Badcat---pre-order FOV 1/18 WW II
Badcat---pre-order FOV 1/18 WW II
From Badcat's blog:
Forces of Valor Announces 1:18 Line
Ah . . . nature hates a vacuum . . .
With the death of 21st Century, you just knew others would step-in to fill the void. Following on the footsteps of JSI, Forces of Valor is entering the fray this October. Their Bravo Team line once sold exclusively by Target on a hit or miss basis will now be available to online retailers. Target will still stock modern 1:18 subjects but all WWII tanks and figures will be out of the big box stores and into cyber-retail.
Our first shipment of these competively priced pieces will be the Sherman Tank up for Preorder now at just $34.99! Paired with the Sherm is a Tiger I, due in at the same time priced at $39.99. Twelve new action figures (Six USA and Six German) will also be coming with this container.
Forces of Valor Announces 1:18 Line
Ah . . . nature hates a vacuum . . .
With the death of 21st Century, you just knew others would step-in to fill the void. Following on the footsteps of JSI, Forces of Valor is entering the fray this October. Their Bravo Team line once sold exclusively by Target on a hit or miss basis will now be available to online retailers. Target will still stock modern 1:18 subjects but all WWII tanks and figures will be out of the big box stores and into cyber-retail.
Our first shipment of these competively priced pieces will be the Sherman Tank up for Preorder now at just $34.99! Paired with the Sherm is a Tiger I, due in at the same time priced at $39.99. Twelve new action figures (Six USA and Six German) will also be coming with this container.
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inflation and low production numbers are the reason for the price increase.
It the FOV WWII armor had more features might be worth it.
This will be a tough sell for the die hard collector.
For Unamax to thrive in the 1/18th world they need to bring the level of detail and features up to acceptable levels that collectors expect/demand or they/we will lose interest in the scale.
granted, it will be a tough balancing act to do.
It the FOV WWII armor had more features might be worth it.
This will be a tough sell for the die hard collector.
For Unamax to thrive in the 1/18th world they need to bring the level of detail and features up to acceptable levels that collectors expect/demand or they/we will lose interest in the scale.
granted, it will be a tough balancing act to do.
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well, we're going through a period of deflation, so that's not an excuse for a price hike (and i'm really getting tired of it being used as one). Many price hikes are just because people got used to prices spiking when oil was so high, and many retailers/manufacturers are still trying to ride that wave...and it's going to bite them all in the a$$. Same goes for high shipping costs.....no justification for it by UPS, USPS etc.
The price hike of these bravo team items is because etailers are paying more to unimax per piece than Target did and are charging higher mark ups than Target did. Badcat has never been known for low prices, so i expect to see them elsewhere for less.
Unimax are going to need to make these a bit less toy like, if they want people to buy them at these prices. These are approaching the older XD prices of a couple years ago but the quality and detail is not on par.
The price hike of these bravo team items is because etailers are paying more to unimax per piece than Target did and are charging higher mark ups than Target did. Badcat has never been known for low prices, so i expect to see them elsewhere for less.
Unimax are going to need to make these a bit less toy like, if they want people to buy them at these prices. These are approaching the older XD prices of a couple years ago but the quality and detail is not on par.
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I agree....aferguson wrote:
Unimax are going to need to make these a bit less toy like, if they want people to buy them at these prices. These are approaching the older XD prices of a couple years ago but the quality and detail is not on par.
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Captain Wild Bill Kelso: [fires his airplane's guns] AHHHH!
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Well I for one never saw the FOV Tiger at retail and I welcome any Tiger for under $60. Can a board member that has one of these post some up close pics??
Most definetly probably repaint these Tigers just depends though...for some reason I am stuck on gray German armor.
Most definetly probably repaint these Tigers just depends though...for some reason I am stuck on gray German armor.
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the price is much nicer if the quality is ok.
that was my point with JSI using existing molds but doubling the wholesale price from 21C. it just didnt sit well with me and still doesnt. i think they may start to rethink thier prices once we see the FOV 1/18.
atleast i hope so
that was my point with JSI using existing molds but doubling the wholesale price from 21C. it just didnt sit well with me and still doesnt. i think they may start to rethink thier prices once we see the FOV 1/18.
atleast i hope so
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aferguson wrote:the nice thing about the FOV tiger is that i has zimmerit. Only german 1/18 tank that does. Painting it grey would be wrong however, as the 3 colour system was in place before zimmerit came into use.
Cool I thought the pic in the database looked like it had zimmermit on it. I guess maybe a paint job to match the Series 1 Panther may be passable??
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new figures? Can we get confirm on that?
Cranedriver, here are some 1/18 Bravo Tiger 1 shots...with some detailing
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/3494/picture189gz8.jpg
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/9586/picture194hp4.jpg
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/2679/picture195xm6.jpg
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/3494/picture189gz8.jpg
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/9586/picture194hp4.jpg
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/2679/picture195xm6.jpg
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If I recall, wasn't there a problem with the number of road wheels on the FOV? I have one but never gave it a close going over. I do know the solid engine cover grilles didn't look very good. Half the price of the 21st but IMO half the quality even if I have given it only a brief once over. You are getting what you pay for in this case. And I have never been into the zimmerit thing like a lot of members are. But, if you are not flush, which a lot of us aren't in this economic climate, its a good way to get a Tiger.
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