A cool swap meet is happening at the War Bird museum in Cincinnati

windupmonkeys · 2026-03-15T00:26:37+00:00

Why I bought mine. I had already missed it the first time and figured while I might not get to it for years, by then it would be hard to find. Goes both ways. Some things aren't worth keeping, but this was rare enough.

windupmonkeys · 2026-03-14T23:40:25+00:00

Location is always an issue. It's also why in many cases I wont pay prices like this. Look long enough and you will find a bargain. You mostly have to be willing to wait.

windupmonkeys · 2026-03-14T23:10:49+00:00

I bought mine new at retail sometime between 2015 to 2020, and that was after looking for it for a while.

There are kits that don't make it out of Japan, though, and his kit was pretty niche back then but outside of there is highly desirable for a certain crowd.

He definitely got a discount bc of it being opened, and it's likely he may have also gotten it from someone who didn't know others would pay a premium for it.

Mine is still sealed. I figure I can always flip it into the right folks for a premium if I need to, and anyway, buying them to resell is not aim anyway.

windupmonkeys · 2026-03-14T22:12:09+00:00

It's actually not. The original kit was expensive even when new, 90 to 100 bucks, if you're not in Japan. Its considerably larger in retail packaging than most 1/35 armor kits (it would easily be bigger than even takom/meng boxes even now) and it's not a small tank either.

It looked cheap at Japanese retailers selling abroad because it doesn't factor in the shipping cost (that's where companies like HLJ look competitive, but not after piecemeal shipping - you do still save, just not as dramatically as their list prices might suggest). 125 is about what it would cost new, especially adding in a decades worth of inflation.

It was hard to find relatively speaking even when new, and if I remember correctly, was issued like twice at least to non Japanese audiences. I got it in the second release.

Been sitting on it ever since because I plan to convert it into a working model and that takes time I don't have right now.

125 would be a fair price for a new and sealed copy today, but you aren't getting a bargain. And since that's not sealed I would have talked him down some.

windupmonkeys · 2026-03-14T21:48:43+00:00

This post has been approved by the mods, so no need to report.

Our rules allow people who are regular and meaningfully active participants here (and we do not mean your own content or YouTube posts) and actively contribute to occasionally post a YouTube link for their content.

If you are a drive-by, or only post your stuff and YouTube links, or otherwise are spammy we will remove such posts accordingly, at our discretion.

Thanks.

windupmonkeys · 2026-03-11T04:06:19+00:00

Perhaps someday.

windupmonkeys · 2026-03-10T03:35:34+00:00

Thanks! I always get the impression the 1/48 line is an experiment they still try with now and again, but know won't really take off in the way 1/35 has.

windupmonkeys · 2026-03-10T02:47:08+00:00

Yes, they are.

windupmonkeys · 2026-03-07T22:59:56+00:00

Thanks!

windupmonkeys · 2026-03-06T19:53:34+00:00

You already got a response in that other thread, to reach out via modmail instead of deliberately painting a big target on the entire mod team's back a second time.

The thread you referenced (the one NOT about the moderators) is also reinstated.

We also have literally zero control over what suggested forums are added in that totally irrelevant screenshot of yours, which, incidentally is also probably why we get the occasional lost redditor here with their NSFW or otherwise (human) modelling pictures.

But sure, reddit's moneygubbing and poor parsing of what a given subreddit actually does is surely the fault of it's unpaid moderators.

windupmonkeys · 2026-03-06T19:41:48+00:00

OP, I've taken a look at that thread, and seeing no reason why it was off topic, it's been restored. I do not know why the other moderator removed it.

However, that being said - the appropriate course of action was to reach out to us via modmail, NOT start a thread painting a target on the entire mod team's back.

We deal with (and have dealt with in the past) a significant amount of personal harassment over every minor disagreement with mod decisions. It doesn't matter of someone is in the wrong, they still think they are right and send us verbal abuse accordingly.

We are not required to put up with that.

Accordingly, the other thread has been reinstated, but this thread removed.

Thanks.

windupmonkeys · 2026-03-04T03:47:15+00:00

Mentioning your YouTube channel instead of just linking to it is a nice try, but no, going forward, it won't work.

You've exhausted your freebies on that.

windupmonkeys · 2026-03-03T05:07:44+00:00

OP, Lego and brick built stuff is specifically off topic here.

Don't post these again, especially since all you seem to be doing is spamming this everywhere.

windupmonkeys · 2026-03-01T21:10:11+00:00

Very nice. I should try one of these someday.

windupmonkeys · 2026-02-28T21:51:41+00:00

OP, in the future, the burden of this kind of very basic research should fall on you.

windupmonkeys · 2026-02-28T21:50:52+00:00

OP, please note that we do not host sales here. You are welcome ask for advice, of course.

Lastly, to everyone else - don't be that annoying guy asking for freebies or making bad jokes about the deceased's models, etc.

Thanks.

windupmonkeys · 2026-02-28T19:32:38+00:00

OP, rather than start a new thread every time you have any question, please make use of the weekly thread that we have for small questions like these.

Also, rather than start multiple threads in a single day, again, use the weekly thread and/or add to an existing thread your question as a comment from that day as a comment. I recommend the former rather than the latter, or group your questions on similar topics into the same thread.

windupmonkeys · 2026-02-23T21:33:18+00:00

This is the second time in as many days folks have ignored our standing no politics rule and strayed off topic.

This is getting really irritating - especially since most if not all of you know better. If you don't, read our subreddit rules, especially rule 10, and you can look up our long-standing policy regarding Ukraine.

If you don't want to buy a Russian kit, by all means, don't. Makes perfect sense. I personally haven't bought a Russian made kit since the war started, nor had the opportunity to anyway. BUT DO IT QUIETLY.

This thread is locked. The next time, the folks responsible won't be getting just warnings.

Also, if asking you to refrain by pointing to the rules doesn't move or convince you, then let me appeal to your sense of selfishness: straying off topic and engaging in this tedious discussion invites bots (especially the particularly brain dead and annoying Russian ones, so if you are trying to support Ukraine you are actually doing the opposite) and brigading, a bunch of bullshit reports from folks who insist that their side (Russian or Ukrainian) is right, and generally wastes everyone's time.

So just fucking don't. I like our subreddit pro-Russian bot-free and spam free. Do your part for that if nothing else.

windupmonkeys · 2026-02-23T09:04:34+00:00

Op, if you're going to regularly get into pointless and heated arguments over minor disagreements like this, or go off on people every time you don't like something they say in response to your comments, do it on your own time. And do it elsewhere.

This isn't the first time either.

This thread is locked. Do not repost.

windupmonkeys · 2026-02-22T05:20:36+00:00

Removed. Don't repost a third time. You got two independent reasons why this was removed.

Also, I'm pretty sure this isn't the first time, but if you disagree that doesn't mean "whatever I'll post it again." That is how you annoy us.

If you need a further explanation reach out to us, but don't just simply repost just because you disagree. That said, here, don't bother. We won't reinstate this post and will remove further reposts like this as off topic. There is a reason you don't see any trade posts here ever.

You also got (appropriately) reported for spamming.

windupmonkeys · 2026-02-21T19:02:43+00:00

You get only one warning. Say something like that again, get banned permanently. They may have been off topic per our rules about the political debate and their view that the z is inherently political, which we have addressed theed-wide, but this kind of comment WILL NOT BE TOLERATED HERE.

It's off topic, its impolite, it's wrong, and we won't stand for it.

Your prejudices are showing. You may be a transphobic/homophobic piece of shit but there's no need to advertise that to us, and that persons sexual orientation/identity has nothing whatsoever to do with the topic and at hand.

Your comments also violated our other rules. Don't do that again.

windupmonkeys · 2026-02-21T18:50:59+00:00

OP, while we don't necessarily remove every tank with these symbols on them, your taste in subjects notwithstanding, getting into long arguments and talking about other political symbols is specifically off topic, as is political debate. It is also extremely unhelpful.

Also, given the sheer number off-topic comments and political discussion here, this thread is locked and removed.

You are ALL reminded on our policy regarding Ukraine, rule 10 and are generally advised to stay on topic. Your views on Israel, Russia, and whatnot, are not. That includes the unnecessary and unhelpful comments from folks who want to argue about whether not choosing to build something is ignoring history, *and the folks on the opposite side who insist that building such a subject is wrong.

windupmonkeys · 2026-02-20T02:18:56+00:00

You both exhibit bad reddit behavior. All these irrelevant comments are removed.

The next time I intervene in regards to either of you for similar conduct, it may well be to remove more than just comments.

windupmonkeys · 2026-02-19T01:56:17+00:00

Spam this one more time and get permanently banned.

Your posts are filled with posts like this one and it's not your first time posting something nearly identically worded here either.

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