Forces of Valor...

lablksmith · Post by **lablksmith** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 12:24 pm

Man, Id be all over that FOV Witman tank if it was 1/18 instead of 1/16. Is 1/16 scale new, or has it been popular a long time? I hope they continue to expand the XD line with the new TRU deal. One more thing. I also hope 21st does someWW2 in the new Platoon format... Come on Christmas surprise..

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 1:19 pm

1/16 scale has been out for a very long time. 1/18 scale has been a Johny come lately but it does rule.

Post by **aferguson** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 2:41 pm

i remember there was a rumour a few months ago that Unimax was thinking of doing a 1/18 scale armour line, but i've not heard anything more about it, so it may well just be a rumour.

grunt1 · Post by **grunt1** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 3:55 pm

FoV in 1:18 would rock.. They could do the same basic vehicle in multiple lines like they do now.

MG-42 · Post by **MG-42** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 6:03 pm

....... Won't happen ! ...

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Yoxford · Post by **Yoxford** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:30 am

OK the 1/18 and 1/16 vehicles are a bit off ...
But the XD figures and FOV Wittmann figure are the SAME SIZE.
http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/6063 ... 042st5.jpg

Post by **aferguson** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 6:30 am

many of the xd figures are a bit overscale.....that tank crewman in your picture probably being the worst offender. His head is giant.

I suspect that FOV made their 1/16 tank crew figures a bit on the small side, like alot of manufacturers do, so they will fit better in the vehicles.

FOV in 1/18 would rock..

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 5:16 pm

Wittman was a LITTLE dude. About five hands above a midget. But he was one hell of a tank killer. They made those tank pesronal small back in those days easier to get in and out of the copulas. I really wish that they would have done an earlier version of his tank because the FOV looks to be the same as the 21st. I have one of the FOV Witts . It is cool but it has the same road wheels and I with it would of had the older rubber dished wheel.

V2 MAN · Post by **V2 MAN** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 11:38 am

I didn't know that wittman was a midget.

And that does make sense that tank crews would be midgets easier to get in and out of the tank.

Yoxford · Post by **Yoxford** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 12:38 pm

He was not a midget...but if Michael Wittmann had attempted to join the LSSAH at any later stage, (1937) he would have been refused entry on grounds of his height!

minimum height for a 1st SS "Adolf Hitler" trooper was changed from 166 cm to 180 cm.

So Wittmann was at least 5' 4"....short, ja, but no midget

Post by **aferguson** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 2:04 pm

hm.....so i would have been too short to be a 1st SS "Adolf Hitler" trooper; i'm 177cm.

this is a bitter blow...

grunt1 · Post by **grunt1** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 7:00 pm

aferguson wrote:hm.....so i would have been too short to be a 1st SS "Adolf Hitler" trooper; i'm 177cm.

this is a bitter blow...

It was 180cm including the hat so you should be good.

Post by **aferguson** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 8:18 pm

i was including the hat when i said 177cm tall...

Small Scale Military Headquarters

Forces of Valor...

Forces of Valor...

FoV ? ... and in 1:18 ?