New Aoshima Zero X model preorder at Hobby Link Japan

by **White as Snow** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 1:27 pm

While i m still bitterly disappointed at the cancellation of the rest of Product Enterprises Scarlet vehicles the beautiful Zero X that Aoshima displayed last year is now available for pre-order at Hobby Link Japans website.
Seems there will be two versions available,Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet(anybody know the difference?)
AOS09085 AND 86 are the respective item numbers.Price a little steep at £60.00 but quality is assured!

by **yorkie** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 7:41 am

Awesome, awesome, awesome. Thank heavens for the Japanese.

by **TonyG2** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 12:04 am

Thunderbirds version already ordered. Why the TBirds version? 'Cos the full ship wasn't seen in the Cpat. Scarlet episodes. Thats it.

by **White as Snow** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 11:08 am

Hello Tony

I know you from the sci-fi modelers board and Eagle Transporter forums.You make some good points.Nice to see you here.

by **White as Snow** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 4:37 pm

And this is now shipping :grin:

by **Father Unwin** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 12:23 am

Here are links to a couple of recent auctions on eBay showing the models in their full glory. If these photos don't whet your appetite then nothing will.

Thunderbirds Are Go version:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... &rd=1&rd=1

Captain Scarlet version:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... &rd=1&rd=1

You can see that the differences are fairly minor but for some reason the Thunderbirds Are Go one is said to be limited edition which I find surprising seeing as you never see the full ship in Captain Scarlet.

I managed to contact a dealer who had auctioned one off and still had another left in stock so we did a deal and I was able to order the Thunderbirds limited edition one for £125 plus postage. I can't wait!

I guess this may sound a bit too much to pay compared to the £60 mentioned above but as you can see, one model went for £150 and the other for £142. I then spotted another on eBay with a Buy It Now option at £155 and it was taken up within a couple of minutes.

by **Father Unwin** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 10:20 am

Here is a Captain Scarlet version with a Buy It Now price of £149.50. It is 9:20am on Sunday here in England. I will let you know how long it takes to sell!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... &rd=1&rd=1

by **Father Unwin** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 9:44 pm

Maybe I overestimated the interest in the above item - the auction was ended early and then the vehicle was relisted. Possibly this represented a sale and then an identical Zero-X being advertised but I am only guessing. It's hard to tell when the only option is Buy It Now.

Anyway, here is another Captain Scarlet version of the Zero-X for sale. It has a reserve price which last time was £95 but this may well have been revised upwards. I have no connection with the seller but love watching the auctions!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... &rd=1&rd=1

Incidentally, I have changed my avatar to a rather odd looking puppet who I think must have been in a tv advert. My reason for choosing this puppet is that it is the same one that was used as Julie in the failed pilot episode of The Investigator.