Small Scale Military Headquarters

vmf214 wrote:Bad Cat has a preorder for "Angie", a new scheme P-47 in 32XW due out in Sept, looks good!

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According to Bad Cats site they are in stock.

Ray

I have found profiles for two of the 21C Me 262's. I haven't found a profile for the one with the blue and white checkerboard on the tail. What style of swastika goes on this one?

Ray

little iodine 1 wrote:It wasnt me
I'm in Springfield, but I would like to know, any Japanese figures, Sherman Coeds or Hanomags in your AO????
LI1

Found the Japanese at the Allen Road Walmart in Peoria. Haven't seen the others yet.

Ray

Someone in central Illinois is buying the 1/32 kits on clearance and swapping them with cold steel vehicles. Found two at the Bloomington, Illinois Walmart. One was the Chaffe at least the right vehicle was in the right box. The other was a Pz III in an 88 Gun box. The Chaffe was held in place by tw...

Interesting, yet kind of sad. I certainly see where the small part issue comes into play. Then again, the FOV products aren't really kids toys (despite what their TV commercial may say!) I wonder if this will affect the small retailers as well? In my AO, only one Target seemed to get the 1:72 armor...

Stopped at two Targets today. Found two of the 1/72 Corsairs VMF-351 and VF-84. At the first Target I noticed that they did not have the 1/72 armor. Pegs were labeled for Hot Wheels. I thought they must have sold out and filled the pegs with HW till they were restocked. At the second store I noticed...

DocTodd wrote:Somebody currently makes some WWII ships in a smaller scale. I have seen them recently at Hobby Lobby-sorry don't know the brand-possibly Specast.
Todd

Those are by Gearbox.

Ray

Just to be curious. Why isn't anyone concerned about the paint error of the fuselage insignia on the bbi Corsair? The gray of the fuselage has been masked off for the national emblem but they missed and have it too far forward.

Ray

The Bloomington and Washington, Illinois Walmarts have the 1/32 FW190 and the two new P47's today.

Ray

TRU in Bloomington, Illinois has new 1/32 FOV planes, $29.99 each. They have 3 different schemes on a Spitfire. Normandy with invasion strpies, Holland 1945 and Italy 1944. Couldn't tell in the box if the landing gear work as they were in the flight position. Box said they are diecast and look prett...

Found the 21C Cold Steel Chaffe in a new paint scheme at Walmart today. Overall OD with a sand and redbrown band around the hull and the base of the turret. On the side of the turret is a "3" in a triangle in white.

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S2 Marines have landed in Normal, Illinois. Marked at clearance of $3.00.

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Gotta love Walmart when they reset. The Ottawa, Illinois store showed the 1/18 109, Corsair and Pz IV as dicontinued. Picked them up for $30 each.

Ray

Bloomington, Illinois has the paras and Corsair. Noticed the Corsair had a QC problem with the fuselage insignia. The gray part of the camo is masked off for the star and bars but they are too far forward, at least a 1/4 inch. You can see an outline where they should be.

Ray

Saw the bbi paras today. Other than oodles of accessories I was not impressed.

Ray

fredricchio wrote:Agh, so do I! Where in central Illinois? I haven't found anything in the Chicagoland area

Normal, the Bloomington store doesn't have them yet.

Ray

Finally the new stuff arrives in central Illinois. Marines, BoB, pilots, Patton figures, MkIV tank, 1 1/2 ton truck, Patton command car and the desert Hummer in 1/18. They also received the 32X playsets. Ray Central Illinois as in Bloomington or Peoria??? Normal, actually. The Bloomington store has...

Finally the new stuff arrives in central Illinois. Marines, BoB, pilots, Patton figures, MkIV tank, 1 1/2 ton truck, Patton command car and the desert Hummer in 1/18. They also received the 32X playsets.

Ray

Finally the Marines have landed in central Illinois. Toy girl said the 21C figures came in a box of 48 with Marines, BoB, pilots and Pattons.

Ray

GI GENE wrote:Happy to read that the 1/72 FOV stuff is finally hitting Target. Do any of the Ju87 Stukas (Action or Enthusiast) have swastikas on their tails?

Nope!

Ray

Today they had the planes. The two Hurricanes and the two Stukas. Look nice the only problem is the engine cowling on the Stukas doesn't fit all the way down on the right side.
Anyone know if the Tiger tanks are/were available?

Ray

Found the FOV 1/72 Armor at Target in Normal, Illinois today. $7.99 each. They had the Sherman, Churchill, Abrams and Iraqi T-72.

Ray

Found at Walmart 6 1/48 scale WWII vehicles by New Millennium Toys. They are a Kubelwagen w/canvas top in gray with green stripes like the 1/6th version, a Schwimwagen w/canvas top in gray, German Staff Car Type 170V in gray and green splotches, a Jeep with HQ 3rd Army markings, an Amphibious Jeep i...

New stuff? Heck, I would like to see something thats available now besides FW190's and Eagleston P-47's.

Ray

TRU has had the Corsair listed in their system for months. When this was previously brought up several people were positive bbi was not doing a Corsair, hmmmm.

Ray