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Title: 21st Century Toys 1/8 scale planes
Post by: Creamo on June 04, 2005, 11:08:52 AM: Certainly this has been mentioned here, but since I finally bought one and am so impressed, it's worth reposting.

I received a ARMOUR FW190 for Christmas years ago and always though it was a nice comp office desk display, but stumbled upon a 21st Century 190 Dora in Wally World last month that looked to be quite a bit larger, (WAY BIGGER) and nicely detailed. While shopping last night bored, I decided it may make a good excuse to fill in the computer office as it's pretty much a desk and not much to look at.

Well, they must rotate stock, as the Dora was replaced by a 109-G-6. It looked nice, but I found the P-47D under the new stock dwarfed it and really looked nice even in the box. Man was I surprised when I bought it, assembled it, and put it over the desk.

These things look terrific. The gear has springs, the canopy slides back, and the prop even spins like it's on ball bearings, not cheap plastic. Awesome toys for my day, pretty great display items for any WWII aircraft fan. Worth checking out if you like looking at models, not building them, and it is huge for the $.

The Website (http://shop.store.yahoo.com/badcattoys/21cetoai.html)

Seems I bought the "Eagleston". It is nice, although as good as they packaged it, I have to straighten out and glue on 2 guns. It's still worth it.

(http://webpages.charter.net/ck2112/p475.jpg)
Title: 21st Century Toys 1/8 scale planes
Post by: Nilsen on June 04, 2005, 11:10:49 AM: very nice!
Title: 21st Century Toys 1/8 scale planes
Post by: Eagler on June 04, 2005, 11:13:13 AM: you must have a very large desk :)

where are the 1/8 scale ones, I could only find the 1/18 models
Title: 21st Century Toys 1/8 scale planes
Post by: Creamo on June 04, 2005, 11:18:08 AM: Ah, 1/18 it is. Damn purists, I'd never of caught that.
Title: 21st Century Toys 1/8 scale planes
Post by: Mini D on June 04, 2005, 11:23:35 AM: Nice plane, but I have to wonder: Do you find yourself sitting in a room with one of those making airplane and gun noises and doing distorted radio talk in different voices when your wife peaks her head in the door and says "ceamo, it's time for dinner" and you reply "just a sec, I'm in the middle of a battle."?
Title: 21st Century Toys 1/8 scale planes
Post by: midnight Target on June 04, 2005, 11:25:54 AM: they are on sale at wally world sometimes
39.95
I got the p-40, p-51, Spit 1, FWD-9, and F4U-4.. that Jug looks great!
Title: 21st Century Toys 1/8 scale planes
Post by: GtoRA2 on June 04, 2005, 11:32:11 AM: I have the p-47d, razorback, the P-47 bubble like that one. The F4U-1d, the P-38, the spit 1, and 109e, the Huey gunship,P-51 and 190d.

Along with the M48A3, Panther, Sherman and tiger tanks they do in the same scale.

Great toys.

They get better every release.
Title: 21st Century Toys 1/8 scale planes
Post by: Creamo on June 04, 2005, 12:00:35 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Mini D
Nice plane, but I have to wonder: Do you find yourself sitting in a room with one of those making airplane and gun noises and doing distorted radio talk in different voices when your wife peaks her head in the door and says "ceamo, it's time for dinner" and you reply "just a sec, I'm in the middle of a battle."?

No.
Title: 21st Century Toys 1/8 scale planes
Post by: Mini D on June 04, 2005, 12:25:17 PM: liar
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Post by: eskimo2 on June 04, 2005, 12:28:13 PM: How much is WAllmart charging for them? Which types did they have in stock?

eskimo
Title: 21st Century Toys 1/8 scale planes
Post by: Creamo on June 04, 2005, 12:34:16 PM: $39.

They have it seems a grab bag of models. Each is worth getting though, they seem to change whats available every month.
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Post by: Hangtime on June 04, 2005, 01:03:30 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Mini D
Nice plane, but I have to wonder: Do you find yourself sitting in a room with one of those making airplane and gun noises and doing distorted radio talk in different voices when your wife peaks her head in the door and says "ceamo, it's time for dinner" and you reply "just a sec, I'm in the middle of a battle."?

Nope.

no wifey.

the cat thinks I'm fuggin nuts tho.. I can tell.
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Post by: SKJohn on June 04, 2005, 01:20:43 PM: Our local Wally world has had the 1:18 scale FW-190D's in stock for about a year now at $39.95. I keep looking at them, but they are so darn big, where would you put them?!

Now on the other hand, have you seen the 1:32 scale planes they've come out with? I've picked up the P-51D, the Bf-109E, and the P-40B at Wal-Mart for $14.95. They fit nicely on the shelves with my hand-built models. Have a lot of detail too, but I usually end up adding some extra detail like drilling out gun barrels, adding some smoke and exhaust stains, etc. Compared to the price of 1:32 scale Hasegawa and Tamiya model kits, these things are a steal!

I also build models and enjoy doing it, but there's jsut something about being able to take it out of the bos, snap together a few parts, and WALA! Complete toy, er.... I mean historical reference model.
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Post by: Dago on June 04, 2005, 01:49:17 PM: I have the F4U

dago
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Post by: spitfiremkv on June 04, 2005, 01:50:07 PM: I have the 1/18 Me-109 E3.
damn landing gear collapses every time I move it (kinda like the real thing loool)
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Post by: Rino on June 04, 2005, 11:42:38 PM: I have the Dora for me, and just bought the P-38 for my
nephew. The 38 has a 34 inch wingspan which makes it about
as tall as my nephew :)