Small Scale Military Headquarters

Just the other day I got a Tiger and Sherman for $15 each. The only WM with these left had only 2 Sherman's in boxes that looked like they'd gone to war instead of the tanks themselves, and the Tiger's just sat there while all his Tigery brethren flew off shelves. Unfortunately they're the grey vari...

Paul, Dusty Trails got back in touch with me regarding things and they said nothing I suggested (military) was really planned at this time. They were going to talk to their R&D though about all the things I'd made suggestions on... They also said they're waiting to see how the western line plays out...

That's a real good idea actually Aferg...

A set of Brit helmets and any other gear would be quite nice really. Ammo pouches, and any weapony actually.

Help diversify the allies a little bit. Work for Canuckleheads too.

Wow, I was gonna order up some stuff for X-Mas (including litters) and now I'm glad I didn't. I can just get the medic kit which rocks. Love those plasma and saline bags. VERY cool, and workable in even sci-fi dioramas which is what I'm planning on getting the set for...

Good stuff Mark, thanks.

-LAV... Good on clearance, not good on full retail. The figure's unique and interesting (very accurate looking) which makes him neat, but there's not much of any interior to it. There is a little troop area in the rear but it's a pretty dismal piece. The steering was actually interesting but not muc...

If Paul's pictures are anything to go by, it appears they'll be articulating their figures 100% identical to the highest articulation 21st has put on its figures. That's cool by me... 18-ish points per figure is pretty high. Working holsters and removable hats are just gravy then! :) I still hope fo...

Nah, no reply. Didn't expect one either though, but it'd be nice if companies did interact more often. BBI never does, and that's a gripe I have with them. 21st is best about that it seems.

Another thing I'd love to hear some news about... What are they doing with those army builder packs? Like A) are they even being done still, and B) what were the figures inside gonna be like (removable helmets/hats? New style articulation? Etc.)? I'd love to find out what's up with these because the...

Thanks Aferg...

Again, not much on figures and ground vehicles, so I'm not overly excited, but the news on the Japanese IS good. They need made at this point. 21st needs to just get it going on figures in general because they're about to be overrun if they don't I'm afraid.

I got a handful of the initial SWAT and the Germans... Again mostly for gear or headsculpts. The headsculpts are a mix of good/decent and bad. On the Germans there's 2 really nice headsculpts actually, one who looks younger and one older, and then there's one with slicked back hair that looks laugha...

at least they look better than the M113

Ah... Yes, these are real beauties. I think that little chunk of metal's sitting around BECAUSE of the two doofs who make the CORPS figures look like Michelangelo's David.

Saw those in the last month or less... Horrible.

Easily mixed with some of the worst face sculpts ever. I wish they'd get away from "character" in their sculpts and go with more neutral ones. BotB was a model for headsculpt perfection I thought. Beyond that, nice figures all around, but I thought there were 9 also, and no Japanese = uh oh... Price...

Aliens... Now there's a license that 21st would murder with if they got it. An extremely loyal fan-base as far as toys go, and that license seems to come around now and again as being "up for grabs" in the industry. P, I totally think those hats are removable. There's pretty clear gaps there from wh...

Everything you've been told is all you need. Just heat the figure up with hot water (even runnign it under scolding water from the spicket while wearing dish gloves will soften the figures more than enough to pop the heads off easily). Let the heads cool so the pegs become firm again and then pop th...

For the most part it's the same here P-51... Hobbytown's to the other side of the city so I rarely go. Very congested area near the airport, so I only go when it's a necessity to stock up on supplies I can't get at a closer hobby store. That said... I have a tough time justifying $50 toys as it is, ...

I've yet to see a Winter Tiger... I was holding out for that, but now even the greys are disappearing and I fear I may miss out on a steel Tiger at all. That's the horrid thing about 21st and WM's deal... You're not seeing planes, we're not seeing armor... And we're not seeing many planes either any...

Generally they're open on the back... The dollhouse is for sure. Some of the sets had full walls, but not many. Like I had the western sets which consisted of square houses you could link together or stack... Ala the old west and everything. Well, they were all open in the back for access... You cou...

Man, browsing their sites brings back some stuff... WTF is up with them dropping wild west though? THat was their bread and butter when I was a kid. They finally did Civil War figures too and I'm not buying those anymore... AH! I made my own CW guys when I was a kid by painting union hats grey. :) D...

The Bradley sold out here... The 113's sitting it seems, but Tiger's are flying off the shelves, and WM's I frequent who all got winter Shermans are now down to 2 or 3 tops per store (Stores that literally had 2 dozen + of the Sherman). I'm sort of amazed at the Tiger going as fast as it did... I mi...

The dollhouse from Playmobil is great, but there's an odd feeling to it that it's needing painted up or something. Really nice detail inside though... Accessories are sorta 1:18 if they're not oddly sculpted for the figures. Worth great to have though. i used to collect Playmobil when I was a kid, a...

Hey man, still got my email? I'm not sure I can help you on the littlebird Harley, but hit me up if you're selling anything. I never got a 1:18 winter Tiger or the BBI Abrams either one. I have a BBI Littlebird (the black version) but I was wanting to actually use the missle tubes for a project (Not...

A multi-story european styled "generic" building would be nice... Can't storm Paris without one.

I'm piqued on the western stuff. Count me in... Especially if a figure of my namesake comes about.

The buffet idea's interesting, but I have a tough time commenting on it till I can see how it would work exactly... Cost would be a factor as well, but it's intriguing to say the least! As for general ideas... My list would go like this : - World War 2 Items ... Take the plunge and see what you coul...

Very cool TD, I appreciate the photo. Gonna enhance it some... Hopefully this'll hit over here since I think some of the accessories would make neat custom fodder.

Finding PTE is like finding a needle in a haystack, unless you want the figure sets from KB for cheap.