Takara 1/144 scale Thunderbird 2 - Page 2

**TerraForm1** · 05-03-2008, 04:34 PM

If anyone's interested: Here's the link for the 144/scale Thunderbirds toys that were made by Takara on the revised TakaraTomy website.
http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products...ies/index.html
Nice animation too...
GW

**telster** · 05-03-2008, 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TerraForm1

TAKARA TB2:
If only they'd done a Firefly and Domo set to finish off the line of compatible pod vehicles... Very disappointing the series just ended like that.
GW

For a long time on the Takara website there was a watch this space teaser for the next vehicle. The teaser showed a silhouette (which was actually of one of the existing line of toys ... think it was the recovery vehicle??? ) but the implication was that the range was going to be added to.

I still live in hope. I reckon Tomy know exactly what they've got in their vaults & given the popularity of this set, there must be a chance of a re-release. Got to be just a matter of when the next Thunderbirds revival starts eh!?

**Bishop** · 05-03-2008, 10:34 PM

So Eagle I think the consensus is jump in and grab it.... and any of the extras you can

**gojira61** · 05-03-2008, 11:35 PM

I know that Takara was going to go on with the line and add the vehicles that we did not have, an RC Firefly was planned but after Tomy bought Takara it all came to an end.

garygumps · 09-03-2008, 10:42 AM

All this talk about this model has reminded me of something.

Supplied with the model is a sheet of "stickers". From memory they are not decals. Now I decided not to "detail" TB2 with these adornements as I felt they would not stand the test of time and that the model was not suitable for sealing and such.

Have any other owners used their stickers?

**w8cmp** · 09-03-2008, 12:10 PM

Mine were decals - and yes I did use them...

garygumps · 09-03-2008, 01:22 PM

How do they look on the plastic w8cmp? Would yoy need to seal them on with a coat of something?

BrianS · 10-03-2008, 12:41 AM

Not a big fan of TBs, but even I find this TB2 pretty cool

**w8cmp** · 10-03-2008, 06:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by garygumps

How do they look on the plastic w8cmp? Would yoy need to seal them on with a coat of something?

They've gone on well with setting solution and no I haven't overcoated them - this is a toy after all. They blend in quite well with the markings already on the model.

However it is safely hanging up on display in my model room, so it doesn't get handled much to cause damage.

Senmen · 10-03-2008, 04:23 PM

Guys,
I am also no big TB fan, but this "toy" looks much better than the green banana.

Cheers
Oliver (senmen)

**DARKVIEW** · 10-01-2009, 01:18 PM

whats the cost of one of these babies

**Bishop** · 11-01-2009, 01:09 AM

Hard to get now, and not cheap. Even the Aoshima 1:200 diecast ones are expensive. Around £200 depending on the seller. So about all you can do is trawl ebay and compare the prices.

**Lee S** · 12-02-2010, 12:52 PM

WANT!
:-) :-)

Masterspy · 28-12-2010, 01:08 PM

I got given one of these by a man I'd never before in a restaurant in Japan, along with a couple of Fireflash model kits. I didn't even know it existed. It's absolutely gorgeous - I can't believe my luck! All Anderson fans should move to Japan!

**Captain Sci-Fi** · 28-12-2010, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Masterspy

I got given one of these by a man I'd never before in a restaurant in Japan, along with a couple of Fireflash model kits. I didn't even know it existed. It's absolutely gorgeous - I can't believe my luck! All Anderson fans should move to Japan!

You lucky....

alfalfa · 28-12-2010, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Captain Sci-Fi

You lucky....

I think you are stuggling for the word (removed by moderator).

Captain Hanson · 30-12-2010, 03:20 PM

Isn't he the moderator?

PanzerJohn · 11-04-2011, 11:24 PM

I got a pod and TB4 off ebay which arrived today. It is so good I went back online and now have the TB2 on the way to go with it. Not cheap tho!

Adama · 12-04-2011, 01:05 AM

I can't believe how much these are going for! I only paid £100 for mine, three years ago...

ian · 27-04-2011, 08:43 PM

hi,always enjoy the site. the rechargeable component batteries that power the takara 1/144 scale mole and recovery vehicle are slowly corroding and i wondered if anyone out there has had a similar problem or better still an idea where to buy new ones from;seems a shame never to see them drive out of tb2,all the best ian.

05-03-2008, 04:34 PM	#21
TerraForm1 Astrophysics Technician Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: ONT. Canada Posts: 337	If anyone's interested: Here's the link for the 144/scale Thunderbirds toys that were made by Takara on the revised TakaraTomy website. http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products...ies/index.html Nice animation too... GW __________________ Replica Parts: Mattel EAGLE, MPC & Quercetti Fireball XL5, Lincoln International STINGRAY C21 Mac's Car, Rosenthal Thunderbirds. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

05-03-2008, 10:34 PM	#23
Bishop Chief Science Officer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Australia Posts: 11,796	So Eagle I think the consensus is jump in and grab it.... and any of the extras you can __________________ "I saw Avatar last weekend, it was so awesome, I wish the whole world was in 3D"

09-03-2008, 12:10 PM	#26
w8cmp Science Officer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Romford, London, England Posts: 5,504	Mine were decals - and yes I did use them... __________________ "Hmmm...judge me by my size do you ? And well you should not, for my ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is..."

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11-01-2009, 01:09 AM	#32
Bishop Chief Science Officer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Australia Posts: 11,796	Hard to get now, and not cheap. Even the Aoshima 1:200 diecast ones are expensive. Around £200 depending on the seller. So about all you can do is trawl ebay and compare the prices. __________________ "I saw Avatar last weekend, it was so awesome, I wish the whole world was in 3D"

05-03-2008, 11:35 PM	#24
gojira61 Astrophysics Technician Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ohio, USA Posts: 425	I know that Takara was going to go on with the line and add the vehicles that we did not have, an RC Firefly was planned but after Tomy bought Takara it all came to an end.

09-03-2008, 10:42 AM	#25
garygumps Travel Tube Technician Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: N.Ireland Posts: 75	All this talk about this model has reminded me of something. Supplied with the model is a sheet of "stickers". From memory they are not decals. Now I decided not to "detail" TB2 with these adornements as I felt they would not stand the test of time and that the model was not suitable for sealing and such. Have any other owners used their stickers?

09-03-2008, 01:22 PM	#27
garygumps Travel Tube Technician Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: N.Ireland Posts: 75	How do they look on the plastic w8cmp? Would yoy need to seal them on with a coat of something?

10-03-2008, 12:41 AM	#28
BrianS Communications Officer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA Posts: 1,435	Not a big fan of TBs, but even I find this TB2 pretty cool

10-03-2008, 04:23 PM	#30
Senmen Astrophysics Technician Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 408	Guys, I am also no big TB fan, but this "toy" looks much better than the green banana. Cheers Oliver (senmen)

12-02-2010, 12:52 PM	#33
Lee S Eagle Pilot Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Thailand, Earth, Sol Sector Posts: 658	WANT! :-) :-) __________________ Finally started a 44" Eagle build :-) To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

28-12-2010, 01:08 PM	#34
Masterspy Eagle Pilot Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 558	I got given one of these by a man I'd never before in a restaurant in Japan, along with a couple of Fireflash model kits. I didn't even know it existed. It's absolutely gorgeous - I can't believe my luck! All Anderson fans should move to Japan!

30-12-2010, 03:20 PM	#37
Captain Hanson Astrophysics Technician Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Gloucestershire Posts: 293	Isn't he the moderator?

11-04-2011, 11:24 PM	#38
PanzerJohn Alphan Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 1	I got a pod and TB4 off ebay which arrived today. It is so good I went back online and now have the TB2 on the way to go with it. Not cheap tho!

12-04-2011, 01:05 AM	#39
Adama Weapons Technician Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Merseyside. UK. Posts: 147	I can't believe how much these are going for! I only paid £100 for mine, three years ago...

27-04-2011, 08:43 PM	#40
ian Alphan Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 3	hi,always enjoy the site. the rechargeable component batteries that power the takara 1/144 scale mole and recovery vehicle are slowly corroding and i wondered if anyone out there has had a similar problem or better still an idea where to buy new ones from;seems a shame never to see them drive out of tb2,all the best ian.

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