RM 1:48 F-106?

Matt:

The rumor probably started when the Detail & Scale F-106 book was reissued earlier this year. The book had been out of print for a long time and it would make sense to tie its new printing to the reissue of the Monogram F-106 that received a rave kit review in the book itself.

Jeff The eagle has landed.

Nothing official, however here are some signs I've seen that MAY indicate its reissue.

The kit was available in Japan only under the Hasegawa-Monogram label about a year or so ago, and the following kits were reissued in Japan, then were available from R/M in the states about 2 years after the Japanese release:

1/48 F-101 F-102 F-105D (released at same time as US issue) F-105G A-26 B-29 AV-8B 1/72 B-1B

Granted I'm only guessing here, but if the Japanese releases were any indication, the repop in the states of the F-106 is due. Plus, Monogram used to do reissues on roughly a 10 year schedule, and for the Century Series, this was about right, and the F-106 is the only one (outside of the F-104) that's not been reissued.

And probably the other factor helping more than anything is that Aeromaster released a bunch of decal sheets for this kit, and once those become a bit hard to find, the "Modeling Rule of Inverse Availability" will kit in, the rule states: The probablility of the reissue of a kit will increase as the availability of aftermarket parts decreases.

Ken

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