German 88 AAA

lsc1002 · Post by **lsc1002** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 5:45 pm

There is a 88 AAA on ebay. Does anyone have any idea who makes it?

Link
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... otohosting

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Post by **aferguson** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 6:18 pm

it's a diecast model made by a spanish company...never seen the stripes on barrel before, may be a custom.

Anyway it's pewter, super heavy and 1/16 scale (actually a tad larger). A nice enough piece, i guess. Several guys on the board have one. I had one but sold it. Barrel is molded in recoil position.

You can usually get them for around $40-$50 on ebay but i've heard they are no longer in production, so the prices may start to rise.

normandy · Post by **normandy** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 6:25 pm

I think this is the same 88 without the 1/32nd scale figuries.
http://www.aurorahistoryboutique.com/C000018.htm

Threetoughtrucks · Post by **Threetoughtrucks** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 7:03 pm

I just measured mine, exactly the same as the "1/18" 88mm on ebay. Mine of course is the 1/16 pewter one.

This ebay seller painted stripes on his and figured there was more of a market if he called it an 1/18

Still nice.

TTT

digger · Post by **digger** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 7:17 pm

It is not quite 1/16 but it is too big. It actually looks better with Dragon figs but you can see here how XD stacks up. You'll likely see a real 1:18 88 someday...but until then this one ain't bad.

I know some people have looked the other way on scale for much more obscure items than a Flak gun.

ostketten · Post by **ostketten** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 7:47 am

I hate to nitpick over details, but in the first photo the barrel looks a bit too "fat" at the end to me, whether it's in recoil position or not, it just looks too big in diameter, more like a 150mm tube than an 88, plus those kill stripes are too broad I think. 21C makes a very nice 88mm Flak 36/37 in 1/32 scale, considering that the kit only costs about $15 at WalMart stores. FOV has one that can be pre-ordered at some of the more well known internet retailers, it looks very detailed and comes with a crew of nice looking figures as well, but it will set you back about $40.

digger · Post by **digger** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 7:55 am

Don't get me wrong...it is NOT to scale, and it is expensive.
I agree the 21st 32x version is very nice, and I hope to one day see it in 1:18. That and pretty much everything else in 1/32..