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1/18 tank transporter?

Post by aferguson » Mon Sep 17, 2012 9:33 am

Anyone know that is with the Abrams tank? What scale, what toy is it, is it accurate to be transporting an Abrams?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-18-US-ARMY-M1 ... 23227ea4cd
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Re: 1/18 tank transporter?

Post by B-29 » Mon Sep 17, 2012 9:50 am

No idea what it is, but I don't think it's accurate. Typically an Oshkosh HET is used to transport the Abrams, and the cab and trailer are completely wrong for that vehicle. Here is what it should look like: http://media.defenseindustrydaily.com/i ... _M1_lg.jpg
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Re: 1/18 tank transporter?

Post by aferguson » Mon Sep 17, 2012 10:06 am

ok good thanks. Will save a lot of energy trying to find the thing. :lol:
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Re: 1/18 tank transporter?

Post by Jay » Mon Sep 17, 2012 1:08 pm

The trailer looks like a Bruder trailer. The tractor unit looks less detailed in comparison.
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Re: 1/18 tank transporter?

Post by gouchy » Thu Sep 20, 2012 2:03 am

The pics of the 2 vehicles looks to be 1/2 scale in perspective to the garage :shock:

I wonder what does the seller mean when he says in the listing
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Re: 1/18 tank transporter?

Post by Rowsdower » Thu Sep 20, 2012 6:42 pm

Ready for the sandbox and 6 year olds. :roll:
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Re: 1/18 tank transporter?

Post by Threetoughtrucks » Thu Sep 20, 2012 9:15 pm

Look close at the pics. The vehicles are not 1/2 scale "judging by their size next to the garage door". Check out the floor under the vehicles..... it looks like a canvas cover on a table of some kind.

If the vehicles were 1/2 or 1/6, would they be selling the Abrams as cheap?

Naaaah, it's a smaller scale Abrams, with some kind of crappy toy as the mover... :wink:

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On an unrelated note...

Post by falcone » Tue Oct 09, 2012 12:04 pm

B-29 wrote:No idea what it is, but I don't think it's accurate. Typically an Oshkosh HET is used to transport the Abrams, and the cab and trailer are completely wrong for that vehicle. Here is what it should look like: http://media.defenseindustrydaily.com/i ... _M1_lg.jpg
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Re: 1/18 tank transporter?

Post by normandy » Tue Oct 09, 2012 1:42 pm

I was just looking at the pics on ebay and just below the ebay sale, I noticed a 1:18 Dodge Command Car....$32.00 7 bids 1 day to go.....
look at the sellers name.... iluvnfl Cat Lady Toys. She is the lady who sold the King Tiger prototype. 8)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/21st-Century-To ... 2580429%26

http://stores.ebay.com/Cat-Lady-Toys?_t ... 7675.l2563
Anyhow there's a cool M-2 paint master at the bottom of her listing.
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Re: 1/18 tank transporter?

Post by aferguson » Tue Oct 09, 2012 1:55 pm

yes it is....didn't you know that?
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Re: 1/18 tank transporter?

Post by normandy » Tue Oct 09, 2012 2:06 pm

:oops: well sir, I do now...... don't know how I didn't see that. :roll:

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