swimmer25k Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 I'm tempted to pre-order this kit from HLJ ($100 yuck), but I'm afraid of the unknown. I've seen some Modelcollect armor, but never any aircraft. Any opinions out there if this kit will be a hit, or a turd with wings? Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Murph Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 So far they've done a lot of announcing (B-52H, B-2A, and B-1B) but not a lot of releasing. Regards, Murph Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sarathi S. Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Has the B-52H actually been released? I keep looking for it, but never see it anywhere. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fulcrum1 Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 1 hour ago, Sarathi S. said: Has the B-52H actually been released? I keep looking for it, but never see it anywhere. Nope! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sarathi S. Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Well, one less thing to worry about, then. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
markiii Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 I ordered one from Model collect when they had a pre-order price of $69.99. Hopefully better than Testors. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hoops Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 I think the B-52 is supposed to be the first out, this spring I believe? Hoops Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B.Sin Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 1 minute ago, Hoops said: I think the B-52 is supposed to be the first out, this spring I believe? Hoops 37 minutes ago, markiii said: I ordered one from Model collect when they had a pre-order price of $69.99. Hopefully better than Testors. You hope it'll be better than Testors, I don't think you have anything to worry about there! LOL. Just go to the website and look at the cad''s. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Okay, a little reality check here! Last post was July 2016. Has anyone purchased this kit? Has anyone received this kit yet? I just checked the Modelcollect website and the B-52H (UA72200) is priced at $99.99 and availability is listed as: "Out of stock." The B-2 (UA72201) is priced at $149.99 with Qty: 56 in stock for "pre-order." The B-52G (UA72202) is priced at $119.99 with Qty 87 in stock for "pre-order." Shipping via China Air Mail to the USA is $27.99. When I last previously checked the Modelcollect website sometime in October, I thought I saw a sizeable discount for pre-order on the B-2 kit. Does Modelcollect not offer this anymore? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thegoodsgt Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 I'd suggest shooting them an email to ask. We can only speculate. http://www.modelcollect.com/contactus Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hoops Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Concerning the preorders, the first 100 were available at the $69.00, then another 100 available at $89.00, and then another 100 available at $129.00. Once those were all taken, the price went up to $149.00. If you weren't one of the first 300 to preorder, you get the normal retail price. None of the kits are released yet, the Modelcollect Facebook page is updated more often than the website. The B-52s will be first, one of them G or H, I don't know because I didn't pay close enough attention is supposed to be out this spring. That will be followed by the other version. Then sometime later in 2017 the B-2 will come out. Before the end of the year they also announced a B-1B in 1/72, I would imagine that will be sometime later down the road, 2018 or the like. Cheers, Hoops Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Berkut Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 IIRC it was stated they aim for April release of B-2. But before that happens, they need to fix some serious shapes issues in the CAD. But they are aware of the issues and seem to be willing to fix them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 (edited) On 1/19/2017 at 3:27 PM, Dutch said: Okay, a little reality check here! Last post was July 2016. Has anyone purchased this kit? Has anyone received this kit yet? I just checked the Modelcollect website and the B-52H (UA72200) is priced at $99.99 and availability is listed as: "Out of stock." The B-2 (UA72201) is priced at $149.99 with Qty: 56 in stock for "pre-order." The B-52G (UA72202) is priced at $119.99 with Qty 87 in stock for "pre-order." Shipping via China Air Mail to the USA is $27.99. When I last previously checked the Modelcollect website sometime in October, I thought I saw a sizeable discount for pre-order on the B-2 kit. Does Modelcollect not offer this anymore? Okay, another reality check here! It's 2 January 2018 and still no Modelcollect 1/72 B-52G or B-52H. I do not have Facebook, so can't check their FB page for announcements. I mean, I've had this kit on backorder since 20 Jan 2017 from Hobby Search Japan. No joy. I have since settled on the AMT/ERTL 1/72 B-52G with Buffmaster mods for updates and wing pylons. Hopefully, HSJ will cancel my backorder. On a positive note, I see that Modelcollect finally released the B-2. R/ Dutch Edited January 2, 2018 by Dutch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 11 hours ago, Dutch said: I do not have Facebook, so can't check their FB page for announcements. You don't need to have a Facebook account to visit Facebook pages - https://www.facebook.com/Modelcollect/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
UpperDeck Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 From the photos currently available, it looks like an improvement over the Testor kit, but those trench-like panel lines ??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thegoodsgt Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 1 hour ago, UpperDeck said: From the photos currently available, it looks like an improvement over the Testor kit, but those trench-like panel lines ??? Looks like they hired the model makers from Airfix. LOL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Thanks for the Facebook link, however, I still don't see any "new" news about the B-52G there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ESzczesniak Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Just for clarity. The B-2 is now released and available. I was one of the early batch of pre-orders (between 101 and 200) and physically have the kit in my hands. I haven't built anything on it yet, but other than a little heavy panel lines (not horrible though), looks like a very nice kit in the box. The B-52 is next up for release, but I'm not sure of the planned date. They have announced a B-1B also, but this is later down the pipeline. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Matt Foley Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 4 hours ago, ESzczesniak said: Just for clarity. The B-2 is now released and available. I was one of the early batch of pre-orders (between 101 and 200) and physically have the kit in my hands. I haven't built anything on it yet, but other than a little heavy panel lines (not horrible though), looks like a very nice kit in the box. The B-52 is next up for release, but I'm not sure of the planned date. They have announced a B-1B also, but this is later down the pipeline. From what I have seen of the kit (photos) it looks like the MSRP is awful high for what the finished product is going to look like. And your right, the panel lines look like a 1/72 figure could jam their fist into it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vince Maddux Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 I'm building the kit now. yes its better then the Testor's kit, but it doesn't really take much to do that. The photo-etch is a hair wider then the parts that go on and I couldn't make heads or tail of the control sticks. also there are no positive location points for the the cockpit to the lower fuselage (?). The fit of some parts are hit or miss but the main parts of the wing fit really good and will need a touch of filler. the one thing I felt let down on was the separate flaps. They are molded to be in the up position and will require work to lower them. As for the engines, intake and exhaust trunks, I don't know, I think their guess is as good as yours. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 1 hour ago, Vince Maddux said: I'm building the kit now. yes its better then the Testor's kit, but it doesn't really take much to do that. The photo-etch is a hair wider then the parts that go on and I couldn't make heads or tail of the control sticks. also there are no positive location points for the the cockpit to the lower fuselage (?). The fit of some parts are hit or miss but the main parts of the wing fit really good and will need a touch of filler. the one thing I felt let down on was the separate flaps. They are molded to be in the up position and will require work to lower them. As for the engines, intake and exhaust trunks, I don't know, I think their guess is as good as yours. We got to walk around a B-2 at Whiteman AFB. Guess which two areas we were NOT allowed to photograph? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spruemeister Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Mr. Fusion, and the relief tubes. Rick L. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hoops Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 The chemtrails control box? Or the Active Plasma Stealth generator? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Matt Foley Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Crystal Skull receptacle? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 How did you all know the correct answer? Those were great responses. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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