peely20 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Interesting... I was just perusing Amazon and eBay for Bandai Star Wars kits and spotted that B-wings have suddenly become more affordable this week. Average prices have usually been between £45 - £50, and that has always felt like it was just a bit too much for my pocket to stretch to and would only consider buying one for less than £40 inc p&p. Well... today I found a UK seller on eBay offering them for less than £37 including free delivery. So one quick click later and a purchase was made! Happy Days! Not sure exactly why prices have dropped, all the other Bandai SW kits seem to be at average price levels, if not more expensive than usual, £70 for a Y-wing! I can only assume that expensive kits sitting on shelves are not making retailers any money so are now being discounted to get them shifted. Now may be the time to get one if you’ve been hovering. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moondrome Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 I bought my bandai b wing on July 28 from eBay uk seller for 39 GBP delivery included. The last model kit I bought this year. Maybe is the same eBay seller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMD70 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 I bought one recently from an online shop... not the bidding site. £33 free delivery... I stumped up the extra 99p though for next day delivery. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 4 hours ago, peely20 said: Not sure exactly why prices have dropped, all the other Bandai SW kits seem to be at average price levels, if not more expensive than usual, £70 for a Y-wing! I can only assume that expensive kits sitting on shelves are not making retailers any money so are now being discounted to get them shifted. If you bought it from a UK or European seller, it's probably the Revell distributed B-Wing. They should sell for less than the Bandai ones from Japan. It's the same kit, and still has Bandai on the box, it's just ditributed in Europe by Revell. I think the stupidly high prices for Bandai kits in general at the moment are a combination of production backlogs due to Covid, and price gouging by sellers. Hopefull in time the prices will come back down to a more sensible level. Andy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tomohawk Kid Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 (edited) Didn't the original Disney license restrict Bandai to Japan only sales - If memory seves it was something that at least intially, they rigerously enforced via several C&D notices. Tommo. Edited October 28, 2020 by The Tomohawk Kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 1 hour ago, The Tomohawk Kid said: Didn't the original Disney license restrict Bandai to Japan only sales Yes, originally they were only sold in Japan, but Bluefin began distributing the kits in the US a few years ago and Revell distribute a few of the kits in Europe. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVoidDragon Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 18 hours ago, Andy Moore said: Yes, originally they were only sold in Japan, but Bluefin began distributing the kits in the US a few years ago and Revell distribute a few of the kits in Europe. Andy I hoped they'd have released some of the other kits here by now, but it's been quite a while and there's still been nothing at all about the smaller vehicle boxes (other than the Death Star + Star Destroyer box) or things like the 1/72 Y-Wing and A-Wing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGER HOBBIESLIMITED Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 (edited) REVELL have the license for Bandai in Europe but it is restricted to the following Kits and their Revell Official UK RRP RV01200 X Wing Fighter £29.99 RV01201 Tie Fighter £29.99 RV01202 AT ST £29.99 RV01203 Snowspeeder £29.99 RV01204 Slave I £39.99 RV01205 AT AT £49.99 RV01206 MILLENNIUM FALCON £349.99 RV01207 Death Star and Star Destroyer £19.99 RV01208 B Wing Fighter £49.99 Edited October 29, 2020 by TIGER HOBBIESLIMITED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peely20 Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 Thanks to everyone who read and commented on my post and all subsequent comments, always good to hear other people’s observations. My freshly ordered B-wing turned up this morning, a supremely quick service considering I only ordered it at about this time on Wednesday. I am used to ordering Bandai SW kits from Japan and waiting at least a fortnight for them to arrive. It is as Andy predicted, the Revell marked boxing, which doesn’t bother me as all the rest of the box is brimmed with Bandai goodness. The price of the B-wing kits is still fluctuating somewhat, but still less than what I have observed until very recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVoidDragon Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 On 28/10/2020 at 13:10, SMD70 said: I bought one recently from an online shop... not the bidding site. £33 free delivery... I stumped up the extra 99p though for next day delivery. Where did you find them for that price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMD70 Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 On 10/30/2020 at 1:56 PM, TheVoidDragon said: Where did you find them for that price? Sorry for not getting back sooner... wanted to check it came through OK and with the current state of the world took longer than expected but arrived this morning. https://www.365games.co.uk/sci-fi-and-space-model-kits/star-wars-b-wing-172-bandai-model-kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVoidDragon Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 5 hours ago, SMD70 said: Sorry for not getting back sooner... wanted to check it came through OK and with the current state of the world took longer than expected but arrived this morning. https://www.365games.co.uk/sci-fi-and-space-model-kits/star-wars-b-wing-172-bandai-model-kit Thanks! 10% off code so got it for £29! About the price it should have been in the first place I think, no idea why it's £50 RRP... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMD70 Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 4 minutes ago, TheVoidDragon said: Thanks! 10% off code so got it for £29! About the price it should have been in the first place I think, no idea why it's £50 RRP... Having a look at the kit... there are a lot of parts and it is very intricate with a lot of very finely cast pieces. It's more kit than a 1:72 X-wing or spitfire and I'd guess sells less well. It's my new favourite kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circloy Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 1 hour ago, TheVoidDragon said: Thanks! 10% off code There's a few items on there of interest is the 10% off available to all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVoidDragon Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Just now, Circloy said: There's a few items on there of interest is the 10% off available to all? I think so, I just found it on a site and it worked. EF10 was the code that worked for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circloy Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 1 minute ago, TheVoidDragon said: I think so, I just found it on a site and it worked. EF10 was the code that worked for me. Cheers will give it a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tomohawk Kid Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Out of interest, how do the Bandai kits compare with the Fine Molds equivalent ones? Tommo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrés S. Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 13 hours ago, The Tomohawk Kid said: Out of interest, how do the Bandai kits compare with the Fine Molds equivalent ones? Tommo. Hi. I built a Bandai X Wing and have a Fine Molds, both 1/72. My opinion is that they are at the same level of detail. Fine Molds has a structure like a traditional mock-up and Bandai with their own where the pieces snap together but that's not a bad thing. The adjustment of both kits and the detail I think is similar. And although it is not related to the kit issue, I would like to mention that in AliExpress there is a brand called Nuclear Models that the same Bandai kits have figures. I have bought the R2-D2 and C-3PO kits and the prices are incredibly low: approximately € 16 including shipping. I don't really know what happened but I assure you that the staples, the instructions, the decals ... Everything is Bandai. Maybe some commercial manoeuvre packaging Bandai kits under another brand? The bad thing is that I have only found figures (Darth Vader, imperial soldier etc) and I have not found any ships. Andrés S. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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