AO Recon Thread

olifant · Post by **olifant** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 10:04 am

Same here. I picked up an old Brummbar and the DAK Opel truck for $9 each. Both were heavy and I am pretty sure they are Cold Steel. Worrisome that these are old stock filtering up to retail rather than new production.

jlspec · Post by **jlspec** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 12:09 pm

If anyone runs across a 1/32 S2 Hetzer or Wirbelwind I would be interested in trading or buying
Thanks

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 1:21 pm

Found the complete assortment of the new FOV 1/32 and 1/18 products today!

New 1:32 vehicles include the Stryker, M2 Bradley. M1 Abrams, and M109 Paladin. There are also plastic versions of the 1:48 scale blackhawk and 1:32 scale P-51. The new 1:32 figure packs are nice, though they are all the same old figures for the most part. What is a welcome addition, however, are the Tanker figures

olifant · Post by **olifant** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 5:27 pm

Tman, do you mean new paint schemes for the FOV Abrahms, Bradley and Paladin?

mikeg · Post by **mikeg** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:33 am

I found the new repaint hetzer and marder today at one of the TRU's, I got the hetzer left the two marders for another day-

[CAT]CplSlade · Post by **[CAT]CplSlade** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 11:44 am

Which TRU was that?

Stug45 · Post by **Stug45** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 11:57 am

mikeg wrote:I found the new repaint hetzer and marder today at one of the TRU's, I got the hetzer left the two marders for another day-

Hi Mikeg. Can you post some pics?

mikeg · Post by **mikeg** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 12:13 pm

stuka, it was at the alpharetta location off mansell, leave one of the marders for me, I would like to pick it up tomorrow - stug, I have just enought ADD to make posting pictures akin to taking a calculous test for me- but there are pictures already in this sightings thread or a hetzer/marder thread a page or two back.

Oh yeah, there is still a hetzer sitting on the shelf, along with the two marders (Hildegard marked) tri color- not 1/48th!!!!!!!!!

ketelone · Post by **ketelone** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 4:34 pm

The Targets in my area have the 1/32 Bravo Team vehicles. I picked up the Stryker. There were also M1A1s, Bradleys and mobile Howitzers. They were actually a little weathered. For $19.99 a piece I'll probably have to get them all. I'm definitely going to buy at least one more Stryker. I saw them unpacking a box and of the 6 vehicles in the box only one was the Stryker.... That's the one I bought.
Walmart had the 35t and Hetzer on sale for $9.

jlspec · Post by **jlspec** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 6:20 pm

Stopped at 3 Targets in the past 2 days. All 3 had the 1/18 paratroopers, 1/32 figures. One had no vehicles or planes, One had 4 P-51s, and the 3rd had the stryker, Bradley, Howitzer and Abrams

mikeg · Post by **mikeg** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 10:31 am

I saw the fov 1/32nd P-51 blue nose in target today in the smaller 21st sized boxes. Not bad, but I still want a 21st bluenose- only in a dogfight kit, though, I think.

CENT-ONE · Post by **CENT-ONE** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 3:23 pm

I'm completely clueless as to the 1/32 scale stuff so sorry if this is old news. Saw tons of the Four Star boxed 21st figures and vehicles on clearance at the Lithonia/Stonecrest Target and some over at the Cobb Parkway Target. First time I've seen these at Target in this area so I thought I'd let you know.

[CAT]CplSlade · Post by **[CAT]CplSlade** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 3:57 pm

That's good to know as I will be up in Kennesaw Monday morning.

mikeg · Post by **mikeg** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 6:38 pm

I happened to stop by the cobb pkwy target on the way back to smyrna and only saw two green 18th m1a1s, 4 18th shermans- both schemes, some 32nd armor, 2 blue nosed p-51s, and lots of 32nd pegged figures- all FOV stuff- they has some four star stuff recently, what clearance aisle did it end up on, I did'nt notice any around this reset aisle

The TRU a couple of miles south has pitiful 21st stock, almost no FOV, the space alloted being pitiful- three shelves deep and about three feet wide. A whole aisle is dedicated to pte and gi joe filler. The kennesaw, buckhead, and alpharetta TRUs have a much better selection

The walmart up street only has a little of the new old stuff-32nd and thats about it.

CENT-ONE · Post by **CENT-ONE** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 8:51 pm

Cobb Pkwy Four Star stuff was clearanced on one of the toy endcaps and there were only about 10 or so items (sorry didn't look to see what, just noticed the packaging).

Lithonia had a ton more stuff, figures on the regular pegs and some armor and aircraft on the aisle endcap. Tons of the guys with shells that someone was looking for recently (can't recall who). TRU over there was decent too, picked up both versions of the 1:18 251 PAK40. It's a trek out there though and 20 is the worst road ever.

Any 1:18th stuff out at the Morrow TRU?

mikeg · Post by **mikeg** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 7:38 am

I stopped by the morrow TRU about 3 weeks ago and finally picked up the BBI old crow I had ignored forever for 28-29.00. There was another still there, BBI peg figures, bits and pieces of FOV stuff, not much else that I can remember. The old crow is in pitiful shape with a broken prop blade amongst other things. Thats in Stukas area, he'll probably have a good idea about whats up- birddog, too. I'll quit speaking on behalf of other folks, now.

vmf214 · Post by **vmf214** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 1:30 pm

In my AO we finally got a new 32x playset "Monte Casino Battle in the Mountains" with a tan/green Sherman and some Italians. Not sure how old this one is but it's the first time it's been here.

dragon53 · Post by **dragon53** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 12:38 pm

The Houston Target at Meyerland has many of the new FOV models---plastic 1/32 Abrams, Bradley, M109, UH-60, P-51, etc. They also have the 1/18 half-track plus the 1/18 Sherman, Abrams and Bradley.

olifant · Post by **olifant** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 2:54 pm

vmf214 wrote:In my AO we finally got a new 32x playset "Monte Casino Battle in the Mountains" with a tan/green Sherman and some Italians. Not sure how old this one is but it's the first time it's been here.

I think you may have found a new playset... I have never seen or heard of this. Perhaps 21C is not dead.

Stug45 · Post by **Stug45** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 3:01 pm

vmf214 wrote:In my AO we finally got a new 32x playset "Monte Casino Battle in the Mountains" with a tan/green Sherman and some Italians. Not sure how old this one is but it's the first time it's been here.

Hi vmf214, Can you post a pic?

hworth18 · Post by **hworth18** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:43 pm

olifant wrote:
vmf214 wrote:In my AO we finally got a new 32x playset "Monte Casino Battle in the Mountains" with a tan/green Sherman and some Italians. Not sure how old this one is but it's the first time it's been here.
I think you may have found a new playset... I have never seen or heard of this. Perhaps 21C is not dead.

No, it came out the same time as the Kursk Battle set.

vmf214 · Post by **vmf214** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 5:14 pm

Here's a link to one Rezzed has on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ULTIMATE-SOLDIER-1- ... t_Vehicles

Wasn't the Kursk set a 2007 release? Cassino is dtd 2008. Anyway it's still new for my AO and is the only new thing wm has restocked in 21st stuff around here. We were overstocked at about all stores with the Kursk sets, Artillery emplacement, Battle in the Hedgerows, etc, but this one never showed till now.

olifant · Post by **olifant** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 9:19 am

Wow, I never saw this in my AO and I can't remember anyone talking about it on the forum. And I really need another Sherman...number 14!

csiemers · Post by **csiemers** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 12:14 pm

Saw this a couple days ago at a WallyMart near me. I don't collect that scale so I didn't pick it up. Don't remember the price.

vmf214 wrote:Here's a link to one Rezzed has on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ULTIMATE-SOLDIER-1- ... t_Vehicles

Wasn't the Kursk set a 2007 release? Cassino is dtd 2008. Anyway it's still new for my AO and is the only new thing wm has restocked in 21st stuff around here. We were overstocked at about all stores with the Kursk sets, Artillery emplacement, Battle in the Hedgerows, etc, but this one never showed till now.

hworth18 · Post by **hworth18** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 2:00 pm

vmf214 wrote:Wasn't the Kursk set a 2007 release? Cassino is dtd 2008. Anyway it's still new for my AO and is the only new thing wm has restocked in 21st stuff around here. We were overstocked at about all stores with the Kursk sets, Artillery emplacement, Battle in the Hedgerows, etc, but this one never showed till now.

Yeah, I can't remember which playset it came out with now..

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