Looks like Trumpeter is re-releasing the F3 and F2a/ F6 Lightning

[Ali62]

From a thread in Britmodeller it looks like these two kits have been re-released in China, and the news is that they will be released in the U.K. in the coming weeks.

I had a quick look on ebay and a few sellers in China have them for £105 to £120.00 for either of the kit options.

 

[Tony T]

Oh dear, that means adding two more next year: life is hell!

 

Tony 

[npb748r]

good news, I'd like to build another one - a colourful F3 this time I think.

[Confusionreigns178]

That's pretty ironic. In the last month, a Trumpy Lightning sold for £335.00 on E-Bay! I would think the buyer will be cursing their luck right now. 

 

Cheers. 

 

Chris. 

[Zola25]

They also recently re-released their MiG-23´s - They have also been a bit pricey on eBay. Especially the MiG-23MF kit.

 

/Niels

[Tolga ULGUR]

50 minutes ago, Confusionreigns178 said:

That's pretty ironic. In the last month, a Trumpy Lightning sold for £335.00 on E-Bay! I would think the buyer will be cursing their luck right now. 

 

Cheers. 

 

Chris. 

 

I guess someone had to pay this money for these kits to be re released. Murphy's rule.

[Confusionreigns178]

A little oddly, I can't see any mention of the re-release on the Hannants site.

 

Chris.   

[Stevepd]

1 hour ago, Confusionreigns178 said:

That's pretty ironic. In the last month, a Trumpy Lightning sold for £335.00 on E-Bay! I would think the buyer will be cursing their luck right now. 

 

Cheers. 

 

Chris. 

I was watching that. Routinely they’ll end around £180-250 depending on the frenzy. That’s bad luck for that buyer though.

[Confusionreigns178]

About two years ago, a Revell Ju-88 A1 went for £225.00 on the 'Bay. I have four of these in my garage. Recently, they seem to go for between £60 and £90 or so. 

 

Strange how the market ebbs-and-flows, isn't it?

 

Chris.  

[Grunticus]

4 hours ago, Ali62 said:

From a thread in Britmodeller it looks like these two kits have been re-released in China, and the news is that they will be released in the U.K. in the coming weeks.

I had a quick look on ebay and a few sellers in China have them for £105 to £120.00 for either of the kit options.

 

 

Here it is @Britmodeller

[mozart]

I’ve got another Echelon Lightning to do so won’t be investing in the Trumpeter one, but I’m delighted for those who want a large scale model of this iconic, imposing aeroplane. 

[Tony T]

6 hours ago, Zola25 said:

They also recently re-released their MiG-23´s - They have also been a bit pricey on eBay. Especially the MiG-23MF kit.

 

/Niels

 

OMG, up for one of those as well. Okay, 3rd F.6 Frightning, 2nd '23MF 

 

A big rush. No doubt to pre-empt the annoucement of a 1/32...  or nada. After a big Six myself.

 

Tony

[BloorwestSiR]

4 hours ago, mozart said:

I’ve got another Echelon Lightning to do so won’t be investing in the Trumpeter one, but I’m delighted for those who want a large scale model of this iconic, imposing aeroplane. 

My LHS has 3 of them they got in a massive 10,000 kit collection they bought. They're still sorting through them so I've been patiently waiting for them to get to the kits. 

 

Carl

[Rick Griewski]

On 11/25/2022 at 8:29 AM, mozart said:

I’ve got another Echelon Lightning to do so won’t be investing in the Trumpeter one, but I’m delighted for those who want a large scale model of this iconic, imposing aeroplane. 

Same here. For me the best thing about the release of the Trumpeter kit were the aftermarket gems; cockpit, jet pipes wheel wells etc. 

[npb748r]

I feel sorry for the poor chap trying to sell both F3 and F6 trumpeter kits on ebay for £300 each at the moment !  1 week too late !!!!

Edited November 27, 2022 by npb748r
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