AO Recon Thread

vmf214 · Post by **vmf214** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 3:10 pm

jlspec wrote:A 1/48 Shangrila??

It's shown on the back of the new packaged 109 white 11 I noticed. Have yet to see one in person in my AO though.

ostketten · Post by **ostketten** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:56 am

I picked up this "Kursk-Defeat in the East" set at TRU for $19.99, it has a repainted Panther and four Soviet infantrymen, I think it's a good value, and the tank has some nice rust effects on the tracks and tow cables. They also had the "Tunisia Operation Torch" set with light OD green Stuart tank and some DAK/American soldiers, same price. I also picked up an FOV German Schwimmer (Eastern Front 1943) for $9.99, it's packed in an action series box, but as all the items you would expect to find in an enthusiast version, a great deal for 10 bucks IMO, and I may get another. Click the thumb for an enlarged view.

blurx7 · Post by **blurx7** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:56 am

Visited a local WM yesterday and encountered an oddity. Previously I had noted they had several of the new FW 190 in the mottled grey paint plus a couple of the new Mrs Bonnie P-51Ds. Well, yesterday I was shocked to see three or four Zero's now on the shelf. What made it strange was that they were all different versions. Then I looked closer and noted they were all in boxes that originally contained the FW's.
Obviously someone bought the FW's and returned the boxes with Zero's but for the life of me I cannot figure out why.
Why would someone trade several different Zero's for several identical FW 190's?

Go figure...

ostketten · Post by **ostketten** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 1:44 pm

Obviously someone bought the FW's and returned the boxes with Zero's but for the life of me I cannot figure out why.

Yeah, the old "switcheroo", I've seen this a couple of times, and I always check carefully before I buy anything now.

rmoore456 · Post by **rmoore456** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 6:16 am

Found the P47 Bubble Top "Shilling" today in a single pack at the Normal, Illinois Walmart. This had been available only in a dogfight set.

Ray

mikeg · Post by **mikeg** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:03 am

Hey Ray, how about a sticky to announce all new walmart finds and repaints that only show up at the Normal and Washington? location WM's.
It's several months at least before those items manage to show around here, if at all.

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 10:49 am

Totally agreed! The same with the TRUs in his area as well. Hell, the small retailers often seem to get the stuff rmoore finds before they show up in my area stores. What gives??

mikeg · Post by **mikeg** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 11:16 am

It's the super secret walmart trucking hub buried under the evil neo-con Republican national committee HQ. If you were a trucker, would'nt you rather drop your sh.t off at the nearest walmart instead of across the state

mikeg · Post by **mikeg** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 12:40 pm

I like to ask this question every once in a while..

Have the following show up in Georgia, anywhere?
the two new FW's
Cripes dogfight kit
white winter 109
RAF polish p-51 b/c
p-51 b/c princess
any new p-51ds

[CAT]CplSlade · Post by **[CAT]CplSlade** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:23 pm

^ There is none of that in Bremen, Douglasville, Lithia Springs, Villa Rica, or Carrollton.

mikeg · Post by **mikeg** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:49 pm

Oh yeah, [CAT]CplSlade, I guess I'm feeling surprised all over - everything we have'nt seen hide nor hair of yet is at one of those two WMs near Rmoore in Illinois somewhere-

KWR190 · Post by **KWR190** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 5:03 pm

The Olympia,WA WM has the 1/48 Panzers in one is H model the other is D model they also have 1/48 BF109G-10

Coreyeagle48 · Post by **Coreyeagle48** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 5:54 pm

Found two of the White 7 FW-190F's at a Walmart near me today. About ti though, it;s pretty dry

hworth18 · Post by **hworth18** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:22 pm

Coreyeagle48 wrote:Found two of the White 7 FW-190F's at a Walmart near me today. About ti though, it;s pretty dry

Nice to hear these are finally out at Walmart!!!

jlspec · Post by **jlspec** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:43 pm

vmf214 wrote:
jlspec wrote:A 1/48 Shangrila??
It's shown on the back of the new packaged 109 white 11 I noticed. Have yet to see one in person in my AO though.

Thanks, I haven't seen the white 11 109 (G ??) yet either

vmf214 · Post by **vmf214** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 8:18 am

1/48 Aleutian tiger P-40's have shown up here along with the white tailed version P-40.

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:36 pm

Found two of the new 32x P-51Ds in the "Miss Bonnie" scheme today at one Fresno Wal Mart and then three more at the Clovis Wal Mart

These are the first I've seen. The paint on some of the planes was in decent shape while the otherw had uneven markings and obvious corrections on the silver paint. Nice looking plane and it looked better in person, so I picked one up. I think I can get used to the "Mrs Bonnie" paintscheme

blurx7 · Post by **blurx7** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 3:22 pm

Wait... I know there is a Mrs Bonnie... is there a Miss Bonnie, too?

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 3:24 pm

Same plane, I made a typo

Coreyeagle48 · Post by **Coreyeagle48** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 9:06 pm

Found a new Atlantic scheme 1/144 Dauntless and RAF Desert Spitfire tonight

olifant · Post by **olifant** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:25 am

tmanthegreat wrote:Found two of the new 32x P-51Ds in the "Miss Bonnie" scheme today at one Fresno Wal Mart and then three more at the Clovis Wal Mart These are the first I've seen. The paint on some of the planes was in decent shape while the otherw had uneven markings and obvious corrections on the silver paint. Nice looking plane and it looked better in person, so I picked one up. I think I can get used to the "Mrs Bonnie" paintscheme

It took me about a week before I decided I really like Bonnie. She is one loud gal though!

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:25 am

Wow! Both look nice! Hopefully these will show in my area soon enough. I'm glad 21c found some other schemes for the Spitfire that aren't pink

Jagdplastic · Post by **Jagdplastic** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 1:38 pm

The Cary, NC TRU has the Marder II Sd.Kfz. 139 tank destroyers. I picked up two and left two.

Fox Tare-28 · Post by **Fox Tare-28** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:10 pm

Swung by a Target store today in Niagara Falls NY to see what FOV stuff they had. I managed to pick up a 1/72nd M3 Grant and Sdkfz 251. Tommorow I'm heading back over and if possible I might stop in again and get an M-113.

mikeg · Post by **mikeg** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:05 am

I found a couple of RAF/Polish P-51b/c's and more 1/48th 109g-10s and k-4s. Also, a darker grey and dak scheme of 148th ausf d & h tanks

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