AV-8B Harrier II is almost here!!!!
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The eagle has landed.... or the harrier for that matter. Check out the photos at the link below...
Small Scale Military Headquarters - View topic - REVIEW OF THE 1/18 scale Harrier AV-8B
Small Scale Military Headquarters - View topic - REVIEW OF THE 1/18 scale Harrier AV-8B
Man that's pretty! Weird that they deleted some features and details and added other unnecessary ones.
Well that's pretty.
The MARINES on the tail wouldn't bother me if I didn't know it was off.
Canopy.. that's weird. When I saw it a couple years ago it slid like it should. Guess they had to go back to the drawing board?
What's the price for this guy now?
The MARINES on the tail wouldn't bother me if I didn't know it was off.
Canopy.. that's weird. When I saw it a couple years ago it slid like it should. Guess they had to go back to the drawing board?
What's the price for this guy now?
There are also a couple of demonstration videos posted on Merit's Facebook site. More to follow.
https://www.facebook.com/MeritIntlLtd
https://www.facebook.com/MeritIntlLtd
$280 with shipping. 1/18 scale Harrier AV-8B, United States Marine Corp
I'd love to have one, but it's not in the budget and I'd need to make room for it somehow.
The original price was $240 plus shipping & handing but it appears everyone is charging a little differently. Some retailers are higher than others but that maybe because they are trying to sneak in the shipping and handling charges while advertising free shipping to entice costumers. You'll have to shop around to find the best price. Most retailers are still waiting for them to come in. Aviatornut and Legends, Toys & Hobbies are the only two I'm currently aware of who have them in stock.
You can checkout the links below to get started....
Aviatornut:
» 1/18 scale Harrier AV-8B, United States Marine Corp AviatorNut.com
Legends, Toys & Hobbies:
https://legendshobbies.com/?dest=products&prod_id=4858
Aiken's Airplanes:
AV-8B Harrier II 1:18 JSI International JSI-60027
The Flying Mule:
AV-8B Harrier II 1:18 Display Model - JSI JS-60027 - JSI 60027: The Flying Mule
Military Toy Shop:
https://militarytoyshop.com/models/merit-118-av-8b-harrier-usmc-vma-211-jsi-60027
Pocketbond:
http://www.pocketbond.co.uk/Product.aspx?ID=4656
$240-$280? Sigh.
Doubt that puts it in 'must own' territory these days. $199 would have been the sweet spot for me I think.
Still, looks nice.
Doubt that puts it in 'must own' territory these days. $199 would have been the sweet spot for me I think.
Still, looks nice.
So who's getting one to review here? Like NSA, the cost being >$200 and with no pilot included makes it highly unlikely that I'll take the leap. But a great review of a better looking article than the one linked just might win me over... 
Considering Merit sort of cut ties with us for no reason, despite the attention NSA was giving them, it's highly unlikely I give a shit enough to fork over more than 200 bucks for a glued, non-sliding cockpit. And judging by the one video, nozzles that don't rotate without some strain on the mechanism.
I was waiting for it. Now it's here and though it's beautiful, i think i won't buy it.
I can't forgive him(?) that the pilot seat is placed much forward, than it sould have to be. Looking at the pictures, i think it's almost there, where the pilot should have to be. But again, it's a piece of art.
I can't forgive him(?) that the pilot seat is placed much forward, than it sould have to be. Looking at the pictures, i think it's almost there, where the pilot should have to be. But again, it's a piece of art.
You'd think they could get a pilot figure mold to include. You could basically use the same one for most of the modern jets at this point.
Kudos to Merit for finally getting this project done. The only real disappointment is the lack of a sliding canopy. I'm hoping that Merit will eventually produce another run of this model with that feature. Maybe an upgrade to make it possible on the existing model-I'd be willing to pay for it! Hopefully the kit version will have it. Love all the moving features-that's what got me into 1/18th!
