Gary West Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Yes....nice one....BUT how much was the shipping ?....... £18 - total £27.50 - not too bad but Ive also noted stupid shipping costs out of the US. Seems everyone wants to use UPS or similar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Shipping from hlj £5.50 Keep an eye out at hlj, they have many Hase' kits with back order on them, and in my experience when you order them they come through pretty quick Set up an account and put them in your private warehouse you wont get charged till they have them in stock and ready to send to you Also under £15 so no vat and parcelforce charges Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 In-box review: http://www.detailscaleview.com/2015/01/eduard-148-f-104g-bundesfighter-1195.html V.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas V. Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Simply too expensive, had they included all new Brassin cockpit, wheels and exhaust than yes, ralative cheap G can be bought from many sources + truely superlative DACO Luftwaffe sheet. Eduard Limited Edition is definitely not what it was before, too expensive for what you get in the box, what is truely odd is now when then have local resin production thus unlimited add on and conversion possibilities subjects are everything than inspired. How about 1. Avia B-534 Luftwaffe Glider Tug 2. Spitfire FR.IX.c, Soviet Mk.IX boxing, Israeli Mk.IX w Operation Velvet specific parts 3. He-280 with comprehensive Brassin upgrade 4. Any other rebox from Hasegawa/Academy etc...just give more..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Let's hope for more similar boxes in the near future. Well, it seems that we'll see some more, NATO and JASDF. So, no Bundespackage for me, but at least one of those two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
172flogger Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 If so, it's truly overexpensive! Sold out: https://www.facebook.com/EduardCompany/photos/a.122154977799458.21995.116570475024575/987642777917336/?type=1&theater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas V. Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 (edited) Would not be the First time that Eduard manipulated sale results to achieve better sales, I have no doubt they are sold out at Eduard, question remains how many did they sell to distributors/retailers,my guess majority of them.From what I Know many of them were not so pleased with quite high Wholesale/rrp price for the kit. Again had they included all the new Brassin sets and whole cockpit, it still would not be a bargain(not that it should be) but would be a fair package, this boxing is a pure rip-off. But maybe I am wrong, maybe there truely is a loyal legion that will buy whatever has Eduard logo stamped on the box. Edited January 8, 2015 by Thomas V. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary West Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Sold out: Clever (?) marketing - this isnt a beginners kit, and savy modellers know its super priced, so I cant see a mad rush myself - they will sell through no doubt I'm sure. By total co-incidence my £9.50 Vikings kit arrived in the post on Tuesday - jublee!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted January 8, 2015 Author Share Posted January 8, 2015 (edited) They'll be two more reboxing of this Hasegawa kit by Eduard in 2015... Source: https://www.facebook.com/EduardCompany/photos/a.122154977799458.21995.116570475024575/987642777917336/?type=1&theater We remind you, that we'll release two more of these kits: - F-104G in the services of European nations in NATO... - F-104J (Japan) Both scale kits will be introduced during this year. V.P. Edited January 8, 2015 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary C Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Clever (?) marketing - this isnt a beginners kit, and savy modellers know its super priced, so I cant see a mad rush myself - they will sell through no doubt I'm sure. By total co-incidence my £9.50 Vikings kit arrived in the post on Tuesday - jublee!!I've just bought one, mainly because I wanted The Right Stuff decals. I was hoping they might drop in price but if they're out of stock at Eduard they probably won't last long.On the subject of value look at it like this. Your £9.50 kit has so far cost you £27.50 and all you have is the plastic. To bring it up the same level as the Bundesfighter kit you'll need to add some bits. A sheet of Zoom etch, £4.50, masks £4.50, two Brassin seats, £7.20 each and a sheet of aftermarket decals with five options and full stencils, assuming someone like Caracal did them you'd be looking at about £12. Thats £35.40 added to £27.50 for a total of £62.90 including postage. I've just paid £56 including postage. It's not the huge bargain the Eduard Phantoms were but it's not a rip off either. You're effectively paying retail for the extras and postage and getting a Hasegawa F-104 for about £15. I guess Eduard are charging what the market will bear and are calculating that the popularity of the F-104 will carry it through. I think I shall pick up the other boxings as and when they appear. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
172flogger Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Would not be the First time that Eduard manipulated sale results to achieve better sales, I have no doubt they are sold out at Eduard, question remains how many did they sell to distributors/retailers,my guess majority of them.From what I Know many of them were not so pleased with quite high Wholesale/rrp price for the kit. Again had they included all the new Brassin sets and whole cockpit, it still would not be a bargain(not that it should be) but would be a fair package, this boxing is a pure rip-off. But maybe I am wrong, maybe there truely is a loyal legion that will buy whatever has Eduard logo stamped on the box. Why manipulated? Scale kit code-named "Bundesfighter 1/48" - F-104G in Bundesluftwaffe has been sold out. There is not even one box of this scale kit available in our stock anymore. However, you might get lucky with other sellers or distributors, who might still have it in their stock. We remind you, that we'll release two more of these kits: F-104G in the services of European nations in NATO F-104J (Japan) Both scale kits will be introduced during this year." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
172flogger Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Would not be the First time that Eduard manipulated sale results to achieve better sales, I have no doubt they are sold out at Eduard, question remains how many did they sell to distributors/retailers,my guess majority of them.From what I Know many of them were not so pleased with quite high Wholesale/rrp price for the kit. Again had they included all the new Brassin sets and whole cockpit, it still would not be a bargain(not that it should be) but would be a fair package, this boxing is a pure rip-off. But maybe I am wrong, maybe there truely is a loyal legion that will buy whatever has Eduard logo stamped on the box. interesting numbers from Eduard CEO Mr.Šulc: Czech Republic - 353 Germany - 294 USA - 254 Great Britain - 235 Japan - 159 Poland - 55 Slovakia - 47 Spain - 24 other countries - small numbers (France - 4 pieces) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas V. Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 (edited) Is that the same webpage where Mr.Sulc states that actually around 500 kits are sold and that the rest of the stock has been shifted to distributors/retailers..... Edited January 13, 2015 by Thomas V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBr Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 And does that change anything? They made 1550 boxes and sold them to both final customers and distributors. From the manufacturer's point of view the kit is sold out. Boxes are away, money at home. BTW, where did you read the statement you mention? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas V. Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Of course it does not,IPMS Nymburk forum......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBr Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 If you mean his post from 10.01.2015 20:39, then there probably is a problem with translation. He says "We would probably be able to sell another 500 boxes, maybe even more.", not that they actually sold only 500 boxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas V. Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 (edited) Than it is...mea culpa..still do not believe a singe number he says, he lost his credibility long time ago... so Slovakia(47) got more kits than France, Spain and Netherlands...boosting sales creating artificial lack of x item...but that is just me being paranoid! Edited January 13, 2015 by Thomas V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share Posted January 14, 2015 (edited) 24534) 10.01.2015-20:39 - Vladimír Šulc Dotaz na Eduardy Já bych to s revolucemi nepřeháněl. Mám radši evoluci Ke Starfighteru Bundesfighteru: nejvíc se jich prodalo v ČR, 353 ks (skoro jako Hartmanových sestřelů ), do Německa 253. O jeden víc než do Německa šlo do USA, 254, dále jsou Velká Británie 235, Japonsko 159, Polsko 55, Slovensko 47, Španělsko 24, zbytek celkem nestojí za komentář, kupříkladu na Francii zbyly 4 ks Asi by se jich ještě 500, možná i víc prodalo. Další na řadě je NATOFighter, Belgie, Španělsko, Itálie, Řecko, Nizozemí, tuším. Source: http://www.ipmsnymburk.com/forum/viewtema.php?ID_tema=11559&page_d=0&idp_d=0&idc_d=6&show_html= V.P. Edited January 14, 2015 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
172flogger Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 At the Eduard Novemberfest you can check Eduard warehouse from inside. Sold out items are really sold out. At Prague E-Day Show you can see how fast are new/Limited edition kits sold. Spain and Netherlands - they would wait for the second Eduard boxing - "F-104 NATOfighter". France? I don´t know, maybe they don´t like Germans so much :-) . And Starfighter isn´t Mirage. Slovakia? Czech and Slovak modelling comunity is strongly connected. We lived in same country (Czechoslovakia) and we have very similar language. 47 pieces for Slovakia is not big number. Yes, from 350 pieces sold in Czechia, many goes to local shops. And some eshops are international like Modelimex. But i still can´t see sales boosting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 (edited) Box n°2: NATOfighter - ref.1196 Release April 2015 Source: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1023438707671076.1073742150.116570475024575&type=1 NATOFIGHTER – 1/48 scale Starfighters in the NATO service – April 2015 limited edition release. This is my design of the kit box with Katerina Borecka’s boxart. Like the recent extremely successful „Bundesfighter“, this edition is based on the Hasegawa plastic parts, Eduard Brassin seats (2 types), color photo-etched details, painting mask and Cartograf-printed decals for five NATO's F-104 marking options. V.P. Edited April 3, 2015 by Homebee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The dragonborn Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 No danish option..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 (edited) Anyway, about the Danish One-O-Fours: http://www.amarc.dk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50:royal-danish-air-force-f-104-starfighters&catid=15:f-104-modelling&Itemid=28 V.P. Edited March 12, 2015 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted March 26, 2015 Author Share Posted March 26, 2015 (edited) Natofighter boxing released: http://www.16escadron.eu/fr/avions/10019951-nato-fighter-limited-edition-8591437490530.html Open box review http://www.detailscaleview.com/2015/03/eduard-148-f-104-natofighter-limited.html IMHO limited edition with a limited interest considering the price and the content from the box. V.P. Edited March 28, 2015 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted February 5, 2018 Author Share Posted February 5, 2018 (edited) A new Japanese boxing announced by Eduard in 2018. Source: https://www.facebook.com/pg/EduardCompany/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1950722504942687 V.P. Edited February 5, 2018 by Homebee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted February 3, 2019 Author Share Posted February 3, 2019 Eduard's press conference at Nuremberg Toy Fair 2019 (01/02) report: http://www.ipmsdeutschland.de/Ausstellungen/Nuernberg2019/Eduard_PK/Eduard_PK_1.htm Expected in August 2019 V.P. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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