Anyone bought this bird? At 61.00 MSRP, it’s over my limit by leaps and bounds, but I figure if I can get my connection at Hobby Lobby to order it, and with a 40% coupon, I can risk it…
I want it mostly for the Staff car and figures, and the 55th FG markings… Or is there a better way to get a 1/48th staff car kit?
Howdy Hans,
I bought this over the Summer and she sure is a beaut…!! A little step in price for sure but I believe they do sell the Staff car w/ crew seperately…
However if I am not mistaken, the price is about $25-30… Wait $61 bucks?? Your kidding me right? My LHS sells it for either $51 or 53*…(This might have been before Tamiya increased their pricing)* He still has two for the price I mentioned
The only reason I picked up this combo was b/c the Staff car was $30 so what an extra 23 got me the Stang as well…!!
As for the markings, Aero Master has them, AM48-738. I think SuperScale as well but I can not recall the number.
Hopefully this helps you out my friend
Flaps up,
Mike
Rangers Lead The Way
The staff car by itself has a MSRP of $34.00, might be a bit cheaper if you shop around. I did see one of e-bay for $29, but when you add shipping, well…
Still way overpriced IMO…see Swanny’s thread on the Kurogane he built in “auto’s”
This is the standard Tamiya high quality, excellent details.
Both Great Models and Squadron online stores had this kit on sale recently for $36. I bought one but should’ve bought a couple more.
Thanks fellers… I’ll look into it then… The 61.00 MSRP came form the Tamiya catalog, so that’s why I set that price in.
Like said, I want it mainly for the staff car, but if that’s available as well, I may do both…
Walmart has a Staff Car by 21st century. It’s die-cast in 1/48 scale but with a little TLC it’s workable for a diorama. I used their Jeep a couple of years ago for a dio I did of my Do-335 being remarked for flight during Operation Lusty. My figures “bleeped” but the jeep came out fine.
Luckymodels has it on sale right now (they are running a quick 2 day sale) for 28$, add probably another 4-6$ shipping depending what else you get (or 7.50 if you dont get anything else).
not to mention the bronco staghound for 22, tasca sherman for 43, the airfix canberra for 29
and a bunch of figures also part of the sale
Thanks Jmart… Snagged that sucker…