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                        Tsukuda vinyl 1/350 Klingon BOP?

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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Tsukuda vinyl 1/350 Klingon BOP?
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Friday, October 21, 2005 10:47 AM
                        Hey , folks!
                        I ran across a 1/350 Tsukuda Klingon BOP vinyl kit today at an LHS...I never knew such a kit existed!
                        Anybody have any info on this thing? It was going for 7,000 yen (about $62 USD).
                        ~Brian
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 22, 2005 12:55 AM
                        Never had one of their mecha kits so I can't rally comment on them.

                        Busy on their 1/4 scale Nausicaa and she needs a bit of work and care to get her looking decent. Detail is failry soft for a vinyl kit too.
                        Reckon she would be typical quality for a Tsukuda Vinyl kit.

                        Sorry, for not being able to assist more.

                        Zen.
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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Saturday, October 22, 2005 9:33 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Zen_Builder

                        Never had one of their mecha kits so I can't rally comment on them.

                        Busy on their 1/4 scale Nausicaa and she needs a bit of work and care to get her looking decent. Detail is failry soft for a vinyl kit too.
                        Reckon she would be typical quality for a Tsukuda Vinyl kit.

                        Sorry, for not being able to assist more.

                        Zen.


                        Thanks for the reply, Zen!
                        I do have a bunch of other Tsukuda vinyl stuff, mostly Godzilla and Gamera-oriented kits, but I wasn't aware they dabbled in Trek as well. I've also learned they did a vinyl Excelsior kit, too.
                        ~Brian
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 22, 2005 11:22 AM
                        The Bandai BOP is one of those holy grail type kits, tough to find. As to accuracy and quality, I'm not sure. At that price I think I'd snag it though. You might ask over at Starship Modeler for more info on it.
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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Saturday, October 22, 2005 11:50 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by StevenQ

                        The Bandai BOP is one of those holy grail type kits, tough to find. As to accuracy and quality, I'm not sure. At that price I think I'd snag it though. You might ask over at Starship Modeler for more info on it.


                        I've never seen a Bandai BOP, either.

                        I'm talking about a Tsukuda BOP in this thread, Steven.
                        Are they perhaps the same kit?
                        Or did you mean to type Tsukuda?
                        ~Brian
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 22, 2005 3:56 PM
                        Sorry that's what I meant. That's what I get for typing while kids are bothering me. They have popped up on E-bay for hundreds, so you might consider it.
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                        therriman
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Central MI
                        Posted by therriman on Saturday, October 22, 2005 5:43 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by J-Hulk

                        Hey , folks!
                        I ran across a 1/350 Tsukuda Klingon BOP vinyl kit today at an LHS...I never knew such a kit existed!
                        Anybody have any info on this thing? It was going for 7,000 yen (about $62 USD).


                        Be still my beating heart.

                        Brian, you know my weakness for Klingon models, esp the BOP.

                        Tim H. "If your alone and you meet a Zero, run like hell. Your outnumbered" Capt Joe Foss, Guadalcanal 1942 Real Trucks have 18 wheels. Anything less is just a Toy! I am in shape. Hey, Round is a shape! Reality is a concept not yet proven.
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                        FireFox31
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                          August 2004
                        • From: Omaha Nebraska
                        Posted by FireFox31 on Saturday, October 22, 2005 6:05 PM
                        that's not a bad price really considering the scale of it, i would grab it if i were you seeing as how the klingon BOP is rather hard to find especially the amt/ertl one.
                        "Simple" "Budget Builder From Hell" Mike
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                        fistius
                        • Member since
                          December 2004
                        • From: Brisbane
                        Posted by fistius on Saturday, October 22, 2005 7:13 PM
                        Hi guys, forgive my Aussie ignorence, but what is LHS?? Is the AMT Bird of Prey hard to find in the States? We seem to have plenty down here!
                        Cheers, Chris
                        'Beavers and ducks!'
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 22, 2005 7:46 PM
                        Local Hobby Shop. The AMT/ERTL BOP is about to be re-popped soon, along with the 2 1/2500 scale Enterprise sets and the Adversary Set.
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                        Fish-Head Aric
                        • Member since
                          September 2005
                        • From: Chehalis, WA
                        Posted by Fish-Head Aric on Saturday, October 22, 2005 7:59 PM
                        I remember seeing a toy liquidator store a couple years ago overwhelmed with AMT Bird of Preys and Fiber Optic DS-9 models. I had bought one and closeted it, but it has disappeared since. Wondering now if they still have any.
                        ~Aric Fisher aric_001@hotmail.com
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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Sunday, October 23, 2005 6:49 AM
                        Hmmm...hundreds on eBay, you say?
                        Hopefully it will still be there this weekend...
                        ~Brian
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                        FireFox31
                        • Member since
                          August 2004
                        • From: Omaha Nebraska
                        Posted by FireFox31 on Sunday, October 23, 2005 1:12 PM
                        man i can't wait for them to re-release the klingon BOP and the adversary, i had a blast with all of them, plus i want to try my hand at doing some modifications.
                        "Simple" "Budget Builder From Hell" Mike
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