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                        Forces of Valor 1/16th scale Tiger II

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Forces of Valor 1/16th scale Tiger II
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 9:20 AM
                        Hey guys, a bit OT but the Forces of Valor collection is adding to it a huge 1/16th scale King Tiger made of metal -- it's turret comes off and apparently all of the interior detail is there, engine, ammo, drivers and RO's compartments, the whole nine yards. Each track length apparently weighs two pounds!

                        I haven't seen pics of it yet, but I am pre-ordering one for my son for Christmas. He's a KT fanatic and he will flip when he sees what Herr Santa has brought. (And he'd better flip across the roof, as it's expensive.)

                        No photos yet, but I trust these guys to put out a great model. Alex's all-time favorite toy (after Dibby, his bunny from his baby days of course Smile [:)]) is his forces of Valor 1/32nd KT. It goes around killing his plastic Shermans, until the Forces of Valor M1A1 shows up and blows it to kingdom come.
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                        erush
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                          May 2003
                        • From: USA, GA
                        Posted by erush on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 9:40 AM
                        Why didn't they have stuff like this when we were kids!?!? Sad [:(] All we had were the little plastic tanks that went with the green army men and gray German army men!!

                        Sounds like he'll love it Larry! Too cool.

                        Eric
                        Hi, I'm Eric and I'm a Modelholic too. I think I have PE poisioning. "Friendly fire...isn't"
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                        wipw
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                          January 2003
                        • From: Utah - USA
                        Posted by wipw on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 11:08 AM
                        Sounds like fun, Larry.

                        QUOTE: (And he'd better flip across the roof, as it's expensive.)


                        Just how expensive is it? And where did you find it??
                        Bill ========================================================== DML M4A2 Red Army ========================================================== ========================================================== -- There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness". (Author unknown)
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 11:11 AM
                        QUOTE: Just how expensive is it? And where did you find it??

                        Just what I was going to ask. But is this going to be a dream for most of us?
                        Disapprove [V]
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                        subfixer
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                          March 2004
                        • From: Spartanburg, SC
                        Posted by subfixer on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 11:20 AM
                        You should get two, put one on each foot and take a drive around the backyard battlefield. It's only money!

                        I'm from the government and I'm here to help.

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 1:08 PM
                        Here's a bit of info about this incredible pre-assembled die-cast model:

                        New for 2004 will be a massive 1:16 scale German King Tiger tank to initiate their Extreme Metal series. Featuring metal tracks, removable turret, loadable shells and much more, this machine will weigh in at approximately 40 pounds!



                        Pre-Order cost is $299.95 USD

                        Coming out in Sept, you can pre-order from here: http://www.diecastdirect.com/asp_modules/add_item.asp?ProductCode=FV85001

                        BUDA
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 1:18 PM
                        RC?
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 1:24 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by ArmorMaster

                        RC?


                        Nope, Static.

                        No room for R/C equipment unless you gut the die-cast interior.
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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 1:35 PM
                        And only about 50 bucks more than Tamiya's 1/16 static Tiger II kit!
                        Looks pretty darned cool.

                        OK...who's gonna start griping about "Well, what if someone enters that thing into a contest???"Wink [;)]Wink [;)]
                        ~Brian
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                        M1abramsRules
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                          June 2003
                        Posted by M1abramsRules on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 1:44 PM
                        then the judges will have to know what all those big models look like.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 2:03 PM
                        I wouldn't worry too much about these models showing up in judging competitions. First off, all the detail on this model will not have the same finess or quality of fine PE, second this model weights a lot more then any static model of this size could.

                        What will be cool, is that all the accesories found on this model will be perfect for casting copies to use on the R/C variants.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 3:14 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by BUDA

                        What will be cool, is that all the accesories found on this model will be perfect for casting copies to use on the R/C variants.


                        Buda, very gooda point!

                        I pre-ordered one, so knock fifty bucks off the sticker price. I got it from that Onsite company that sells the diecast toys.
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                        wipw
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                          January 2003
                        • From: Utah - USA
                        Posted by wipw on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 3:22 PM
                        40 pounds??? Poor UPS guy!
                        Bill ========================================================== DML M4A2 Red Army ========================================================== ========================================================== -- There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness". (Author unknown)
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 4:17 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Larry_Dunn

                        I pre-ordered one, so knock fifty bucks off the sticker price. I got it from that Onsite company that sells the diecast toys.


                        Hi Larry,

                        Could you provide a link to the site that you pre-ordered it from?

                        Thanks

                        BUDA
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                        tigerman
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                          March 2003
                        • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
                        Posted by tigerman on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 5:46 PM
                        Pretty sweet. A little out of my normal price range. Surprised it doesn't fire.

                        http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

                         Eric 

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                        Dwight Ta-ala
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                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 8:03 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by tigerman

                        Pretty sweet. A little out of my normal price range. Surprised it doesn't fire.


                        But my wife will if I buy that.Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 15, 2004 12:59 AM
                        Holy giant tank Batman! At that price I could problt convince the 'ol lady to let me get the Tamiya. Big Smile [:D] Big Smile [:D] Big Smile [:D]

                        I want. I want. I want. I want. I want. I want. I want.

                        BTW: I WANT ONE!!!

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                        erush
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                          May 2003
                        • From: USA, GA
                        Posted by erush on Thursday, April 15, 2004 7:32 AM
                        Wow! That thing weighs 40 lbs??? Larry, I hope your son is old enough that it don't outweigh him!!! He'll get pretty buff just from playing with it.. Big Smile [:D] Wink [;)]

                        Eric
                        Hi, I'm Eric and I'm a Modelholic too. I think I have PE poisioning. "Friendly fire...isn't"
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 15, 2004 10:10 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by erush

                        Wow! That thing weighs 40 lbs??? Larry, I hope your son is old enough that it don't outweigh him!!! He'll get pretty buff just from playing with it.. Big Smile [:D] Wink [;)]

                        Eric


                        He's six and he weighs a little more than the tank. Laugh [(-D]

                        The site? The url is http://www.onsitediecast.com/

                        The page for Forces of Valor is:
                        http://www.onsitediecast.com/militaryf.htm

                        The pre-order special was in an e-mail. I don't think it's on the site. You'd probably want to e-mail them and ask about it.

                        Yeah, even with fifty bucks off it's a pantload of dough. I'll be cutting back on my model purchases for a while. Which actually isn't a bad thing. Better to build what you've got in the basement/closet than to just buy more and more.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 15, 2004 5:20 PM
                        Hey Larry,

                        That will make a fantastic gift!
                        Just remember on Christmas day that it is HIS tank not yours!Big Smile [:D] (I recommend a little pre-Christmas inspection to avoid fights!)

                        Matt
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 16, 2004 10:05 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by phroosh

                        Hey Larry,

                        That will make a fantastic gift!
                        Just remember on Christmas day that it is HIS tank not yours!Big Smile [:D]



                        Heh heh! He's very special to me, so making him happy on Christmas morning is as fun for me as it is for him. He still believes in Santa Claus, which creates kind of a whacked out image if you think about it -- jolly red faced man in red suit puts Nazi tank in his sleigh with a smile and a wink. "Smash a few bolshie tanks for me, Fritz. Ho ho ho." [:0]
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 16, 2004 12:38 PM
                        Oh he!! no... Now I HAVE to have that.... How cool is that!!!! Not for a while i'm affraid though....
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 16, 2004 6:27 PM
                        QUOTE:
                        Heh heh! He's very special to me, so making him happy on Christmas morning is as fun for me as it is for him. He still believes in Santa Claus, which creates kind of a whacked out image if you think about it -- jolly red faced man in red suit puts Nazi tank in his sleigh with a smile and a wink. "Smash a few bolshie tanks for me, Fritz. Ho ho ho." [:0]


                        Everyone should have a Dad like you Larry!
                        Hopefully your son doesn't ponder the greater significance of his gift from Santa quite like that. "Daddy, is Santa a fascist?" would be too much on Christmas day. Besides, I think he will be too busy bouncing off the walls.

                        Matt
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 19, 2004 5:37 PM
                        that looks cool
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