Soft skin vehicles

[ketelone]

I collect 1/32 and there have not been many available choices lately. FOV has offered more soft skin vehicles lately than armor. Since the demise of 21st, I'm happy with anything I can get my hands on. American and German soft skins have been available. I have 'created' my own Soviet soft skins by customizing Ertl 1920's and 1930's trucks. (I've also used those metal 'bank' vehicles.) In realty Germany and the Soviet Union had Ford factories and both countries used Fords in their armies. That having been said, what is sorely lacking is British vehicles in general.
I hope FOV and other manufacturers are monitoring this forum as well as others to notice that there is a market for die cast military vehicles in 1/32.

[Wrights Collectables]

I collect 1/32 and there have not been many available choices lately. FOV has offered more soft skin vehicles lately than armor. Since the demise of 21st, I'm happy with anything I can get my hands on. American and German soft skins have been available. I have 'created' my own Soviet soft skins by customizing Ertl 1920's and 1930's trucks. (I've also used those metal 'bank' vehicles.) In realty Germany and the Soviet Union had Ford factories and both countries used Fords in their armies. That having been said, what is sorely lacking is British vehicles in general.
I hope FOV and other manufacturers are monitoring this forum as well as others to notice that there is a market for die cast military vehicles in 1/32.

Well I read on here Hobby Master could be joining the 1:32 market in 2012..

I think its going to be an interesting year!

[ketelone]

I fear they are going to be pricey... Their planes aren't cheap.

[Heer]

I hope that HM can join the 1/32 market as well, but I would still prefer FOV to take the lead in 1/32. I just like FOV's style and "feel" of their vehicles. Their battle-worn appearence also makes me favor FOV as well.

[PanzerArm]

I haven't heard anything about HM joining the market since MG brought it up in the first place. I wrote their customer service email what I could only call a small treatise on the merit of their company producing 1/32 vehicles, but I never heard back from them. I wonder if they, like FOV, are waiting until the toy fair in Feb to let us know anything.

-Kevin

[binder001]

For Soviet stuff you are in luck - use the US vehicles and repaint them/remark them for USSR. The Soviet war machine relied heavily on US radios, trucks, etc.