Should we be worried? 1/32 FOV at Target

olifant · Post by **olifant** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 2:31 pm

I usually don't do 1/18th but over the last year have picked up quite a few pieces. Last night I picked up a new 1/18 FOV Bradley and some figures and was worried by a thought:

This 1/18th monster is $5.00 less than the 1/32 version at Target. If I was 10 again, or a parent buying a toy for the grubbers, why would I pay more for what appears to be less?

Am I worried over nothing or should we be concerned for FOV 1/32 at Target?

hworth18 · Post by **hworth18** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 2:41 pm

Go back to bed Oli.....
The collector base between 1/32 and 1/18 is pretty broad and most people buying these are adult collectors, not kids anyways.. Most adult collectors have their scale and are pretty set with staying there..

Post by **aferguson** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 4:36 pm

be afraid....be very afraid. 1/18 is coming to get you; all of you.....mwahahahaaaaa

Col.Pickle · Post by **Col.Pickle** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 5:31 pm

hey Aferg I thought u were a small scale guy not a XDer! Have you switched over? And yeah you have a good point there Olifant. Non-collectors would see something twice as big for cheaper. Uh-oh...

Post by **aferguson** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 8:07 pm

i have never been a small scaler......tiny toys don't appeal to me.

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 8:26 pm

I don't think there is any worry for 1:32. 1:18 (while certainly growing in appeal) is still not as big of a collector market as the 1:32nd and smaller scales have thus far been. Besides, the FOV 1:18 pieces actuually lack in terms of detail when compared to their 1:32 counterparts - especially the Bradley. That is probably part of the reason why they're cheaper...

21st Century Toys, to use the example of another company that has dabbled both in 1:18 and 1:32 (plus 1:6, 1:48, and 1:144), has shown their 1:32 line to perhaps be the stronger of the two. The 32x line has cranked out a far greater diversity of armor types and has beat its larger cousin in terms of new releases and repaints for 2007.

So again, there isn't anything to worry about

Col.Pickle · Post by **Col.Pickle** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 9:54 pm

aferguson wrote:i have never been a small scaler......tiny toys don't appeal to me.

Really?

Why are you the moderator of the tiny toy forum then

?

Post by **aferguson** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 1:27 am

i'm moderator for all the forums.

ostketten · Post by **ostketten** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 6:05 am

The collector base between 1/32 and 1/18 is pretty broad and most people buying these are adult collectors

I agree. Don't see this as a problem for FOV's 32X line at Target, or anywhere else for that matter.

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 9:52 am

aferguson wrote:be afraid....be very afraid. 1/18 is coming to get you; all of you.....mwahahahaaaaa

ROFLMAO

Col.Pickle · Post by **Col.Pickle** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 9:57 am

hworth18 wrote:Go back to bed Oli.....
The collector base between 1/32 and 1/18 is pretty broad and most people buying these are adult collectors, not kids anyways.. Most adult collectors have their scale and are pretty set with staying there..

Really? I would have said most of the stuff went to the little ones. For the most part, TArget doesn't really cater to collector niches.

Rowsdower · Post by **Rowsdower** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 7:13 pm

ostketten wrote:
The collector base between 1/32 and 1/18 is pretty broad and most people buying these are adult collectors
I agree. Don't see this as a problem for FOV's 32X line at Target, or anywhere else for that matter.

I also agree. I would go further to say that from what I have witnessed in WM, TRU and lTarget, 1:18's "GI-Joe" sized, toy-like appearance and durable construction is appealing to children and parents where as the 1:32 scale models seem attract more adult collectors. So they seem to be able to coexist.

But then again it is very rare I see a kid looking at or buying any of the 1:18 or 1:32 military vehicles or figures. The little ankle biters are usually captivated by one of the 5 million different anime toys or the wrestling stuff.