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by MG-42 » Thu Dec 13, 2007 8:42 pm
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I just seen these on eviLBay as a "Buy it Now" for a complete set of 4.
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* Check this out ! : http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dII?Vi ... =p3907.m29
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I wonder if they will be available in stores soon ? *
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by tmanthegreat » Thu Dec 13, 2007 8:50 pm
I wonder where they've shown up? No one has reported them around here, not even rmoore456 who usually finds all the new stuff in Illinois. Save for the headsculpts, the Platoon figures seem to have the same body construction, weapons and accessories as the current "generic" Vietnam figures. Good thing they'll all blend in together!
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by Razor17019 » Thu Dec 13, 2007 8:51 pm
The picture on the auction doesn't get close enough to the figures to see detail.
Interesting.
I hope they make it out to TRU soon.

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by tosborne3 » Fri Dec 14, 2007 5:21 am
It's a safe bet that if they are already on "evil-bay", then they are out. The wifey and I are going out this weekend and I'll keep the peepers peeled. The other Nam figs have shown up around here but in limited numbers, however I managed to get three of the four.

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by vmf214 » Fri Dec 14, 2007 7:10 am
Nice, like the cards too!

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by immeww2 » Fri Dec 14, 2007 9:35 am
Great! Have to keep an eye out for these guys!
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by 75th Ranger » Fri Dec 14, 2007 9:59 am
Cool!
I really need t o find these figures....to add to my NAM collection.
"SANTA if you are really out there....add these Platoon figures to my X-mas wish list for this year"
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by Tinman » Fri Dec 14, 2007 10:19 am
Holy Cats!
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by MG-42 » Fri Dec 14, 2007 12:55 pm
* I see someone has already taken the bait. *
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by KSaint » Fri Dec 14, 2007 3:48 pm
Found the new Platoon figures at 2 Walmarts in Wisconsin, Janesville and Beloit.
On the back of the cards they show the Huey and M48 as also available.
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by rmoore456 » Fri Dec 14, 2007 4:17 pm
tmanthegreat wrote:I wonder where they've shown up? No one has reported them around here, not even rmoore456 who usually finds all the new stuff in Illinois. Save for the headsculpts, the Platoon figures seem to have the same body construction, weapons and accessories as the current "generic" Vietnam figures. Good thing they'll all blend in together!
Yeah, what the h@#%*!
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by 75th Ranger » Fri Dec 14, 2007 6:25 pm
Please post more of the Platoon pics and of the back of the card so that we can see the upcoming items.
thanks.
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by V2 MAN » Sat Dec 15, 2007 1:51 am
Yes pics please

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by Razor17019 » Sat Dec 15, 2007 6:20 am
For some reason I was thinking these should be in TRU, but KSaint is saying that these were found at WM? WOW!

I was thinking they were getting out of the 1/18 XD game... Strange.
I wonder if these will show up at TRU too?

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by 75th Ranger » Sat Dec 15, 2007 10:23 am
They found these at Walmart????
I think TRu would be a better location for them ....what is going on!!!
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by Black_Dragon_One » Sun Dec 16, 2007 12:03 am
how is the head sculpted? hopefully they look good...
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by STUKA » Sun Dec 16, 2007 12:13 am
i honestly dont think WM is out of the game -
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by MG-42 » Sun Dec 16, 2007 12:23 am
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by holensock » Sun Dec 16, 2007 5:29 am
Wasn't the 'rumor' started here that WM was out of the XD game?
I don't recall TKO saying anything that WM wasn't going to carry XD anymore...
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by echoes » Sun Dec 16, 2007 8:14 am
got them at my TRU and they look great
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by grunt1 » Sun Dec 16, 2007 9:36 am
holensock wrote:Wasn't the 'rumor' started here that WM was out of the XD game?
I don't recall TKO saying anything that WM wasn't going to carry XD anymore...
I think the concern was that they were out of the non-figure XD game. Or at least the lack of armor, aircraft, etc.. has created that perception. Every WM in my AO except one still has figures along with the standard assortement of 1:144 and 1:32 items with the odd 1:6 weapons kit thrown in.
As always, time will tell.

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by VMF115 » Sun Dec 16, 2007 10:23 am
grunt1 wrote:
As always, time will tell.

I agree with grunt1, I hope next year will be different.
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by tko211 » Tue Dec 18, 2007 3:47 pm
XD is not out of WM. There seems to be a lacking interest in 1:18 planes at the moment and only at WM? I am not sure if this is a Buyer issue or a stock issue or if it even going to be an issue at all. For obvious reasons WM is better suited to sell smaller items but... There is nothing that indicates to a total loss of XD at WM.
The new Platoon figs are example of that. I am gald they are out! Now I gotta find some!
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by 75th Ranger » Tue Dec 18, 2007 3:51 pm
TKO,
I need to find some Platoon figures too....are they at Walmart or at TRU? or both?
please let me know
thanks
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by immeww2 » Wed Dec 19, 2007 1:17 am
They are available at both stores.
