Small Scale Military Headquarters

I finally received an answer from Tony at Merit Int'l regarding the JSI 1/18 F-14 A kit. So here it is for all you non-believers. Hi Rudy Thank you for your email inquiry about the 1/18 F14A kit. Yes, a kit version will be released around June/July. Right now we are determining how much parts need ...

Actually, the Indy Bikes didn't do all that bad... You'd be surprised how many actually sold. The REST of the deluxe stuff plugged the line, but German bikes were tough to find for a while. Hasbro got more out, but they didn't do too bad, according to what I've been told anyway. In a line that had ...

I stay with 1:18 scale because it is a scale I like, coming from a GI JOE 3 3/4" collecting background (figures were roughly 1:18 scale, vehicles were not of course). I stay with 1:18 scale, with the exception of buying the Sideshow 12" GI JOE figures. Staying with one scale is a good way for me to ...

BTW, a few people here gave me crap for saying that the Monkey Depot sale was a dumping of of 21st Century's AZ warehouse, but about three weeks ago I was able to confirm once and for all that this was in fact what happened, so I guess I'm not so dumb after all, eh?

It still doesn't make sense with a worldwide recession and people not buying things... to raise the prices? What you may be in fact saying is: "It isn't economically feasible to produce this product at US$45 in this economy for the U.S. market." For example, if these aircraft had to be manufactured...

as far as I know the FoV M16 is still available, but it really pales in comparison to the 21st one and it looks like a toy Both the Forces of Valor and JSI versions are available from the distributor as far as I know, buy why would most retailers even bother carrying them when many still have 21st ...

Does anyone make a modern 1:18 fire truck? Lanard made one, although they are not currently producing it. It was rather strange looking, not like anything I've seen in the U.S., possibly it was modeled after something European? I have seen others in stores that look approx. 1:18 scale, more traditi...

Always a great idea, should be a winner. Facts are. Won't sell. Waste of time and money. Way too many Chinese juck factories doing the same thing. Yeah, possible issue, plus this idea is not exactly new - both BBI and InToyz produced the SWAT figures already. I wouldn't exactly call this innovative...

Also gotta think the spot debacle is going to hurt pre-orders. More people will be inlcined to see the actual production model before ordering. True, and it will not only hurt pre-orders between consumer and retailer, it has hurt pre-orders between retailer and manufacturer/distributor. This kind o...

Corey, Would you mind explaining more about this? I'm just curious about the state of affairs between JSI/Merit/retailers. I don't have any specific inside information, but my point is that: 1) The consumer wasn't thrilled with the paint scheme on this model, which is pretty obviously a production ...

I have not heard anything back from JSI as of yet. I sent an email to Merit Int'l to see if they had any word on the kit. Still keeping my fingers crossed. If JSI does release a kit (or any other non-kit scheme) it will be far into the future and/or possibly be some sort of exclusive in a foreign c...

Looks like someone is contemplating cleaning out BBI's New Jersey warehouse.

I'm not sure how Corey came up with the price point for the PW or the release date. Maybe he has some sort of inside info the rest of us aren't privy to or is perhaps simply speculating. We have a wholesale price for the bird, as well as a suggested retail price (which is quite a bit higher than ou...

The pre-orders will be popping up soon, but when you see the price for these I imagine the cheering will come to a screeching halt - they are not cheap, gone are the days of Wally World mass production run pricing. This will be a limited production run and thus a very expensive model.

Baker707 wrote:Hey all, anybody has pics of the 21st M48 Main battle Tank?
Just want to see the details before buying it

Have a nice day!/Bonne journée!

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Thats the best idea. My F-14 spends most of its time sitting on its gear on my display table. The plane really is too big and awkward to lug around, though I've picked it up and set it down (on its gears) at various places in my house including the bed, the ottoman in the family room, the workbench...

sluff wrote:Militarytoyshop.com has the 262 and Bunker Hill Avenger in stock also. Maybe the props are not broken there?????????

Hee hee!

Jesse James wrote: I specifically remember the choppers being in shoddy motorworks boxes that seemed, if possible, even cheaper and less well designed.

Oh yes, you hated those cheap boxes, but also would have been the first to complain had they packed them in nicer boxes but correspondingly raised the retail price!

Birddog wrote: I always drool when i see that pic

Say, I stood in front of that table and looked at that bad boy in person. Do you see any drool puddles on table?

Maybe this news will kick BBI in its fourth point of contact to start making some new stuff. Competition is a good thing :D Which I wager BBI's sitting around thinking just like me... "I'll believe it when I see it." :) Also, they are probably waiting for a distributor or retailer to fund a product...

I'll chime in as a U.S.-based retailer who ships a lot of packages abroad. All of your observations are correct in my experience. I have very, very seldom had anything go missing outside of Mexico and Philippines (where mail is rampantly stolen). I also don't ship to other backwaters unless I have g...

the Bunker Hill Torpedo Bomber. So where all of a sudden did all these start coming from? I've seen more of these on e-bay this past couple weeks that in a long time. What do you all make of this? memaddog Excess stock (unshipped, overruns, or whatever) filtering over from China. You have seen most...

what ticks me off is Badcat is one of the biggest babys when it comes to others doing this! they constantly complain to there distributors when they find out another dealer is under selling. they are even selling HM products under map pricing. but i geuss they are special? They were sending me "ano...

Interesting, same seller selling tomcats for $199 with free shipping As you may know (or not) distributor Merit had put some retail price requirements on the F-14. To get around this, Bad Cat is apparently selling them surreptitiously on eBay. :) They cannot be blamed I guess, seeing as how Merit a...

the cease and desist letters are true i talked with an inside guy at a major estore and he said they received the letter about 3 weeks ago. his boss laughed and circle filled it! This is very interesting because I did not receive one. I have a feeling that there is more to do with this than what ha...