Ron and List...
I, too, have gone astray in Toys-R-Us. And I came home with a really well
detailed Panther tank, great paint job, and seems to be well scaled (about
10" long. Not motorized, but I have an R/C BIG Tiger II that I use the chase
the dog, and a couple of smaller ones with motors that are mainly for
static display (dog doesn't like those either). I seem to find domething
every time I hit a toy store. I find that there are toy outlets that have
the $10-$12 toys for around $4.99, a great savings and usually pretty good
in terms of scale and detail. Lastly, I have stock in the outfit so I
justify my purchase as supporting the Christmas gross....
Ian Wallace (47 tanks, armoured cars, etc. and counting)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org]On
> Behalf Of Ron
> Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 5:58 PM
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> Subject: [MV] WAY COOL!!!!
>
>
> Hi all:
> Got dragooned into xmas shopping today with Mrs. Ended up at
> Toys R Us.
> While she perused Barbies I wandered towards radio control stuff
> and at end
> of an aisle was a 2ft or bigger 1/6 scale MB for $79 and a 3ft or
> larger M5
> (Sherman?) for $200. Looking up "Action Figure" aisle was a BIG 3 1/2 ft
> model of a loach hanging from the ceiling with 4, 12 inch tall crew inside
> and correct appearing gun /FF rocket tube mix. Wandered that way for a
> closer look and found myself in a place that ain't meant for kiddies. 2 ft
> long model of a Kettenrad. 1/18 scale P 51, ME 109, Kublewagen and others
> all assembled and painted.
> Company is 21st Century Toys, Ultimate Soldier collection. 12 inch
> action figures from various conflict/periods in extremely detailed uniform
> and kit to fit the MB,M5 and Hummers with a smaller selection of
> the 1/18th
> scale figures, aircraft and vehicles called XD for extreme detail..
> I came home with the P51 ($29),kublewagen, M2 .50 cal and a MK19 40mm
> grenade launcher ( both $14.99).
> If you can't own the real thing this xmas, this just
> might take the
> sting out of it. Check out the companies web site at
> www.21stcenturytoys.com for other vehicles and where to buy.
> And don't give up on the DRMO.There might be an M35 in
> your not too
> distant future. ;-)
>
>
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