Small Scale Military Headquarters

I’ve been seriously collecting 1/30 scale soldiers, armor, and aircraft for over a year now and the War Park figures were among some of the first I purchased. The company, based in China, has been around for a couple years and is gradually expanding their lineup from their “Battle of Kharkov” series...

T-Man? I didn’t find anything, lol! This was all Axis Nightmare’s doing

Good to know... These were at Target until they started carrying a reincarnated Chap Mei military toy line and you can still find them on Amazon for cheap

Thanks Mark :D Yeah, that’s a Build A Rama corner ruins piece. I got it years ago and it seemed to work for my little Aliens setup. But the APC is definitely worth getting, if you haven’t gotten one already... I’m really happy with it and how the Joy Toy figures work with the model. However, I may c...

Yep, I’m familiar with the Neca items and they are really nice. Just their odd 7” scale doesn’t fit with anything else I collect!

I know this has been available for a few months, but recently purchased the Hiya Toys Aliens APC 1/18 scale model... It wasn’t cheap, but was definitely worth the purchase :D The model is large and has a fully detailed interior and exterior. The turrets rotate, the main turret slides back on the rai...

I just got the APC and a couple sets of the Joy Toy USMC figures late last week and haven’t had time to get some good pictures just yet :wink: The Joy Toy figures are amazing! They’re really like fancy versions of the GI Joe 25th or 30th Anniversary style figures, save with even better articulation ...

Sorry to double post, but those missile trucks I got were definitely not PTE, and were of a significantly cheaper level of construction... Basically junk! I’ll be returning them on Amazon.

This is a neat new release and one I’ll certainly plan on getting I have their Old Crow II F-105 model and I’ve always really liked it. Still, I’m surprised Hobby Master is only now doing a 2-seat F-105, given that their F-105 tooling has been around for nearly a decade.

That is pretty cool 8) Oddly enough, I remember seeing those at my local TRU way back when, but I didn’t have any 1/6 German figures at the time and it may have been out of my price range... As for other 1/6 artillery, Dragon made a German Pak-37 and Pak-38 AT gun in 1/6 scale, but not a PAK-40 (at ...

While browsing Amazon, I came across someone selling the long-elusive PTE Chinese Missile Truck: Big Daddy Military Missile Transport Army Truck Anti Aircraft Twin Missile Jungle Camouflage Toy Truck https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MD9MKN2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_NvuEDbGQM6Y2E It’s listed under a strange ...

Years ago, I got my 1/6 scale Ultimate Soldier R/C M5 Stuart in brand new MIB condition from an auction house in Pennsylvania called Stout Auctions. They specialized mostly in model railroad items, but occasionally had military toys and models mixed in. The experience was sort of like eBay and then ...

Markecho, really glad to see an old member pop in and really glad to hear you still have your 1/18 collection! Me too :wink: The hobby is definitely more expensive these days, but there are still things out there from model kits and 3D printed parts to fully-built items, so the scale isn’t dead by a...

The JSI F-14 was certainly the largest and most complicated of the 1/18 aircraft ever produced. It was definitely pushing the limits in terms of size and functionality. While it fell short in a lot of ways (the Spotcat fiasco, weak landing gears, other QC issues) it’s still one of the most impressiv...

Beautiful! Is the smaller F-14 the FOV 1/72 version? If so, that’s an excellent diecast model, based on the premium Century Wings tooling 8) I still kick myself for not having gotten the JSI 1/18 Black Knights F-14 years ago when my local Hobbytown USA store had one. It sat around for months and one...

Got an email this afternoon with an update for the WWII figure kickstarter... Marauder is getting the parts in and it looks like those who backed his effort will be getting their figures soon 8) See here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1732159183/marauder-task-force-wwii-1-18-scale-4-inch-action

:shock: As far as someone getting into that thing to fly it: Like the famous quote from the Blue Max .... "We must assume then he was either very brave or very foolish" Very true... And one of the only powered flights of the Natter killed the pilot, Lothar Sieber. However, it is believed to have be...

Thanks Normandy! That sloppy squiggling line type camouflage is something I’m strongly considering for my Natter when I eventually get to building it... I’d probably add crosses on the wings (as opposed to numbers) to make it look more like a production example though.

There was a diecast company, TSM Models, that made replicas of the F-14s in 1/72 and 1/200 scales from the classic Top Gun movie. I don’t have one and so can’t comment on the quality, but I suspect it’s somewhere between the quality of Witty Wings and the premium Century Wings models. Here’s a link ...

Aracula, that’s quite a pile of GI Joe figures! Looking at the pics, if I see a particular figure (or figures) that I want, should I just PM you? Thanks!

Cool trivia 8) I always thought that opening scene was pretty cool... And the end when you see the pilots get off the alien ship as well. Close Encounters is often credited with popularizing the Flight 19 story and its alien/paranormal connections. However, $2,200 for an MIB 21st Flight 19 Avenger i...

Mike, that’s a fantastic-looking HE-219! I really like how you did the subtle mottling effect on the upper surfaces as it looks very realistic 8) However, your nose weight issue reminds me of a similar experience I had about 20 years ago when I built the massive Revell 1/48 scale B-29... There were ...

Aracula, the link isn’t working for me for some reason. I would be interested in seeing pictures of what you have, however. I’ve got a lot of the vintage GI Joe items myself and have pretty much managed to get just about everything I had wanted as a kid but couldn’t get then... I’d love the aircraft...

I ordered the Natter and launch tower kits from Crazy Kraut near the end of July and received it all last Friday 8) It’s a fantastic kit! https://i.postimg.cc/BvVws5TV/792-F91-DB-F1-BB-469-D-9-F70-950-A1671-B00-E.jpg The kit will take a little work to get it put together with the trimming and sandin...

The 1/18 scale Natter and launch tower kit that Crazy Kraut sent me from Germany just arrived today in great shape. Everything went smoothly with this transaction. It is a fantastic kit that I will enjoy building! Thanks again, Crazy Kraut