Mine came in the mail today along with the PE and a free item. What am I supposed to do with a 1:35 (eyeball guess) scale german soldier factory painted???
Picked up the '45 Buchanan at the Nats. The bulk of the parts from the '42 version are in a special box ( the 6 crew men are not there). It comes with a set of sprues which comprise the difference between the '42 qnd '45 versions. In place of the crew are figures of MacArthur and Nimitz [?] and Halsey [?]. The Buchanan delivered MacArthur to the Missouri for the surrender.
Still enroute home. Full debrief midweek when I get there
Got mine today, looks good. The molding is very crisp. A flyer is included for the photoetch “upgrade” set from Cyber-Hobby. Upon checking, found out they want $86 for a very small set!(Railings, radar antennas). However, Squadron or greatModels list the same set for $26 !! of course, they’re both currently out of stock…
Perhaps it’s a different set, but weren’t they offering the same set with Buchanon preorders for $10?
Yeah - the Cyber PE for Buchanan was cheap with the pre-order. I can’t believe that they’d ask $86 for it. Even the $26 seems high for what you get - railings and the pre-shaped fire control radar. No ladders, no search radar, no depth charge racks, no platforms. Unless they’ve added to the original, I’d be tempted to go with the generic DD/DE detail PE that I think is sold by Tom’s.
I suspect that’s an error—or maybe it was the kit plus the upgrade??? Still seems high…
Got my update set recently from Sprue Brothers for about $12. If we’re talking about the same thing I’d check with them.
I added only 2 (two) bucks for my PE upgrade set when I ordered from Dragon USA.
So do all kits come with the '42 and '45 options?
No. Stock Number 1021 is the 1942 version. Stock number 1030 is the 1945 version. The boxes are different,. What is planned with the intervening numbers … the Bensons, pre-war versions … ?
In addition to the figures mentioned previously, there is a difference in the included PE items, including them late-war 40mm deck and the extra 20mm on the bridge face. If you buy a '45 you get most of a '42. You buy a '42 and you don’t get the '45 parts
Free Time Hobbies tried to buy the excess stock from Dragon after the convention but was told no. They may appear on the Cyberhobby site – or they may become a collectors item.
Just got an email from the Dragon/Cyberhobby online store.
They have a ‘limited number’ of the special run 1945 Buchanans available. They are a penny less than what I paid for mine, plus you have to pay for shipping. The photoetched rails and preformed MK37 radar set for the Buchanan is also available at the special convention rate.
Google Cyberhobby for the website.
Dragon has them at http://www.dragonusaonline.com/
It is a limited edition and will not be run again.
I would love to see DML give the same treatment to a Japanese or German destroyer !!!
Patience…
Hmmmm…don’t tease me like that…I don’t know a lot about the different classes of Japanese destroyers but I’d for sure shell out money for one rendered as nicely as the Buchanan…what is the Japanese or German equivalent to, say, the “Fletcher” class?
where is the best place to get the Buchanan? she’ll convert to the 1944 mine sweeping version of the Emmons, so I dont need the 45 version.
I have never bought a model online
The 1942 version of the Buchanan is available from the ususal online store suspects. I’ve seen it on the Squadron and Sprue Brothers sites. Check the sites of the advertizers who support this site. I bought mine from Dragon/Cyberhobby
http://www.cyber-hobby.com/shop/
The 1945 version is a limited run kit. There were a few left over inventory from the IPMS Nats supplied to Freetime Hobbies, but they are now sold out. You may still be able to buy some from the Cyberhobby online store.
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Just got an email from Dragon/Cyberhobby. They are sold out of the 1945 Buchanans also.
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Online ordering from most online shops is quite easy with a credit card or paypal. Most sites have a shopping cart system which make it easy for you to spend your money. Shipping to Okinawa may add some to the cost, if you are military it may be cheaper.
Try Hobby Link-Japan (hlj.com) or Rainbow-10. They may be able to get it to you more inexpensively from Japan than from a Stateside operation.
thanks for the info!
For the equivelent of the Fletchers:
I’m going to guess that for the Germans the Z23 or Z46 class.
For the Japanese maybe the Asashio or Atkitsuki.
Don’t quote me on this though.
David
CyberHobby notified me this morning that they are taking pre-orders for one more batch of the '45 version and then they will be gone…$39.95…
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