I want one!!!

stikpusher

I want one!!!

 

And then some. Just in time for the Star Wars GB.

Bit expensive, but for a kit that size, i expected worse.

And, I want a same scale NCC 1701 Enterprise for it to battle!  

Of course, this comes out a few months after I purchased the Anigrand kit. At $89 dollars I would not hesitate to get one. Plus if this not going to be a long run kit then the eBay prices will at least triple. Just look at what the Venator was going for awhile back.

Ridleusmc, while the enterprise is a nice ship I think a star destroyer would dwarf it.

I ordered mine and was told it was shipped on the 7th. I just got a tracking number on the 15th from USPS saying "We have received notice that the originating post is preparing to dispatch this mail piece." I think that means it is ready to leave Russia and head to the states.

stikpusher

I want one!!!

 

With a Hammerhead cruiser to ram it?

My Big Z has touched down in NY!!! Should be here in a few days!

Rob Gronovius

 

 

stikpusher

I want one!!!

 

 

 

 

With a Hammerhead cruiser to ram it?

 

Oh yes!!!!! As well as the Tantive IV/Rebel Blockade Runner. That has always been one of my favorite designs in the series.

robiwon

My Big Z has touched down in NY!!! Should be here in a few days!

 

Lucky dog!

Robiwon,

    Would you mind posting a little out of box review when you have time. I would love to see some detail images of the kit pieces.

Stephen

NucMedTech

Robiwon,

    Would you mind posting a little out of box review when you have time. I would love to see some detail images of the kit pieces.

Stephen

 

I third the request, alsomay i ask where i might aquire a beast of my own. Even though my handle is Armornut i really an a Star Wars nerd. Thank you in advance if you choose to share.

armornut

I third the request, alsomay i ask where i might aquire a beast of my own. Even though my handle is Armornut i really an a Star Wars nerd. Thank you in advance if you choose to share.

 

As i understand it, the Zvezda kit is only for sale in Russia, though of course just like the bandai kits, there are ways and means. But Revell will be releasing the same kit in April, though i do wounder how much they will mark it up.

The only place to get the Zvezda kit right now is on eBay. Revell of Germany will rebox the kit in April. For those in the sates your still in a pickle because ROG kits are not sold here either. However, I suspect the more that show up here in the states you will start to see them on Amazon as well.

robiwon

The only place to get the Zvezda kit right now is on eBay. Revell of Germany will rebox the kit in April. For those in the sates your still in a pickle because ROG kits are not sold here either. However, I suspect the more that show up here in the states you will start to see them on Amazon as well.

 

I thought RoG kits were sold over there, people on here cerainly don't seem to have a problem getting them and i can't see Revell missing out on that chance.

Hmm, interesting. The Bandai X and A-Wing I bought were from a Japanese dealer though Amazon's market program. I just looked at HobbyLink Japan and they don't seem to have them though. 

Looking forward to the review! 

Thanks guys, (Bish, robiwon), I will be waiting with bated breath for one of those MASSIVE Star Destroyers. When I first saw Episode IV and saw the bow come out of the top of the screen OMG...COOLEST scene EVER... I was seven. Over 100 veiwings later and I still get chills. Perhaps I will PM one of y'all if my patience slips and wallet gets REALLY fat. Thanks again.

armornut

Thanks guys, (Bish, robiwon), I will be waiting with bated breath for one of those MASSIVE Star Destroyers. When I first saw Episode IV and saw the bow come out of the top of the screen OMG...COOLEST scene EVER... I was seven. Over 100 veiwings later and I still get chills. Perhaps I will PM one of y'all if my patience slips and wallet gets REALLY fat. Thanks again.

 

Seems like you and are of the same age, i was 7 when i first saw it in 77. I still get a thrill when i see the front of that ship appear at the top of the screen and it seems like it takes ages for it to get to the back. And i still get a chill when vaper steps through that door just like i did almost 40 years ago when vader was completly unknown to me.

Amazing what effect it has. I got some cash for Xmas and that has been put away and added to for when Revell release theres.

Cool, I'm not sure George Lucas had any idea how he would influence young minds ( and modelers) with his saga....glad he did. I too will be squirreling money away so i can get mine when it hits the states. Don't lie Bish we both know we're gonna pass that thing over our heads during construction and make turbo laser noises. LOL.

You can get ROG kits here, but not directly. You can only get them thru a third party like eBay. Someone has to buy them there and then turn around and sell them here. Same was with the Bandai SW kits and the Russian release of the SD. They just don't have the license to sell in the US, or they risk loosing thier license. That's what happened to Bandai when their SW kits first came out. Bandai and their distributers were told in no uncertain terms by Disney to stop selling kits directly to the US. Revell USA and Revell of Germany are two different companies run by different people.

Sorry, double post.

There are several unboxing videos out there already, but they are all in Russian! Here is one done by a member of the RPF forum on his recently acquired Zvezda kit...in English.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7L-OIQ5ONs

armornut

Cool, I'm not sure George Lucas had any idea how he would influence young minds ( and modelers) with his saga....glad he did. I too will be squirreling money away so i can get mine when it hits the states. Don't lie Bish we both know we're gonna pass that thing over our heads during construction and make turbo laser noises. LOL.

 

I don't know what your talking about

Now, if we can just have a Tantive IV in the same scale and i can talk my Mrs into flying that around........

robiwon

You can get ROG kits here, but not directly. You can only get them thru a third party like eBay. Someone has to buy them there and then turn around and sell them here. Same was with the Bandai SW kits and the Russian release of the SD. They just don't have the license to sell in the US, or they risk loosing thier license. That's what happened to Bandai when their SW kits first came out. Bandai and their distributers were told in no uncertain terms by Disney to stop selling kits directly to the US. Revell USA and Revell of Germany are two different companies run by different people.

 

Got ur. I have seen a lot of the RoG kits such as the U-Boats and Star wars kits so assumed they were sold in the stores.

Robiwon you sir are strong with the Dark Side LOL, thanks for sharing the unboxing video...now I want to go to Russia and buy one. Sorry I'm not completely tracking on how to go about getting one here, but hey I have 250 unbuilt kits of all genre so waiting awhile really won't hurt. Bish sorry sir ya lost me on the second ship, and we were doing so well to, i think this is the most I have posted on a thread in years. Kinda fun.

I re-read your post Robiwon and i think I get it, like I said I can probably hold on until they are sold here in the states. Zvezda is already here in aircraft, tanks and ships, shouldn't be to long....I hope. Thanks again for the teaser video.

Thanks, and just to be clear, that's not me in the video but a fellow member on another forum.

Yes, Zvezda kits (aircraft, ships, ect) are sold in the states. The license for those kits allows it. For the Star Destroyer however, the license states it can only be sold in Russia. To get one here in the states a hobby shop in Russia will have to sell it to you, usually on eBay. The Russian distributor for Zvezda can't send a shipment of those kits to US hobby shops, only Russian hobby shops. Same will be when Revell of Germany reboxes it, ROG are not distributed to US based hobby shops. You would have to buy those from a German hobby shop and have it imported or on eBay.

You will not see a Zvezda Star Destroyer on a Hobbytown USA shelf.

Oh and armornut, I like your quote based on Suicide Squad!

No worries, your welcome although in truth I haven't seen Suicide Squad.......yet...... Mmmmmm. One of these days I may get brave enough to make contact on the other side of the Iron Curtian, especially when you start posting WIPS of that critter.

armornut

Robiwon you sir are strong with the Dark Side LOL, thanks for sharing the unboxing video...now I want to go to Russia and buy one. Sorry I'm not completely tracking on how to go about getting one here, but hey I have 250 unbuilt kits of all genre so waiting awhile really won't hurt. Bish sorry sir ya lost me on the second ship, and we were doing so well to, i think this is the most I have posted on a thread in years. Kinda fun.

 

Tantive IV is the ship the Star Destroyer is chaseing in the opening scene of the opriginal. Its good to seeyou posting.

I think the problem for Zvezda selling their Starwars kits outside Russia is Disney. They seemto have a tight reign on things. Its that who told bandai they can only sell in japan and they who gave Revell the rights for Europe. I think Zvedza are firtunate in that they already had a generallicence to produce Disney subjects before Disney got holdof SW, but it looks like that licence is for Russia only.

But with Revell not selling directly in the US, Zvezda confined to Russia and bandai not allowed to sell outside japan, Disney seems to have neglegted a licence for their own home market. Seems a bit odd that. O for the days when like likes of AMT, Airfix and a lot of others producing Starwars kits.