Tamiya at 2016 Nuremburg Toy Fair

[Bennyg]

This is my pick for 1/24 car kit of the year, looking at the decals, photoetch and even seat belts. Hopefully it all comes in the box. 

Ben

Edited January 27, 2016 by Bennyg

[niteowl7710]

Tamiya usually announces 60-90 days in advance, and clearly that's beyond "test shot" phase. Also the Detail Up P/E and Carbon Fiber are done, so educated guess says April at the latest. 

 

If it's sold like the LaFerrari was the goodies in the background will have 2 separate SKUs. They've been selling stuff separately to keep the retail cost outside of Japan down. With the LaFerrari hitting shelves at $92 MSRP, I bet this creeps a few more bucks towards that $100 mark. 

 

Of course nobody in their right mind buys Tamiya kits at U.S. LHS prices, and the kit and both detail up sets will probably get out the door for less than $65 @ HLJ.

[Exotics_Builder]

Holy guacamole!

Are those kit decals in the back round?

If like the LaFerrari, PE and CF decals will be separate order.

[花火]

Um...so de facto I have a advantage here in my country --- one LaFerrari in my country through online checkout almost RMB 240, do the math almost $36...

[aurfalien]

Um...so de facto I have a advantage here in my country --- one LaFerrari in my country through online checkout almost RMB 240, do the math almost $36...

Current eBay free shipping here in the states run ~$38.  That is the lowest price I could find.

[Timonator]

Where do I send my money ?

[Chuck Kourouklis]

Got a couple of the 1/16 288s, pretty nice aside from the wrong-sized Pirelli/wheel combo.  Love the EM-series 1/24.

But a kit developed from this tooling?

Oh, that'd be something else ENTIRELY.

Edited February 4, 2016 by Chuck Kourouklis
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[Bennyg]

Surprised more pictures haven't turned up on the FXX-K. Looked on the tamiya website and there are two "coming soon" spaces, one I assume is the fxx-k and the other a mystery.

[martinfan5]

Adding to what James said about the pricing for the FXX-K , Hobby Easy has it listed for $38 US, the Carbon Fiber decal set is $6 and the P/E set is $9, so looking at $53.

[aurfalien]

Adding to what James said about the pricing for the FXX-K , Hobby Easy has it listed for $38 US, the Carbon Fiber decal set is $6 and the P/E set is $9, so looking at $53.

Wow, nice price!

[Timonator]

 

Edited February 4, 2016 by Timonator
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[Timonator]

Is Hobby Easy any good ? I've never done business with them before. 

[T-bone]

I've used Hobby Easy and they are great to deal with

[martinfan5]

Is Hobby Easy any good ? I've never done business with them before. 

Yes,  I had no issues buying from them.

[kelson]

After reading this thread and seeing the pics of the Ferrari FXX-K,i went to Hobby Easy and preordered 2 of them!,what a stunning looking car!!!

[aurfalien]

Curious if pre order pricing is cheaper or the same as release pricing?

I'm tempted to pre order the FXX-K but its due to release 4/15.  It's currently $40.26@HobbyEasy.

 

[martinfan5]

Curious if pre order pricing is cheaper or the same as release pricing?

I'm tempted to pre order the FXX-K but its due to release 4/15.  It's currently $40.26@HobbyEasy.

 

Its not listed on Tamiya's April release list.

[aurfalien]

Its not listed on Tamiya's April release list.

That's interesting.

Well, lets see if HobbyEasy is off the mark on this.  I'll know by 4/15 as I just did a pre order

 

Edited April 8, 2016 by aurfalien

[niteowl7710]

It's also not on the May Release list either. 

[Bennyg]

I preordered from hobby easy. The payment hasn't gone through yet. 

 

Ben

[keyser]

Never ordered from HE. Which shipping option best? I'm good with HLJ shipping options, but varies in HK vs JP to US. I hate too many choices, just want trackable, insured, not buried in customs, and sooner than a month. 

[aurfalien]

Never ordered from HE. Which shipping option best? I'm good with HLJ shipping options, but varies in HK vs JP to US. I hate too many choices, just want trackable, insured, not buried in customs, and sooner than a month. 

You ordering the FXX-K kit, cool!!!

The PE and carbon fromage is cheap enough as well.  Might as well get those too.

[keyser]

Yessir. I got my FXX, and LaF from HLJ, but they have zip on the FXX-K. The add-ons are so cheap its silly to pass. even with freight it'll be $20-25 less than US.  

[aurfalien]

Yessir. I got my FXX, and LaF from HLJ, but they have zip on the FXX-K. The add-ons are so cheap its silly to pass. even with freight it'll be $20-25 less than US.  

Well I did the el cheapo snail mail as I'm in no hurry.

But I wanted to get it.  They are having a sale on the FXX-K as well which seems odd.

But so much in life is odd that this is the least of my concerns.

[martinfan5]

I preordered from hobby easy. The payment hasn't gone through yet. 

 

Ben

I have only pre ordered from them one time, but if  I recall, they bill you when the items come into stock, so you are going to be waiting awhile, like already been mention, the kit is not listed on April or Mays released list.