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New FOV items ????
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 6:16 am
by General Blasto
So many of us WWII folks are waiting to see(and maybe own) the upcoming Tiger I and Sherman tanks. My question then is, "Ok, so we'll see some tanks, will we see WWII soldiers and other vehicles ???". I may be out of the loop some of the time, and maybe missed the announcements from FOV, but is there going to be more WWII items from FOV and is there a site for FOV that they could be viewed ??? THanks, Da General
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 9:05 am
by ostketten
No news at the FOV website, in fact they don't even mention any of the 1:18 stuff they've already released. I have not seen or heard any news here or elswhere about the Shermans or Tigers. I was hoping these would be out in time for Xmas, but alas it doesn't look very promising at the moment.
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 9:10 am
by Light.Inf.Scout
I hope they're out for the Holiday, but am worried they won't be. These are must haves!
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 9:40 am
by aferguson
i'm surprised they aren't out yet......i wonder if Target's 'modern only' policy is the problem..
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 9:54 am
by Razor17019
I emailed them just now to ask about the Tiger and Sherman.
Has anyone else tried this?
If so, any response?
WWII stuff
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 11:26 am
by digger
How are we surprised they are not out if we never knew when they were due out? I think we all know that the back of a box is not a good indication of how close something is to release.
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 11:34 am
by STUKA
Target modern only?? they must not have fully understood their history - as they have tons of WWII paras as well as smaller scale german vehicles and planes
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 12:57 pm
by aferguson
according to Mike, when BBI pitched selling their 1/18 items, Target only wanted the modern stuff, not the WWII, because they werent interested in selling them.
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 1:19 pm
by Birddog
Razor17019 wrote:I emailed them just now to ask about the Tiger and Sherman.
Has anyone else tried this?
If so, any response?
I emailed them back when the M3, M1, and Modern Figures started showing up. The response I got was that the Tiger and Sherman are coming and more 1/18 stuff is in store. I wasn't given a release date or time frame but the response did say keep your eyes peeled next year......
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 2:10 pm
by Light.Inf.Scout
Next year - crap. I was hoping for Xmas.
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 2:20 pm
by Birddog
It was between the middle of October and the end of October when I sent my emails.........they may have new information to share by now.......we can keep our fingers crossed stuff shows up earlier.
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 7:28 pm
by VMF115
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 8:38 pm
by immeww2
I can bear the wait. With Xmas just around the corner, I'll have to replenish my piggy bank to get those Tigers and Shermans.
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 6:47 am
by Light.Inf.Scout
True.
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 3:19 pm
by Razor17019
Here is what I just got back on the Sherman and Tiger:
I asked:
On the back of the package shows WWII Tiger and Sherman 1/18 scale tanks.
When will these tanks be in Target's stores?
Are they available somewhere else?
Mark,
They won't be available until late Winter/early Spring. Target only.
Kind Regards,
Matt Holcomb
Customer Service
Panache Place, Inc.
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 3:35 pm
by STUKA
very cool - my guess we will be seeing a lot of new XD around the same time
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 6:56 pm
by Light.Inf.Scout
Thanks Razor - guess I can relax a little. Don't need to hit Target every couple days now. Still wish they would hve been out for Xmas though...that'd be one helluva present under the tree.
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 7:05 pm
by normandy
..."late Winter/early Spring." Dang!!!!!!!!
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 7:18 pm
by VMF115
normandy wrote:..."late Winter/early Spring." Dang!!!!!!!!
Double dang!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 7:33 pm
by grunt1
They better get hoppin. Two Targets in my AO were totally wiped out of FoV over the past weekend. And I mean wiped out. Zero FoV in 1/18. Lots of BBI TRU re-hash still on the pegs.
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 10:29 pm
by immeww2
Perfect! My war budget will be allocated to Shermans and Tigers then.
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 11:18 pm
by olifant
I too am excited to see these show up, but I don't mind a bit of a wait. Somehow the anticipation of seeing something new in a few months is better than getting everything I want all at once. I need a bi-monthly fix and would hate to OD on every new release all at once.
Hopefully FOV does a better job hitting it's timetable on 1/18 than their history with 1/32. I don't think they have ever released their yearly smaller scale stuff on time.
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 3:05 am
by STUKA
I hope the WW II items have open hatches - I will pass on the sheman if they do not - unless it is a firefly
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 5:13 am
by normandy
From what I've seen on the back off the FOV Abrams box it looks like the only hatches that open are on the turret, commander and loader.
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:18 am
by Light.Inf.Scout
I read somewhere that someones friend spotted a 1/18th Tiger at Target in Texas. Can anyone confirm that and that it was a 1/18th Tiger?