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For those who might dable in other scales.
Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 9:47 pm
by hotrodrock
The Matarro Jagdtiger has been released but as of today the only place I can find it for sale is in Australia of all places. When it hits the U.S., it should be priced around the $100-$120 range. Got my King Tiger for $100 on ebay which included shipping so it will probably go for about the same price from the right dealer. If anyone knows of any for sale in the U.S., let us know.
http://www.awesomehobbies.com.au/shop/g ... 00218.html
Re: For those who might dable in other scales.
Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 1:16 am
by Jesse James
Who'd you get your Tiger off of? I enjoyed my Panzer and now I'm kinda getting an itch for another piece of awesome armor to crush 1:18 figures with.
Re: For those who might dable in other scales.
Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 5:27 am
by aferguson
the matorro king tigers have vanished and what occassional one that appears on ebay fetches big bucks. But i imagine it will be back. The same thing happened with their sturmtiger and now they're all over the place again, after vanishing for well over a year.
Jagdtiger looks nice.
Re: For those who might dable in other scales.
Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 3:34 pm
by Threetoughtrucks
Currently there is one Mato KT on evil pay now with bidding at $200. There is also a partial built Tamiya KT for about $160. Small parts are missing but looks good for that price.
You can also get a FOV KT for the bargain price of $2,500.00....... unbelievable.
And I thought I was being ripped off at $150 for my Mato KT from Canada.
TTT
Re: For those who might dable in other scales.
Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 6:15 pm
by snake
That Mattoro Jagdtiger looks pretty nice.
Not really an armour guy, but these look to be a good alternative to 1/18.Although the scale purists won't like them.
Re: For those who might dable in other scales.
Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 8:08 pm
by Jesse James
They actually blend with support vehicles and figures really well... against 1:18 armor though, not so much.
But the halftracks or figures or whatnot generally look good.
Re: For those who might dable in other scales.
Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 8:57 pm
by Threetoughtrucks
1/16 vehicles blend with a group of 1/18 vehicles and figs only when two of the same vehicles are not in the group (1/18 Sherman and 1/16 Sherman).
Otherwise enjoy both scales unless you are a "bolt counter".
TTT
Re: For those who might dable in other scales.
Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 9:38 am
by hotrodrock
Jesse James wrote:Who'd you get your Tiger off of? I enjoyed my Panzer and now I'm kinda getting an itch for another piece of awesome armor to crush 1:18 figures with.
I hadn't noticed it until aferguson mentioned it, but there haven't been any of the Matorro KTs on ebay recently. If you are interested in a 1/16 jagdpanther, there are a lot of them available on ebay for under $100 (and that includes shipping). Nice piece of armor for under $100 if you like the big stuff.
Re: For those who might dable in other scales.
Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 1:30 pm
by Threetoughtrucks
There are alot of 1/16 Jagdpanthers up on eBay but most give product details but no manufacturer name. Some list "Ready-to-go". Is that a manufacturer name? I see that name quite often. Pics quite often seem to be the same tank although prices vary. The pics include a shot of the charger, control and pellets which seem to be the same pic repeated?
TTT
Re: For those who might dable in other scales.
Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 5:57 pm
by Jesse James
I'm guessing RTG's just like saying Ready to Run because I've never heard of an RTG company name making 1:16 RC.
Re: For those who might dable in other scales.
Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 7:55 am
by hotrodrock
99% of those 1/16 jagdpanthers on ebay are Matorro. They are sold under several different company names such as Heng Long, Mauri, Airsoft, and also MSN I believe. Probably a couple of others also.
The guy who made this video has a heck of a diorama set up. He just needed to put a few 1/18 figures here and there to make it very realistic. One of these days I'm going to have to quit using all of my 1/16 for static display and try out the RC aspect.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTPvw9tX ... r_embedded
Re: For those who might dable in other scales.
Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 12:34 pm
by dragon53
Two questions about the ebay Matorro King Tiger:
1. How much were the most recent ebay Matorro King Tigers selling for?
2. Why are the Matorro King Tigers no longer from ebay?