Yes, It's that time of year again folks! Read More »

BEGIN TRANSMISSION: RE: JFS-OFFICER CLUB/Q1 TO: ALL FIGHTING 1:18th SUPPORTERS YOUR EYES ONLY SANITIZED VERSION PROVIDED Proceed to page 2 for important Officer Club news and updates here. Read More »

Could the next modern JSI jet be revealed? Merit International has given some pretty helpful hints today! Read More »

Looks like the 101st Airborne is making a return, this time sans packaging! Read More »

Some said it would never be done... But the master of the impossible is at it again! Read More »

So apparently Merit International was at ToyFair 2013! What did they have to show? Read More »

There's only one Medal to give out, who get's the Honor? Read More »

It's that time of year again.. and The Fighting 1:18th is headed to SDCC 2012! Read More »

Forum Officer Fled74 recently shared his custom Cover Girl in coveralls with us and also took the time to answer a few questions about how he got into collecting and customizing: Q.  What got you into collecting 1:18 scale figures and vehicles, and how long have you been collecting them? A. I had a few ARAH Joes when I was 10 or so (in 1984), and it didn’t take long for me to start swapping their body parts around. I outgrew them (or so I thought) a few years later, only to rediscover them in 2003 when I picked up a few Valor Vs Venom figures at TRU. I noted the improved sculpting, but I still found them lacking (mainly the articulation and body proportions). Thanks to Australian retailers, we never got the 25th Anniversary line. It wasn’t until I ... Read More »

I’ve had a few people ask me how I paint Tiger Stripe camo on my Joes, and I thought I’d share my technique. Now, while this isn’t a perfect representation of TS camo, it’s the best I’m able to do on such a small scale. So…. Step 1: Apply the Base Coat I lay the base coat of green down on the area that is to be tiger striped. This is the result of multiple thin coats of Testors’ Model Master Dark Green (Note: this covers how I tiger striped my Stalker custom’s pants): Step 2: Make the General Outline of the Stripes Using Testors’ Model Master Israeli Armor Sand Gray, I make the general outlines of the stripes that will later be filled in with either black or brown paint. I try to space them out somewhat evenly with ... Read More »