New Playsets

Rowsdower · Post by **Rowsdower** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 10:55 am

Strangely, no 1:32 aircraft here at all. Glad I got my Stuka and Corsair a month or two ago. Also the armor is down to either none at all in some stores and a few dusty PZ IV's and Kingtigers at others.

blurx7 · Post by **blurx7** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 11:29 am

Most of the wm's in my ao are the smaller, older kind ( though all are currently being converted to larger super wm's or replaced by them). I am used to little or no 21C product.

Suddenly all of them have large stocks of 1/18 aircraft but still little to no 1/32 with the exception of a few lingering Priest kits. I am waiting impatiently for later this year when I should have 2-3 new stores to hit.

FNG · Post by **FNG** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 9:16 pm

Hi,
If any of you guys get a chance to pick up an extra set of the "Operation Cobra-Breakout" in your AO. Please pass them along to your fellow collectors who cannot find them in our AO. I'm located in St. Petersburg Fl. and have seen none of these new sets as of yet, but if I do I'll let you guys know. The most recent I have seen are the Artillary in Support and the Squad support Halftrack playsets, both German and American. One store had a bunch of the Motorworks M-7 Priests for $14.76 and the German Trucks in Grey and Desert Yellow.
This is my first post and as I am new, less than six months I cannot trade or sell from what I read about the rules of FNG's.
Thanks,
Karl

blurx7 · Post by **blurx7** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 4:08 pm

I found the new artillery playset today. Here is how it looks.
http://s178.photobucket.com/albums/w251 ... P_2782.jpg
http://s178.photobucket.com/albums/w251 ... P_2783.jpg
http://s178.photobucket.com/albums/w251 ... P_2784.jpg

The wheels do come off with a little effort.http://s178.photobucket.com/albums/w251 ... P_2786.jpg
http://s178.photobucket.com/albums/w251 ... P_2787.jpg
Also, the barrel elevates.
http://s178.photobucket.com/albums/w251 ... P_2789.jpg
The controls do not work, but , all in all it is a nice piece.
There are a few small distress marks to make it look worn.
Oh, and be careful with the barrel. To allow it to travel in recoil, it is not really attached. It can easily slide right out.

ChairmanMilo · Post by **ChairmanMilo** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 4:35 pm

Thanks for the pictures, blurx7! The gun looks fairly well detailed and weathered for the low price. I can only hope that the Sherman Firefly looks that good.

P.S., cute cats you've got there! Are they apathetic about your hobby, or are they fascinated like mine is? Of course, if you roll a tank towards her she runs away - who wouldn't?

blurx7 · Post by **blurx7** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 5:05 pm

We have three cats who all look alike and all of whom are totally apathetic about my toys! But then, they are all from the same litter, have never been separated, and still move with a "pack" mentality. It's weird! Sort of like the raptors in Jurassic Park. They "triangulate" their prey as they stalk.
Hey, maybe it's a good thing they ignore my tanks!

I will try to post some pictures of the Firefly.

blurx7 · Post by **blurx7** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 5:15 pm

OK, here is the Firefly!
http://s178.photobucket.com/albums/w251 ... P_2793.jpg

http://s178.photobucket.com/albums/w251 ... P_2792.jpg

http://s178.photobucket.com/albums/w251 ... P_2791.jpg

http://s178.photobucket.com/albums/w251 ... P_2790.jpg

Rowsdower · Post by **Rowsdower** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 6:50 pm

Very nice, I must have a Firefly now!! Thanks for the pics!

ChairmanMilo · Post by **ChairmanMilo** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 7:12 pm

Thanks a lot, Geoff!!! Much appreciated!

I just emailed the WW2 Attic to see if they'll be getting that playset anytime soon

Jagdpanther · Post by **Jagdpanther** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 4:51 am

Thanx you for the pics blurx7 the fire fly and long tom look great! Hope the playsets show up some time.

Light.Inf.Scout · Post by **Light.Inf.Scout** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 5:43 am

No kidding...no sign of them in my AO

MG-42 · Post by **MG-42** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 2:02 pm

V2 MAN · Post by **V2 MAN** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 9:30 pm

Plenty of 1/32 stuff here. Many aircraft too. Examples are the winter me109. Dak panzer and Eurpean panzer with side armor. And many playsets.

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 7:29 pm

I got the Operation Cobra: Breakout set from FieroDude today

The new playsets have not shown up in my area as of yet, even though the new P-51B/Cs have appeared in number

Anyways, how come no one who has found this has mentioned the new German figures? All six figures are new sculpts and new poses! The Sherman Firefly tank is also nicely done as well and I love the redesigned turret!

rmoore456 · Post by **rmoore456** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 12:31 pm

New playsets at the Normal, Illinois Walmart today.

RaN

Rowsdower · Post by **Rowsdower** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 10:08 am

I did a quick run through of my neighboohood WM and was about to leave when I noticed some shiny plastic behind the German Mortar team/halftrack playset that had been on the bottom shelf forever. I knocked that out of the way and found the shiny plastic was the window on the Heavy Artillery set, and behind it the Cobra Breakout set! I wasn't really looking to spend forty bucks today but I knew my chances of seeing those sets again, let alone both sets at the same time were pretty slim so out came the debit card!

They are both really nice, especially the Firefly. Now if I could only find the Polish/RAF P-51B!

tmanthegreat wrote:Anyways, how come no one who has found this has mentioned the new German figures? All six figures are new sculpts and new poses!

I'll mention that They kick ass! They were one of the first things I noticed when I picked up the box.

Jagdpanther · Post by **Jagdpanther** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 3:32 am

Rowsdower wrote:I did a quick run through of my neighboohood WM and was about to leave when I noticed some shiny plastic behind the German Mortar team/halftrack playset that had been on the bottom shelf forever. I knocked that out of the way and found the shiny plastic was the window on the Heavy Artillery set, and behind it the Cobra Breakout set! I wasn't really looking to spend forty bucks today but I knew my chances of seeing those sets again, let alone both sets at the same time were pretty slim so out came the debit card!

They are both really nice, especially the Firefly. Now if I could only find the Polish/RAF P-51B!

tmanthegreat wrote:Anyways, how come no one who has found this has mentioned the new German figures? All six figures are new sculpts and new poses!
I'll mention that They kick ass! They were one of the first things I noticed when I picked up the box.

So there showing up now on the east coast? Well then its a matter of time until they show up around my area hopefully. I cant wait to get my hands on those new figures they look so awesome.

ChairmanMilo · Post by **ChairmanMilo** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 4:21 am

I wish to high heavens that I could get one of the Operation Cobra playsets

Light.Inf.Scout · Post by **Light.Inf.Scout** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 5:08 am

They just showed up in Illinois too! Got all 4 I found.

Rowsdower · Post by **Rowsdower** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 8:01 am

Jagdpanther wrote: cant wait to get my hands on those new figures they look so awesome.

Yea, they are great. My favorite one is laying in a prone position on a rubble base behind a small piece of blown out brick wall and looking down the sights of his MP-40.

If they've filtered down to the Wally wastelands of Central Florida I'm sure they will be hitting the Northeast soon.

MG-42 · Post by **MG-42** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 12:45 pm

I've seen these "new sets" , they've been around my AO for a couple of weeks now ,

but ,..........

does anybody know if any of these new tanks & guns are going to be ( sold seperately ) , ( not in playset form ) , like most of their previous releases ?

Or is this playset thing just a "new concept" ?

.... Not that it's a bad "marketing scheme" however , I could do without some of the x-tra junk and x-tra cost. ... So this may have something to do with a little "FoV competition" perhaps.

Interesting ! .................

blurx7 · Post by **blurx7** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 1:24 pm

MG-42 wrote: I've seen these "new sets" , they've been around my AO for a couple of weeks now ,

but ,..........

does anybody know if any of these new tanks & guns are going to be ( sold seperately ) , ( not in playset form ) , like most of their previous releases ?

Or is this playset thing just a "new concept" ?

.... Not that it's a bad "marketing scheme" however , I could do without some of the x-tra junk and x-tra cost. ... So this may have something to do with a little "FoV competition" perhaps.

Interesting ! .................

Two weeks ago would be around June 29, exactly when this thread started.
Ans as to the concept being new, this is the third or fourth round of playsets they have offered. The original playset included two vehicles, soldiers and scenery, and was sold at TRU for, if I recall correctly, about $100. For awhile, the only way to get the original version of Sturmgeschutz IV was in that $100 set. It was quite the hard to get piece back then. Many collectors bought the $100 set just to get the Sturmgeschutz.
There have been numerous subsequent smaller playsets in the same range as these new ones, but without the plastic "window". So I doubt 21C is copying anyone. If anything, I think it would be FOV copying 21C.
By the way, 21C has always released things in strange sequences. I would bet we will see all these vehicles released as stand alone pieces, however, it would not surprise me to see some go straight to "kit" form, or only find their way to certain ao's in that form.

MG-42 · Post by **MG-42** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 1:51 pm

.... Don't get me wrong , this is a mis-understanding , so I do apologize. ... I had the playset w/ the "Sturmgeschutz IV" and "grey Tiger" , which I sold.

I meant ,.......

Is this ( mini-playset ) thing , something new they're toying with. .... Obviously.

That's all. .............

blurx7 · Post by **blurx7** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 3:02 pm

MG-42 wrote:I meant ,.......

Is this ( mini-playset ) thing , something new they're toying with. .... Obviously.

That's all. .............

"Toying" to be sure!

No need to apologise!

I thought we were just discussing.

Maybe I should be more free with my emoticans!:)

But there have been the various other sets the same size as the new ones, too. There were sets with the Listening Post, and both the German and American mortar crews, and before that there were sets with one vehicle and, say, the normandy beach defence tower or part of a bridge.
There was even one that had, at least in my AO, the Annamae Priest before I ever saw it locally in any other form.
So, I guess my point is just that this seems nothing more than a continuation. The only change being the refinement of adding the window so you can actually see what you are getting.
I bet the window came about because WM complained that customers were opening sealed boxes to see what was actually in there.

MG-42 · Post by **MG-42** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 3:19 pm

I concur "blurx7" , no problem ! ...

I'm familiar with their previous ( mini - playsets ) too.

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