Small Scale Military Headquarters

Fritz, I'm really missing all the WWII customs. I hope you're still churning out awesome customs, somewhere, and haven't called it quits.

Phaid wrote:I got the 6 "new" FOV Recon Team guys. They'll go great with my BBI LAV and the older FOV Marines I already have.

I love that BBI LAV. I have two of them. I painted one black, and put some Cobra stickers on it. It's really one of my favorite pieces of 1/18 armor.

I bought myself some 1/18 diorama supplies, and several 21st D-Day paratroopers for customizing.

I really like the 21st Panzer IV...I just wish it had a Normandy pattern.

I don't think any of them are oversized. It seems that a few (specifically old releases) are kind of undersized, though. Plastic figures aren't flexible like real people, so many of the larger assault rifles don't fit in the hands/arms of action figures, just like they would in real life. People may...

There has been no indication as to when this store might open, right?

Seems that the majority of their buyers would come from North America (I could be totally wrong in assuming this). It would make so much more sense for them to establish a distributor here, as to save time and cost on shipping...but, if they're just starting out, maybe it's not financially sound to ...

New 1/18 BBI stuff would be awesome. Modern, WWII, whatever...I'll take what I can get. Though, it would be nice to finally see BBI's take on Germans.

Oh I gotta get me one of these Tiger I's :lol: http://www.ebay.com/itm/HUGE-NEW-1-20-SCALE-RADIO-CONTROL-RC-ARMY-BATTLE-TANK-/370569491296?_trksid=p4340.m185&_trkparms=algo%3DSIC.NPJS%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUA%26otn%3D5%26pmod%3D230696441806%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D4962900658832858809... I LOVE how it turns...

Yeah, I think the last set was made in like 04, or something.

There are all kinds of these sets on eBay. I buy them frequently...a few sets at least once or twice a year. They've steadily gotten more expensive each year.

I know Aviatornut has some (or did), and probably Rez Collectables.

I have two of those figures standing in front me, on my desk, right now. They're the same quality as all Unimax stuff.

If I'm not mistaken, don't almost all of the D-Day series and later 21st Germans, have the M1942 Jager right arm patch?

In my 11 years on eBay, I've always found that it's wise to avoid auctions without pictures. 11, 8, even 5 years ago, not everyone had cameras...but, most did. Now, just about everyone has a phone with a camera. If this guy can't take a quick pic...then, something is screwy. That, or he's just an id...

Dragon has, by far, the best gear/guns. I mean, the magazines on the MP40s come out. The rifles actually have detailed wood grain too.

If you have a knack for placing figures in life-like poses, and do it well, you can make it so joints aren't noticeable, and begin to blend with the pose. Since all of the Dragon figures are in combat poses, it's almost impossible to use them for much else. I like to build dioramas that display all ...

Yeah, the Dragon paratroopers are the best, but like all Dragon figures, they suffer from poor articulation. Really, all of their figures are the best. If they had articulation like the 21st guys, I'd sell blood to buy them.

I buy both Dragon and 21st figures. I do this for Germans, and US troops of all kinds. I take the better parts (heads, hands, gear, weapons, sometimes even feet) from the Dragon stuff, and fit them to my 21st figures. This way, I get better poseability, and added detail, all in one. I even take the ...

All of the WMs, TRUs, and even the Targets in Ky, will make XD stuff for customers. You walk in, tell them what you want, and their crack sculpters bust a bad boy KT out in 15 mins, flat.

...has anyone seen my pills?

There are accounts of US troops using camouflage uniforms in the ETO but there was a problem.......most US troops didn't get or know about them, so anything camo was a target.....must be Germans. :? Friendly fire is never a good thing. Yea, As far as I know that was Operation Cobra. The camo unifor...

I have this figure. I picked it up on Ebay a loooong time ago. It's one of the best 1/18 Dragon figures, and just because of the facial sculpt, if nothing else.

I don't feel that 21st figures are THAT bad. Granted, they aren't up to par with modern GI Joe or Star Wars, but they served their purpose well. With a tiny bit of effort and a few skills in modeling/modification, and you can make 21st figures look GREAT in dioramas.

One of them in probably the Omega line, which NightViper referenced.

I think it's called Omega, anyway haha.

It's good to see you back, Hun! It's been a while.

Do you plan to start the Ebay machine up again?

That head sculpt on the far left (guy in the woodland camo) is one that I swapped for my WWII customs. I used to buy up the BBI figures just to swap the heads and accessories.

These are either bootlegs, or BBI sold off the molds when they gave up on 1/18.

Wow, this is old.

Was there ever an explanation as to why these were canned? I'd have liked some new head sculpts and a Dragon Bazooka.