AO Recon Thread

Rowsdower · Post by **Rowsdower** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 5:26 pm

Jagdpanther wrote:Well I was at the Phillipsburg NJ TRU and only new thing was the Evie P-47. I like the scheme so I picked it up.

I bought one as well. Very nice scheme and great model altogether.

ostketten · Post by **ostketten** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 6:30 pm

Very nice scheme and great model altogether.

I agree. I told myself I wasn't going to buy anymore AC, but I may break my own rule on this one, the natural metal finishes were always some of my faves on the P-47. A fine looking bird indeed.

mikeg · Post by **mikeg** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 10:32 am

I went Christmas shopping today for the wife and naturally I had to look for XD also. I stopped by hobbytown and what to my wandering eyes should appear, but tarheel hals and bald eagle P51s. I dont think these are at any walmart in the state of Georgia, yet. Of course, ya think internet shopping and freight are expensive, hobbytown is not ashamed to ask for 26.00 per- There's something to be said for holding the product in hand and picking the best, as long as the price is only slightly ridiculous. So, I bought them.

Jagdpanther · Post by **Jagdpanther** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 3:37 pm

Found this 1:48 P-40E warhawk today at walmart along with one of the 1:44 scale Armor repaints believe it was the stug.
Here is a pic. Thought it was a neat scheme so I bought it.

blurx7 · Post by **blurx7** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 4:05 pm

Jagdpanther wrote:Found this 1:48 P-40E warhawk today at walmart along with one of the 1:44 scale Armor repaints believe it was the stug.
Here is a pic. Thought it was a neat scheme so I bought it.

Very cool! This was the first paint scheme they announced for this model, but then they never released it. To my knowledge this is the first report of this one. Nice find! i believe there are several members who will be very glad to see this version finally brought to market.

jlspec · Post by **jlspec** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 5:21 pm

blurx7 wrote:
Jagdpanther wrote:Found this 1:48 P-40E warhawk today at walmart along with one of the 1:44 scale Armor repaints believe it was the stug.
Here is a pic. Thought it was a neat scheme so I bought it.

Very cool! This was the first paint scheme they announced for this model, but then they never released it. To my knowledge this is the first report of this one. Nice find! i believe there are several members who will be very glad to see this version finally brought to market.

Picked up th P-40E and P-40N a couple days ago. The new packaging is nice because 3 sides and 1 end are windows so you can see all sides of the plane unlke the older packaging with only 2 sides visible.

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 5:26 pm

Actually, that new box is very much like the old XD and 32x boxes. The firs 1:18 XD planes and tanks came in boxes with windows on two sides, as did the vehicles in the first Vietnam line, and also the first wave of 32x vehicles. Two windows can really help with the visual inspection process

rmoore456 · Post by **rmoore456** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 5:44 pm

Found the Duantless and Zero two pack at the Bloomington, Illinois TRU yesterday.

Ray

[CAT]CplSlade · Post by **[CAT]CplSlade** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 6:06 pm

mikeg wrote:I went Christmas shopping today for the wife and naturally I had to look for XD also. I stopped by hobbytown and what to my wandering eyes should appear, but tarheel hals and bald eagle P51s. I dont think these are at any walmart in the state of Georgia, yet. Of course, ya think internet shopping and freight are expensive, hobbytown is not ashamed to ask for 26.00 per- There's something to be said for holding the product in hand and picking the best, as long as the price is only slightly ridiculous. So, I bought them.

Is that the Hobbytown in Kennesaw?

mikeg · Post by **mikeg** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 7:52 pm

Why, yes, that would most certainly be the one- but, be aware, Hobbytown opens at 10:00 am. More than once, I have arrived before then to stand in front of the store with all the other sheeple awaiting entry. Other stores' emloyees have already had their smoke breaks and worn out their cell phones before Htown opens. There were a couple of other bald eagles and 4 or 5 more tarheel hals.

B-24Sharky · Post by **B-24Sharky** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 8:34 am

Picked up the new 1/32 Tunisia playset and a new 1/48 ME 109K at the Mishawaka Toysrus.

hworth18 · Post by **hworth18** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 8:42 am

B-24Sharky wrote:Picked up the new 1/32 Tunisia playset and a new 1/48 ME 109K at the Mishawaka Toysrus.

A new Me-109K??? pics please???

rmoore456 · Post by **rmoore456** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 4:35 pm

hworth18 wrote:
B-24Sharky wrote:Picked up the new 1/32 Tunisia playset and a new 1/48 ME 109K at the Mishawaka Toysrus.
A new Me-109K??? pics please???

Found the new 109 at the Bloomington, Illinois TRU today along with the new 1/32 playsets.

Ray

Jagdpanther · Post by **Jagdpanther** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 5:29 pm

Sweet looking scheme! Everything shows up there!

mikeg · Post by **mikeg** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 5:34 pm

ya think????????????????????????????????

olifant · Post by **olifant** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 9:55 pm

Perhaps I have had too much eggnog but I swear I could spy old St. Nick on the second photo behind the cockpit...

Say it ain't so Santa. I would hate to see Donner and Vixen and the other fellas goose-stepping!

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 2:04 pm

olifant wrote:Say it ain't so Santa. I would hate to see Donner and Vixen and the other fellas goose-stepping!

Take a look at the pictures on BadCat's site of the S2 FW-190F. The squadron insignia features Mickey Mouse riding on German bomb, swinging an axe

But we already knew Walt Disney had sympathies for the Nazis, didn't we

hworth18 · Post by **hworth18** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 3:35 pm

Has anyone seen the "White 7" Fw-190F in a store (Wm or online) other than Badcat??
My local Wally Worlds look like a tornado hit them in the toy depts, as the shelves are baren on most isles.. Looks like the new year resets have already begun..

vmf214 · Post by **vmf214** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 7:33 am

Had a good Sunday for 32x and 1/48. At a TRU in AR found both the new playsets Tunisia and Kursk along with the new 1/48 Me-109K and also a 1/48 Bald Eagle P-51B. Both the planes were in the regular style packaging. At a WM in AR also found 2 new paintscheme Panzers in 1/48. One a very dark gray almost black the other in tan. Both were in the new style packaging with the window on 3 sides.

KWR190 · Post by **KWR190** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 3:46 pm

The TRU in Olympia, WA has the 1/48 BF109K and P51 also the new play sets

rmoore456 · Post by **rmoore456** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 4:20 pm

Found the 1/32 German Mortar Crew repackaged like the 3 pack soldier sets at the Normal, Illinois Walmart. 3 crewman, mortar and base for standing crewman.

Ray

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 6:48 pm

Found the new 32x playsets and the new 1:48 Bf-109Ks at the Fresno, Ca TRU today. They're all quite nice

MG-42 · Post by **MG-42** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 8:44 pm

* I picked up one of the New mini-playsets today @ TRU.

[+] Kursk - Defeat in the East * ... Just for the new Panther scheme. "I already have some Russians but , you can always use more". *

Mitch v MG

[CAT]CplSlade · Post by **[CAT]CplSlade** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 5:03 pm

Went to the WM in Bremen, GA, just to see what was up. They had 4 sets of the new P51/ME262 duel packs, 2 of the camo 1/18 Migs @ $25 and 1 tiger stripe F104 (also $25) and a few assorted BF-109's and a Dora. I got the last ME-109 (Black 3). Can't believe that's the first ME I've been able to find.

The 1/6 MG34 sets were on sale for $3 each. The only figs were a few D-Day tankers in 1/32.

I'm hoping the Lithia Springs WM or the Douglasville TRU will get the new Butcher Birds in soon.

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