TARGET - 1/18 sighting

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TARGET - 1/18 sighting

Post by Razor17019 » Mon Aug 02, 2010 12:27 pm

I was at Target today and saw they were putting out tan 1/18 scale M1 Abrams Tanks and M2 Bradleys.
This is the first time a LONG time that I have seen any 1/18 vehicles on a Target shelf.
Anybody else see this at their Target Store? If so, could a new 1/18 Tiger be on the way??
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Post by Stug45 » Mon Aug 02, 2010 3:07 pm

I was at target today they have the camo
Bradleys & Abrams. There was no figures out yet the pegs still have the tags. No WW2 stuff.
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Post by cranedriver » Mon Aug 02, 2010 3:08 pm

Goodness finally a reason to shop again!!! Did you happen to see any Army or Marine figures??

What was the prices on the tanks and Bradleys?
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Post by aferguson » Mon Aug 02, 2010 3:35 pm

i wonder if this is new stock or old stuff left over from last year they're putting out to get rid of over christmas?

Probably won't be any wwii stuff, just like last year. Target doesn't want wwii toys....it was the same with bbi. Unimax was just able to sneak them in that one year.
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Post by cranedriver » Mon Aug 02, 2010 3:55 pm

I wouldn't mind a few more Abrams.... I happened upon a case of the camo Bradley's earlier this year at TRU they aren't as good as the 21st version but it was 1:18 armor on the shelf and thats something you just dont see anymore. Get 'em while you can.
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Post by Jesse James » Mon Aug 02, 2010 4:10 pm

Target's not one to hang onto stock from a year previous to sell the following Christmas... This is surely new stock. I believe they even cleared out any stragglers after last christmas, in the 1:18 vehicle realm.
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Post by VMF115 » Mon Aug 02, 2010 4:17 pm

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Post by [CAT]CplSlade » Mon Aug 02, 2010 5:13 pm

Jesse James wrote:Target's not one to hang onto stock from a year previous to sell the following Christmas... This is surely new stock. I believe they even cleared out any stragglers after last christmas, in the 1:18 vehicle realm.

Well, individual stores generally don't hold onto old merch, but periodically the regional warehouses will clear out any remaining old stock for close-outs (or 'remainders' as we called them at Borders Books) and send them to stores that previously had a strong sales history moving those items in hopes of selling the bulk of it before selling it off to someplace like Big Lots.

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Post by jlspec » Mon Aug 02, 2010 5:57 pm

Target north of pittsburgh had the tan 1/18Abrams and Bradley ($29.99) They had some new 1/32 Abrams and Bradley.

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Post by YT » Mon Aug 02, 2010 6:40 pm

This is great news!

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Post by usmcchet9296 » Mon Aug 02, 2010 7:49 pm

Target in Eagle Rock CA had some too
no figures though
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Post by grockwood » Fri Aug 06, 2010 7:56 pm

I was at the Overland Park Ks. Target today. They had one each of the desert sand M1 and M2 . They also had about three each of the Army and Marine figures mixed in with the Seals and Delta figures.

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Post by Barbarian333 » Sat Aug 07, 2010 8:00 am

Same here, 1:18 M1 and M2 in desert sand. Target in Silver Spring MD.

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Post by immeww2 » Sat Aug 07, 2010 11:49 pm

Northern, Calif had one M1 and one M2.

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Post by tmanthegreat » Sun Aug 08, 2010 7:45 pm

I've been seeing desert and woodland cammo m1s at various targets in central california as of late. Got them both when these were first out a couple years ago, but nice to see big 1:18 armor on the shelves again 8)
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Post by Tambo » Sun Aug 08, 2010 8:46 pm

My Target had a few and now they are gone.
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Post by Grilledcheese » Sun Aug 15, 2010 6:52 am

Made it to Target last night and picked up a M1. Not bad for the price. The machine guns on top are crap and the weathering is a bit cursory, but I think I can spruce the old girl up nicely.



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Post by gliderdwm » Sun Aug 15, 2010 7:54 am

Went to two targets in S.A. Finished getting all of the modern army and marine figures. One store had about 20 figures priced at 4.99 and 2 desert Abrams.

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Re: TARGET - 1/18 sighting

Post by Grognard » Thu Sep 02, 2010 9:03 pm

I'm here in Houston for awhile. Stopped at a couple of targets. Same; 1 ea of M1and M2; couple of modern figures; some 1/72 helos nothing new that I can tell.

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Re: TARGET - 1/18 sighting

Post by popeye357 » Fri Sep 03, 2010 9:05 am

I'm hoping the LAV will be available again, I was deployed when they were out and missed them. I know they arent as good as the BBi ones but I still want one.
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Re: TARGET - 1/18 sighting

Post by pickelhaube » Fri Sep 03, 2010 8:10 pm

Out in LA they had the Abrams and Bradley all in deset camo.

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Re: TARGET - 1/18 sighting

Post by VMF115 » Fri Sep 03, 2010 8:31 pm

I seen the FOV 1/18th mil Hind 39 bucks















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Re: TARGET - 1/18 sighting

Post by immeww2 » Sat Sep 04, 2010 10:32 am

Doesn't appear that the FOV stuff is moving off the shelves at least in Northern, CA. The tanks and figures are just sitting collecting dust and it's been several weeks since the last time I passed by the toy ailse.

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Re: TARGET - 1/18 sighting

Post by normandy » Sat Sep 04, 2010 11:50 am

If target went back to selling WWII 1:18th the stuff would sell.

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Re: TARGET - 1/18 sighting

Post by Grognard » Tue Sep 07, 2010 6:39 pm

Was in a target on westheimer blvd in houston last night. Had two FOV WWII soldiers except that they were not. Looks like someone open the package and replaced the figure with PTE soldiers and then returned them. Several other figure packs looked similar.

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