New product development on AREA-21

tko211 · Post by **tko211** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 8:25 pm

Sorry for all the secrecy. Orders are orders! Check out AREA-21!

MK · Post by MK » Tue Dec 05, 2006 8:37 pm

tko211 wrote:Check out AREA-21!

There is nothing to check out until tomorrow, right? I can't wait to see whats going on. What time during the day will you be updating the site?

hworth18 · Post by **hworth18** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 8:48 pm

No hints??? Comeon TKO, how 'bout a clue??? A/C or Armor???

Any speculation????

tko211 · Post by **tko211** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 9:02 pm

1:18 scale wings project. On one hand fans will be like yeah, we know. On another hand fans will be like WOW! Just didn't see that coming!

Let me say this. Even with my postion as Fan Club President, I didn't see this coming! It should really take people by surprise.

Coolness factor is very high!

hworth18 · Post by **hworth18** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 9:09 pm

Sounds like its A-10 time.....

Post by **aferguson** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 9:19 pm

hmm....in light of what TKO said i will guess: Me 262 Nightfighter version....we know it's coming out but assumed the day fighter version like Admiral just put out. But maybe 21c tweeked it in light of AT's release preceeding theirs. I just don't know about the repaint potential for it is all...that's very important to 21c in their decision making process.

Just a guess..

digger · Post by **digger** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 9:23 pm

aferguson wrote:hmm....in light of what TKO said i will guess: Me 262 Nightfighter version....we know it's coming out but assumed the day fighter version like Admiral just put out. But maybe 21c tweeked it in light of AT's release preceeding theirs. I just don't know about the repaint potential for it is all...that's very important to 21c in their decision making process.

Just a guess..

Very good guess imo. Fits TKO's description very well. Can't wait.

chunks · Post by **chunks** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 9:29 pm

aferguson wrote:hmm....in light of what TKO said i will guess: Me 262 Nightfighter version....we know it's coming out but assumed the day fighter version like Admiral just put out. But maybe 21c tweeked it in light of AT's release preceeding theirs. I just don't know about the repaint potential for it is all...that's very important to 21c in their decision making process.

Just a guess..

Yup, been thinkin' that for some time now. Definitely been my hope for some time now anyhow. Fingers are crossed.

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 9:31 pm

hworth18 wrote:Sounds like its A-10 time.....

One could only hope.....................

Sabrefan · Post by **Sabrefan** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 9:35 pm

Sounds great to me, looking forward to what is around the corner at 21st Century.

Threetoughtrucks · Post by **Threetoughtrucks** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 9:38 pm

Could the new plane just be the awaited Flight 19 repaint of the Avenger?

Personally, I sure like to see something twin engined, like a Ju-88 or be still thy heart, a P-61 Black Widow. Nah......

TTT

Panzer_M · Post by **Panzer_M** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 9:49 pm

well I'm wishing Fw190A, but a 262 Nachtjäger would also be cool.

but 20,000 Focke built to a handful of 262b-2(IIRC) I'd rather see a Fw190A-8 or F-8

chunks · Post by **chunks** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 9:50 pm

Anything new is. of course, most welcome. Please bear with me while I fantasize for a moment.

What if 21c thought ahead with their 262. By molding the fusilauge to allow modular nose's they can offer us the following:

V-056, single place night fighter
V-083, single place 50mm armed
A-2a/U2 two place pathfinder
and the ultimate Mistel with 262 upper and lower components.
Just for starts, I'm sure there is more.

MightyMustang · Post by **MightyMustang** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 10:09 pm

Could it be news about the Victory Mustangs? Or how about an A-10 for those guys who SHOULD get one? This will be interesting.

Rowsdower · Post by **Rowsdower** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 10:09 pm

Threetoughtrucks wrote:or be still thy heart, a P-61 Black Widow. Nah......TTT

Oh man, don't get me started on the P-61, I looove that plane!

That would be one big mamma jamma though.

Timbo · Post by **Timbo** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 10:13 pm

Since the nose section of the 262 was completely interchangable I also thought this might be a good idea. However, the first problem you run into is paint. Are you going to have every version wearing the same scheme? The second is fit and finish. At this scale the seam should be nearly invisible. Keeping that tolerance on a mass produced fairly inexpensive toy is probably as close to impossible as you'd want to get.

chunks · Post by **chunks** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 10:17 pm

Timbo wrote:Since the nose section of the 262 was completely interchangable I also thought this might be a good idea. However, the first problem you run into is paint. Are you going to have every version wearing the same scheme? The second is fit and finish. At this scale the seam should be nearly invisible. Keeping that tolerance on a mass produced fairly inexpensive toy is probably as close to impossible as you'd want to get.

Well, I was thinking, since repaints are to be expected, why not offer a new version with it (you can still do repaints of the mainstream version, of course). As far as the joint goes, BBI's F-16 and F-18 have them, so it's not unheard of.

chunks · Post by **chunks** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 10:25 pm

chunks wrote:
Timbo wrote:Since the nose section of the 262 was completely interchangable I also thought this might be a good idea. However, the first problem you run into is paint. Are you going to have every version wearing the same scheme? The second is fit and finish. At this scale the seam should be nearly invisible. Keeping that tolerance on a mass produced fairly inexpensive toy is probably as close to impossible as you'd want to get.
Well, I was thinking, since repaints are to be expected, why not offer a new version with it (you can still do repaints of the mainstream version, of course). As far as the joint goes, BBI's F-16 and F-18 have them, so it's not unheard of.

Just to clarify, (sometimes english seems like a second language to me). I don't mean they'd offer a 262 with multiple nose's in the box, but rather to offer one version per box with the appropriate markings. By molding this thing modular they can then offer a different version with different markings in the other box. Just thinking about the cost of tooling even before the first one is mastered.

Timbo · Post by **Timbo** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 10:35 pm

I figured that is what you were getting at with your first reply. I agree that would be much less of an issue then.

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 10:51 pm

At what time are they going to drop the bomb?????

chunks · Post by **chunks** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 10:53 pm

VMF115 wrote:At what are they going to drop the bomb?????

Why, on our heads, so they can blow us away!!

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 10:59 pm

chunks wrote:
VMF115 wrote:At what are they going to drop the bomb?????
Why, on our heads, so they can blow us away!!

dang it!!! lol

I ment to say at what time?????

LOL

My guess are

WWII, Me-262, Me-110, P-61 black widow.

Maybe an A-10,,oh please dear god please let it be an A-10!!!!!!!!

exether_mega · Post by **exether_mega** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 11:22 pm

does a King Tiger have wings ?

Anyway, I wonder what it will be

phil

chunks · Post by **chunks** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 11:29 pm

exether_mega wrote:does a King Tiger have wings ?

Anyway, I wonder what it will be

phil

Hmm...good point. IIRC, two of the new tanker figures are nicknamed "Preacher" and "Scribe". Someone earlier suggested this might point to the release of the M-7 Priest. The new figures are starting to show up.

Jericoeagle1 · Post by **Jericoeagle1** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 11:52 pm

My guess its a large scale plane maybe a two engine. It may be the ME-110 thats been promised for years. My hope a big Jet A-10 or F-4.

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