AO Recon Thread
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New crop of 1/48th appears at one walmart- Aleut p-40, Shangri-la green p-51, and bald eagle p-51s.
Current wave of 1/32nd consists of red 19 and white 7 fws, RAF p-51s. and Angie and Zembke p-47s.
Any day now, other p-51ds, spits, yellow 11 and hungarian fws-
Current wave of 1/32nd consists of red 19 and white 7 fws, RAF p-51s. and Angie and Zembke p-47s.
Any day now, other p-51ds, spits, yellow 11 and hungarian fws-
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Found newly stocked silver KI-61 Tonys at the Clovis, CA TRU today
First I've seen and couldn't resist getting one. They also had two of the 32x RAF P-51Ds.
Another Wal Mart also got in the silver Tonys, which I only discovered after getting one for a little more at TRU.
Nothing else really new or exciting in the smaller scales.
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Another Wal Mart also got in the silver Tonys, which I only discovered after getting one for a little more at TRU.
Nothing else really new or exciting in the smaller scales.
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Good news for those of us on the west coast - I found an RAF P-51D and "Red 19" FW-190A8 at Wal Mart today
I didn't pick up either as I have examples of both planes already, but both were in good shape with near perfect paint schemes. The same store also had the 1:48 Tonys in the silver scheme and three 32x Bf-109Fs.
One of my local TRUs also has a couple RAF Mustangs in stock.
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One of my local TRUs also has a couple RAF Mustangs in stock.
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Did some more recon today, found a few more RAF P-51Ds and "Red 19" FW-190s at another Wal Mart in my area.
One Wal Mart further afield had an interesting find: a 1:48 scale Marder III SDK 139! I had not seen that reported or advertised before. It was with a selection of 1:48 Marder IIIMs, which I have seen before at TRU but not Wal Mart. The Marder III sdk 139 was in the same scheme as the 1:32 version. Now to figure out how to give it a crew![Wink :wink:](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
One Wal Mart further afield had an interesting find: a 1:48 scale Marder III SDK 139! I had not seen that reported or advertised before. It was with a selection of 1:48 Marder IIIMs, which I have seen before at TRU but not Wal Mart. The Marder III sdk 139 was in the same scheme as the 1:32 version. Now to figure out how to give it a crew
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Well, one of my area Wal Marts sold out of the 32x RAF P-51s and "Red 19 FW-190As that were newly stocked last week. The Bf-109Fs are still sitting there.
Just goes to show you that new products move and last year's restocks do not... So. if Wal Mart and 21c want to make a bit more money, they'll keep the new stuff circulating instead of confining it to one region of the country![Wink :wink:](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
Just goes to show you that new products move and last year's restocks do not... So. if Wal Mart and 21c want to make a bit more money, they'll keep the new stuff circulating instead of confining it to one region of the country
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I'm still waiting for the Red 19's to surface out here on the East Coast.
I did see some RAF Sharkmouth P-51's at the local TRU.
When are the Double Nothin' P-51's supposed to come out?
BTW: TRU Upped it's prices...
Instead of 1/32 aircraft listing $19.99, they are now $21.99.
I did see some RAF Sharkmouth P-51's at the local TRU.
When are the Double Nothin' P-51's supposed to come out?
BTW: TRU Upped it's prices...
Instead of 1/32 aircraft listing $19.99, they are now $21.99.
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Black Lion VF-213, hworth18, KWR190, nooker 21, Olifant, Tmanthegreat, Trigger1, V2 MAN, vulgarvulture, Coreyeagle48
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Safe Trader List:
Black Lion VF-213, hworth18, KWR190, nooker 21, Olifant, Tmanthegreat, Trigger1, V2 MAN, vulgarvulture, Coreyeagle48
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Target now carries 21st Century 1/32 stuff under the "4-star" brand, but it has "21st Century Toys" logo on the bottom of the box.
I found these at Target today:
Double Nuthin P-51D
Black 2 Fw-190 F8
Marder III repaint
and new 1/32 playsets but I didn't look too closely at them.
I found these at Target today:
Double Nuthin P-51D
Black 2 Fw-190 F8
Marder III repaint
and new 1/32 playsets but I didn't look too closely at them.
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In case you didn't see the seperate Target thread, Hworth18 took some excellent pictures of the boxed Four Star/32x planes:mikeg wrote:pictures, anyone?...........pictures.......
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Went across the border again today. Stopped at a Wal Mart, Target, and a TRU.
Here's what I found:
Wal Mart: One Yellow 11 190 and some carded DAK troops.
Target: Three 1/72nd figure sets (Two WWII and one modern), some Zeroes and Sea Hurricanes, some figure/vehicle sets, and a Bravo Force Sherman. Some of the Indy Titanium series vehicles were there too (Rocket Sled, Biplane, flying wing, Mutt's motorcycle, motorcycle with side car, Mk VII tank, and Jungle Cutter). I should have picked a couple of them up. *Bangs head on table*
TRU: Two dragon wagons, P-40's, 262's and Zeroes, 1/72nd figures, 1/18th DAK figs and a Pak 40, 1/144th aircraft packs, 1/48th, Tonys and 109K's BBI Corsair and "Old Crow" Mustang, four Sharkmouth P-51D's and one Yellow 15 Fw-190D9, and those oddball scale 1/4? tanks (Panzer IV 38T, and Marder).
In addition, I bought the BBC's "Secrets of WWII" by Nugus/Martin productions at an FYE store.
Here's what I found:
Wal Mart: One Yellow 11 190 and some carded DAK troops.
Target: Three 1/72nd figure sets (Two WWII and one modern), some Zeroes and Sea Hurricanes, some figure/vehicle sets, and a Bravo Force Sherman. Some of the Indy Titanium series vehicles were there too (Rocket Sled, Biplane, flying wing, Mutt's motorcycle, motorcycle with side car, Mk VII tank, and Jungle Cutter). I should have picked a couple of them up. *Bangs head on table*
TRU: Two dragon wagons, P-40's, 262's and Zeroes, 1/72nd figures, 1/18th DAK figs and a Pak 40, 1/144th aircraft packs, 1/48th, Tonys and 109K's BBI Corsair and "Old Crow" Mustang, four Sharkmouth P-51D's and one Yellow 15 Fw-190D9, and those oddball scale 1/4? tanks (Panzer IV 38T, and Marder).
In addition, I bought the BBC's "Secrets of WWII" by Nugus/Martin productions at an FYE store.
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Thought #1: I can't wait to find the Chinese infantry!
Thought #2: It is a sad day when I get excited over Chinese infantry...![Rolling Eyes :roll:](./images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif)
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Thought #2: It is a sad day when I get excited over Chinese infantry...
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I visited a longtime dry walmart-- (mutherich 109f/g and DAK 109f) --collecting dust for eons only to see the new(er) red19 fw and the ubiquitous RAF P-51d laying atop 'em. Only as I got closer, after several glances, I noticed the P-51 was really a eagle squadron spitfire. The paint lines all matched up so I bought it. Naturally, It had a fingerprint on the side and the canopy will not stay on, but the wheels will stay up, unlike the fw190s.
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Found another batch of Spitfires at the 71st St Walmart in BA. There were 6 of them and it seemed that all had some type of QC issue. I picked the best one out of the bunch for anyone that needs one.
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