A Hint at the Future

Plane Nuts · Post by **Plane Nuts** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 8:47 pm

On Friday, I got an email from 21st with an update on my Tender Terror. (Agast, still nothing...

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Besides letting me down gently with thanks for my patience, they gave me a little hope by dropping a hint that we will get news this week about their first foray into modern 1:18 aircraft.

Sabrefan · Post by **Sabrefan** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 9:02 pm

You are lucky to get an email from 21st Century. I have been trying to contact them about the broken sliding canopy parts on my Flight 19 Avenger. No luck, just no luck.

Plane Nuts · Post by **Plane Nuts** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 9:12 pm

Well, they take missing Tender Terrors very seriously!! But I have never really gotten a good indication of what they will be doing to fix it, if that makes you feel better!!

I just realised I don't spel so good...

chunks · Post by **chunks** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 9:35 pm

I'd gotten an email from 21c once concerning the availability of the plugs on the wallyworld avenger. It started with a message that was passed on from them to this board that most likely they will be available, just e-mail them and let them know. While it was not a certain thing, it was encouraging enough to buy one and let them know. The response I received was enough that I will never try it again and let me know they are tired of dealing with their customers. It was a very sad day. Has anyone heard anything positive on these plugs or is it a bygone thing?

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 9:57 pm

When Rose was there she answered quickly but allas she no longer works there.

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 11:45 pm

Plane Nuts wrote:On Friday, I got an email from 21st with an update on my Tender Terror. (Agast, still nothing... )

Besides letting me down gently with thanks for my patience, they gave me a little hope by dropping a hint that we will get news this week about their first foray into modern 1:18 aircraft.

so whats the hint??????

FieroDude · Post by **FieroDude** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 11:46 pm

First foray into modern aircraft, eh? This should be interesting... I'll be polite and keep my initial reaction to myself. Maybe we'll finally see our A-10 after all. Or 21st s going to produce an adversary for our bbi F-16s and F/A-18s? We'll see,I guess. Then again, what is the date?

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 11:48 pm

might be a april days fools prank

chunks · Post by **chunks** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 12:05 am

Might be an Italian F-104. They were the last users and didn't retire them until fairly recently.

scbvideoboy · Post by **scbvideoboy** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 5:39 am

the F-4 IS a modern plane.

On a side note, the P-38 that crashed in greenland and was under 250 of ice and was recovered and restored to flying condition, that would be a pretty interesting model with special artwork box.

DH

Post by **aferguson** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 5:55 am

they may be referring to the F-4, not realizing you're a member of this forum and therefore already 'in the know'.

With all the planes that 21c has announced recently, two of them really big, i can't see them making another really big plane as well; at least not right now.

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 7:18 am

I agree with Aferg. I'm sure they have to be referring to the F-4...

They've announced way to many large aircraft already.

Plane Nuts · Post by **Plane Nuts** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 11:52 am

aferguson wrote:they may be referring to the F-4, not realizing you're a member of this forum and therefore already 'in the know'.

With all the planes that 21c has announced recently, two of them really big, i can't see them making another really big plane as well; at least not right now.

I'm pretty sure they know who I am!! I wouldn't think it too hard to figure out who the one with the missing Tender Terror is!!

But it's not the F-4, though I don't really consider the F-4 modern. Even the "Teen" series planes are being supplanted by new generations. And I never said it was big! In fact, one of their hints made it sound like it would fit in the standard XD box and planogram.

Like I said, it was a hint...and I'm not too sure what exactly the hint is pointing at. I have my guess of course, but I'm doing a ton of research right now to see if what I think it is fits.

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 11:54 am

Can you share with us what the hint or hints are?

Post by **aferguson** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 11:54 am

.....can you post the hint.

The only modern plane with a hope of fitting in the standard box would be a Harrier.

STUKA · Post by **STUKA** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 11:58 am

I think the hint was already posted -

" first foray into modern 1:18 aircraft. "

was it

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 12:01 pm

I don't think that's all the hints that were dropped the way Plane Nuts is talking. Nothing about that says standard size box to me...

Plane Nuts · Post by **Plane Nuts** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 12:07 pm

VMF115 wrote: so whats the hint??????

I don't know if I should be copying this or not but...

"You will be happy to know next week we will announce the revival of the Ultimate Soldier Modern series in our Xtreme Detail 1:18 scale line, which will be in stores around May. The line of vehicles, figures, and aircraft focuses on Special Forces operations in the Global War on Terror. The first aircraft is a concept never produced as a scale toy before, and will be available at the standard 1:18 price point."

Post by **aferguson** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 12:12 pm

well that's certainly a hint alright. Sounds very promising. For multiple modern releases. 21c are certainly seeming to be busy beavers these days.

Could it be a Predator?

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 12:20 pm

aferguson wrote:
Could it be a Predator?

Sounds quite possible.......wonder how well those would go over?

Plane Nuts · Post by **Plane Nuts** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 12:22 pm

aferguson wrote:.....can you post the hint.

The only modern plane with a hope of fitting in the standard box would be a Harrier.

Oooh, I had forgotten about the Harrier as a possibility! Lots of repaint potential with British and US schemes and not major retools needed.

FieroDude · Post by **FieroDude** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 12:37 pm

Never released as a scale toy, eh? Definitely rules out the A-10 and if you count Franklin Mint as a scale toy (noting that nothing specified WHAT scale), rules out the Harrier, too. Predator sounds like a real possibility, considering the global war on terror clue. If it goes beyond aircraft, possibly a Stryker vehicle (which I would love to see someone make).
Of course, if we want to allow for the enemy, maybe we can get an 80's era Toyota pick-up with a machine gun mounted in the bed, complete with sheet metal shield. Along with VW minivans (troop transport), bicycle bombs and exploding donkeys.

Actually, I keep hoping someone will do SOMETHING "modern" and Russian. Hind, T-72, Su-33, Mig-29, something!

Timbo · Post by **Timbo** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 12:43 pm

Yep, sounds like a Predator. Hopefully it will be a "B" model with a couple of Hellfires under the wings.

Plane Nuts · Post by **Plane Nuts** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:15 pm

I was thinking it might be the Predator as well, would make a nice entry level 1:18 model for cheap, but then I thought that Three Tough Trucks and VMF115 really needed to learn the rules of a proper AFD joke...commit to it, let it simmer, but don't forget to make it realistic.

Oh, and VMF, yours might have been good, but you can't pull the trigger at 3 am!!!

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