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21st Century makes the 88

Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 11:00 pm
by STUKA
All I can say is wow!
i'm sure Ill say more when I see it!!!

:shock: :shock: :D

Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 11:04 pm
by MIGMADMAVIS
Im sorry, im drawing a real mind blank, but whats the 88 again?? :oops: :oops: :oops:

Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 11:07 pm
by tko211
Keeping this one secret for the last 4 months has been KILLING me! I was so relieved to find out that it was going to be announced on the flyer! I knew it just wasn't going to be be back in time for the show to see her in plastic yet. So the flyer announcement had to do in this case. I was just so happy to see that it was really being made in 1:18! Now that we have DAK figs I am hoping that we will see a version in tan paint too!

Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 11:08 pm
by tko211
The 88 is a German 88mm FLAK gun! It's just freakin awesome!!!!!!

Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 11:09 pm
by STUKA
Man tko - i was gonna say - how could you keep this from us?

:D

Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 11:11 pm
by MIGMADMAVIS
OHHHHHH whoaaaa thats going to be awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I cannot wait, jeeze now im going to be impatient untill it comes out :cry: :cry: but man that is awesome!! these days keep on getting better an better
First theres a 1/18 Dauntless, then a 1/18 Skyraider, then an F-4 phantom, and then a 1/32 P-51B9my favorite :lol:, and now an 88 Oh yah :P :P :P

Re: 21st Century makes the 88

Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 11:21 pm
by mediump
STUKA wrote:All I can say is wow!
i'm sure Ill say more when I see it!!!

:shock: :shock: :D
Wow is right, I did not expect an 88!!! And a King Tiger too!!!
Thank you TKO and 21st C toys! this year looks to be good indead :D

Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 11:26 pm
by tko211
Oh yeah! The real crazy thing is this. Toy Fair is not the only platform for the 2007 news. 21st is actually sitting on some ultra cool stuff not even mentioned yet!

Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 11:27 pm
by 75th Ranger
PICTURES!!!!!!

Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 11:27 pm
by exether_mega
does it mean we can expect a prime mover for the 88 ?

Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 11:30 pm
by tmanthegreat
...and I was hoping to get out of this hobby this year! I'm deffinitely down for that 88 and the Kingtiger! It will be awesome if the 88 comes with accessories like the Pak-40 and if the King Tiger has an interior :wink:

Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:13 am
by bird
it's freakin awesome

Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:28 am
by ARMY GROUP 1
I printed off the flyer & keep staring at it. I just keep checking it says 1/18 & its not some cruel joke or mistake as I have looked at the King Tiger & 88 in the 1:32 scale so many times, they look just like those. I have wished for these conversions to 1/18 for years & now it seems its happened. Until I see these in person I guess I will not appreciate the 'wow' factor.

Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 5:18 am
by holensock
Unbelievable!!! I need some smelling salt...*...You were right, tko about GOOD NEWS for 'ground guys'!!! :D

Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 6:28 am
by Morian Miner
Well, this is good news. Hope we don't have to wait all year to find this one. :wink:

Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 7:36 am
by luftpanzer
Where are the pics from toy fair? So far I only seen what Lightning 1000 posted.

Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 8:21 am
by immeww2
Now we really can make use of that 18th mystery figure which turned out to be a gun sighter. :D

Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 8:41 am
by Light.Inf.Scout
Between the 88 and the 1/18 King Tiger...oh God, I think I just made a mess in my pants! LOL :shock:

Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 2:56 pm
by 7thva_hunter
OOOOOOOOOOO :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: the day has come!!! :D :D :D

Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 2:59 pm
by Flak Happy
tko211 wrote:Oh yeah! The real crazy thing is this. Toy Fair is not the only platform for the 2007 news. 21st is actually sitting on some ultra cool stuff not even mentioned yet!
Any chance of 21st making some 1/32 allied trucks to pull all that cool arty?

88

Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 5:53 pm
by der Vogelfänger
To us devout airplane nuts, an "88" is a Ju-88 Luftwaffe Bomber/Fighter.

Good for you armor guys, congrats.

dV

Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 8:34 pm
by Tinman
Some of my armor dreams are coming true!

Re: 88

Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 8:50 pm
by nfafan
der Vogelfänger wrote:To us devout airplane nuts, an "88" is a Ju-88 Luftwaffe Bomber/Fighter.

Good for you armor guys, congrats.

dV
I'm with you! We need a 1/18th JU88A4 REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAL BAD!

Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 8:58 pm
by MIGMADMAVIS
PLEASE GIVE US A 1/18 JU-88!!!!!!! THAT WOULD BE A TOPPER TO MY COLLECTION!!!!! PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE :P :P :P :P

Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 11:30 pm
by Jesse James
Some news from our staff at 21st Century says that the King Tiger's aiming for Fall and the 88's coming right around the corner, however a "crew" for it is holding it up... Having to do with where it falls into price ranges that retail wants it to meet and whatnot.

Also the Range Finder figure was MADE for the 88 definitely, not the PAK 40. :)

Good news from 21st this Toy Fair...

Also my buddy said how especially nice the BBI people there were... Very kind, very happy to talk to media. At that show, the media gets a blow-off from some companies so that was a nice thing to see from them.