Avatar RDA Scorpion Gunship

This otherwise excellent "toy" came up when I did an "RC aircraft" search. In my pre-xmas haste, I immediately ordered it based on a cursory look at the many good reviews and the low price. When I went to wrap it today, I saw that on the box it was very clearly marked "THIS IS NOT A FLYING TOY!" That alert should also appear clearly somewhere in the Amazon product description. A more careful study of the few negative reviews reveals that I wes not the only one misled, however unintentionally. Now, with little time left before Xmas, I have to start hunting for a real RC vehicle.

Why I am qualified to speak: I have been collecting action figures since the first Star Wars figures back in the 1970s. I have thousands of 1:18 action figures (literally THOUSANDS) and hundreds of vehicles that go with them.

I Paid $[...] for this ship (movie pre-release sale at K-mart) and feel that it was the perfect price for this item. I see that they are now $24.99 to $29.99 at various stores and that price is way over the value mark. Watch this item for sell-out, though, as it is the best AVATAR product currently on the shelves.

It appears that this vehicle is released in the same quantities as the flying creatures and other vehicles as they all had equal representation on the shelves at 8 different stores I visited.

THE GOOD:

-The olive drab color is perfect. There is a very, very subtle gold dust in the paint that is nice if the model is touched by the sun.
-The cockpit has very nice plastic "glass" and has an...Read more

It's modeled exactly like the one in the movie. He's obsessed with the movie and loves all the Avatar toys he got for Christmas. It's a fun toy for him and it stay put together even after dropped a few hard times.