Quad Trailer finds at TRU/WM

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Quad Trailer finds at TRU/WM

Post by Fitzystigertank » Mon Aug 27, 2007 11:03 am

Could the mods make this a sticky please? Thankyou

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Post by digger » Mon Aug 27, 2007 11:26 am

That would make 3 21C TRU stickies..maybe the Pak 40 hanomag could be released or combined with the general TRU if this is going to be one..

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Post by aferguson » Mon Aug 27, 2007 12:47 pm

to be honest, i don't think the gun trailer deserves a sticky. We can just use this thread and let it bounce up and down. Be a good gauge of interest in this piece (or lack thereof).

Posts of finds can also be made in the respective 21c stickies that exist already.
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Post by holensock » Mon Aug 27, 2007 2:24 pm

No sign of them at the TRU in Elyria and Parma, Ohio.

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Post by Tinman » Mon Aug 27, 2007 6:42 pm

Checked one of my two local TRUs today. No sign of it yet. Not quite sure why, but I'm actually pretty excited about this piece.

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Post by holensock » Tue Aug 28, 2007 4:20 am

Tinman wrote:Checked one of my two local TRUs today. No sign of it yet. Not quite sure why, but I'm actually pretty excited about this piece.
Me too. And I know that when I do find one, dispite the price, I'll be buying one. (I suffer from 'buyer's regret' when I passed on a lot of pieces from the past)...and am now paying higher for the ones I missed now....sigh....

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Post by KAMIKAZE » Tue Aug 28, 2007 12:42 pm

Nothing in San Antonio yet.

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Post by Razor17019 » Tue Aug 28, 2007 1:51 pm

No one wants to spend the loot...

Here is a visualization of it:

-Take a M16 Quad .50 gun and mount.
-Take the bed of a pickup truck

Ta Da- You have the quad trailer M17

I just saved you all 30.00 bucks each!
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Post by Black_Dragon_One » Tue Aug 28, 2007 3:05 pm

for the price of one these you get a black hawk or apaches
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Post by Razor17019 » Tue Aug 28, 2007 3:58 pm

Exactly!


It would have been a good time to reissue the S1 Willy's Jeep with the quad cart. They would have been flying off the shelves...
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Post by tmanthegreat » Tue Aug 28, 2007 5:09 pm

I love how the M-17 trailer with the gun turret goes for close to $10 more than what the whole M-16 halftrack did. That was a much better deal :wink:
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Post by holensock » Tue Aug 28, 2007 5:15 pm

Razor17019 wrote:Exactly!


It would have been a good time to reissue the S1 Willy's Jeep with the quad cart. They would have been flying off the shelves...
THIS is a GREAT IDEA!!! I would camp out in front of TRU for this set!!!

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Post by STUKA » Tue Aug 28, 2007 8:01 pm

I will only get one of these if they go clearance at WM and I can pick a few up for under $10 - like last year when i bought the whole gun halftrack package for cheap cheap.

the price of this compared to last years prices is a big turn off for me.
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Half tracks at TRU going for the same price I can buy a blackhawk at target?

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Post by digger » Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:02 pm

tmanthegreat wrote:I love how the M-17 trailer with the gun turret goes for close to $10 more than what the whole M-16 halftrack did. That was a much better deal :wink:
I agree that was a better deal but the trailer does come with a figure. I think $30 is still a bit steep for what you get...also hard for a kid to take a liking to something that can't go anywhere on it's own...

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Post by aferguson » Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:28 pm

full marks to 21c for making something unique and in the process re-using existing molds (for the quad mount) but i wonder why they haven't done things like reissue the kubel and jeep, which you would think would cost even less for them to produce and would be quite a bit more popular, i should think.

The quad trailer is neat...but as a piece all by itself it is lacking excitement for most people. Maybe having it in a set with the dodge truck they made, even though it would cost more, would have been a better approach.

What's interesting though, is that if they'd come out with a german flakvierling, on it's trailer, everyone would be turning summersaults with excitement (i know i would be). But the quad .50 trailer, which is more or less the same thing, lacks luster. Maybe some exciting artwork on the box, showing a quad in action against german aircraft for example, would help fire the imaginations of potential buyers.

Overall, it appears the new armour pieces, the halftracks and pak, sold very well. Hopefully this won't be too much of a damper to the resurgence of armour we are starting to see...
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Post by MG-42 » Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:43 pm

Maybe the Quad-Trailer is just part of some experiment or test by 21st., who knows.

...... testing ,.. test ,.. testing 1 2 ...


............. probably just a bad marketing tool.


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Post by digger » Wed Aug 29, 2007 1:17 pm

full marks to 21c for making something unique and in the process re-using existing molds (for the quad mount) but i wonder why they haven't done things like reissue the kubel and jeep, which you would think would cost even less for them to produce and would be quite a bit more popular, i should think.
There is no Kubel. TKO has said the mold was destroyed. They cannot re-issue it.

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Post by aferguson » Wed Aug 29, 2007 1:21 pm

ah right.....i'd forgotten that. That's a shame for sure..
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Post by tko211 » Wed Aug 29, 2007 2:50 pm

yeah, that darn Kubel is toast. It will take another new mold for us to see that one again. :evil:

Oh- well... I wouldn't mind seeing another jeep come out though!

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Post by MG-42 » Wed Aug 29, 2007 3:03 pm

tko211 wrote:yeah, that darn Kubel is toast. It will take another new mold for us to see that one again. :evil:

Oh- well... I wouldn't mind seeing another jeep come out though!


>>> Well ,.. how about a clue-in on a jeep then ,.. huh ?

....... We just can't get enough of these , Jeeps & Kübels ! ...
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Re: M-17 Quad-Trailer

Post by scbvideoboy » Wed Aug 29, 2007 3:12 pm

MG-42 wrote:Maybe the Quad-Trailer is just part of some experiment or test by 21st., who knows.

...... testing ,.. test ,.. testing 1 2 ...


............. probably just a bad marketing tool.


I'll get one eventually , but I won't pay any more than $15.oo bucks for it , either.
obviously the trailer is a low cost item to produce, I would say 80% of the molds are already done from various vehicles. The release will bring in income to offset the tooling $$$ on the new items just like repaints.

Which is what 21C is in business to do...bring in cash. The rush of people to buy this will surprise you. As you'll only see it once! IMO

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Re: M-17 Quad-Trailer

Post by MG-42 » Wed Aug 29, 2007 3:18 pm

scbvideoboy wrote: The rush of people to buy this will surprise you. As you'll only see it once! IMO


>>> I hope so ! ... :lol:
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Post by STUKA » Wed Aug 29, 2007 4:07 pm

now if the quad comes out with the Platoon series with maybe a figure - now that could be a different story!!
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Post by MG-42 » Wed Aug 29, 2007 4:39 pm

........ Yeah ! ... "Now that , I'd like to see". ... 8)
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