Just in case anybody's interested, here's my "out of the box" review of Bandai's movie Thunderbirds kits. I can't comment on the accuracy of these kits since I haven't seen the movie, but they look reasonably close at first glance considering the size--it looks like each kit will be about 4" long when assembled.
Thunderbird 1 - Stated as 1/200 scale. Snap together, molded in red, silver, and blue plastic. Movable wings, landing gear instead of a base, simplified assembly (the instructions are in Japanese, printed on the inside of the box), stickers instead of decals but they're printed on a very thin medium, so they shouldn't be too distracting. This kit also comes with a 1/450 scale Thunderbird 1 (with static wings) which is slightly less detailed, but is in scale with the other two kits.
Thunderbird 2 - Stated as 1/450 scale. Snap together, molded in red, yellow, green, and clear plastic. Removable equipment pod and optional use of struts, simplified assembly, instructions in Japanese, stickers instead of decals, no base. This kit also comes with a tiny "Mole" which is supposed to be in scale but looks a bit large. Again, I haven't seen the movie, so this may be accurate.
Thunderbird 3 - Also stated as 1/450 scale. Snap together, molded in red, silver, yellow, and white plastic. No moving parts, simplified assembly, instructions in Japanese, stickers instead of decals. This kit also comes with a tiny Thunderbird 4 (which may or may not be in scale, but it's close) and a base which is the top half of Thunderbird 5.
If I've left out anything you'd like to know, let me know.
