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Monster Beetle Re-Release?
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 6:38 am
by fakiee
http://tamiyablog.com/2015/07/tamiya-58618-monster-beetle-rerelease/
If the rumours are true then I will be buying one of these to open on Christmas Day!!
Re: Monster Beetle Re-Release?
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 8:38 am
by uniquenamehere
Amazing... if it's true to the original I'd love to get one of these!
Re: Monster Beetle Re-Release?
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 9:16 am
by proffesso
im thinking that my entire collection will get re-released at some stage. kinda putting me off searching and paying big money for cars now
Re: Monster Beetle Re-Release?
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 4:07 pm
by Incredible_Serious
proffesso wrote:im thinking that my entire collection will get re-released at some stage. kinda putting me off searching and paying big money for cars now
You could always stock up on Schumachers.... they got their re-releases out of the way early in life, with the Club10 rerelease of the Cougar range..... and with SSK releasing certain models.
MB re-re will be interesting.... see whether it's close to the original, or just a VW body on one of the newer wheelie chassis....
Alex
Re: Monster Beetle Re-Release?
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 5:44 pm
by proffesso
i like the re-releases that are updated etc, like the P34 / Willy Wheeler etc. modernised. those ones are complementary to a collection
Re: Monster Beetle Re-Release?
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 1:53 pm
by longboardnj
proffesso wrote:im thinking that my entire collection will get re-released at some stage. kinda putting me off searching and paying big money for cars now
good i hope this goes for everyone. got out of the hobby a bit cause i could not stand the ebay prices. the point of the hobby is some cheap fun not spending real car cash..dont know when but years ago ebay went from finding rc10s 10ts t2s for like $20 to $50 for a parts tree to rebuild a blackfoot front end. cant wait to see if they made any changes and hope to get one.
Re: Monster Beetle Re-Release?
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 5:16 pm
by proffesso
sure, but the only reason they are getting re-releases is because these companies see the popularity with the collectors. the collectors made these happen, now they are getting the ones getting shafted. you think the RC10 rerelease would have happened without RC10Talk for example?
like I said, im more than happy if they are re-release "homage's" then even a collector would want to get one to sit alongside his original. just going down to your local hobbyshop and buying a car isnt anywhere near as fun as finding one in a garage sale. hunting for your food is far more exciting that going to the supermarket to buy it off the shelf.
out of interest though, what are some other industries doing the re-release game?
Re: Monster Beetle Re-Release?
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 9:56 pm
by longboardnj
proffesso wrote:
out of interest though, what are some other industries doing the re-release game?
yamaha sr400 (one of my fav new street bikes)
honda cb1100
Triumph Scrambler ..Launched in 2006 but still a new rere of a old bike
2016 Honda CRF1000L Africa Twin
Re: Monster Beetle Re-Release?
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 11:50 pm
by mikea96
Re: Monster Beetle Re-Release?
Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2015 6:30 pm
by uniquenamehere
Oh boy, I'm excited now... for once I can afford a new Monster Beetle!
Re: Monster Beetle Re-Release?
Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2015 10:15 am
by Diggley
I love it!
Cheap spare parts for projects and restorations= win-win!
Re: Monster Beetle Re-Release?
Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2015 11:58 am
by j-sou
Que the mass panic dumping of original MBs and parts on eBay...
