Tag Archives: Merit

It is getting close to that time of year again! Comic con. Where else can you see Tony Starks, giant Lego statues, the newest video games and people hug the Ice King all in the same day? Read More »

  We here at the Fighting 1:18th have a couple announcements to share. Both of which were discovered and brought to our attention by the ever informative and consummate F1:18 straight-man, K-Tiger! They are fairly exciting bits of news, and at least it gives us a glimpse into the future of 1:18 scale and the options that we, as collectors, have ahead of us. And what do these companies have to tantalize us, and seduce the money from our wallets?     First up is Merit’s “new” Huey. While I’m excited that we’ll be getting a Huey again, I have to wonder about their choice in mold. Perhaps this is all they had to choose from, and I’m not entirely certain that it’s an “all new” mold. It bears enough resemblance to 21st’s Hogshead II to make someone believe that ... Read More »

Merit International has announced that they are now accepting Pre-orders for the upcoming release of the 1:18th scale SBD-3 "Dauntless"! Read More »

Well, SDCC has come and gone and it was quite the experience. From getting up obscenely early to wait in line to seeing exclusives and talking to vendors it was all a great time. This being my first time I was not really sure what to expect but luckily I had a seasoned veteran with me. Read More »

From near and slightly less-near (Encino and Tahoe respectively), the Fighting 1:18th crew is getting ready to head to the San Diego Comic Convention 2011! Read More »

We've just received some new photos from Merit of the upcoming VF-154 "Black Knights" F-14 from JSI! Read More »

Yesterday I was fortunate enough to be invited down to Merit International's headquarters in the City of Industry, California. Tony had let me know they were planning an exclusive release for the upcoming San Diego Comic Convention (SDCC!), and he wanted to give me a peak at what they were going to be bringing to the show. Read More »

Our very own NSA is at the offices of Merit International LLC this evening and has sent back some pics of JSI's latest offering. Read More »

Here is the Fighting 1:18th's report from the first day of the Weekend of Heroes! Read More »

The Fighting 1:18th is heading to the "A Weekend of Heroes" convention today in Glendale, CA! Read More »