KT wallpaper at 21st

exether_mega · Post by **exether_mega** » Wed May 28, 2008 7:05 am

Hey guys,

something pleasant here :

phil

Jagdpanther · Post by **Jagdpanther** » Wed May 28, 2008 7:56 am

I like that! Hope we see the KT some time soon. Now this will be my new back ground.

B24guy · Post by **B24guy** » Wed May 28, 2008 7:57 am

That looks neat, I just wish I had the model, not the wallpaper.

Post by **aferguson** » Wed May 28, 2008 8:11 am

well, the KT is inching closer, somewhat asymptotically perhaps, but closer nonetheless.

I still prefer my 262 nightfighter wallpaper though.

thehun · Post by **thehun** » Wed May 28, 2008 8:19 am

I think we still have several months before we will see it,
TheHun

Jesse James · Post by **Jesse James** » Wed May 28, 2008 12:11 pm

Sadly though, the cost of bandwidth has gone up for all websites, and thus to get the wallpaper of the new King Tiger you must pay a $20 surcharge. Sorry, it's inflation folks!

Hah, KT jokes never get old!

SolidSnakeEyes · Post by **SolidSnakeEyes** » Wed May 28, 2008 12:42 pm

Man, I feel so teased. It's like dating a Catholic chick.

I wish that thing would just hit the shelves.

B24guy · Post by **B24guy** » Wed May 28, 2008 12:54 pm

Now when 21st Century show us a B-25 wallpaper, I will get excited!

Website · Post by **Teamski** » Wed May 28, 2008 1:12 pm

aferguson wrote:well, the KT is inching closer, somewhat asymptotically perhaps, but closer nonetheless.

Alright Andrew! I have what I tought was a pretty good vocabulary, but what the heck are you trying to prove!

I had to search to get the definition of the term and I still don't quite get what you mean, hehehe...

-Ski

SolidSnakeEyes · Post by **SolidSnakeEyes** » Wed May 28, 2008 2:48 pm

I think he means it's "taking forever." Like it seems that it may never arrive.
I think...haha

V2 MAN · Post by **V2 MAN** » Wed May 28, 2008 4:04 pm

Man guess it may be getting close to hitting shelves. But hey wheres my 88 wallpaper

Post by **aferguson** » Wed May 28, 2008 4:19 pm

Ski, stop being so auto-pejorative...

immeww2 · Post by **immeww2** » Wed May 28, 2008 6:38 pm

AlloySkull · Post by **AlloySkull** » Thu May 29, 2008 3:16 am

They should hire me as their graphic design guy, I could have done that...

Simple filters, and some lassos, and some lighting... oh and there is a few brush effects... and text.

Panzer_M · Post by **Panzer_M** » Thu May 29, 2008 4:19 am

es ist sexxxy

King O' Fools · Post by **King O' Fools** » Thu May 29, 2008 5:16 am

Oh no, not the "Special Edition box art" thing again:

This exciting new art has been taken directly from the Special Edition box art that will be featured with the 1:18 scale King Tiger soon to be released.

And here I was, thinking that <a href="viewtopic.php?p=133140#133140">super duper artwork excuse</a> was so lame even 21st would refrain from using it to postpone the release of the KT 'till God knows when.

You have to wonder if "soon to be released" means "some time before the next ice age hits China" or "right after the 2012 Summer Olympics" in this context. I guess we'll find out if/when it goes the way of the dodo, er, I mean the Pappy Boyington Special Edition Corsair

King O' Fools · Post by **King O' Fools** » Thu May 29, 2008 5:39 am

Just to drive my point home, I took a wild guess and searched the Area 21 news archive. This is the only article that came up for April, 2007:

The King lives! First images of the new1:18 scale King Tiger Tank.
4/13/2007
Armor Fans rejoice! The long awaited 1:18 scale King Tiger is nearing production status with a final release not far behind! AREA-21 is proud to bring you the proof of this awesome WWII German heavy tank, shown here is a pre-production test shot. As you can see for yourself, this is one highly detailed war machine. 21st Century Toys has left no stone unturned on the list of features and moving parts including: Rotating turret with elevating gun, opening crew access hatches, posable mounted MG-42 machine gun, realistic moving treads, and removable tools and accessories.

Source: http://www.21stcenturytoys.com/area21/a ... newsID=261

And there you go: "The long awaited 1:18 scale King Tiger is nearing production status with a final release not far behind!"

But wait, it gets even better: "21st Century Toys has left no stone unturned on the list of features and moving parts."

That's some great satire there! For a moment, I thought this might be a piece from Scrappleface or The Onion.

SolidSnakeEyes · Post by **SolidSnakeEyes** » Thu May 29, 2008 7:38 pm

I'm glad someone else did the research on that, cause I had been thinking about it, but have generally been too lazy to do it.
I was thinking yesterday about it having been over a year since we heard word of the KT...and how most toy companies reveal products (or plans for products) and those products are normally on shelves within 6 months, haha.
Way to go 21st Century!