Corgi BoB M8 Greyhound....???

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Corgi BoB M8 Greyhound....???

Post by ostketten » Sun Apr 01, 2007 4:56 pm

Anybody ever seen one of these..?? Picked it up today at a local Wally for $3.88, it looks 1/72nd-ish but there is nothing at all on the box that I can see telling what the scale is.. :roll:

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Post by Tshintl » Sun Apr 01, 2007 5:22 pm

I have one of those, it is 1/72 or very close. They also make 1 or 2 more with different paint schemes.

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Post by ostketten » Sun Apr 01, 2007 5:40 pm

Thanks for the reply, the M8 is not a vehicle that is widely produced in any scale, except in kits maybe, so I'm kinda glad I got this, especially since I'm getting in to collecting 1/72 more lately. I wonder if the wheels roll...?? The turret appears to rotate and the gun does indeed elevate/depress, all things considered not too bad for 4 bucks. :wink:
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Post by uksubs » Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:36 pm

ostketten wrote:Thanks for the reply, the M8 is not a vehicle that is widely produced in any scale, except in kits maybe, so I'm kinda glad I got this, especially since I'm getting in to collecting 1/72 more lately. I wonder if the wheels roll...?? The turret appears to rotate and the gun does indeed elevate/depress, all things considered not too bad for 4 bucks. :wink:
King & country make a M8 in 1/35 scale :wink:

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Post by ostketten » Mon Apr 02, 2007 4:52 am

King & country make a M8 in 1/35 scale
It's very nice too, but pricey, if I am not mistaken they retail for well over $100 :shock: too rich for me :(
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Post by uksubs » Mon Apr 02, 2007 9:58 am

ostketten wrote:
King & country make a M8 in 1/35 scale
It's very nice too, but pricey, if I am not mistaken they retail for well over $100 :shock: too rich for me :(
You can pick them up for $75.00 :D

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Post by Light.Inf.Scout » Mon Apr 02, 2007 11:22 am

I have one of those and a 1/6 scale GI Joe(?) one...its pretty neat.

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Post by hworth18 » Mon Apr 02, 2007 12:04 pm

I have seen these, but there isn't any definite scale.. I believe most are going to be 1/68 or 1/76 scale with the bigger planes/armor even smaller.. I guess the only real way to tell would be get out the micrometers and see what it measures up to be.. :wink:
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Post by DomiUK » Mon Apr 02, 2007 3:27 pm

Both the M8 and the US Halftracks are almost exactly 1/72.

Sadly the rest of the range is fairly far out of scale with the stuart being the next nearest to 1/72.

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Post by dfoos » Wed Apr 04, 2007 8:21 pm

Corgi also makes a M-3 Stuart in the same collection which is more or less 1/72nd. Also found at WM from time to time. I have a few of those. Also, the m-8 comes in just weathered green for non winter. I have both versions. They fit in well with my other 1/72nd stuff.

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