new FOV 1/16 Sherman

dragon53 · Post by **dragon53** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 7:24 pm

Here is the new FOV 1/16 Sherman ($409.00 pre-order):

http://www.themotorpool.net/1st-Issue-U ... 85007h.htm

It looks similar to their 1/32 Sherman with troops and sandbags:

viewtopic.php?t=8675&highlight=sherman

olifant · Post by **olifant** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:04 pm

Very cool but this is a few too many bones for me.

immeww2 · Post by **immeww2** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:32 pm

Agreed. I could purchase a whole brigade of 21st and BBI 1/18 scale tanks for that amount of moolah.

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 9:07 pm

Maybe I am a snob but I to think that is a tad too much to pay for a Sherman. But a FOV Panther, Mk IV, Stug, Wespen , Marder 3......

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 11:05 pm

I think the picture is still of the 1:32 Sherman, as the figures look exactly like those for that tank and I would expect FOV to make better-looking figures for the 1:16 series vehicle

GooglyDoogly · Post by **GooglyDoogly** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 2:25 am

That's actually their 1/32 Sherman. I guess they have no pic yet of their 1/16 Sherman?

But yeah, I'd definitely get one. It's worth getting a large, detailed model of the tank that help win the war in the West.

lightning2000 · Post by **lightning2000** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 4:35 am

Hi,
I agree it could very well be the 1:32 Sherman still being used in place of the real McCoy. The ship date is pushed back to August (for now) and with Chinese New Year, it could very well be a case where they are again temporarily using a different vehicle until the real one can be called up. There's a couple of other items in the brochure that are marked as new but have images of past vehicles occupying their space.

If its being shown at Toy Fair this week, we'll snap a few pix and post them. Likewise, anything else they may be showing, such as any new 1:18 scale vehicles.

Lightning2000
www.themotorpool.net

Yoxford · Post by **Yoxford** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 12:28 pm

ACTUAL PRODUCTION 1/16 FOV SHERMAN
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http://www.michtoy.com/MTSCnewSite/vehi ... 85007.html

I am placing my pre order

ChairmanMilo · Post by **ChairmanMilo** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 2:18 pm

That looks so freakin' awesome. Thanks for posting that, yoxford!

dragon53 · Post by **dragon53** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 2:25 pm

That's a great looking Sherman and the detailing/weathering is impressive. The figures are certainly the best I've seen with a tank. At $409, it proves you get what you pay for.

Yoxford · Post by **Yoxford** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 6:43 pm

BUT the best part is it is mostly diecast!

The hull, the turret, the tracks....a first as the tigers both I and II
had plastic hulls...this Sherman is very cool

MG-42 · Post by **MG-42** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:55 pm

* Yeah , predominantly die-cast ! *

* That's what I like about it , + the fact it has a detailed interior too. *

* I'll eventually be picking one of these babies up. *

=

Mitch v MG

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 7:29 am

I will have to get me one of those.

Panther F · Post by **Panther F** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 1:31 pm

Hmmmm, hatch color should not be white.

corpbob · Post by **corpbob** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 2:37 pm

Yes, and it's impressive that FOV can produce figures that (1. don't look like popeye and (2. have correctly colored pants.

GooglyDoogly · Post by **GooglyDoogly** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 2:43 pm

That looks great! Something is off with the hull though...I'm not sure.

Panther F · Post by **Panther F** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 3:04 pm

I believe only the later M4A3's with the T-23 turret and the M4A3E8 for sure had the grousers blocked off.

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