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warhawker · Post by **warhawker** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 12:28 pm

JACKPOT!!
Found the two Tiger Mig, two Russian Mig, two BBD P-51 and one Mitch F-86 on clearance yesterday for $25.00! I so feel like stocking up and grabbing them all.
I know that there will come a time when the call will go out, "...does anyone one have an extra MIG/P-51/F-86 out there??"

Black Lion VF-213 · Post by **Black Lion VF-213** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 6:50 am

I don't understand Walmart at all. Their sales strategies are terrible.

Check this: One of our WalMarts has 8 Russian Mig-15's, (4) OldCrows and (2) Tigermeet 104's. They also have (2) Mitch's F-86's, and (3) PH P-40's as well.

They have the F-86's and P-40's on the clearance rack for $20. However, the remaining Mig's, 104's, and P-51's are all still listed at $39.84.

This set up has been like this for two months now but no changes to shelf position or price changes and nobody seems to buy anything, not even the clearance stuff.

I swing by there on my way home from work every other day and I usually ask someone in the toy department what gives? Why not clearance every thing else? Or make everything $39.84? I even try to haggle them on the Mig-15 because I want one for my Huff F-86 to attack, but they won't do anything. I'm not in that much need of a Mig15, just only if it's for $20. I love the F-86. Sweet looking plane. But for some reason I think the Mig15 is one ugly aircraft. I'm just not that willing to pay full retail for something that I only barely want or need.
Is that called being spoiled or what!

hworth18 · Post by **hworth18** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:06 am

In Bixby, Walmart had PH P-40s, Starfighters and OC Mustangs for $25 each, same with Walmart in South Broken Arrow, except they had the Migs and Sabres only..

cs51762 · Post by **cs51762** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 7:48 am

The Lenoir, NC store has their plane's at $25, also. I'm not planning on collecting in this scale, but I did want to get something just to have one. So, I picked up their last "Big Beautiful Doll" P-51. They also had several "Old Crow" P-51s and Korean MiG 15s and one Chinese tiger-stripe MiG 15.

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 3:28 pm

I was very pleased to find that the selection of 1:18 planes at a local Wal Mart - which were just put out a week or so ago - have now been discounted to $25

The discounts must be a company-wide policy... Either way, I picked up a "Chinese" Mig-15 which looks a whole lot better for $25 and may go and get the "Canadian" F-104 as well

I already have examples of the other remaining aircraft: Huff F-86s, BBD and Old Crow P-51s.

kevrut · Post by **kevrut** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 4:21 pm

I don't know if this has been discussed before, has anyone noticed the paint job for the F-104 that has Strategic Air Command on the tail. It has multi-colored stripes around the engine intakes. I just noticed it for the first time last night in Litchfield IL.

Kevin.

Tinman · Post by **Tinman** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 6:45 pm

kevrut wrote:I don't know if this has been discussed before, has anyone noticed the paint job for the F-104 that has Strategic Air Command on the tail. It has multi-colored stripes around the engine intakes. I just noticed it for the first time last night in Litchfield IL.

Kevin.

Sounds like the George AFB version.

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 3:40 pm

Thanks to Victory his intel led me to the Wal-mart on the West Bank on Manhatan Blvd. They had all there 1/18 on sale for $20 each. I scored 4 P-40s a Russian Mig and another Big B Doll. There are still 3 Big BB 1 Russian Mig and 3 N Viet Migs left. Get them while there hot !!

FieroDude · Post by **FieroDude** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 4:47 pm

Made the rounds in South Bend, IN and Niles, MI. Nothing real exciting. Mishawaka and Niles both had several of the S2 D-Day figs and Mishawaka had the new Otto and DAK figs. NIles did have the Tiger Meet and George AFB F-104s plus the Huff on clearance for $25. Other than that, nothing to report for 1/18. Did see the Stuka/Macchi and Zero/Corsair Dogfight packs for 1/32, but hey, that's 1/32...

warhawker · Post by **warhawker** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 8:17 am

warhawker wrote:JACKPOT!!
Found the two Tiger Mig, two Russian Mig, two BBD P-51 and one Mitch F-86 on clearance yesterday for $25.00! I so feel like stocking up and grabbing them all.
I know that there will come a time when the call will go out, "...does anyone one have an extra MIG/P-51/F-86 out there??"

well, I pulled a WM find no-no, this should be rule we need to create here, but if you see something on clearance at WM and decide NOT to pick it up then and decide to come back in a few days/next day don't do it because it could be gone. I did not follow this rule and now ALL of the $25.00 planes are gone within 24 hours!!

kimtheredxd · Post by **kimtheredxd** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 12:55 pm

Stopped at my local wally-world(bremerton WA) 1/18th planes still at $25.
Talked to the toy person. He told me wal-mart was not going to be selling 1/18th planes any more that once the ones in the system are gone that's it

. Whether this is true or not we shall see.

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 1:13 pm

kimtheredxd wrote:Stopped at my local wally-world(bremerton WA) 1/18th planes still at $25.
Talked to the toy person. He told me wal-mart was not going to be selling 1/18th planes any more that once the ones in the system are gone that's it . Whether this is true or not we shall see.

I heard the same thing from the toy manager at the WM in my AO, he said no more 1/18 planes. I dont know what to do now, I dont live near a TRU.

mikeg · Post by **mikeg** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 1:51 pm

Since there ain't a whole lot of shelf room for 21st at TRU-- does this mean our new 1/18th AC selections will be from BCA and the like? 90.00 retail, 69.00 for you!!!!

Xcept for the black p-40- 29.00 forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hworth18 · Post by **hworth18** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 2:11 pm

mikeg wrote:Since there ain't a whole lot of shelf room for 21st at TRU-- does this mean our new 1/18th AC selections will be from BCA and the like? 90.00 retail, 69.00 for you!!!!

Xcept for the black p-40- 29.00 forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sounds like TRU may have to take up the slack whether they have room or not...

Post by **aferguson** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 2:54 pm

if this is true, it's bad news for this hobby. I wonder if it applies to 1/18 armour and figures too.

flpickupman · Post by **flpickupman** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:00 pm

While I'm currently situated as far as planes go, this kind of move would likely reduce the chances of seeing a 1/18 Bf-109F a la North Africa. This is disconcerting.

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:18 pm

Sounds like we've heard this before... I wouldn't hold my breath for the end of 1:18 at mass retail just yet. Perhaps some stores will stop stocking the items as they didn't sell well (there's a couple Wal Marts in my area that seem to have done so) but others probably will not and there will be more stuff yet to come

On another note, XD would sell MUCH better if Wal Mart didn't order 12 of each plane in an assortment and stick them in the most remote stores away from major population centers where no one is likly to buy very many of them. Then again, what do I know about the "politics" of mass retail distribution

olifant · Post by **olifant** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:54 pm

In Washington state the only 21C clearance I have ever seen is a few 1/48th AC marked down from 9.96 to 7.96. Are these present in your AO in the clearance aisle with tags well marked, or are you just pulling them off the shelves and scanning to find a reduced price?

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 5:37 pm

In my store, at least, some are on an endcap in the toy section facing a main walkway with a giant $24.99 price sticker above them (I had to ask an employee if that was for real the first time I saw it!) The rest of the aircraft are actually across from the toy section, on top of a shelving unit full of house-cleaning goods where one needs a ladder...

kimtheredxd · Post by **kimtheredxd** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 11:09 pm

olifant the one i go to (BREMERTON) the 1/48 scale aircraft were redtaged and marked down to 5.00 last time i checked and yes most of the time they seem to use the red tags on the items.
Except the 1/18th airplanes at $25 are still yellow tagged.Plus i do use the scanner to check some things as i have found items even cheaper than the tag price marked.
Some other items here I have seen on clearance are the 1/48th scale tanks and vehicle's 1/32 scale figure sets , A.T gun sets $5.00 If I recall right and a couple tanks were down to seven bucks but those are all gone.

1958Zelda · Post by **1958Zelda** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 11:23 pm

Over on this side of the state the 1/48 scale armor was reduced to $3.00 back at the end of july,when it was gone it was not replaced,all the 1/18 airplanes were down to $20.00,have not seen any since,the only 1/32 items are play sets,models and airplanes,the only 1/18 items are D-day figures and afrika korps figures at this time in the 3 wallmarts in spokane.

KWR190 · Post by **KWR190** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:21 am

olifant The Olympia WM had the figs for 2 for $6.00 planes where $25 what WM do you go to the Shelton WM has planes for $25 also

Kurt

olifant · Post by **olifant** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 4:40 pm

I work in Tacoma so I usually go to one in Pierce Co. or the one by Hawk's Prarie. I think four or five years ago I picked up an old Motorworks Bf-109 for $25 bucks and early this year after X-mas bought a dual pack 1/32 for $20 but those or the only clearance items I have ever seen.

Thanks for the heads up though!

hworth18 · Post by **hworth18** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 10:22 am

Every Walmart in The Tulsa/BA/ Bixby area has their XD planes marked down to $25.00..
I also spoke to a Toy mananger in one of the stores and she confirmed that after this last round of XD, they won't be getting anymore, and she was quite happy about it..

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