Small Scale Military Headquarters

Hello All,
Unimax just passed along their 2006 lineup. By the looks of things, I'm guessing that they'll be announcing even more product at Toy Fair in February cause the list looks, well, skimpy. Anyway, here's the new items as it currently stands and the tentative dates of release:

1:16th scale soldier assortment January
German 1:32 Sd. Kfz. 7/1 halftrack June
US 1:32 M4A3 Sherman w/3 soldiers Normandy January
German 1:32 88mm Flak gun w/5 crewmen April
US 1:32 M105 Howitzer w/3 crewmen July
US 1:32 MLRS January
US 1:32 LAV w/3 soldiers January
US 1:32 AAVP assault vehicle January
US 1:32 M109 Paladin SP Gun January
US F-14A Tomcat "Black Knights" January
4 different battlefield accessories sets January

Lightning2000
www.themotorpool.bigstep.com

Hi,
As a postscript, Unimax did just indicate that they will be announcing more new product throughout 2006. Stay tuned cause February looks to be the big announcement month...

Lightning2000
www.themotorpool.bigstep.com

Wow I'm already excited for whats there already and to hear there will be even more is awesome. It really seems like FOV is getting into adding more figures to their vehicles. This sounds really good. If FOV is going to have an 88 flak with 5 figures I'll have an excuse to mess around with the 21st century one(Sweet!). Well atleast the long wait will give me some time to get some money to set aside for these. 2006 is looking good so far.

Hi,
BTW, for anyone interested in other epochs, Unimax is looking to cater to their needs as well. New 1:32 scale figure packs are being made as follows:

Carribean Pirates
British Knights - Hundred Years War
Vikings
Roman Soldiers

While information is pauce, at best, and we dont have any images to work from yet, it looks like they're being designed along the same lines as their Soldiers of Steel series. This is soley based upon the dealer cost, since it approximates the cost of the SoS range.

I, for one, cant wait to see their Roman soldiers and hope they offer a multitude of poses.

Lightning2000
www.themotorpool.bigstep

But will all of their figures still look like overgrown (and overmuscled) cartoon characters? They've improved, but I'm not impressed as of yet...

The 88mm gun with 5 crew, the LAV with soldiers, and the Howitzer will be cool. I need some US Artillery. 1:32 knights and especially Roman Soldiers seem to be a good idea to me. Depending on how they look, I'd get a bunch of the Romans!

Quite an assortment coming out. FOV sure knows how to please their customers.

Hi,
We dont have a pix yet but I'd wager this new Sherman will have a Cullen hedgerow cutter affixed to the front seeing as how its based on an action in Normandy (as compared with their first Sherman). I'm also assuming that the Sd. Kfz. 7/1 and the 88m will be painted in the same scheme so that they can be sold as a set (wishful thinking).

As far as other epochs go, it'd be nice to see some Roman siege weapons (tower, catapult, trebuchet, etc.) down the road along with some barbarians to recreate a nice set piece battle such as Alesia, Zama, et. al. I wonder if the Romans had any panzers back then?

Lightning2000
www.themotorpool.bigstep.com

I imagine the F-14 will be a repaint of their 1/72 scale plane and not a new 1/32 scale plane-wishful thinking.
Todd

Can't wait to see what they have in store for 1/72.
BTW, when are the green 1/72 Ju-87 Stukas hitting the shelves?

According to The Battle Rhino http://www.thebattlerhino.com , the FOV 1/72, last 2 Hurricanes, last 2 Stukas and the last 2 Corsairs are due in any day.

A Sd. Kfz. 7/1 carried a flakvierling and was used as an anti aircraft vehicle. It wouldn't tow the 88 as well. Is it a /1 that is coming out or just a basic Sd. Kfz. 7?

aferguson wrote:A Sd. Kfz. 7/1 carried a flakvierling and was used as an anti aircraft vehicle. It wouldn't tow the 88 as well. Is it a /1 that is coming out or just a basic Sd. Kfz. 7?

Well I will forgive them if they have a /1 tow the 88 and then have a second version with the mtd flak piece! Em two new half tracks two new guns!

Hi,
I agree you wouldnt ordinarily see a Sd. Kfz. 7/1 tow a 88mm FlaK gun although its not totally implausible. Frankly, there wouldnt be enough seats for everyone involved. We're asking Unimax to clarify this point. Keep in mind a number of other criteria too before we begin to claim this isnt historically correct. First, Unimax, in the past, has listed incorrect descriptions for the items they plan to come out with so its indeed possible they meant to say it was a basic Sd. Kfz. 7 as opposed to a flak gun. Second, its also possible they plan to come out with a Sd.Kfz. 7 at a later time, much like Minichamps did with their Sd. Kfz. 7/88mm combo. Third, we dont have any pictures as yet, so there's no way of knowing if the two could be combined 'out-of-the-box.' Right now, this is all just preliminary data being passed along by the manufacturer...

Hope that helps...

Lightning2000
www.themotorpool.bigstep.com

I was looking at the brochure you have on your site L, thats a /1 for sure ??? The brochure photo looks like it has the quad 20 mounted on the back????

Yes, its definitely a Sd. Kfz. 7/1 witrh a flak gun. The 88mm photo looks crude by comparison and there's no way to tell if the paint schemes will match up...

Lightning2000
www.themotorpool.bigstep.com