Small Scale Military Headquarters

Holy Guacamole, CPL Slade! You got your own private hobby shop! I also wonder how well they'll fare...it seems they are keeping the prices reasonable while offering significant upgrades to the older stuff...I don't see them showing up in Target or Wal-Mart, but what do I know...however, Walterson's ...

I started this as a separate post back in the Spring when it appeared FOV was ready to announce multiple releases at any moment...was I ever wrong! I also anticipated a flurry of happy responses to this rebirth of 1/32...nope! Well, though no release dates are given, it now appears FOV is ready to s...

What manufacturer produced that kit? I take it it's not the old Revell model, I seem to remember that was sort of a clunky version typical of their early 1/32 releases....

The FOV FB page is being updated as I write this and includes a release schedule that we may or may not want to believe in...check it out...

https://www.facebook.com/fovhobbies/

Was $2500, a steal at the marked down price of $1250... Am I missing something here? This looks liking something you could pick up at Kay-Bee Toys back in the day... https://www.ebay.com/itm/Metal-Model-Airplane-Aircraft-1-Military-Fighter-US-Vintage-AirForce-32-USAF-48/292475284339?_trkparms=aid%3D...

About a month ago, The Motor Pool posted this on their site: "Coming up in April is the Beijing Hobby Show (April 20th-22nd) and, one week later, is the all-important Japanese Shizuoka Hobby Show (April 26th-28th). Last year, if you recall, Waltersons, the new owners of the Forces of Valor brand, sh...

I'm guessing...a customized version of FOV's last and toyish-quality release of their aircraft that showed up in Target stores... I'm thinking that it's FOV 1/32 based on the 4 covered-over screw holes located 4 in a row on each side of the wing underside close to the fuselage... It's definitely cur...

Remember "Dark Helmet" from Spaceballs?
Seeing that they sell stuff piecemeal, I think a do-over is called for...

...but otherwise, I'm impressed....

Don't know how much it all means, but Hobbico (the largest U.S. distributor of hobby products, including Revell, Monogram, Italeri and Hasegawa) is in deep financial trouble and may not survive. Even if it does, this could mean higher prices on plastic models and other stuff coming down the road...s...

For those who liked to be teased, there are some new photos (and even a gif-length vid!) of the coming 88 Flak Gun at https://www.facebook.com/fovhobbies/ I'm pleased that FOV's new owners are taking such a TLC approach to the coming re-releases, can't wait to hear that they're actually being shippe...

Really done well, actually...

...but FOV is keeping in touch...

https://www.facebook.com/fovhobbies/pos ... 6618563276

BTW, Motor Pool edited their posting that I had previously quoted, maybe at the behest of FOV? Who knows, but their site is a reliable source of info, hope they do post some pix...

There's not much to go on, is there? Their FB page releases news a raindrop at a time and their webpage is a confounding mix of old product and the new naval line, but Motor Pool posted this on 6/30... "We’ve also been in touch with their managing director who has indicated they will be sending us t...

I dunno, they look like they were inspired by a Girls Gone Wild DVD...

I can't get too enthusiastic about them, mainly because the weapons look so clunky...I can only judge from pictures I've seen, but it seems like the Mars figures have actually declined slightly in quality with each release... I will be getting the TSSD Marines though, I wonder if any new releases fr...

There is a modest photo gallery of the modest FOV display at the Nuremberg Toy Fair : https://www.facebook.com/fovhobbies/photos/pcb.767502066752399/767502030085736/?type=3&theater https://www.facebook.com/fovhobbies/posts/768769966625609 Motor Pool has even more modest coverage at: http://blog.them...

Cut to the chase at... https://www.facebook.com/fovhobbies/photos/pcb.753104544858818/753099681525971/?type=3&theater I'm gonna keep pinching myself until it's confirmed there's no typo and we'll see new Shermans, M10s, 10cm Kanones, etc. in 1/32 and not 1/72... Inevitably some will find something t...

Well, if nothing else, they have the 1/32 market cornered... :) The Motor Pool's blog sounds optimistic, but what is really heartening to me is they are actually reaching out to collectors via their facebook page...curiously, most of the links just lead you back to the old Unimax site...but I'm stok...

Nice rescue/restoration...it looks like the original owner left it in the sun and rain with the packing material still on it... Did you get a decent price on it? In any case, you must be real happy with the new addition, enjoy your growing collection...

The $200+ price tag on the HM Hellcats has not inspired me to fish a credit card out of my wallet...but this unusual scheme with cool pinup may catch me in a moment of weakness... :) http://www.themotorpool.net/USN-Grumman-F6F-5-Hellcat-Fighter-VMF-N-541-p/ha0305.htm http://www.flyingmule.com/produc...

Maybe it's a vessel for smuggled contraband...I wonder if he realizes the irony of his statement "You will never see a price like this for this model."

This brilliant marketing concept must have been concocted 16 hours into Cinco de Mayo...

Those sly devils! It probably quickly occurred to them that they could wind up confusing their fellow RAF pilots. Thanks for that interesting fun fact.

I think we're stumped...every thought I had I dismissed after a moment of consideration, like: Viewed in flight from above, the pattern on the leading edge of the wings looks like a river or wadi, ...or...viewed in flight from above, this pattern might make the profile seem smaller & the Hurricane s...

I'm looking forward to an actual picture of this release (saw the picture on Jumbilies site, what is that?)...I found this interesting short history, including a bizarre story of a stolen Walrus absconded with by would-be defectors to Germany...check it out! http://www.flying-tigers.co.uk/2016/the-s...