BOO-HAAA!!! Forces of Valor 2007 Catalog is here....

Hanomag · Post by **Hanomag** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 4:07 pm

and I have it!!! Now to share

For 1/32 we have of interest (all Enthusiast):

-Sd.Kfz 7 Half-Track -Troop Carrier
-US M3 Lee
-US M5A1 Stuart (looks sweet)
-Repaints of of the Tiger, King Tiger, and Stug. Though all have tank riders!
-M142 High Mobility Rocket System (Modern)
-P-39Q Air Cobra (yes that's 1/32!)

And for the 1/72 crowd we have:

-A Sherman w/ Troops (not riders)
-A Tiger w/ Troops (again not riders)
-M3A1 Half-Track with 105 Howitzer (towed gun)
-US M26 Dragon Wagon (oh yea!!!)
-US Landing Craft LCM3
-US B-25J Mitchell
-US B-26B Marauder
-6 new troop packs (I think they're new)

Enjoy!!!

-H

Ziegler2112 · Post by **Ziegler2112** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 4:19 pm

That's it???

grunt1 · Post by **grunt1** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 4:21 pm

Is that air cobra in Russian livery?

uksubs · Post by **uksubs** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 4:22 pm

Why do force of valor copy stuff that all ready been made by 21st

What the point ?

Post by **aferguson** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 4:35 pm

hm...looks like it might be a bit of a lean year for you 1/32 armour boys. In fact 1/18 may fair as well or even better. Ha.

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 5:13 pm

I like the sound of the 1:72 bombers for FOV. I'll be interested to see how they come out looking. I've already got a 1:72 Corgi B-25, but I like the sound of the B-26

EnemyAce · Post by **EnemyAce** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 5:28 pm

Marauder - nice!

Any scans? Pics would be great.

flanker · Post by **flanker** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 6:38 pm

Please say is isn't so. I've been waiting for more WW2 32nd stuff especially eastern front, maybe another aircraft, anything!!. I hope FOV is not planning on abandoning the 32nd arena.

So sad.......Think I'll drink myself into oblivion.

flanker · Post by **flanker** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 6:44 pm

-P-39Q Air Cobra (yes that's 1/32!)

I just realized this is a WW2 plane. Never heard of it before. Even better, 1/2 of all built saw servive on the eastern front. Now I'm not so depressed. Please correct me if I'm mistaken.

Hanomag · Post by **Hanomag** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 8:30 pm

To anwser you guys....

No that's not it....just the new molds. There are some new paint jobs of existing stuff and all but that info is out already and pics can be found at some online stores.

The P-39 is shown w/ US markings

I imagine like 21st C, they want to make molds that can be modified for other toys and have a good amount of repaints. But remember they did, after all, bring us a Churchill and SU-122 albeit in 1:72.

Lean year...seems on par with how many new mold/modified they have made the past few years, I'm ok with slow and steady rather than fast and bankrupt.

Pics....not for a few days as the scanner died...and so did the one at work. But I'll see what I can do.

Also...remember that the Action Lee is already out, so I imagine much of this stuff is well on it's way. This could, and I stress could, just be 1/2 of 07 andthey didn't want to put stuff in that may get delayed past the second 1/2 of 07. Kinda like what happened to much of the second half of 06's stuff.

-H

P.S. the German Troop Carrier had 6 dudes...one reading a map.

Post by **aferguson** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 9:28 pm

yes P-39 widely used and greatly appreciated in Russia. Used mainly for ground attack but there were also Russian aces who flew the aircobra.

Simple repaint, they left them in the original US camouflage and put Russian markings on them.

ostketten · Post by **ostketten** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 9:43 pm

Outstanding, this is great news, a lot of nice stuff there.

Ziegler2112 · Post by **Ziegler2112** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 9:46 pm

Here's a pic of the M142 High Mobility Rocket System for anyone interested:

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/himars12.jpg

It's mounted on a 5 ton LMTV Cargo Truck.

demonclaw · Post by **demonclaw** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 1:38 am

Cant you scan the pages ?

Hanomag · Post by **Hanomag** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 6:16 am

yes, but not until tuesday or so. I'll do my best. BTW, where could I use to host the pics?

-H

Panzer_M · Post by **Panzer_M** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 6:23 am

uksubs wrote:Why do force of valor copy stuff that all ready been made by 21st
What the point ?

FOV is better in detail than 21st.

Least FOV Tiger is better compared to the 21st.

And FOV's StuG III, Sdkfz. 251s and FlaKers(Wirbelwind and Sdkfz.7/1) are all top grade.

Panzer_M · Post by **Panzer_M** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 6:35 am

Airacobra...not aircobra

P-39s saw action in New Guinea against the Japanese and elsewhere in the USAAF. At it's time it was one of the heaviest armed fighters with a 37mm Cannon that fired through it's prop shaft

also the engine was mounted in the middle of the plane and the prop shaft went between the legs of the pilot. Also had Automotive doors unlike most planes with a hinged or sliding canopy. Also one of the few American fighters to have tricycle landing gear.

The weight distribution of the P-39 supposedly is the reason for its tendency to enter a dangerous flat spin — a characteristic Soviet test pilots were able to demonstrate to the then-skeptical manufacturer who had been unable to reproduce the effect. After extensive tests, it was determined that the spin could only be induced if the plane was improperly loaded, with no ammunition in the front compartment. The flight manual specifically noted that one had to ballast the front ammunition compartment with the appropriate weight of shell casings to achieve a reasonable center of gravity.

The P-39's Allison V-1710 engine had a single-speed, single-stage supercharger, which brought about a decrease of performance compared to the promising prototype fitted with an exhaust-driven turbo-supercharger. The production P-39s' heavier weight combined with the poor performance of the Allison engine, limited the high-altitude capabilities of the fighter. The P-39's performance was markedly inferior to the contemporary European fighters and, as a result, the first USAAF fighter units in the European Theater were equipped with the Spitfire V (which coincidentally also featured a single-speed, single-stage supercharger).

P-39Q - wing-mounted 0.30 cal machineguns replaced with a single 0.50 cal with 300 rounds of ammunition in a pod under each wing. These wing guns were often removed on Soviet aircraft. P-39Q-21 had a four-bladed Aeroproducts propeller. P-39Q-30 reverted to a three-bladed propeller because the four-bladed unit worsened directional stability.

Panzer_M · Post by **Panzer_M** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 6:38 am

hoping for a StuH-42(Swap out the gun from the current StuG from FOV) in 2007.

ostketten · Post by **ostketten** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 7:27 am

FOV is better in detail than 21st.

Agreed, some of the FOV vehicles even have functional suspensions, and that's something I have not seen on any 21C product. 21C could take a lesson from FOV on weathering too, even the lower priced "action series" FOV stuff has some nice weathering touches, whereas most of the 21C stuff looks like it just rolled off the factory floor, or at most it has some minor weathering here and there. On the other hand the FOV stuff generally costs about twice as much, so there are advantages and disadvantages to both. Personally, I would have more FOV in my collection, but there are a limited number of Target and TRU stores around here, and availability from either is spotty at best.

uksubs · Post by **uksubs** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 8:00 am

Panzer_M wrote:
uksubs wrote:Why do force of valor copy stuff that all ready been made by 21st
What the point ?

FOV is better in detail than 21st.

Least FOV Tiger is better compared to the 21st.

Your right FOV is better than 21st , but why make the same stuff ?
As for the FOV tiger 1 it not all that

demonclaw · Post by **demonclaw** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 8:09 am

Hanomag wrote:yes, but not until tuesday or so. I'll do my best. BTW, where could I use to host the pics?

-H

http://imageshack.us is a pretty good site

Hanomag · Post by **Hanomag** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:06 am

Here are some pics for your viewing pleasure:

-H

edit: I can't speil

Hanomag · Post by **Hanomag** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:12 am

Some tank riders for you.....

-H

Tshintl · Post by **Tshintl** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:14 am

Any pics of the 1/72 tanks?

Hanomag · Post by **Hanomag** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:17 am

And for you 1:72 guys out there...

Hope you enjoy.....I did my best with a digital camera.

-H