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Thursday, February 23, 2006

Spy report from Toy Fair 2006

The mighty TBF-1 Avenger! This 1:18 scale torpedo bomber has been keeping the natives restless for sometime now. Mystery, anticipation, and sleepless nights for collectors have made this airplane a very desired piece for the collection.

We had the opportunity to check these bad birds out during the American International Toy Fair in New York. We were intrigued to learn that the 2 schemes shown are not the final production versions. In fact these 2 are roughly 7 months old! So what does it all mean? 21st filled in the gaps for us.

The new and final production Avenger has not been shown to the public. It's wing folding mechanism has turned into it's own kind of trade secret it seems. The concern came over the extreme weight of the massive wing in a fixed position. The device had to be durable. This is one of the reasons for development setbacks.

Roy Sutherland and the rest of the product development team have spent a great deal of time perfecting this product. This is one of the most progressive products ever offered by 21st Century Toys and they are very big! The first release will be the grey on grey Atlantic Scheme and following right behind is the Flight 19 dark blue scheme.

So the big question is when, we asked 21st as they replied with a smile... "we can't give a solid date but rest assured the mighty Avenger is well into production and it will be the talk of the town when it releases this year" ! We did a little covert operation in the storage area of the booth and discovered a mocked-up box with complete crew and boxed aircraft all wire tied in place, so we know it can't be too far!

Please note: The unknown reporter submitting this information has not been heard from since. Many Bothans died to bring us this information (ed).

Posted by C.L. Smith @ 3:19 PM
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Wednesday, February 15, 2006

New Corsair now available

21st Century Toy's newest 1:18 Chance-Vought F4U-1A Corsair variant is painted to represent the aircraft flown by US Navy Ace Lieutenant Commander Rodger Hedrick of VF-84 based on the Aircraft Carrier USS Bunker Hill. Hedrick finished the war with 12 confirmed victories and 4 damaged aircraft to his credit. Hedrick, who had previously flown with the famous VF-17 "Jolly Rogers", finished the war with 12 confirmed victories and 4 damaged aircraft to his credit. The primary mission of the Corsairs assigned to the USS Bunker Hill was to defend the aircraft carrier from the desperate Kamikaze attacks that were wreaking havoc with the Pacific Fleet.

You can order this item directly from Tiny Warriors. Click here.

Posted by C.L. Smith @ 3:45 PM
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Monday, February 06, 2006

Zeros on the way!

21st Century Toys is pleased to announce that new 1:32 scales airplanes are "on the water" from the factory overseas! Soon fans will be adding the AM62 Japanese Zero's to the growing collection of 1:32 scale WWII airplanes!Shown here are the pictures of S1 in classic Army paint (green) and never before shown S2 in the classic Naval paint scheme from the attack on Pearl Harbor (light grey/green).

Look for more fantastic releases in 1:32 scale throughout all of 2006! Looks like a great start to a new year of collecting!

Posted by C.L. Smith @ 9:37 PM
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Italy goes to war! Introducing the 1:32 scale Macchi 202

From 21st Century Toys

Thats right! You are looking at the first Italian fighter planes ever produced by 21st Century Toys Inc. These Macchi 202's are considered to be some of the most attractive fighter planes of WWII! These little beauties have been produced in 1:32 scale and are reported to be in the latest assortment which is "on the water" from overseas as we speak...

What does it all mean? Well, it means that both of these airplanes can be part of your collection in the next few weeks! Shown here are the pictures of the S1 & S2 paint schemes! Bring on the new products!

Posted by C.L. Smith @ 7:00 PM
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