IS ALL-GO Dead?

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IS ALL-GO Dead?

Post by Molon Lave » Fri Feb 24, 2012 9:10 am

Several online hobby shops are selling the P51 and FW190 (released last summer) for $20.

Stick a fork in ALL-GO?

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Post by Razor17019 » Fri Feb 24, 2012 10:03 am

Molon Lave wrote:Several online hobby shops are selling the P51 and FW190 (released last summer) for $20.

Stick a fork in ALL-GO?
What scale of P51 and FW190 for 20.00 and which hobby shops?
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Re: IS ALL-GO Dead?

Post by PanzerArm » Fri Feb 24, 2012 10:11 am

Razor17019, AFAIK pretty much all of the online retailers that were/are carrying the "new" 1/32 Red 19 FW-190 and P-51 "Shangra-La" has them listed for $20. It is my understanding that they just aren't moving the numbers they expected and they have to get rid of them. It probably has something to do with the fact that there are just re-released paint schemes and they didn't even come with pilots.


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Post by MZ826 » Fri Feb 24, 2012 3:39 pm

Who Knows I don't think anyone has heard anything new from them since the release of the two last summer. You would have thought something new would have been announced by now. Its too bad but they kinda blew it with how they decided to break...or flop back into the market.

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Post by Dauntless » Fri Feb 24, 2012 6:54 pm

I hope the new 1:32 planes are still "in the pipe" instead of "down the tubes" :?
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Post by snake » Fri Feb 24, 2012 9:30 pm

I hope they still have some life in them.

Think there is a market for 1/32 P-51's and FW-190's, but they have to be in different schemes that haven't already been done.

And priced so that they will sell. Hate to say it, but many of the 21C collectors still want to pay the Walmart prices, and simply balk at the $40 pricetag. I think that they are worth it, but tough for a new company to break this mentality.

Having them on $20 clearance, and with no news at all for a long time, is not a good sign. :(

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Post by Panzer_M » Sat Feb 25, 2012 3:12 am

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Post by Dauntless » Sat Feb 25, 2012 8:25 am

I would have paid $40 for a new paint scheme. Say that P-51 in the 21stC 1:48 "Boise Bee" colors, or that 190 in the black cowling chevron scheme that is popular in other scales.

$40 is pretty much the average going rate for a not so hard to find 1:32 plane on ebay, but I guess most collectors already have the "Shangri La" and "Red 13" and anyone who doesn't won't make much of a dent in inventory, so we have a glut of them out there.

Maybe it proves that the original 21stC number of 5000 planes per scheme or less is just about enough for the collector market.
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Post by MG-42 » Sat Feb 25, 2012 8:56 am

* I want my $20.00 back :evil: :lol: ... half of what I paid for the Shangra La , initially.

........... I should've just waited but who really knew this was going to happen , figures ! ! ! :roll: ... or should I say ,.. pilots ! ! ! :mrgreen:


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Re: IS ALL-GO Dead?

Post by DropTank » Sat Feb 25, 2012 10:07 am

MG-42 wrote:
........... I should've just waited but who really knew this was going to happen , figures ! ! ! :roll: ... or should I say ,.. pilots ! ! ! :mrgreen:


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Appears All-Go didn't even know what was happening. Their own website has always and still does, list both these releases with "removeable pilot figures". :?

If they stay in business, it will on par with a blind squirrell finding a nut. I rank the re-release of "red 19" as the dumbest manufacturer move ever in this hobby. The fact that these were very slow movers for half the price should have been a major factor to consider, of course unless these were original left-overs as I suspect. New and fresh schemes with the same molds would have added new life to the chances of them cranking back up. Sadly, I am not optomistic with All-Go's rebirth at this point.
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Post by RAD 2112 » Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:09 am

Any word on All-Go?
They've been very quiet since the release of Shangrila and Red 19.
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Post by Rowsdower » Thu Apr 19, 2012 12:39 pm

I bought both of these schemes when they were still 21st models. :roll:
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Post by RAD 2112 » Thu Apr 19, 2012 1:09 pm

Rowsdower wrote:I bought both of these schemes when they were still 21st models. :roll:
me too...

I only purchased a P-51 to support All-Go in hopes that it would lead to more paint schemes and maybe some new planes.
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Post by tmanthegreat » Fri Apr 20, 2012 8:34 am

They had that 1:48 scale P-51B that had a very spotty distribution at Wal Mart. I never saw any on the west coast and have given up searching.

I got an All-Go FW-190 at discount to use for parts to fix up a couple of my other 21c planes. It came in the identical 21c box and was exactly the same as the 21c plane, except no pilot figure. I may get the P-51 for the same purpose.

Quite frankly, part of me wishes All-Go would go away, particularly if they are going to keep selling at Wal Mart or just re-release old paintschemes.

FOV, BBI, and Merit may cost more, but they are delivering the goods as of late with potential for more.
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Re: IS ALL-GO Dead?

Post by PAK38 » Sun Jun 24, 2012 6:08 am

I found several Red 19 FW-190s and P-51 B/Cs in a local Tuesday Morning for $9.99. They were in the original 21st Century packaging.

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Post by Axis Nightmare » Sun Jun 24, 2012 12:28 pm

Just about cleaned out a Tuesday Morning store buying five P-51s and three FW-190s for $9.99. I was going to be near it anyway and there was no shipping cost so I figured I can't go wrong with that price. :wink: Left two FW-190s behind that had obvious/visable QC issues with paint and bad guns. I'll probably keep a few and take the rest to the Museum for resale. Was shocked when I saw they were actually there. :shock: None of the other items people find at Walmart, Dollar Tree, etc. ever seem to make our area. So we know they aren't just in North Carolina. Thanks PAK38 for the tip :)
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Post by flyboy_fx » Sun Jun 24, 2012 1:53 pm

I think it is ALL Gone now. xD :lol:
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Post by tmanthegreat » Mon Jun 25, 2012 7:43 am

Will have to go take a look. I won't keep my hopes up as my two local TM stores only rarely get in the neat stuff, but if multiple people are finding them...

This reminds me from like 15 years ago or something when the Galoob BattleSquads military line started showing up at Big Lots (I think it was called McFrugals then) after Galoob folded as an independent operation. It indicated the demise of that company.

Sort of a sign that things which were there, no longer are.
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Post by 456THBG » Mon Jun 25, 2012 9:00 am

Merit & BBI seem to represent the present, and hopefully the future, for 1/32 & 1/18 plastic aircraft models.
All-Go would make an excellent business school "model" on how NOT to start up a new business venture (NO offense, Zack, I know you're not a part of their poor decision making process!)

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Post by hworth18 » Mon Jun 25, 2012 9:51 am

Stopped by my local TM and they had about 4 of each (Mustang & Fw190), I picked up a couple of 190s because they are good repaint fodder. I would have bought more if I had more cash.
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Post by tmanthegreat » Mon Jun 25, 2012 2:56 pm

Went by a local TM store today at lunch and was elated to find 14 32x FW-190s and P-51Bs :) Got my pick of the litter - just like the old WM days!

It was surprising to note the variations in QC though... Aparently Allgo was little better than its predecessor as there were lots of little paint goofs like misaligned markings, smudges, and glue fingerprints.

I only picked up two of the planes (an FW-190 and P-51) so the rest are still there. Its sort of excess in my collection, as now I have 4 "Red 19" FW-190s, including an unboxed 21c original, a boxed 21c original, an AllGo one for parts, and now this one. I may go back and get another P-51 for parts as its certainly worth that at $10 and keep the other in my stash.
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Re: IS ALL-GO Dead?

Post by jlspec » Mon Jun 25, 2012 7:16 pm

Thanks for the heads up.
Stopped at 2 Tuesday Morning stores today. Both had 8 - P-51 and 8 - FW190. Picked up a couple of each to open or repaint

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Post by Axis Nightmare » Mon Jun 25, 2012 7:59 pm

If they're selling them for $9.99, their cost must be $5 to $7. A far cry from the $39.99 retail not that long ago. Sound like a company liquidation. I spent a long time inspecting for visable QC issues which eliminated quite a few. These last 1/32 planes by 21st C. had major components glued, not screwed. Bad paint and glue smears were the most common. Bad props on the P-51s were common too. :(
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Post by hworth18 » Wed Jun 27, 2012 6:57 pm

Picked up another couple of 190s today at another TM and will probably go back and get more this weekend.
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Post by Axis Nightmare » Thu Jun 28, 2012 3:41 pm

O.K. I'm reading references to an "original 21st Century version" and an "All-Go version" of these two planes with comparisons of QC issues from both. :?: So did All-Go supposedly actually "manufacture" any of these or did they simply buy left over 21st C. inventory that was slated for Walmart shelves before they went out of business? They seem like nothing more than a distributor. There's nothing on the boxes that I have that indicate anything but new old stock. They still have 2007 and 2008 dates. The boxes even promote the long defunct 21st Century Toys website and Fan Club. The lack of pilots could well just be a cost cutting issue that a struggling company like 21st. C. would do. WW2toys.net didn't make any of their stock. They just bought some truckloads of leftovers. They shipped my order to me in an original 21st Century master carton that was for 6 Pak40 1/18 guns. Would be interesting to see what the master cartons say that have been shipped to Tuesday Morning. :?
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