Ebay

[Ian the Kiwi Herder]

would you pay £25.00 (US = $51.00) for a twenty-five year old Monogram F-80     Well good-luck to the seller, personally I'll wait till the Nationals and have a good look around then.... Shakes head in disbelief

eBay F-80 linky

Ian

[Jennings]

No, and I wouldn't even pay that much for a 31 year old Monogram F-80  It came out in 1976!  Phineas T. Barnum was absolutely right:  there's one born every minute.  And most of 'em cruise eBay.

J

[upnorth]

Yep, ebay serves the instant gratification crowd quite well.

As for the resin pit, being as I've heard Black Box can be quite a hit and miss group (I heard their 1/32 MiG-29 pit was quite disappointing) I wouldn't consider that to neccesarily constitute added incentive for bidding.

Anyway, the P-80 is easier to find and looks much better in its T-33 form.  

[Supertom]

Not the 72nd Hasegawa one it's not.  What a horrible kit that one is and no mistake.  I nearly threw mine against the wall.

You have rage issues  

But seriously, I've seen the Hase T-33 and it looked fine to me.  What was the issue?

[Jennings]

Aside from lacking a cockpit to speak of, the Hasegawa T-33 is more accurate in shape and outline than the droop-snooted (and I'm not talking about the RT-33 nose) Heller kit.

J

[Ian the Kiwi Herder]

No, and I wouldn't even pay that much for a 31 year old Monogram F-80  It came out in 1976!  
J

Thirty-one years old    - OK, J I stand corrected, but the point remains ! Is it me or did common sense recently take a vacation Enquiring minds need to know.

Ian
Lee - I built the Hasegawa T-33 a few years back..... flashy yes, but the fit of mine was OK, given its age.....

[Dork the kit slayer]

Hasegawas T33 is a very old kit,but doesnt make into a bad little replica.  Hasegawa were not always the modelling benchmark they became in later years.
There are worse kits out there. and a lot more modern tooling.
There again youve seen my stuff,I dont really expect that higher standard,hell, I grew up on fit the box Revell and Aurora kits.I just stick 'em together and paint 'em, if they please my eye then there ok by me.

[cthulhu77]

Often, I end up sending messages to the bidders on evilbay, telling them that they are paying more than retail for a commonly available kit...I saw a Polar Lights Seaview go for 75 bucks, and they are 19 at the lhs.
 Idiots.