Small Scale Military Headquarters

There seems to be five versions of the 1:18 M4 Sherman Tank that 21st Century Toys has offered since year 2000. These S1-S5 tanks seem to be identical, except for overall paint scheme, decals ,and commander figures. I've noticed that there are about 1/2 dozen plastic accessories that are "cliipped" ...

I think FOV has dubious quality in general, eventhough most of the second release in 2004 of 1/32 vehicles is good for the price. At 1/72 scale, I wouldn't expect much. Mass produced M4s and T34s of average quality at $8 a piece are OK with me, but for PZ Vs and VIs, I would rather spend $12 on Drag...

the less that are on display the more that people will see the detail. The K&C product line is 1/30 scale, and unweathered. If your 1/32 scale airplanes are 1/32 scale 21st century toys, then I would buy 21C 32X tanks and vehicles. If the 1/32 scale airplanes are Forces of Valor, then I would buy 1...

These will make the 1:18 airplane model that much cooler!
I've noticed that the 2nd release of the 21C Kepford Corsair includes them as factory applied. The BBI P-51 "Killer" has them too.

Cool photos!
The P-47 is closer to the camera than the P-51 in both images, so I think we need more "engineering" information to prove true scale sizes for the models mentioned in this thread.
BTW, do you know where I can get propellor blade decals for my 21C XD P-47 "Blonde Angel"?

Yes they're all pretty much spot on, scale-wise....no worries there.

Then why were the S1 figures all "munchkins"?

Hello again. This is a major issue to our hobby, because the WWII 1:18 all starts in the year 2000 with the 21st Century releases at TRU with the S1 Sherman Tank, Panther Tank, P-51D Mustang Airplane, ME-109E Emil Airplane, Willys Jeep, and Daimler Kubelwagen. Since all of these Tanks, Airplanes, an...

I just opened up the 21C Panzer, and have a few questions (that have probally been posted and answered previously): a) If the tuirret is not removable, then how do you get the Commander figure out of the copula (his legs seem to be bent inside the turret and inaccessible)? b) How do you "twist" the ...

Well, I did my own research, and for those members of this forum who are interested: 1. Pz. "Maus" was a huge 188 ton vehicle designed by Porsche with a huge turret that housed both 128 mm and 75 mm coaxial guns. Only 1 prototype was built, along with an extra chassis/hull. The prototype was blow up...

I forgot to mention that I own over a dozen 1:72 Dragon WWII German panzers, plus some 1:144 Dragon panzers.
So I'm a guilty consumer as charged!

Mr. Football, Can you give me a brief description of what the Germans actually manufactured of the E-100, and how many prototypes there were? Is the E-100 the same tank as the "Maus" (German word for Mouse?). I have a sinking feeling that the Master Nazi at Dragon Models/Cyber Hobby is going into de...

Diecast Direct is a good business.
However, there have been several Corgi items that arrived with a "fair" box (that is, defintely not "mint" because the box had a crumpled side or corner).

For photos, go to this guy's website (he was at the tour).
You'll see more of the Panther in the restoration shop than I did!
He even sells the photos on CD-ROM.

http://www.toadmanstankpictures.com/

Send him an email at PonyTrax@aol.com. The tours are on Saturdays, and it may be a couple of months before he can schedule you in. You also might want to tell him about your AFV interests in the message. I told him that my favorite tanks at Aberdeen (which I visited last year) were the 2 Panthers, a...

I live in the SF Bay Area, so I visited Jacques' ranch in Portola Valley to see his collection. Very Impressive! Probally the best news is that he is rebuilding a Panzer V Ausf A in the restoration shop (run by 5 full-time mechanics, each with their own no-limit Credit Card provided by Jacques) that...

Great series so far. History Channel is really hitting home by focusing on the tragedy of WWII to the civilian populations. This is one of the reasons why WWII was much more apocalyptic than WWI. Tonight is the Oder front, and the ensuing Battle for Berlin. Germany was a beaten nation by then, so I ...

For those who own one of these excellent models, is there a problem with the 75mm cannon remaining in the "elevated" position?
I've noticed that the cannon is diecast, and the weight of the long gun drags it down to the lowest position from the slightest finger tap on the tank.

Yeah, those upcoming Corgi 1:32 Hawker Hurricanes look sweet from the photos!
I wish I had the space to store the huge boxes that the diecast models will arrive in (eventhough the cardboard & foam packaging the Corgi provides with the airplane is very well done too).

Ok, Ok. I have Wittman Mania. But it's the Forum's fault, not mine. I didn't even know who Michael Wittman was until I became a board member, and started reading all the topics & threads. I thought we were going to talk about how the Allies kicked the Krauts butt, but instead we are all talking abou...

Oops. I wasn't paying attention.
The photo shows Wittman sitting on a late model Tiger with Zimmeritt and monoscope:
http://www.cyber-hobby.com/catalog/drag ... page1b.jpg
Was the 007 Tiger a "borrowed" tank as well as the 222 Tiger?

Wow. I can't believe that Andy at K&C has the wrong production scheme for his 007 Tiger. Also, do you think that Cyber Hobby should have held off selling the 222 and 007 Tigers until the Tanks could be sold as "Zimmerits". Finally, isn't the Corgi 1:50 222 Tiger really the Villers Bocage Tiger that ...

Does anyone think that these tiny tanks will ever be true collector's items?
I'm thinking about buying a few more, but I don't know if it is worth spending $8 on a 8% lot vehicle (i.e. Aachen steel wheel Panther G)

Do we know if Wittman's 007 Tiger was a late production or a mid production model? Corgi 1:50 and Dragon 1:72 have it as late production. K&C 1:30 has it as mid production. Also, was the 007 Tiger knocked out Aug 1944 by a Typhoon fighter/bomber or a British/Canadian Firefly Sherman? Thanks. STRYKER

Hello. I am wondering if anyone knows if there are any dealers who still sell leftover K&C figures from THE WEST (TW**) series which has been retired for a few years? The only one that I've found is the TW04 from http://www.unioncove.com Also, I assume that the Vietnam series is impossible to find (...

Hello again. Does the K&C WS57 Flak 88 come off the wheels? Also, I was looking at the photos of the Waffen SS figures at Sager's site, and I noticed that WS49 and WS36 have two pairs of identical sculpts, with different paint schemes (Germans with Panzerfausts). I thought that once K&C figures were...