1/18 dauntless now available for preorder

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 2:08 am

SO is the hint "we are working on other scales but 1:18 is not ignored but slow"

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 2:49 am

After re-reading the above posts - and the advertisement on the Militarytoyshop website - it does seem that the SBD will be an exclusive to that retailer, at least for a while

Went ahead and preordered one! Hopefully they will arrive in a timely manner (though AT doesn't seem to have a problem with that) and that mine will have no serious paint blemishes plus all the screw caps

Spudkopf · Post by **Spudkopf** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 5:00 am

G'day All

Well you go out with the kids in the afternoon to play some cricket and Bam! when you come back there is a Dauntless on the ramp.

Spudkopf · Post by **Spudkopf** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 6:35 am

kevrut wrote:Great to hear that 1/18 is still going strong! I'm glad there will be more carrier planes!

Is this the Comet that might be coming out?
ME-162.
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Gee I hope it's more than just the prototype you've pictured

You could have least posted a picture of a Me 163B

Website · Post by **Teamski** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 8:09 am

Bigger than the Dauntless, huh....... Man, this is getting fun! Thanks for the response Jason. I'm thrilled with your choice of planes. Something fresh and new. Gotta Love it!

-Ski

EnemyAce · Post by **EnemyAce** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 8:20 am

Bigger than a Dauntless? I'm hoping for either a B-25, or, my personal pic, a 1:32 B-17 which, if a big seller, could "crack the nut" and lead to more large scale bombers.

I'm hyped on this plane. I gotta get my preorder in. I bet it's something like a first paint scheme/0ne year exclusive or something.

MightyMustang · Post by **MightyMustang** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 9:09 am

Well in my book Admiral has taken the game to a whole new level with the release of the Dauntless. This is a plane we all have wanted and now we are getting one. I will call Military Toy Shop tomorrow and place one on pre-order for sure.

This is great. I have an Avenger, Corsair, and now I will soon have a Dauntless along with a Hellcat. Again this is a dream come true. 2007 is shapeing up to be a great year.

BBI better take notice because they are being lost in the shuffle so to speak. But who knows what their plans are being they are so tight lipped about everything. We know that they have the F6F coming out but as far as that goes we rarely hear anything from them while Admiral and 21st keep knocking out great planes.

That being said I wanna thank Admiral for listening to us collectors and giving us a Dauntless. Way to go!

Rogue · Post by **Rogue** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 9:45 am

I think its a smart move to bring out a SBD since BBI is doing a Hellkitty.
When I get a new awesome plane, I always itch for Escort or something to escort.
Or an adversary, so hopefully we will get some Meatballs.

Bigger than a SBD, well it wont be the Me163.

Fingers crossed, its a Skip Bombing, Pappy Gunn, Mitchell!

digger · Post by **digger** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 9:50 am

Awesome.

Great move, much needed AC with a lot of "playability" - BCA did go to a Dauntless on their homepage a while ago, let's just hope bbi didn't have one in the works as well.

Now to check out this hint...

Big Duke 6 · Post by **Big Duke 6** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 9:57 am

Flak Happy wrote:
billgiff wrote:WOW!!!!!! What a weekend!!!! First Van Halen reunites with David Lee Roth and are touring this summer and now AT is making a Dauntless. Life is good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That will be one sweet summer with a VH concert and a 1/18 Dauntless in my collection!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Whats a Van Halen?....and who's David Lee Roth?????........... ...JK!!

Is Van Halen in 1/18, in person looks a little bigger.

Last I heard he was David Weed Roth....

billgiff · Post by **billgiff** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 11:34 am

I won't even humor those posts about V.H.

I'll let you few know when I here that "The Backstreet Boys" are reuniting

Then you can go and get your tickets!

chunks · Post by **chunks** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 11:41 am

sniff, I miss donovon.

chunks · Post by **chunks** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 12:10 pm

Badcat just put up a teaser concerning upcoming news of other schemes and dashs of the dauntless that will be coming out over the next few weeks (the news that is).

Moth · Post by **Moth** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 12:12 pm

What do they mean by dash? Different cockpit or what?

chunks · Post by **chunks** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 12:12 pm

I'd happily get a "yellow wing" too!

chunks · Post by **chunks** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 12:13 pm

Moth wrote:What do they mean by dash? Different cockpit or what?

Version as in -1, -2. I expect there'd be detail differences in cowling, armament, what have you.

Moth · Post by **Moth** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 12:14 pm

Oh, I understand.
Dash as in a - didnt come to the head

FieroDude · Post by **FieroDude** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 12:16 pm

By "dash" version, I would suspect they mean variations, like 21st S1, S2, etc. Since I have only one F-86, I have never compared model numbers within one aircraft type to see how they distinguish between versions/paint schemes.

chunks · Post by **chunks** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 12:20 pm

Moth wrote:Oh, I understand.
Dash as in a - didnt come to the head

Oops, sorry, my bad. Sometimes english seems like a second language to me. Actually as a former Canadian and Californian, mabbe it is.

Quixote511 · Post by **Quixote511** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 12:23 pm

This is friggin' A awesome. I am away for a weekend hunting and what an announcement comes out. I am extatic. Plus, there is the prospect of a Wildcat and a Me 163 Komet. This is just too cool.

Jackson · Post by **Jackson** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 12:25 pm

chunks wrote:sniff, I miss donovon.

she put the lime in the coconut..... as Mr. Nilsson would say

Jericoeagle1 · Post by **Jericoeagle1** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 2:10 pm

The Dauntless has always been one of my must haves so I've placed an order for one. I wish I knew which other versions were coming out as well. This may be one of those rare multiple buys for me.

mkxiv · Post by **mkxiv** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 2:54 pm

Hello Everyone!

Well 5 years ago walking into Toys R Us and laying eyes on my first 1:18 Aircraft the P-51D Louie VI, I would have never thought I would be releasing my own exclusive aircraft!

We have intended to do an exclusive ever since we started MTS.com but the right opportunity didn’t come along until we met the wonderful team at Admiral Toys. We cannot say enough about Jason, Jim, LaDonna and the rest of the team at Admiral. They have gone out of their way to take care of us retailers and our customers.

We do have the Exclusive First Release paint scheme of the Dauntless. We chose to paint the aircraft representing BuNo 2106 in her Midway scheme. This aircraft is the only surviving SBD Dauntless (Above Water) to fight in the Battle Of Midway. I will post its whole history later today on our website.

Regarding the Wildcat and ME-163, these are just aircraft that we would love to see in 1:18 as is the F-100, Yak-3 and Typhoon. With your support we can help make these aircraft a reality!

We hope you will enjoy adding your own Limited First release SBD Dauntless to your collection!

Sincerely,

Isaiah Jones
www.MilitaryToyShop.com

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Spudkopf · Post by **Spudkopf** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 3:07 pm

Isaiah

You have my full support for a Me-163B

Timbo · Post by **Timbo** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 3:20 pm

The 163 is number one on my wish list right now as well. One in tomato red and one in full combat colors.

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1/18 dauntless now available for preorder

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wow

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