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the revell wildcat landing gear didn't work. :oops: i just built one for an old navy guy. but the monogram F3F-3 could be made to fit with a little work :D Was that the reissue or an original 1970's kit? I was looking on eBay for a vintage kit to confirm retractable gear. I had bunches of the 1/32 ...

The gun is cool, now to modify the hitch on the 251 for towing. I would like to know if this gun is in fact a scaled down 1/6. The 21C 1/6 Pak-40 is awesome and if 21C just scaled down that version maybe there is hope for 21C to scale down the best selling 1/6 White Scout Car and the M-5 Stuart ito ...

small and packs a punch... 88 anti tank gun, Me 163 comet?

or an infantry man with bazooka? Or the trailer with the rocket launchers.

something they already did in 1/32.

T-34 was smallish...

something "wicked"...V-1, or a girl on a broomstick

It took us like 35 or so years later to go back to this idea with the B2 Stealth Bomber and it works. Supposedly engineers went to a US avaition musuem where parts of that german flying wing are stored to get data before the B2 was built. Gotta love the TV shows, there was ashow on the avenger not ...

Granted, the Wildcat landing gear is an engineering challenge, but it is more along the size and weight of the P-51. Revell had the Wildcat 1/32 model kit with working gear and folding wings...in the 70's I had the kit Monogram had a F3F Biplane in 1/32 with working gear also from the 70's my frien...

rmoore456 wrote:Received an e-mail from BCA saying the Lost Squadron Avenger has been shipped to me.

Ray

Really? I have 2 on preorder as well, no email yet, maybe I wasn't on the first list.

Dave

Is that why everybody is ranting and raving about an A-10, there was a prototype shown somewhere?

I thought it was some sort of fetish, you know the "big gun"...

DH

The militarytoyshop site has had the Me262 pre order buton for like a month now... Maybe BCT knows when they are on the water. Sure would be nice to have a company offical state "yep just locked the container and it's on the ship" project secrets Ok, future production secrets OK, production run secr...

The most over used words on ebay, "mint" even when it's sold loose? "rare" and "hard to find"

Hard to find is a Campagnolo Record C Group unmounted. Not 109 G-6's

DH

Yeah what sort of tricks does your knee do?

DH

The only trick I know is using my credit card without opening my wallet.

is it a pox or a frenzy? I had a frenzy and bought tons of planes.

The 21C spitfire is very nice, I can't answer about the door, mine are still in boxes, I've seen a picture with the door down however.

Concrete makes for better model pics

DH

Well thinking of Howard Hughes got me thinking of the GeeBee and the movie " The Rocketerr" and that leads to Jennifer...

The Gee Bee would be classic, how about a 30's two fer the P-26 and the Gee Bee in a combo package.

Let's do it yeah

DH

Sorry no airliners please, unless it's a DC -3 Dakoda complete with paratroopers.

DH

Nationwide. TRU hasn't had 21C stuff for years now it seems. Walmart or online stores.

I haven't seen any local hobby shops carry 21C stuff. However my dad did say he saw the BBI green Zero in his favorite hobby shop in pensacola.

I would like to send him the avenger.

Dave

The "hubbubb" is that it was a TRU phantom, you only see it once on the shelf and wisp it's gone.

Yarr, like ye ole Flying dutchman...

DH

I'm going to wait and see what BBI comes up with or if any broken BBI "M.D." Corsairs pop up on evilbay or this board. I'm not going to switch anything out and return it because it's just not right. Anyway, everybody is so worried about that poor kid getting a bad airplane. Well, I'm that poor kid ...

That's called a switch and return, and the Matchbox forum guys run into the same thing. (too often from the posts)

Cause you know WM will put it right back on the shelf. Not a good thing.

I better check my BBi corsair out...

DH

Well yes, I meant to trade for the M-48, I would like a Merrills Marauders set new in box.

Somebody should have one or two?

Dave

My zip is 32906 I'll get an actual weight for the M-48 soon.

Brand new bought today from Walmart with the metal hull , no figures included in the box M-48 Patton Tank. I have a S1 release and another New one for me, I bought this one today to either sell or trade, or keep for the future. I would like to have a new in box Merrills Marauders set from TRU. for t...

Or at least some other version other than MK 1.

DH

I saw a Stuka in desert camo (XD) along with a Bunker Hill F4U-1A Corsair, both looker very nice and 2 German F-104's. Some 1/32nd armor and aircraft which does not seem to be selling and the same 20 or so Japanese, OMG figures that have been hanging there since April. :? Exactly why to concentrate...

Well my service tech job requires me to visit accounts in 4 counties to fix their machines so in between calls I hit the WM's. Its funny the only WM that is 30 miles north (out of my way) of my service territory HAD the M-48 re issue. DH What's real funny is if you are shopping with your 73yo Mom an...

The toy business is kinda crazy that way sometimes. Add WM distribution practices and it becomes even more crazy. As long as stuff keeps coming I am happy! I'm happy too! I just WISHED I didn't have to visit EVERY WM in 4 counties to see what might have sneaked in. But gee it sure does get you into...

i don't think you can blame them, this Avenger thing is almost like a bad joke. how many YEARS have we waited? i wanted several but now i don't know if i want to fool with it anymore either. i first preordered with Small blue planet. h*ll they went out of busness at least two years ago! this would ...

Oh sure, you have to make the money back and more. A 6-9 month rest between paints is smart. The buyer gets refreshed as well. Though I would agree that giving the mold a 6 to 10 month rest between a burst of paint schemes is wise. Kinda like the Bunker hill corsair and stuka and P-86 we just got fr...