all the others! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derex3592 Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 True Story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLion Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 This isn't terrible. Revell has some cool options with more toy featured sound effects and lights. A little dry brushing hear and there and you have a pretty cool display model. How does a model company put more toy into there models than a toy company? http://www.revell.com/model-kits/entertainment/starwars-bap.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight26 Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 If you ever compare the revell and the bandai kits there is a huge difference in quality, detail, proportions, and scaling. The Bandai kits are hands down some of the best out there for those who don't have the skill/patience for the higher end kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric indigo Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 The Bandai kits are hands down some of the best out there for those who don't have the skill/patience for the higher end kits. Only that with Star Wars, there aren't any higher end (plastic) kits... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechaninac Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Only that with Star Wars, there aren't any higher end (plastic) kits... Too true. Bandai currently occupies the very pinnacle of mass produced plastic kits for the Star Wars property, a spot previously held by Fine Molds; and in many many ways, least of wish is the sheer selection -- and growing, Bandai has even outdone that high watermark. That Disney is deliberately denying worldwide fans and hobbyists easy access to these wonderful renditions of classic and future figure and vehicle kits, thereby saddling everyone outside Japan and East Asia with woefully inferior crap (maybe Revell will surprise us if they indeed issue kits from Fine Molds' tooling, but what they've shown so far is laughably bad), or forcing gray-market deals to acquire them henceforth, is inexcusable from a fan standpoint, and reeks of the top-down, cronyism-laden, heavy-handed, corporate control that the House of Mouse is infamous for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobber Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Too true. Bandai currently occupies the very pinnacle of mass produced plastic kits for the Star Wars property, a spot previously held by Fine Molds; and in many many ways, least of wish is the sheer selection -- and growing, Bandai has even outdone that high watermark. That Disney is deliberately denying worldwide fans and hobbyists easy access to these wonderful renditions of classic and future figure and vehicle kits, thereby saddling everyone outside Japan and East Asia with woefully inferior crap (maybe Revell will surprise us if they indeed issue kits from Fine Molds' tooling, but what they've shown so far is laughably bad), or forcing gray-market deals to acquire them henceforth, is inexcusable from a fan standpoint, and reeks of the top-down, cronyism-laden, heavy-handed, corporate control that the House of Mouse is infamous for. Revell are deffinately releasing at least 3 Finemolds kits, 1/48 X-wing and TIE fighter, 1/72 Falcon. I will admit that the level 2 Revell new X-wing looks pretty good. Not Bandai good, but still a lot better than that build and play kit pictured above. Here is an interview with the GM of Revell discussing the kits. It's actually not a bad watch. Part 3 has the level 2 kits featured. X-wing looks to be about 1/48ish the TIE looks huge! Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Part 4: Chris Part 3 also has the finemolds kits.Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derex3592 Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Too true. Bandai currently occupies the very pinnacle of mass produced plastic kits for the Star Wars property, a spot previously held by Fine Molds; and in many many ways, least of wish is the sheer selection -- and growing, Bandai has even outdone that high watermark. That Disney is deliberately denying worldwide fans and hobbyists easy access to these wonderful renditions of classic and future figure and vehicle kits, thereby saddling everyone outside Japan and East Asia with woefully inferior crap (maybe Revell will surprise us if they indeed issue kits from Fine Molds' tooling, but what they've shown so far is laughably bad), or forcing gray-market deals to acquire them henceforth, is inexcusable from a fan standpoint, and reeks of the top-down, cronyism-laden, heavy-handed, corporate control that the House of Mouse is infamous for. Perfectly stated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wm cheng Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 You saw the fine example Revell put out against the Bandai right?! http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=35122&p=1220991 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobber Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Check out this awesome art print! Available here: http://www.acmearchivesdirect.com/product/SWTFA461P/Incom-T-70-Tearin-It-Up.html?cid= Gotta admit, I'm tempted. Chris You saw the fine example Revell put out against the Bandai right?! http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=35122&p=1220991 I'm trying to stay positive and hope that the Level 2 kits coming in Oct will be pretty good. They look much better from these laughable first release kits from what I can see of them so far. Maybe not Bandai level, but with some TLC they might be able to make pretty nice kits. Though, they will be around 1/48 and not in scale with the bulk of Bandai's kits. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myk Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Check out this awesome art print! image.jpg Available here: http://www.acmearchivesdirect.com/product/SWTFA461P/Incom-T-70-Tearin-It-Up.html?cid= Gotta admit, I'm tempted. Chris I'm trying to stay positive and hope that the Level 2 kits coming in Oct will be pretty good. They look much better from these laughable first release kits from what I can see of them so far. Maybe not Bandai level, but with some TLC they might be able to make pretty nice kits. Though, they will be around 1/48 and not in scale with the bulk of Bandai's kits. Chris Is there a version with the original X Wing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewie Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Check out this awesome art print! image.jpg Available here: http://www.acmearchivesdirect.com/product/SWTFA461P/Incom-T-70-Tearin-It-Up.html?cid= Gotta admit, I'm tempted. Chris I'm trying to stay positive and hope that the Level 2 kits coming in Oct will be pretty good. They look much better from these laughable first release kits from what I can see of them so far. Maybe not Bandai level, but with some TLC they might be able to make pretty nice kits. Though, they will be around 1/48 and not in scale with the bulk of Bandai's kits. Chris I 'borrowed' the hell out of this for my desktop background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobber Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 So did I. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric indigo Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Grab some official Hi-Res TFA spaceship renders here: http://imgur.com/a/lWptA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areaseven Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Curse of Star Wars strikes again as Luke Skywalker actor Mark Hamill nearly dies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikElvis Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 ^^^^^^^ I would have been devastated. And coming from me that means a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Focker Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 I love the quote about how a safety railing was ruled out because it would spoil the terrain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynaman Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 I love the quote about how a safety railing was ruled out because it would spoil the terrain. It is a world heritage site so the railing may well ruin whatever it is they are trying to preserve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areaseven Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 It is a world heritage site so the railing may well ruin whatever it is they are trying to preserve. Yeah, just look at the Leaning Tower of Pisa and all its lead weights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommar Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Sooo some sort of clear fiber glass railing is still a detriment? Or better yet, get creative and have railing painted like the wall behind it so that from a distance it blends in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negotiator Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Looked up some pic of the place and ya if you fall, you're rolling all the way down. Some hand rails would help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Gah, spoiler in that article. Not huge, but I now know something about Ep VII Luke I didn't before. Grab some official Hi-Res TFA spaceship renders here: http://imgur.com/a/lWptA That Star Destroyer looks disappointingly "obviously CG". It's all about the textures---it's too smooth and shiny. What happened to all the practical model stuff they were going for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric indigo Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 They went with more practical props in the sets, but the days of motion controlled models for flight scenes are definitely gone. Up to a certain scale, models are still build sometimes for texture and lighting reference - and public events. Ironically, the Prequels are generally bashed for their use of CG, but I think we also witnessed the peak of FX model building there. Regarding the Star Destroyer - is that a hammer-headed ship on some kind of launch rail at the inside of the bow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynaman Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Sooo some sort of clear fiber glass railing is still a detriment? Or better yet, get creative and have railing painted like the wall behind it so that from a distance it blends in. The important part of a world heritage site is preserving the site, NOT making it safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewie Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Regarding the Star Destroyer - is that a hammer-headed ship on some kind of launch rail at the inside of the bow? Good eye sniper. Definitely looks like a ship to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 I don't know... Why would any Star Wars ship need a launch rail? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB0 Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 I don't know... Why would any Star Wars ship need a launch rail?For diamond force to launch from, obviously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I wondered that too, but figured it was just the design of the ISD----like maybe an auxiliary bridge or flight-deck control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatalist Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Revell has some better kits coming out later that are more detailed and higher priced. Both from TFA and OT. There's a video presentation floating around out there where a Revell exec shows off all the kits. Apparently they got the Fine Molds kits and will be selling both the Falcon and X-Wing and TIE. There's a 1/48th TFA X-wing coming out that looks decent and is traditional glue together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelsain Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Honestly, the quality of the revell kits frustrates me less than their "box scale" approach. I want my kits actually in scale with each other, not all about the same size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikElvis Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I wondered that too, but figured it was just the design of the ISD----like maybe an auxiliary bridge or flight-deck control.I don't know. Kinda looks like a correlian corvette. Can see something like engine pods to the back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobber Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Revell has some better kits coming out later that are more detailed and higher priced. Both from TFA and OT. There's a video presentation floating around out there where a Revell exec shows off all the kits. Apparently they got the Fine Molds kits and will be selling both the Falcon and X-Wing and TIE. There's a 1/48th TFA X-wing coming out that looks decent and is traditional glue together. Umm...no, the level 2 x-wing is also pre-painted and a snaptite kit. While agree that it does look better than the already released level one toy...it is still very soft on detail and is a bit disappointing considering what Bandai is offering. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric indigo Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Pictures of these kits can be found on the Revell Germany page: http://www.revell.de/en/products/star-wars/star-wars-episode-vii.html Let's say they're in the tradition of MPC's line of Star Wars kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wm cheng Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Pictures of these kits can be found on the Revell Germany page: http://www.revell.de/en/products/star-wars/star-wars-episode-vii.html Let's say they're in the tradition of MPC's line of Star Wars kits. Yeah... I think that's the best they can do (which isn't much...) I don't think I've built an American kit in 30yrs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobber Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 (edited) Sad thing is, from what I can see, the droid strip and Droid on the level 1 toy looks more detailed than the larger level 2 kit!! WTF Revell!! You get the overall shape better but then "phone it in" on the details. I also won't be surprised if it has the wobbly wings the old MPC kit had/has Chris Edited September 17, 2015 by Dobber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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