A Die Cast Christmas!

[KG_Jag]

This is what I'm getting for Christmas!

76

[KG_Cloghaun]

What scale is that and what brand?

[KG_Jag]

This was my second choice:

77

[KG_Cloghaun]

Wow, some of those soldiers and vehicles mde by King & Country look absolutely awesome! Tree Frog site...

[KG_Jag]

The Stuart is from a new (at least in the US) maker--Figarti. The scale is 54 mm [1:32], which is the same as the W. Britain releases. The Hetzer I posted is from King & Country and comes in the larger 60 mm scale.

So far very few dealers are carrying Figarti and there appears to be no price competition. The Figarti pieces are not cheap, being priced at about the same level as the King & Country offerings.

My Christmas gift from my wife (No--she did not pick it out!) is a special edition done for Treefrog Treasures, a mom and pop shop in MN. Except for this offering, Figarti's World War II pieces cover only the war in the Pacific. The link to "my tank" is here:

http://www.treefrogtreasures.com/A0000.shtml

[KG_Jag]

There is no direct price competition from those who sell the King & Country pieces. I usually buy them from Sierra Toy Soldier Company out of CA because they are also a good company and they offer free shipping within the US. By the way, they also are one of the few dealers who carry Figarti. The link to Sierra's King & Country page is here:

http://sierratoysoldier.com/king_&_country_toy_soldiers.htm

[KG_Cloghaun]

How did I miss this stuff !?


http://imagescommerce.bcentral.com/merchantfiles/5003576/DD52.jpg

http://imagescommerce.bcentral.com/merchantfiles/5003576/EA04.jpg


http://imagescommerce.bcentral.com/merchantfiles/5003576/AK19.jpg


http://www.treefrogtreasures.com/WS66.jpg

[KG_Cloghaun]

http://www.treefrogtreasures.com/WS60.jpg

http://www.treefrogtreasures.com/Bbg01.jpg

http://www.treefrogtreasures.com/BBA09.jpg
http://www.treefrogtreasures.com/Ws70(sl).jpg

[KG_Cloghaun]

http://www.treefrogtreasures.com/WS68.jpg

http://www.treefrogtreasures.com/Dd58.jpg

http://www.treefrogtreasures.com/WS63.jpg
http://www.treefrogtreasures.com/WS67.jpg

[KG_Jag]

Frank you must like King & Country, as all the items you posted are theirs. I have had the AK Pz III for some time.

By the way--I like them too. But they hit the budget hard, even before the price increase on the latest releases.

[KG_Cloghaun]

So all this stuff is 54mm scale? I'm having trouble understanding how big that would be. Can you take a picture holding your PzIII?

How much bigger are they than say the 72nd scale Dragon tanks?

[KG_Jag]

No--the King and Country items as bigger. They are 60 mm.

The Figarti and W. Britain lines are a smaller 54 mm, which is the 1 to 32 scale.

I will try to talk my wife into letting me use her digital camera, but until then I can tell you that a vehicle in the STUG family in the 60 mm scale will be about 7 1/2 inches long. A Pz IV in the 54 mm scale will be about 7 1/4 inches long. In each case the gun overhang is not included in the measurement.

[KG_Jag]

For those of you shopping for Christmas or Hanukkah die cast at (or beyond?) the last minute, here are some good deals. Remember that for Pete's stuff with his color coded logos, you get an additional 10% to 30% off (depending on the color) with this coupon code: PC1030

1. B-17, P-51 & P-47 Corgi 1/72nd scale set:

http://www.petescollectibles.com/display.asp?cat=Specials&ItemNo=AA99126#item

2. P-47D:

http://www.petescollectibles.com/display.asp?cat=Specials&ItemNo=DRW50088#item

3. P-51D:

http://www.petescollectibles.com/display.asp?cat=Specials&ItemNo=DRW50051S#item

4. HE-111H (buy one get one free):

http://www.diecastdirect.com/asp_modules/add_item.asp?ProductCode=C33704

5. Elvis' private jets set (only one left):

http://www.diecastdirect.com/asp_modules/add_item.asp?ProductCode=MC-F37302

6. Model Power 10 plane set (buy one get one free):

http://www.diecastdirect.com/asp_modules/add_item.asp?ProductCode=MP-SET1

7. Yat Ming Mosquito (only one left):

http://www.diecastdirect.com/asp_modules/add_item.asp?ProductCode=YM99118B

8. Britains Afrika Korps Pz IV--two versions available:

http://www.treefrogtreasures.com/17460I.shtml

and

http://www.treefrogtreasures.com/17460J.shtml

9. Britains T-34--two versions available:

http://www.treefrogtreasures.com/17497A.shtml

and

http://www.treefrogtreasures.com/17497D.shtml

10. Britains #17456 - German 916th Regiment 2 Man Mortar Team with Base:

http://www.treefrogtreasures.com/17456.shtml

11. Britains #17458 - German Falschirmjager Paratroopers 3-Piece Set :

http://www.treefrogtreasures.com/17458.shtml

12. Hard to get Wildcat:

http://www.collectables.biz/search_results.asp?txtsearchParamTxt=&txtsearchParamCat=51&txtsearchParamType=ALL&txtsearchParamMan=ALL&txtsearchParamVen=ALL&txtFromSearch=fromSearch

and

http://www.3000toys.com/catalog/item_detail.asp?itemfind=GEARBOX11501

13. The only Tigercat that I know about:

http://www.3000toys.com/catalog/item_detail.asp?itemfind=GEARBOX12001

14. 1/32 scale {read: BIG} Corgi Bf-109G (with 20% off):

http://www.bigboyswartoys.com/cgi-bin/prod_page.pl?item=CORAA34901

[KG_Jag]

Here's a list of all the 1/72 scale and a single 1/35 scale dragon die cast items that are coming out in the near future:

http://www.dragonmodelsusa.com/dmlusa/prodmidh.asp?tlcode=DRR