Small Scale Military Headquarters

I would love nothing more than for Merit or another manufacturer to step up to the plate with a 1/18 A-10 that would hopefully be at the price point the majority of collectors would agree on, but after going on 10+ years of being lead on and watching continued missed opportunities by manufacturers f...

You know I'm stil in it for a few Matt. The only ones that seem to be speaking out the most against it are those that would rather see another WWII project. Have to keep in mind how many sat on the fence with other projects from manufacturers because of price, like the F-14, until they were availabl...

Information is up on Merit's site now:

http://merit-intl.com/month/12-17-12/JSI-60007/

Pickel, I think you and I need to talk about a big investment opportunity I'm seeing for next year...............

The gentleman in the picture holding the A-10 is the one who built it. I'm not sure what the price was because from what I was able to gather from the owner's post, they sounded like friends. I did contact the company the man who built it works for since this is their field of work for pricing of a ...

And still could be..............only takes someone to build it and they will come. I still believe someone will do it one day......manufacturer or custom shop kit. Found these pictures below on another forum of a 1/18 scale A-10 someone had commissioned. Gives a good reference to what its size would...

I'm with you on a T-72 and a BMP.

Jay wrote:Is the comet coming from Merit? They were talking about another 1/18th release following the Dauntless.

I believe that would probably be the Huey I mentioned in my earlier post.

Merit's 1/18 Huey (21st Century mold reused) is supposed to be out by Christmas.......so it's been said.

Cool to see this thread resurface. I'm in if you build them.

I'd be down for one too.

As suggested by great mentors such as Rob at Bad Cat, they all pointed out that the sales for "Battle of Midway" version vs "Battle of Coral Sea" should be 2 to 1,... so we have produced 2,000 units for "Battle of Midway" version and hope for the best. However, the overseas buyers are ordering much...

Looking forward to it. Hope Merit is open to adding 1/18 jets to their line one day........ A-10 and F-4......

I'm in......

The problem isn't making the A-10, it's not making it. If you build it they will come....

Time for the A-10 Warthog in 1/18 scale!!! Bring it on Merit...... :D I think the higher price point phobia is being put to rest a bit as the market for 1/18 scale aircraft is showing acceptance when the end product is done right. Also helps when it is a "new" subject and not one that is rehashed an...

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A-10 Warthog

Merry Christmas to all!!!!

May the new year bring us new and exciting things in 1/18 scale!!!!

New pictures are up on bbi's Facebook page of the Nightstalker Blackhawk in package. They have stated production is complete and will be in US retail Jan.-Feb. 2012.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/BBI-Colle ... 2475407430

Oh hell yeah!!!!

I'm up for this project!!! Put me down for one!!

So bbi has already spent the huge cost of tooling a subject like the Hind only to not release it? That's odd if true since the tooling phase is the part that never happens until buyers are known. Did they do the same for the A-10 since Mike shared pictures with you of what was called a "ready to go"...

Just a quick update on the FOV M1A1 Abrams, they are starting to show up with a commander figure included. The package has a sticker on the window that says "bonus commander figure" or something to that nature. It's not a new figure, just one of the previously released carded figures included.

The problem is, the Hind probably wouldn't have a cheaper price point than an A-10. If it were to have a cheaper price point, I wouldn't count on it being such a huge difference that it would make an A-10's price point look bad. Also, I think the A-10 would outsell the Hind which would also wash out...

If you think a Hind has a chance of getting made, then I think you are wrong about the A-10 not having a chance. They already have an A-10 just as ready to go as they do a Hind (at least pictures of the A-10 have been shown to you) and your logic about the Blackhawk leading to a Hind could be the sa...

While I think the price tag for the re-released Blackhawk is steep, I believe that this is the price point bbi is wanting to go forward with on subjects of this size in 1/18 scale. The new Me 109 release is selling for basically $100 and it's half the size of the Blackhawk. Looking at the detail lev...