Small Scale Military Headquarters

Shoot. I forgot this thread was here about FOV and BBI and Target. I just posted a comment in the TRU/Target thread about a brief discussion I had with someone at the FOV HQ in California who confirmed they will be taking over BBI's 1:18 line. No details about helicopters, though.

Hmm, I just realized I posted in the "TRU/Target Finds" thread, rather than the "FOV Finds". Please let me know if I need to remove the comments or transfer them over. Thanks.

This last weekend I stopped by the Hagerstown, MD Target and they had the Bravo Team Bradley (camo) and the Abrams (desert) on the shelves. I asked a helpful clerk if she could check for any of the camo Abrams and they found one in the back so I went home with both Abrams. 8) However, when I got hom...

I checked the Rio and Rockville, and nada! But if I recally correctly, once we started seeing the bbi 1:18 on ebay and popping up across the country, it was about 2 weeks before the Targets in Montgomery County started stocking said items, so we'll check back next Tuesday (I believe thats when they...

Hey guys, been awhile since I popped into the boards. But unless someone's already mentioned this, I got an email notice from BigBadToyStore.com that they're Pre-Ordering more of the BBI "Black Death"OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters. I'm posting the link here, but if it's inappropriate please feel f...

I was just going to say, "flip the blades upside down for a few days and just enjoy the implied flight maneuver until they straighten out." Rinse, repeat. The only problem I can't help wondering is whether that just stresses the plastic in the other direction, making it even more susceptible to sag,...

Yeah, I think a Dragonfly would be great, but thanks to 21st Century, the 1:18 green-camo Huey Cobras works great to fill those open Joe hangars in my collection. :D Those were/are some seriously sweet models and I can't imagine I was the only collector to see the opportunity to replace the far-less...

I have bought stuff on ebay I didn't think I haad to go into the room to store it and find out I had it all along and forgot! LOL Yes! I know that feeling, Light.Inf.Scout! When you spend less time in "the rooom" you lose track of the beastly pile of plastics. It doesn't happen frequently, thank go...

Oh, and none of the five local stores EVER put any XD on clearence. I hear that. 1/32 stuff on sale, but not XD??? I saw a 1:18 Seeman and a German Starfighter huddled together in beat up boxes, all dusty and forlorn. The contents "looked" relatively okay, but they were sitting there forever, and d...

I would normally say that our local walmart has their toy section snuggled securely right between the hardware section and the gardening section... except that gardening and hardware keep growing each year and toys is shrinking. I'm finding clearanced 1/32 scale planes sitting next to light bulbs, a...

Hah! My wife brought up the "rental storage" option, too. My planes and tanks are too big and half are still unopened in the boxes... I have actually had less time to open them and display them than I had to just buy them and throw them in the spare room. Nothing worse than buying into a habit you c...

I actually don't mind the somewhat cartoony look of the faces, so long as it's subtle. Keep in mind we're looking at really high-res images of figures that are only 4 inches tall. We're staring hard at a magnifying glass, so to speak. So the faces are only going to be, what, 5/8" big, if that? Prett...

As far as the GIJoe toys go, I actually found myself less interested in the cartoons than I did the comics, because Larry Hama was a real military buff for accuracy, and had more control over the stories. He wrote alot of classic hardware into the series and took liberties to have the joe vehicles m...

BadCatMatt, that's the main audience to be expected, huh. And I would imagine some of those pilots have a wide-eyed son or daughter who follows their careers with nearly the same passion. And I also imagine those very kids would love to get their hands on a BBI F-18 or F-16 in 1:18 scale. That's the...

Wow, that's not bad. They have alot of other enticing stuff, too. 8) If Walmart doesn't get the Atlantic Avengers again, I hope BCA still has that offer running when my toy allowance comes back from the dead. It was tough enough convincing my SO to buy the one at the Walmart Clearance price. Looks l...

I'm mirroring those thoughts. In my mid-30s now, also grew up on GIJoe because the only other things were fragile models to appease my interest in detailed accuracy and scale, and yet nothing compares to the lines and 1:18 scale items we have today. I would venture that any kids that DO get involved...

Dang, with a tagline called "Skunkworks" I was going to throw in my vote for the SR-71 also (because a B-2 stealth bomber would likely throw the price well near $200).

And then the Raptor was thrown into the mix. I would definitely be hurtin' in the wallet for that.

Maaaaaan. I have the same problem; I'd love to see that kind of distribution here. :( I have to say, though, the guys at 21stCT are really nice folks! I left a message for them yesterday and they returned my call within a day. I recapped my previous conversation about my busted Atlantic Avenger from...

Wow, very nice. With custom decals in mind, I can't help hoping Badcat can arrange to get another series of unmarked F-16s from BBI like they did last year with their separate marking decals. I don't know if that was a successful experiment or not but it was nice to be able to get a jet you could "d...

Within the last couple weeks I've seen at least 4 Little Birds at each of the 3 TRUs in my vicity (western Maryland), so maybe they won't be as danged hard to find and enjoy as the Kiowa black spec ops choppers were. I'm basing this on the fact that when I first saw the 4 sitting on the shelf at the...

Unfortunately, tman, this is also true, I couldn't get an ETA from the dude at 21st, but my hazy memory recalls something about being within the next month or so. And again, it would still be out of their hands once Walmart received the shipment.

Hey guys, thanks for the feedback. Yeah, I suppose 21st's Customer Service would be more likely to have a vested interest in accurate information. :wink: Walmart... well, nothing against their employees but most times it appears to be a case of wearing blinders for anything outside of whatever shows...

Hawkeye, if you're still looking for one of these nightstalker littlebirds please let me know. I've seen more than a few in my area and I could ship one or two to you. I've done some good ebay business with my local post office in the past so it's no sweat. Just PM me if you need a hook up.

Hey guys! I'm new to this forum, but some of you may recognize my tacky tagname from infrequent posts to the old GroundPounder's forum. I've been lurking around the new site for some time, enjoying the atmosphere and glad to see everyone's keeping the collecting spirit going. I'm keeping up with alo...