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Ah, did you stop by at the Target next to Cal State Fullerton or the new La Habra one? For the moment it will be ok, but it will be annoying trying to locate new large size vehicles if they start popping out. I hope Unimax makes them available in every store, because I have pretty much nearly mapped out all of the SoCal Targets now lol.tmanthegreat wrote:Funny that you have the larger vehicles in So Cal. There are six stores in Fresno, with most having a mixture of the medium sized vehicles such as the Sherman and M16s. Last week, I was passing through So Cal, stopped at a random Target (Brea) and they had the M1s. It has been well over a year since I saw one at a Target in my area.
Not that it really matters to me, though, as I have both the Bravo Team 1:18 M1s in desert and woodland cammo and don't need any more
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Actualy I think FOV's figures may be my favorites... The price is right, they come with extra gear, and the gear's a higher quality than BBI's stuff generally. Also, there's variety... They're all just infantry, but they're all very well sculpted and basically make the ranks look much, much more diverse.
My only gripe is the coloring of the U.S. figures... Be nice if they were a better deco, but to me the Germans are flawless figures really.
I haven't seen any for a while locally but if they return I'm down for some more of both actually.
They really would do well to release some US and German paras next. Maybe some cold weather dudes later then, or even jacketless U.S. guys and DAK Germans or something? I love the FOV figures though, they're really outstanding.
My only gripe is the coloring of the U.S. figures... Be nice if they were a better deco, but to me the Germans are flawless figures really.
I haven't seen any for a while locally but if they return I'm down for some more of both actually.
They really would do well to release some US and German paras next. Maybe some cold weather dudes later then, or even jacketless U.S. guys and DAK Germans or something? I love the FOV figures though, they're really outstanding.
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Sounds like they're at least reshipping again. I like their modern dudes too, but just not my focus. It'll be nice to nab a German or GI every whipstitch when at the local Target. It's a good long way to bolster your infantry.
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Everyone's posting in the BBI thread for no real reason, so I figured I'd post here in the FOV thread that I found the Spec. Forces (Delta's and SEALS) at my Target yesterday. I got a couple but won't be buying a full set I don't think.
They're better than the last modern figures though, with superior articulation for the most part. Very good stuff.
I was, however, disappointed to see the divers didn't have removable masks/headgear. That sorta sucks. Goggles should be removable at this stage.
They're better than the last modern figures though, with superior articulation for the most part. Very good stuff.
I was, however, disappointed to see the divers didn't have removable masks/headgear. That sorta sucks. Goggles should be removable at this stage.
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Has anyone tried switching heads on these figures?Jesse James wrote:Everyone's posting in the BBI thread for no real reason, so I figured I'd post here in the FOV thread that I found the Spec. Forces (Delta's and SEALS) at my Target yesterday. I got a couple but won't be buying a full set I don't think.
They're better than the last modern figures though, with superior articulation for the most part. Very good stuff.
I was, however, disappointed to see the divers didn't have removable masks/headgear. That sorta sucks. Goggles should be removable at this stage.
Jesse - could you switch the head off one diver with a non-masked head from another figure?
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Good Recon JJ. How is the articulation better? Any other improvements, like ability to hold weapons?
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Head swaps are doable with any of Unimax's figs (WWII, Modern, S.O.F. Paratroopers), they all snap on perfectly.
I also tried one of BBI's fig, Marvin Martinez, and it didn't work.
Some of the 21CT recent figs can fit too, but rather tightly.
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The Delta Force hands are pretty much the same as the modern U.S. Army & Marines line. The SEALs have a different hand sculpt, they are a little larger.
For more details, check my thread over here:
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Head swaps are doable with any of Unimax's figs (WWII, Modern, S.O.F. Paratroopers), they all snap on perfectly.
I also tried one of BBI's fig, Marvin Martinez, and it didn't work.
Some of the 21CT recent figs can fit too, but rather tightly.
Digger:
The Delta Force hands are pretty much the same as the modern U.S. Army & Marines line. The SEALs have a different hand sculpt, they are a little larger.
For more details, check my thread over here:
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Some of the figures had rolled sleeves and I mistook the BBI Pilot with the exposed forearms and the FOV figures, and so I got a little mixed up on that, so they're really not much better than the original FOV modern figures... That said, those were pretty good. I was just thinking the guys with rolled sleeves lacked "wrist" (mid-forearm) articulation... That was BBI's last chopper pilot figure though, my bad.
They did have mid-thigh articulation on a couple figures, all the divers actually, and lacked boot articulation. It is an even swap there, ultimately.
The new FOV guys have awesome backpacks (much better than the 1st series), and the removable gear that snaps into them is really nice too. Pretty sturdy. The M4's are dandies too.
The Divers though, suck. If I may be so bold... They suck because none have removable goggles. BBI did that all the time so I'm disappointed FOV didn't do that, and now those figures are much less interesting. Sadly, to me, they're a slight improvement over PTE for instance.
Their gear rocks as always though. I'm gonna get a full set of the land-based guys and set them up with their BBI counterparts. They look sharp together.
Some of the figures had rolled sleeves and I mistook the BBI Pilot with the exposed forearms and the FOV figures, and so I got a little mixed up on that, so they're really not much better than the original FOV modern figures... That said, those were pretty good. I was just thinking the guys with rolled sleeves lacked "wrist" (mid-forearm) articulation... That was BBI's last chopper pilot figure though, my bad.
They did have mid-thigh articulation on a couple figures, all the divers actually, and lacked boot articulation. It is an even swap there, ultimately.
The new FOV guys have awesome backpacks (much better than the 1st series), and the removable gear that snaps into them is really nice too. Pretty sturdy. The M4's are dandies too.
The Divers though, suck. If I may be so bold... They suck because none have removable goggles. BBI did that all the time so I'm disappointed FOV didn't do that, and now those figures are much less interesting. Sadly, to me, they're a slight improvement over PTE for instance.
Their gear rocks as always though. I'm gonna get a full set of the land-based guys and set them up with their BBI counterparts. They look sharp together.
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I picked up all of the Delta troopers and all of the non-diver SEALs at the Target in the mall in Poughkeepsie NY this past weekend. These guys are a step up in quality from the previous modern Marine and Army figures, although a lot of the parts are repaints from those earlier releases.
I don't collect WWII figures at all, but I bought a lot of the Unimax ones just so I could swap their heads onto modern guys to get more variety. I did that with the earlier Army and Marines and I'm going to do the same with these spec ops guys.
I don't collect WWII figures at all, but I bought a lot of the Unimax ones just so I could swap their heads onto modern guys to get more variety. I did that with the earlier Army and Marines and I'm going to do the same with these spec ops guys.
Hey Phaid what are you doing with the leftover WWII bodies and gear? If you don't want them lmk if you're interested in trading or selling them as I could definitely use them for customs.
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FOV Abrams tanks were on clearance at my nearby Target. $20 I think was the ballpark of the price. I saw mostly woodland, but there were desert decoes on the shelves too, and I'm wagering both share the same DPCI so both should be on clearance. They had a good 20 woodland camo ones though I'd guess.
Their desert deco is far superior to BBI's too. I was surprised. It looks much better.
Their desert deco is far superior to BBI's too. I was surprised. It looks much better.
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I checked my local target Today and they had the smaller team Bravo vehicles on clearance for $15.38. In the past they had a ton of Shermans and a few Bradleys, but today only 1 Sherman and a couple of Bradleys. I had hoped to pick up a couple of the OD Shermans for customs but of course they had none, so I settled for a camo. I was speculating that they were clearing out the Abrams to make room for the LAV, but now I have my doubts, I just hope they are not ditching all of the vehicles.
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Thanks for the heads up. No luck for me, only found a plain green Sherman. Could've used an extra Abrams for my collection.Jesse James wrote:Their desert deco is far superior to BBI's too. I was surprised. It looks much better.
IIRC, the BBI one is an outdated Abrams from the early 90s. Unimax's is more accurate for something rampaging around in Iraq today.
I'm worried too, but I've a theory that Unimax might be aiming for a limited vehicle release for the Fall season, similar to how PTE stock shows up in Big Lots around the Fall season and then disappear after Christmas. Last year for the first half of 2008 didn't see any major restock of all the vehicles released in Fall 2007, but they came back in late summer 2008, minus the Tiger.YT wrote:I checked my local target Today and they had the smaller team Bravo vehicles on clearance for $15.38. In the past they had a ton of Shermans and a few Bradleys, but today only 1 Sherman and a couple of Bradleys. I had hoped to pick up a couple of the OD Shermans for customs but of course they had none, so I settled for a camo. I was speculating that they were clearing out the Abrams to make room for the LAV, but now I have my doubts, I just hope they are not ditching all of the vehicles.
The LAV-25 isn't too big, I've the 1:32 model and it'll probably show up as a medium size box, like the Bradleys/Shermans/M16.
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I was at target today and the ww2 figs and the old modern figs are on clearance for $2.88 the new figs are still $4.99
The vehicles are $10.76 & $12.99
The clearance figs and vehicles are all on the endcaps. the pegs are full with the new figs.
I really hope Unimax makes new ww2 figs soon.
The vehicles are $10.76 & $12.99
The clearance figs and vehicles are all on the endcaps. the pegs are full with the new figs.
I really hope Unimax makes new ww2 figs soon.
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