How slow will it take for you to give up 1/18th?
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How slow will it take for you to give up 1/18th?
How slow will it take for you to give up 1/18th
Just wondering how long it will take for people to loose interest when 1:18th items slows down......
No I am not saying that 1:18th is dead just wondering how many are actually thinking about giving up on this hobby.
My self.. I in am in it for the long haul....
Just wondering how long it will take for people to loose interest when 1:18th items slows down......
No I am not saying that 1:18th is dead just wondering how many are actually thinking about giving up on this hobby.
My self.. I in am in it for the long haul....
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What if they make WWI and not WWIIStug45 wrote:I'll give up 1/18 when they stop making german figures & vehicles.
Colonel "Madman" Maddox: Let me hear your guns!
Captain Wild Bill Kelso: My what?
Colonel "Madman" Maddox: Your guns! Ack, ack, ack, ack, ack!
Captain Wild Bill Kelso: [fires his airplane's guns] AHHHH!
Captain Wild Bill Kelso: My what?
Colonel "Madman" Maddox: Your guns! Ack, ack, ack, ack, ack!
Captain Wild Bill Kelso: [fires his airplane's guns] AHHHH!
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I'm all for wwI figures & vehicles.VMF115 wrote:What if they make WWI and not WWIIStug45 wrote:I'll give up 1/18 when they stop making german figures & vehicles.
The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something, you can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent.
give it up and go where? I've dabbled in 1/32, 1/48 and 1/72 over the last few years and they all do nothing for me. I lose interest in them in about an hour. But i've got 1/18 stuff that i've had for 8 years that still gives me a thrill. So, there's nowhere to go, for me.
If 1/18 died totally i'd still be fine. I've got tons of projects on the go right now and almost none of them center around mass produced 1/18 toys. Between r/c planes (i can't even keep up with all of them right now; they're coming so thick and fast) and paper model tanks, customizing and my other 1/18 interests like animals, star wars, dinosaurs, cars, motorcycles etc etc i'll be kept busy til the end of days (well of my days anyway).
Anyway, i don't think 1/18 will ever die. It will just ebb and flow; there will be boom times and bust times.
If 1/18 died totally i'd still be fine. I've got tons of projects on the go right now and almost none of them center around mass produced 1/18 toys. Between r/c planes (i can't even keep up with all of them right now; they're coming so thick and fast) and paper model tanks, customizing and my other 1/18 interests like animals, star wars, dinosaurs, cars, motorcycles etc etc i'll be kept busy til the end of days (well of my days anyway).
Anyway, i don't think 1/18 will ever die. It will just ebb and flow; there will be boom times and bust times.
i never met an airplane i didn't like...
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I am also ...as long as they do it in moderation and still do other eras.Stug45 wrote:I'm all for wwI figures & vehicles.VMF115 wrote: What if they make WWI and not WWII
Colonel "Madman" Maddox: Let me hear your guns!
Captain Wild Bill Kelso: My what?
Colonel "Madman" Maddox: Your guns! Ack, ack, ack, ack, ack!
Captain Wild Bill Kelso: [fires his airplane's guns] AHHHH!
Captain Wild Bill Kelso: My what?
Colonel "Madman" Maddox: Your guns! Ack, ack, ack, ack, ack!
Captain Wild Bill Kelso: [fires his airplane's guns] AHHHH!
My interest in 1/18th will never die, even if the products cease to be produced. I will continue to collect from other collectors and customize as well. I mean, how big of an army do we really need, per collector I mean? So by all means please contact me when you want to sell your collections. I will be more than happy to take them off your hands. I'm sure I can find something to trade if the money is an issue.
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I picked up smaller and larger scales and 1/18 is the great mix of both.
The figure/tanks/planes MOVE, unlike 1/32 scale. 1/6 is just too big!
So, if 1/18 died tomorrow - I would mourn it's loss and COLLECT LIKE CRAZY what is still out there till it all dried up!
I would then go hunting from other collectors, who may have lost the bug to collect 1/18.
I picked up smaller and larger scales and 1/18 is the great mix of both.
The figure/tanks/planes MOVE, unlike 1/32 scale. 1/6 is just too big!
So, if 1/18 died tomorrow - I would mourn it's loss and COLLECT LIKE CRAZY what is still out there till it all dried up!
I would then go hunting from other collectors, who may have lost the bug to collect 1/18.
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If nothing new is made I'll just sit back in my den and enjoy looking at all the great stuff I already have just like I've been doing since it came out in 2000. Although this is very important to me it is just one part of my toy collection the main part [ 95% ] is SW that I've been collecting since 1980. I also do Spawn, Battle Star, Indie and kinda whatever catches my eye. While I have many 1/32 pieces and they are really well done they just don't turn me on and will never take the place of 1/18. Bob
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Re: How slow will it take for you to give up 1/18th?
Slowing down ? What are you talking about? So many subjects are on the table. Oh !!!! I may have let the cat out of the bag........VMF115 wrote:How slow will it take for you to give up 1/18th
Just wondering how long it will take for people to loose interest when 1:18th items slows down......
No I am not saying that 1:18th is dead just wondering how many are actually thinking about giving up on this hobby.
My self.. I in am in it for the long haul....
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Why would I give up 1/18? I have tons of stuff, more is on the way, and even if big manufacturers duck out of it, there are still many other people developing low production pieces. Just a question of patience!
Verraten und verkauft,
zu lange vertröstet zu lange belogen
Verraten und verkauft,
Durch den Dreck und über den Tisch gezogen.
H.R.K 1993
zu lange vertröstet zu lange belogen
Verraten und verkauft,
Durch den Dreck und über den Tisch gezogen.
H.R.K 1993
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Worst comes to worse there will always be figures and more toylike tanks and planes to modify. At Big Lots this weekend I picked up this very crappy 3 3/4" Cops and Villains line set for $8 because it had a police tank done on what is a copy of the old Bundeswehr Wiesel AFV. I have no idea how far off scale it is but I think I can turn it into something worth displaying.
I will always enjoy my 1/18 stuff, even if it goes away.
I will always enjoy my 1/18 stuff, even if it goes away.
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Hard to Find XD just makes 1:18 more fun to me - I'm actually a bit relieved - stuff was comming out so fast I couldnt keep up for a while.
Now I have time to pick up GI Joe, Starwars, and XD.
If 21st fails - well that is just business - more companies will come around -
Now I have time to pick up GI Joe, Starwars, and XD.
If 21st fails - well that is just business - more companies will come around -
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Don't think I'll ever lose interest.
I am optimistic with 1:18 because of the other companies feeding off the GI Joe line selling more realistic vehicles.
GI Joe can only be good for our hobby.
As soon as Hasbro realizes there is money to be made in the more realistic market, and decides to expand beyond the whole 80's cheapo retro-toy stuff, we might see something from them even.
I am optimistic with 1:18 because of the other companies feeding off the GI Joe line selling more realistic vehicles.
GI Joe can only be good for our hobby.
As soon as Hasbro realizes there is money to be made in the more realistic market, and decides to expand beyond the whole 80's cheapo retro-toy stuff, we might see something from them even.
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Re: How slow will it take for you to give up 1/18th?
I think if it ever did dry up, we could always tour the pickelhaube museum (er, attic that is) and relive those days when they were brand new, still in the box.
Steelbonnet had one of those chap mei weasels. It's pretty close to scale. A bit small but nothing too bad, so that was a good find.
Chap mei and power team may be our only sources for new military vehicles for a while, until someone else comes along to fill the void.
Chap mei and power team may be our only sources for new military vehicles for a while, until someone else comes along to fill the void.
i never met an airplane i didn't like...
This happens every year though. I only collect modern, but I imagine it works the same way for every era.
The cycle time on these figure lines is about a year. They make a slew of them, then wait until inventories drop, make more and maybe do a couple of repaints, then wait again until the next year to release something new. This is what BBI used to do and this is what FOV is doing now.
As far as staying interested, I buy enough of every release that I have a lot of fodder for customization. So when new figures come out, I get those, then when there's nothing new for a while I start bashing my own. I'm about out of things to bash now, though, so it's good FOV is going to start releasing new stuff again.
The cycle time on these figure lines is about a year. They make a slew of them, then wait until inventories drop, make more and maybe do a couple of repaints, then wait again until the next year to release something new. This is what BBI used to do and this is what FOV is doing now.
As far as staying interested, I buy enough of every release that I have a lot of fodder for customization. So when new figures come out, I get those, then when there's nothing new for a while I start bashing my own. I'm about out of things to bash now, though, so it's good FOV is going to start releasing new stuff again.
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Thanks for the heads up. Those weasels were just wee fellas...aferguson wrote:Steelbonnet had one of those chap mei weasels. It's pretty close to scale. A bit small but nothing too bad, so that was a good find.
Chap mei and power team may be our only sources for new military vehicles for a while, until someone else comes along to fill the void.
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There will be 21st 1/18 for sale on ebay for years to come. There will be sellers just like there are now. Some will sell their Tiger for less than retail and there will always be those etailers who want triple what its worth and there will be some buyer who knows nothing about the hobby who will pay it. Even if 21st goes out of business, at some point someone will step in to take their place.
And there is always 1/16, which has a much better selection anyway of tanks than 1/18 does. Those of us who collect both scales know that the the 1/18 figures work perfectly with 1/16 vehicles. If those who rant so hard against 1/16 tried a couple of them, I think they would be sold on them and realize that you just keep right on going. If you are looking for variety in armor, you don't collect 1/18 anyway, you collect 1/32 or 1/35. I have at least one of every 1/18 and 1/32 armor piece that 21st has made so I am speaking from the viewpoint of someone who is not locked in to just one scale. I will miss 21st's 1/32 more than the 1/18 just because of the variety you got in 1/32. Unfortunately, FOV is about to price me out of their 1/32 scale also.
And there is always 1/16, which has a much better selection anyway of tanks than 1/18 does. Those of us who collect both scales know that the the 1/18 figures work perfectly with 1/16 vehicles. If those who rant so hard against 1/16 tried a couple of them, I think they would be sold on them and realize that you just keep right on going. If you are looking for variety in armor, you don't collect 1/18 anyway, you collect 1/32 or 1/35. I have at least one of every 1/18 and 1/32 armor piece that 21st has made so I am speaking from the viewpoint of someone who is not locked in to just one scale. I will miss 21st's 1/32 more than the 1/18 just because of the variety you got in 1/32. Unfortunately, FOV is about to price me out of their 1/32 scale also.