Wiz13688 Posted June 30, 2014 Posted June 30, 2014 Bandai will be releasing 1/48 and 1/72 Star Wars models. I would love to see Star Wars kits with Gunpla MG/RG color separation. They also showed a 1/1700 scale Star Destroyer with lighting effects. Don't know if that will be an actual kit. http://www.actionfigurefury.com/band...toy-show-2014/ Quote
Knight26 Posted July 1, 2014 Posted July 1, 2014 I wonder how they will compare with the finemolds kits. Quote
Guest davidwhangchoi Posted July 1, 2014 Posted July 1, 2014 The Force is strong with this. imagine if it's like frontier valk pre-orders where only 20 are available to 200 customers? Quote
Retracting Head Ter Ter Posted September 8, 2014 Posted September 8, 2014 (edited) I keep saying this and since Fine Molds obviously never heard, BANDAI PLEASE MAKE A SUPER STAR DESTROYER EXECUTOR PLEEAAASEEEE!!!! I am so buying that 1/1700 SD if it is anything like the light up Star Trek Enterprises that Bandai makes. But 1/1700 is like over 90cm long.... Hope they got the numbers wrong. Something that big sounds more like a one-off display rather than a mass market kit. Edited September 8, 2014 by Retracting Head Ter Ter Quote
SchizophrenicMC Posted September 20, 2014 Posted September 20, 2014 This is Bandai. A meter-long kit doesn't frighten them. HG Dendrobium Stamen, HG Neo Zeong. Quote
electric indigo Posted September 26, 2014 Posted September 26, 2014 New Star Destroyer pic: https://www.facebook.com/amiamijapan/photos/a.954910841191496.1073742336.345232028826050/955053344510579/ Quote
chyll2 Posted September 26, 2014 Posted September 26, 2014 The Force is strong with this. imagine if it's like frontier valk pre-orders where only 20 are available to 200 customers? afaik, bandai had no trouble meeting the demand of a MODEL KIT. Quote
electric indigo Posted December 14, 2014 Posted December 14, 2014 If you had doubts that Bandai could ever rival the Fine Molds kits (like me), look at this expertly painted Bandai X-Wing: Quote
SchizophrenicMC Posted December 15, 2014 Posted December 15, 2014 I hope they make a Millennium Falcon. Quote
Chronocidal Posted December 15, 2014 Posted December 15, 2014 See, the thing that set Fine Molds apart in my mind? That Millenium Falcon kit wasn't quite designed based on the filming miniatures. It was based on all the hundreds of kitbashed bits that were stolen from other kits, and glued all over the base hull. They went and sourced the original parts from the original kits, and reproduced scaled versions of them to put on the model. It doesn't get more accurate than that. Whether Bandai will go to those lengths? I don't know. I still don't think I've seen anyone put a ton of detail into the Saturn V segments on the X-wing. Quote
SchizophrenicMC Posted December 15, 2014 Posted December 15, 2014 Of course Bandai won't go to the same extremes. But that doesn't mean the Bandai kits won't look good. Especially if you're just putting a snap-fit $17 kit together and doing basic panel lining and washes. A Bandai kit will always look good. A Fine Molds kit can look amazing, but the final result does depend on the skill of the builder. They're also a touch more expensive. Quote
chyll2 Posted December 15, 2014 Posted December 15, 2014 it is a good thing it is non-transformable. I remember macross having a good preview build as well. (both VF-1 and 25) Quote
Chronocidal Posted December 15, 2014 Posted December 15, 2014 I think I'll personally be more interested to see what they do with the 1/48 scale ships. At 1/72, you lose a lot of definition in some of the finer details on the x-wing (gun vents and engine exhausts in particular). Plus, I still want a decent 1/32 x-wing. A y-wing or b-wing that big might get a little cumbersome, but 1/32 is just about an ideal size for an a-wing or snowspeeder, since those are so small to begin with. Quote
David Hingtgen Posted December 16, 2014 Posted December 16, 2014 I still recall the Bandai Star Trek kits. Very disappointing. Amazing how poorly they fit together, considering Bandai's expertise at snap-together plastic kits! And poorly lit, despite Bandai having litght-up MG/PG kits for years. Quote
SchizophrenicMC Posted December 24, 2014 Posted December 24, 2014 I'm still anxiously awaiting a Millennium Falcon of some kind. Quote
Dobber Posted December 24, 2014 Posted December 24, 2014 I'm still anxiously awaiting a Millennium Falcon of some kind. Curious about that too. Particularly the mandible issue. Chris Quote
Jefuemon Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 1/72 scale TIE Fighter 1/12 scale R2-D2 and R5-D4 1/48 scale AT-ST Quote
derex3592 Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 I'm so all over a scout walker!!! PLLLEEEAASE do an AT-AT Bandai!!! Quote
SchizophrenicMC Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 Excellent work at a good price point as always Bandai. Now when can I expect my Falcon? Quote
derex3592 Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 I really want them to do the fighters in 1:48. They are just so much better in that scale IMHO. Not to mention my Fine Molds Tie Fighter and X-Wing are already built in 1:48. As far as the Falcon goes...one has to wonder if they are just gonna wait and drop the new one from Ep 7 on us around xmas for the movie release. I don't know if I would do it, since I already have the FM 1:72, but for those that don't it would be cool. Quote
wm cheng Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 I still recall the Bandai Star Trek kits. Very disappointing. Amazing how poorly they fit together, considering Bandai's expertise at snap-together plastic kits! And poorly lit, despite Bandai having litght-up MG/PG kits for years. Yeah, but the tampo printing on those ships were phenomenal - how they were able to get legible lettering that small and around all the complex surfaces and subtle aztec paneling was a work of art. We can't even get an intake marking from Arcadia! Curious about that too. Particularly the mandible issue. Chris How pronounced is the inward tilt? I heard it was a mistake on one of the models but depending on the size, its perfectly parallel on another sized filming miniature. Now, I'm waiting for that Star Destroyer! (preferably with lighting components). Quote
SchizophrenicMC Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 How pronounced is the inward tilt? I heard it was a mistake on one of the models but depending on the size, its perfectly parallel on another sized filming miniature. Now, I'm waiting for that Star Destroyer! (preferably with lighting components). Many of the issues attributed to various Millennium Falcon models comes from people picking a favorite screen-use model, or their favorite aspects from each of the several screen-use models. Star Wars and Empire each had their own full size exterior and interior sets, plus a 5-foot model, a 3-foot model, and several more. And each was built differently, with minor differences in shapes and greebles. I'm not super picky about those kinds of things, because it's the overall depiction that matters. As long as the proportions and details are better than the Revell kit and Kenner/Hasbro toy releases, and the major greebles are intact (I'm looking at you, first-generation Mazda RX7 transmission/shield emitter detail) I'd totally buy a Bandai Falcon, regardless of petty things like mandible angle and cooling vent grille count. Quote
Phyrox Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Coming in February: AT-ST in 1/48? I'd much prefer 1/35 to go with, you know, every armor/accessory kit ever. And...molded closed visors?! Like the 30 year old ERLT kit? Seriously? Quote
Guest davidwhangchoi Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 wake me when we get a Y-wing. yeah i want a y wing too! i just got back from looking at the star wars bandai kits, Gundam Planet has them in stock. the boxes look like real grade kits with the all black cardboard cover and underneath. and priced about the same. (about 32) man i'm definitely going to save and get a few. Quote
Chronocidal Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 (edited) You mean 32 as in price, or how many of them there were? Because that seems terribly high for a ship the size of a P-51 Mustang. Edited January 9, 2015 by Chronocidal Quote
Guest davidwhangchoi Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 You mean 32 as in price, or how many of them there were? Because that seems terribly high for a ship the size of a P-51 Mustang. it's about 32usd in price. i looked on hlj, they're 1920 yen + shipping. SAL 880yen EMS 1450yen to NJ so it's about right minus 1-2 bucks. (unless you buy mulitples and combine shipping) it's about the same price with no waiting verses ordering overseas and waiting for shipping. they carry all the RG for about 29 usd each, i'd prob order RG's on amazon as they sometimes go as low as 25 shipped. but it's pretty competitive for a local store that sells imports. Quote
SchizophrenicMC Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 You mean 32 as in price, or how many of them there were? Because that seems terribly high for a ship the size of a P-51 Mustang. MSRP is around $20, low-overhead pricing is $16 or so, shipping from Japan to the US is expensive, and US-market markups are huge. So $30-ish sounds about right. Quote
Dobber Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Yeah, but the tampo printing on those ships were phenomenal - how they were able to get legible lettering that small and around all the complex surfaces and subtle aztec paneling was a work of art. We can't even get an intake marking from Arcadia! How pronounced is the inward tilt? I heard it was a mistake on one of the models but depending on the size, its perfectly parallel on another sized filming miniature. Now, I'm waiting for that Star Destroyer! (preferably with lighting components). Honestly, I have no idea. Never even knew it did it until a bunch of hooplah was made about it, at another site, when the FM kit came out. My comment was really meant to be more "tounge and cheek" As for a good reasonably priced Star Destroyer.....YES! A thousand times YES!! Chris Quote
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