Small Scale Military Headquarters

i was thinking: i bet you could put a 1/18 Mutt inside this thing. You'd have to take the seats out and it wouldn't be able to go in and out the back ramp, but i think the cargo area is big enough to hold one....just like a real C-130. Kinda cool if it can. I don't have any mutts or i'd try it. Yes...

i've never been able to find a true wwii era shaped raft. Back then, rubber rafts were oval shaped. The more modern shape is oval at the front but has a cut out at the back where the motor goes, giving an overall sort of U shape it. No rafts back in wwii had that shape. So you can either not worry ...

Thanks for the info Parrish. I was thinking about posting a separate topic relating to these rafts. I actually saw an image of one with some WWII German soldiers (from a model box I believe). The raft wasn't quite the same; more along the old GI Joe blow-up variety, but I think it demonstrated how ...

PTE makes such a well-balanced variety of items that most others neglect (boats, crates, barrels, bunks, ladders, ATVs, camels, horses, sandbags walls, artillery, etc.). Now if only there was a more reliable US distributor for their full line! ha...10 minutes after having said that I found this: ht...

On a side note, I picked up the black raft set yesterday (just for the raft). I'm not sure what I'll do with it yet, but it make for a nice night raid. Those little CRRC-type boats go back to WWII I think (e.g. Marine raider units) and current iterations are used by lots of spec ops forces. I think...

Thanks all for the tips (balsa sheet, wall plaster, paint). flyboy - did you mean actual 1:1 wall plaster? Or a different product that looks like that in 1:18 application? I always forget to use real-world actual representations of things! For example, "hmmm, what's the best way to make this 1:18 ro...

Hey, I need to know what I should use for gun and helmet straps. I think someone once said something about cutting strips of toothpaste tubes and then painting them for straps. How do I make buckles? And how do I realistically attach the straps to the gun without just gluing it on? Thanks, AJ I've ...

1 Package of 300 Project Bricks - $15.99 + free shipping on ebay 1 AdTech mini glue gun - $2.79 @ Walmart 1 AdTech 30-pack mini glue sticks - $2.79 @ Walmart Designing and building your own 1/18 building - PRICELESS!!! http://www.floracraft.com/products/styrofoam/kits/project-bricks/ https://lh4.goo...

Big-Lots-Lacking Members: JCPenney.com has a good stock this year. Check out this monster set with tons of PTE win: http://www.jcpenney.com/jcp/X6.aspx?Grptyp=PRD&ItemId=1d10628&cmOrigId=1d1062b&cmTypeFlag=RichRel&cmCatID=52440|77800 There's some other sets on the site too, but it's a bear to naviga...

What's the recipe for your EOD man? I recognize some of the parts but not all. You said you stole the idea, but it's new to me!

Cw4USARMY - Is there a bomb bay to speak of? I'm guessing not and that there's no break in the fuselage?

You did great work on yours! Looking at their build manual online, it looks like quite a job!

interesting. i still find it very hard to believe that until now, the 'true' colour has not been known. With all the thousands of eye witnesses, on both sides, who would have seen carmel coloured zeros, how is it possible that for 60 plus years, everyone has been of the opinion they were a light gr...

According to http://www.talesofthecat.com/ and somewhat implied by the "our" terminology from Merit's site (http://www.merit-intl.com/merit/main.html), Merit is the actual manufacturer for the SBD. Now maybe they still collaborated with Admiral or BBI or somebody else, but apparently they are produc...

Wow - that's the first real 1/18 news in a long time (outside of ph's efforts of course : ) !!! I think it's a great choice - I was just thinking the other day that the best selling choices left in 1/18 WWII aircraft would be either the Dauntless or the Wildcat (or maybe a Spitfire reboot). Admiral ...

they've really improved their site. They also take credit cards and paypal now. Before it was bank transfer only. I don't like the UPS shipping thing but that's just me. I put the ju 88 in my cart and was told shipping is just $10. Hard to believe. I didn't bother to go through the checkout process...

I didn't realize that FSK also has an AN-2: http://shop.flyingstyrokit.com/civil-aircrafts/11-antonov-an-2.html Looks to be very close to 1:18. It has been used heavily by air forces around the world. Also, their price on the B-25 & A-10 are both only around $160? I remember them being more? Anyhow,...

I think this is the link in question:

http://www.spawn.com/toys/product.aspx?product=4493

Interesting. It would be great if McFarlane would finally make an significant entrance in the ~1/18 realm.

Isn't there a GI Joe that has this as a weapon? has there ever been a list made of Joes (or any other figure in approx 1/18) that were issued with accurate WWII weapons or accessories? Chime in all you Joe experts!! Yes, the new figure posted above has an FG-42 rendition. So does the two Paraviper ...

I've gotta say that I agree with the line of thinking Birddog suggested above. In my mind I've always figured the higher prices on the MH-60 and the F-16 was BBI's way of testing the water to see if the market would support those kind of prices. Because if they made a brand-new heli or jet of compar...

Pickel: Did you ever make the side armor/Skirtzen for the Panzer IV? I think most of us have the US release with the mounting bars but no Skirtzen. I think it was only the European release that also had them?

I've wondered this myself many times - how much time do others have to devote to this hobby? Looking at the customs of some of you on here, clearly it is A LOT of time! For me my ~5 hrs. per week seems like it flys by in no time, and I think I could easily double or triple that amount without feelin...

The Seal figure is just a repainted "Hadley" figure: http://www.sshqdb.com/18/displayimage.php?album=511&pos=0 http://www.sshqdb.com/18/displayimage.php?album=511&pos=1 The production Hadley fig had a different paint scheme and head than the first pic, but the second is a little hard to see. I don't...

flyboy - the bunkers are looking GREAT! Definitely interested in your work if you make it for sale. magnets are like magic to me. I bought some little blinkie lights, the kind that ravers use, those rapidly flashing really bright lapel pins. They are held onto clothing by magnets that are strong eno...

I'm assuming you're referring to having the 25th Anniv. Shipwreck fig?
http://www.yojoe.com/action/08/shipwreck12.shtml (or another similar version).

What about this one:
http://www.yojoe.com/action/08/gijoecutter.shtml ?

Update: I found quite a number of PTE items at www.amazon.co.uk, including some of the newer items (bunker, base, SU-27, Rocket Copter WITH rockets). Go there and search for "World Peacekeepers". However it looks like Amazon UK doesn't ship to the US :( So the only bet would be to have it shipped to...