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Managed to get one of the Monogram 1/32 Ostwind models still in wrap for just $20 (+$& S/H). Usually they're twice that.

I know the turret isn't quite right but its 1/32 and that is all that counts.

Good snag. Lately I've been trying to get some of the more elusive/rare 1/32 scale kits/vehicles our there. Lucky for you that one was already off my list of stuff to find lol

The only problem now is that I am running out of even less common stuff to find and buy. Someone needs to become the PH of 1/32 to save the day!

-Kevin

I've found a site that has tons of 1/32 WWII aircraft kits of all kinds, but the bulk of them are resin kits. But if you really want a B-24 or a Heinkel He-177 they have them.

http://www.oldmodelkits.com

As far as armor goes, I'm not sure what all is left out there - at least as far as German armor goes being as I only collect that. The Jagdpanzer is the only other one I'm missing that I'm aware of.

I really don't do aircraft, I just stick to WWII vehicles/figures mostly. Some of the things I've discovered over the past couple years that most 1/32 WWII vehicle enthusiasts might appreciate are:

Plastic Model Kits:
-Vintage Monogram 1/32 Ostwind (Rare) $$
-Vintage Monogram 1/32 Wirbelwind (Common/Rare) $
-Vintage Monogram 1/32 Sturmgesutz IV (Common/Rare) $
-Vintage Monogram 1/32 Jagdpanzer IV L/70 (Rare) $$
-Vintage Monogram 1/32 Panzer IV H (Common/Rare) $
-Vintage Monogram 1/32 M8 Greyhound (Common/Rare) $$
-Vintage Monogram 1/32 M20 scout car (Common/Rare) $$
-Vintage Monogram 1/32 Sherman T34 Sreaming Mimi (Rare) $$
-Vintage Monogram 1/32 Grant (Common/Rare) $
-Vintage Monogram 1/35* Jeep and M3 AT gun (Rare) $$
-Vintage Monogram/New Revell 1/32 sdkfz 232 (Common) $
-Vintage Monogram/New Revell 1/32 Lee (Common) $
-Vintage Monogram/New Revell 1/32 M4 Sherman Hedgehog (Common) $
-Vintage Renwal/New Revell M65 280mm Atomic Cannon (Common) $$-$$$
-Vintage Renwal/New Revell Self Propelled Howitzer (common) $$
-Vintage Revell 1/32 M-47 Patton (Rare) $$
-Vintage Airfix 1/32 Monty's Humber (Common/Rare) $
-Vintage Airfix 1/32 German sdkfz 250 halftrack (Rare) $$
-Vintage Airfix 1/32 British Crusader tank (Common) $$
-Vintage Airfix 1/32 British 17 lbr AT gun w/crew (Very Rare) $$$
-Vintage Airfix 1/32 Grant/Lee tank (Rare) $$$
-Vintage Fujimi 1/32 Komandeurwagen staff car (Very Rare) $$
-Vintage Fujimi 1/32 Panther (Very Very Very Rare) $$$
-Vintage Bandai 1/30* Hummel SP Artillery (Rare) $$-$$$
-Vintage Bandai 1/30* Hueshrecke SP Artillery (Rare) $$-$$$
-Italeri 1/32 Russian ZIS-3 AT gun w/ crew (Common) $$
-Italeri 1/32 German PAK-40 AT gun w/ crew (Common) $$
-Italeri 1/32 Italian 49/32 AT gun w/ crew (Common/Rare) $$
-Vintage Lindberg 1/32 sdkfz 222 (Rare) $$
-Vintage Lindberg 1/32 LCVP Landing Craft (Common-Rare) $$
-Vintage Lindberg 1/32 PT109 (Rare) $$-$$$
-Owata 1/32 kubelwagen (Rare) $$
-Owner's Club 1/32 1950 Volkswagen beetle (Rare)-split window for type 87 conversion $$
-Vintage Tamiya 1/35* M10 TD (Rare)- out of scale, actually 1/31.5 scale $$
-Vintage Tamiya 1/35* M35 TD (Rare)- out of scale, actually 1/31.5 scale $$
-Vintage Tamiya 1/35* M4A3E8 Sherman (Rare) $$


Unconfirmed Kits:
-Vintage Tamiya 1/35* Panzer II ausf F (Rare) $$-$$$
-Vintage Bandai 1/32 sdkfz 234 Puma (Very Very Rare) $$$
-Vintage Nichimo 1/30* Panzer III ausf. E (Very Rare) $$$
-Vintage Nichimo 1/30* Panzer III ausf. M (Very Rare) $$$
-Vintage Nichimo 1/30* Panzer IV ausf. G (Very Rare) $$$
-Vintage Nichimo 1/30* Panzer IV ausf. H (Very Rare) $$$
-Vintage Nichimo 1/30* Tiger (Very Rare) $$$$
-Vintage Monogram 1/35* M34 Deuce and a half (Rare) $$
-Vintage Monogram 1/35* M48 Patton (Rare) $$
-Vintage Revell 1/32 M34(?) Wrecker (Very Rare) $$-$$$
-Academy 1/35* M4A3E8 Sherman (info needed)
-Dragon 1/35* German Ski Troops (info needed)


Plastic Toys:
-Vintage Airfix 1/32 sdkfz 251 ausf C. (Rare) $$
-Vintage Airfix 1/32 Cromwell tank (Rare) $$$
-Vintage Airfix 1/32 Humber Armored Car (Rare) $$
-CTS 1/32 Japanese Type 97 Chi-Ha (Common/Rare) $$-Smaller than 1/32
-CTS 1/32 German Panther ausf A. (Common/Rare) $$-Smaller than 1/32
-CTS 1/32 British Churchill (Common/Rare) $$-Smaller than 1/32
-CTS 1/32 Tiger I (Common/Rare) $$-Smaller than 1/32
-CTS 1/32 Panzer IV (Common/Rare) $$-Smaller than 1/32
-CTS 1/32 Sherman (Common) $-Smaller than 1/32

White Metal Kits:
Hinchliffe 1/32 PAK 43/41 AT gun (Very Rare) $$$
Hinchliffe/Caldercraft 1/32 150mm SfH 18 (Rare) $$
Hinchliffe/Caldercraft 1/32 105mm LfH 18 (Rare) $$-$$$
Hinchliffe/Caldercraft 1/32 PAK 38 AT gun (Rare) $$
Ulrich Puchala 1/32 PAK 97/38 (Rare) $$$
Ulrich Puchala 1/32 Morris CS8 15cwt. truck (Very Rare) $$$$
Ulrich Puchala 1/32 British truck and 4.2 cm gun (Very Rare) $$$$
Ulrich Puchala 1/32 37mm Flak 36 (Rare) $$$-$$$$
Ulrich Puchala 1/32 20mm Flak 38 (Rare) $$$
Ulrich Puchala 1/32 2.8 cm Panzerbusche antitank gun (Rare) $$$
Ulrich Puchala 1/32 75 mm LG 1/40 (Rare) $$$
Imrie-Risely US 57mm AT gun

Pre-made Vehicles:
Figarti 1/32 Tiger I (Rare) $$$$
Figarti 1/32 LRDG Jeep with figures (Rare) $$$
Figarti 1/32 LRDG Chevy 15cwt with figures (Rare) $$$
Figarti 1/32 M3 Stuart Honey (Very Rare) $$$$
Figarti 1/32 M3A3 Free French Stuart (Very Rare) $$$
Figarti 1/32 Shinhoto Chi-Ha tank (Very Rare) $$$$
Frontline 1/32 British Firefly (Rare) $$$
Frontline 1/32 British Cromwell (Rare) $$$
Frontline 1/32 schwimmwagen and officers (Rare) $$$
Frontline 1/32 6 lbr AT gun w/ crew (Rare) $$$
Frontline 1/32 British Sherman (Rare) $$$
Frontline 1/32 British Churchill (Rare) $$$
Frontline 1/32 U.S. 105mm Howitzer w/ crew (Rare) $$$$
Frontline 1/32 PAK 40 w/ crew (Rare) $$$
Frontline 1/32 German 105mm Hotitzer w/ crew (Rare) $$$$

Key:

-Common= Easily found
-Common/Rare= Easy to find, but sometimes you might have to wait
-Rare= not numerous, and price increase because of rarity (generally)
-Very Rare= Not very likely to be seen, so if you see one at a reasonable price, snag it.
-Very Very Rare and more= You'll be hunting for this for a long time, if you want it you might only get one chance to get it a year if you're lucky

$= Under $20
$$= $20-$50
$$$= $50-$100
$$$$= $100+
* = Kit scale actually 1/32 (when confirmed)



Keep posting your new submissions to this thread and I will continue to upgrade this list as they are confirmed to be 1/32.



-Kevin

Plastic Model Kits:
-Vintage Monogram 1/32 Jagdpanzer IV L/70 (Rare) $$
-Vintage Airfix 1/32 Monty's Humber (Common/Rare) $
-Vintage Fujimi 1/32 Komandeurwagen staff car (Very Rare) $$
-Vintage Bandai 1/32 sdkfz 234 Puma (Very Very Rare) $$$
-Italeri 1/32 German PAK-40 AT gun w/ crew (Common) $$
-?????? 1/32 1950 volkswagen beetle (Rare)- same as above, split window for type 87 conversion $$

Plastic Toys:
-Vintage Airfix 1/32 sdkfz 251 ausf C. (Rare) $$

White Metal Kits:
Hinchliffe 1/32 PAK 43/41 AT gun (Very Rare) $$$
Hinchliffe 1/32 PAK 38 AT gun (Rare) $$
Ulrich Puchala 1/32 PAK 97/38 (Rare) $$$

Pre-made Vehicles:
Frontline 1/32 PAK 40 w/ crew (Rare) $$$
Frontline 1/32 German 105mm Hotitzer w/ crew (Rare) $$$$

Out of your list these are the items I would still be looking for. The Beetle conversion would be awesome as I am a VW owner and would like more to go with my Kubel and Schwimm.

I didn't realize Bandai made 1/32 kits. I am only familiar with the old 1/48 kits.

And more artillery would be nice. Actually, I could use an AA gun (Flak 38 I think) to mount in the back of an Opel Maultier. Who makes a 1/32 Flak 38 other than the FOV Sdkfz 7?

The reason I'd like the Sdkfz 251 even though I have 3 already is to make variants.

Here is a pic of the Bandai kit:



It is super hard to find. I've come across only four on ebay since I've been looking (2006), one I actually won only to have it delivered and find out it was missing the turret/gun (Return to sender!). All others I have been outbid or just wasn't able to bid when I needed to. I have heard that the kit is out of scale a little, more towards 1/30, which would make sense since Bandai made a Jagdpanzer IV L/70 and a Panther (I think) in 1/30. I just want to get it for the turret to be honest and mate it with a modified Monogram 232 for my own, more 1/32 Puma.

And here is a link the the Hinchliffe PAK 43/41 I finally found/won:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... MEWNX%3AIT

It looks to be an awesome white metal kit, but it has lots of pieces The other Hinchliffe stuff I find is just too damn expensive. and don't get me started on the Ulrich Puchala stuff. Incredibly expensive, especially for unbuilt white metal!


-Kevin

[PanzerArm wrote:Someone needs to become the PH of 1/32 to save the day!

haha, I was thinking the same thing the other day; just a lack of 1/32 pieces.

Britains' 1/32 vehicles can be found. From their earlier jeeps, German halftracks, German motorcycles with sidecars, British version of their jeep. various types of Land Rovers or Range Rovers, to their Shermans, Fireflys, Panzers, T34's, German halftracks, Greyhounds, etc., if you seek them at toy shows, flea markets, toy soldier shows, etc, many can be found for some ridiculously low prices. I have been accumulating these various vehicles from $5 to $30. Also please don't forget the various Dinky and Corgi 1/32 vehicles that can be found. There's a lot out their but I would still like to see some new entries in this arena......

Indeed I did leave off Britain's offerings. Some vehicles fit nicely, like their Daimler scout car, but things like T34 and hanomag are a little big, and more along the 1/30 scale.

I left Corgi off my list mainly because they don't make 1/32 vehicles AFAIK (Just planes) and that was what my list was comprised of. Dinky was omitted mainly becaus to be honest, their offerings are just not up to the caliber as those I mentioned.


-Kevin

Add another to your list under "White Metal Kits" - Imrie-Risely US 57mm AT gun. This is basically a good model but needs a lot of detail work to make it look nicer. I believe these are still being made by Saratoga Toy Soldoiers along with the I-R US paratoopers and other I-R WW2 figures. Current retail is about $40.00.

Dinky made some interesting cannons, trucks and US jeeps. All were metal. When new products are limited if any at all I believe I must exhaust all options in order to have a variety of available vehicles. How many Tigers, Shermans and Panzers can we have?

Hobby Bunker has 1/32 vehicles and figures from Figarti at some low prices in their 'super sale' section. WWII British trucks and Jeeps, North Africa...

I propose we sticky this thread, changing the title to "Lesser Known 1/32 Offerings". Useful information for those wishing to learn more about the 1/32 offerings out there.

Also, if people submit new offerings that are confirmed to be 1/32 I will update the list.


-Kevin