Small Scale Military Headquarters

"FORCES OF VALOR" is a LAZY and UNCREATIVE company. Their lack of effort is slowly killing the 1:32 WW2 market. Here are some inexpensive solutions for an unmotivated brand.

KV-1 = apply a KV-2 turret.

M4 SHERMAN = apply a "Calliope" rocket launcher.

T-34 = apply a "T-34 (76)" turret.

PANTHER = loose the turret and make it into a "BERGEPANTHER" tank recovery vehicle with crew.

GERMAN HALF-TRACK = fit it with side mounted "WURF" rockets.

These are minimal expense solutions that will keep the 1:32 collectors buying, NOT a 10th repaint of a Tiger!!

Well it appears we have very similar opinions of this company. We tend to have this same conversion about once a year, and those ideas you mention are very high on peoples' suggestion list because of their ease of manufacturer considering their existing products.

2009's Discussion: http://www.warbird-photos.com/gpxd/view ... it=FOV+T34

2011's Discussion: http://www.warbird-photos.com/gpxd/view ... 34#p244112

2012's Discussion: http://www.warbird-photos.com/gpxd/view ... 34#p266657

A similar discussion about 21st Century's vehicles, despite its current irrelevance with them being out of business and all: http://www.warbird-photos.com/gpxd/view ... 34#p110990


Probably the most significant submissions over the years that you did not cover above would be the M4A3(76), Jagdpanzer IV L/70(A), and Flakpanzer Ostwind, and M10 TD.


-Kevin

Sherman tank= M-10 , M7 , Firefly

Lets not forget some of there cartoonish figures. They are the last of the big companies. They need to step it up I think. Hopefully we will start seeing more armored vehicles.

A good solution would be an AFTER MARKET PRODUCT. A company that designs and sells, PRE FABRICATED, ALTERNATE TURRETS for FOV and 21Cent. or special 1:32 CONVERSION sets to easily do a "BERGEPANTHER"? If not out of metal or plastic, than out of resin.

M7 and Firefly were already done by 21st century and I would rather FOV do an M10, M36, or even an M32B1 recovery tank with the sherman chassis. On that note, using the FOV Lee to make a M31 recovery tank would be cool as well.


-Kevin