Disney has not neglected the home market for Star Wars models (if your a child). Revell USA has the license to make and sell Star Wars models here in the US. The problem is Revell does not think that serious adult modelers build sci-fi. That's why we get to choose from a handfull of McDonalds Happy Meal toys to slap together in 5 minutes. Now, Revell is starting to realize this major mistake by only marketing to little kids by reboxing the old Fine Molds kits for sale in the US. While they were great in their day they lack in new standards set by Bandai in regards to accuarcy and detail. And, more importantly, cost!

I have one of the new X-wing fighters, it is an actual glue together kit and to me it looks like a new mold. I have compared it to the old MPC kit and the difference is night and day. Granted I got caught up in the Force Awakens craze and did by the snap tight ones. That being said a good coat of primer, some widgets andsome effort they may be good looking models. Thanks Bish for the info, yessir one of those cruisers would be cool too. Maybe a forced perspective display???

Well, I have filed a claim with the US Post Office for finding a lost package! My SD landed in NY on the 22nd and has not been tracked since, no movement out of NY, no new tracking info. The most it would have spent in NY would have been a couple hours before it was shipped out again. It has now been one full week with no movement. With the claim I filed hopefully the lost SD will be found, but at this point I'm holding very little hope. It may be gone for good.

Ouch Robiwon, hope they find it! Odd that it made it here all the way from Russia and then gets lost in NY customs... 

Not to make light of your situation but I hope it didn't end up on some desert planet with two lost droids and plans for a doomsday weapon... 

I looked up exactly what ISC NY is and it's not Customs, it's an International Sorting Center. Apparently it would have gone thru Customs berfore going to the sorting center.

Bummed out right now....

Oh gosh, so it's hard to tell where it might have ended up. I'd be pretty damn upset too. Crossing my fingers they find it and get it to you. Shheeeeeesssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhh.....

Robiwon, my ISD cleared the sorting guys in NYC and was in customs as of yesterday.  I hope the Empire has not confiscated our kits!  I have two coming in, one for a friend.

I Googled "what is ISC NY" and reading a bunch of Q&A it seems like packages could go thru quick or sit there for several weeks or even months!

People who had their kits sent thru EMS got them quicker but no tracking number provided.

Well, it magically appeared in my home town PO without going thru the main hub in KY. Very odd..... Should be here tomorrow. 

Whew... that's a relief!

I was hoping you wouldn't have to resort to force choke on some of the customs officials.

ridleusmc

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

 

The Zvedza kit is approximately 1:2700 scale, so a 1:2500 scale Enterprise would be a fairly close match

Another oddity. I got the email saying it arrived yesterday at 3:07pm at my local PO. I got another email this morning saying it arrrived at my local PO at 5:24am today. How can it arrive at the same place twice, 14 hours apart?

I don't know. I'll be watching for the mail truck this morning!

Gld you have it close, I was watching what was happening to kinda get a feel for the process before I go off on my adventure to get one. AWESOME.

Happy I am today!!

Your kit you have, when 900 parts you glue a master you will be, LOL.  Ok now I need to get off my duff and shun the fear of being schnookered. Look out Kremlin Armornut wants his Star Destroyer.

You need to get one. It's a big, yet simple kit. Only 105 parts. There are no "tiny" detail parts like you would find on a Bandai kit for example. Nice big well detailed parts. The engine block, being one piece, is amazing.

If this were a Bandai kit there would be hundreds of tiny greeblie parts to press on. This should be a quick build for someone who is building out of the box. Of course I'm lighting mine so it will take a while.

Looking forward to digging in.

Sweet, looking forward to seeing the beast finished. I will be on the hunt for mine soon. Please post WIPs if ya think about it. May the Force be with you Robiwon

I'll be starting soon. After I finish up the smaller Revell kit. I already have all my LEDs and fiber for this build. And most assuredly I'll be doing a WIP thread!

Hope you get yours soon too. MTFBWY