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The actual duffel bag came from Build-A-Rama. The smaller wet weather (waterproof) clothing bags came with the M-48. While the former may have an issue with re-casting their bags, the latter can be easily purchased. I've seen 21st M-48's for sale for around $40.

Wanted to test my 1:35 painting techniques on the toys. I'm pleased with how he turned out.

Ok, the first of two M-48's is 99.5% done. I just need to weather the tracks. Painting the crew is another story...

Very cool custom... But in reality, they'll probably never get purchased on a wide scale (and hopefully they don't). Reports from Afghanistan indicate that they are worthless in the field. Because of this, the boys keep them in the FOB to run trash and chow around the perimeter. Leave it...

I'm more irritated with the omission of the following: - Glass roof panels above the pilot and co-pilot's seats - The cylindrical divot in the front metal panel (I'm not sure if that's the pitot tube for the bird or not) - The glass "bubble" below the aforementioned "divot" (not sure if...

Reviewer error...haha...I know that they are not one and the same. I tend to use the terms interchangeably, which is a technical error. Yes, the BBi MH-6 is not an OH-6. I'm working on converting my MH-6 to an OH-6. There are still inexplicable flaws in the BBi MH-6. The PTE bird is...

Hmm...I bought my BBi Loach from Smalljoes for around $35 about ten months ago, but they no longer have them in stock. I can't find them at Foxhole Toys anymore either. They had them for a bit more. Sorry to get your hopes up. Last winter I was mulling over both of them. The PTE Loach looks...

Don't get the PTE little bird. You're far better off getting a BBi one for $30 - 40.

It's not like I'm converting a chap mai chopper into a CH-46 or something... Besides, I need to finish my tracks first, then get back to work on my OH-6 conversion. I'll need some opinions from the customizers on the latter.

Ye of little faith...

I had no problem getting the 21st Huey pilots into the Cobra... Too bad you lost another piece of your AH-1...xin loi man. One of these days I intend to turn mine into an AH-1G, but given all the threads on how fragile it is, I'm a bit hesitant to touch it.

It's funny you mention the MOBAT... I was trolling on HISS a couple weeks ago and looking at an old thread that delineated which Joe vehicles were based in reality. There was some argument about whether the MOBAT was more of an M-60 or an M-551. I was about to purchase a MOBAT to see if I...

Yes they did have a prototype. The Jaguar models 1:35 Sheridan is a beauty. Just gauging interest. There's a world of possibility out there when you have a friend with a 3-D printer who wants to do something cool with it. Keep in mind I'm the first customer here and it'll take time. I...

Buy a JSI Huey!!! Keep the line running for something other than WWII!!! That's my mandatory plug before I hijack this further into a 21st thread. As I've mentioned, back in the heyday of 1:18 I was little interested in the little guys and a fan of the 1:6 figures. Sometimes I was shocked...

Yet another capability that the Army retired without a suitable replacement... Excellent model! Glad to see it.

I had a long thread of messages with a guy on SSHQ about 21st and the possibility of there ever being a toy company like them again (only smarter...). It's a discouraging prospect, especially given that one has to deal with China when it comes to mass producing plastic toys. I can see why it...

I agree entirely. I wasn't sure if you were saying that the F-104 was unmentionable because of the model itself or because it was yet another example of 21st's dubious decision making. I'm guessing someone at 21st just liked the way it looked, or they had a relative who flew one. Given it's...

Why don't we talk about that one? I've been considering picking one up on Ebay since it's my only Vietnam era option.

Thanks for the feedback. The actual duffle bag, .50/5.56 ammo cans came from Build-a-Rama. The wet weather clothing bags came with the tank. Originally they are painted some weird dark khaki. After looking at them, I figured that they would work perfectly as the rubberized clothing bags...

Gents, this summer hasn't been as productive for hobby work as I had hoped it would be up until now. While the time has been productively busy, I spent much time looking at the shelf full of projects and looking forward to the time to be able to just sit and get to work. This past weekend was...