Glad to see another truck driver on the board.

If we're talking 1/18thish scales that can accommodate Joe figures, then...

1. Van or flatbed tractor trailer. I've got a couple from my childhood, and they're close enough for now.

2. Military logistics vehicles like the HET, HEMETT, or the far more manly LVS. Five ton or seven ton trucks for cargo/troop transport.

3. Affordability priced NATO/Eastern Block planes and helos. That True Helos Apache is a good start. Close enough, but not quite 100% accurate.

4. Everyday automobiles, trucks and SUVs.

5. Heavy Equipment/Construction vehicles.

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I also would like to see HETTs and HEMTTs. I would really like a fuel HEMTT. Perhaps even a flatbed one with the PLS on it.

M113, with opening hatches to access the interior.
M577 (especially with the TOC extension)
An M88 Hercules, or SOME kind of wrenchmobile
Either an in scale Deuce and A Half (Wierd, I honestly cannot remember the real nomenclature for the deuce... M35? M37?) or an in scale LMTV (uparmored or not, either way is fine.)


I honestly would be quite happy if some of the harder to find Chap mei stuff (Scout Car, Osprey) would get rereleased, and if some of the TRUe Heroes vehicles (especially that Type 93ish MBT) would be released with just the vehicle, without all the crap figures and terrible accessories that they use to push up the price point, but I use to line my Recycling bin.

Not really a Striker, but the closest thing around is the bbi LAV. I here it's going to be getting a re-release too, as there was some found in a warehouse.

For the M113, 21st Century Toys makes one. It needs work, but it's out there and has all the hatches and stuff that open.

Bruder makes some really cool stuff and it works great with Joes and other 1/18th scale figures. Some of the stuff can even be found at TJ Max and Ross stores.

Many of these items can be found if you do some deep searching. I know sometimes they are not cheap when you do find them though. Some are not exactly what you have in mind also.

I myself would like to see some police cars that have all the doors open, meaning it has to have 4-doors . That is one thing that bugs me about some of the 1/18th scale cars when they have the 4-doors, as only the front two open .

Trains and that type stuff would rock, but the closest you can get is 1/20th (G scale) or 1/22nd which are costly too. Most of the larger scales are always custom jobs, that I have seen and very, very pricy too.

momaw nadon

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Yes there are plenty of street cars. The main problem is the scale isn't exact between the various companies. Therefore some are smaller than 1/18. I've found that the best ones are the convertibles. Then sometimes the pedals get in the way.



Big Lots at one time did have a 1/18th Limo. I forget what company made it.
21st Century made VietNam era Hueys. There was even a CIA one. http://www.js-int.net/airscraft_60007.html

Not exactly....
http://www.unimax.com.hk/product_detail.php?cid=C42&sid=S56&type=toys&id=71012
I think the Stryker was canceled.


That is an easy custom actually. You need to get this PTE copter. http://store.foxholetoys.com/1scpoteelphe.html
I've been waiting for someone to do one for a while now.

Thanks for getting the ball rolling guys. . .
I knew someone was going to say "stealth blackhawk" (LOL), I just figured it was too soon. Hahaha!

And yeah id love to see more standard cars too, the DUB cars are cool but I don't see your average "Joe" driving one (well maybe Clutch).
Heck I've got two Dodge Vipers, the Modern 007 Aston Marten V-12 (with all the cool gimmicks from the movie), a 08/09 Challenger (DUB), a buttload of military jeeps/dune buggy/hummers, motorcycles (real and sci-fi), an old rolling thunder chassy (for a future custom), and the RHINO.
But still I wish that stryker was still going to be made, and I wish I could get my hands on a black Hummer H-2 and an old school NAM era gun truck with the 50 cals on the back also.

(Yes it is nice to see another 18 wheeler jockey on the boards how goes it Driver?)

Oh yeah just had a sick thought. . .
An CH-53 Super Stallion!

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Strikers are garbage, I am glad no one has made them.

I wish those bruder toys were more available though, I have wanted a 1 : 18th scale garbage truck for a while.

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http://www.learningexpress.com/ has Bruder stuff, Schleich, & Playmobil.

SG: A Puddle Jumper for sure.

Wraith Dart.

Coroner's wagon.

Romani Vardo with two horses.

A good exploring DSRV.

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I'd kill for an 88 in 1/18 scale.

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Just chasing my steering wheel across the country!

The CH-53 would be awesome, but it'd be huge. I think I figured it out one time that it'd be about three and a half feet long (just the fuselage). But like logistics vehicles, cargo/utility helos are a necessary part of the military. That Chap-mei "CH-47" is pretty cool, but still a bit small.

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The Bruder stuff I usually find too big, and the doors never work on them. For a garbage truck . . .

http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.js ... +Secondary

which is still on shelves at TRU. I prefer this older one though . . .

http://cgi.ebay.com/Tonka-Mighty-Motori ... 2c5c7a3616

because the front forks are more interesting visually and it looks less "toy-ish" as a whole. ust the oversized levers on one side and that's it.

I would love to that vehicle as well along with the variants of it (or one that came with the pieces to make the variants).

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I've been looking for a 1:18 forklift for a long time now. I know Chapmei made one, but I have never seen one at any Big Lots in the last 5-7 years. I also wouldn't mind a Bobcat and a golf-cart. Also, does anyone know what model John Deere cart they use when they haul off injured football players? I've always wanted one for Lifeline and Doc, but I have no idea what they're called or if Ertl makes one.

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wow what has not been covered,

an Osprey
a Mac truck & trialer like classic Optimus Prime...
a submarine

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(Tell me about it, currently spending the night in Amarillo)

I've got a possible lead on one of those 47's but I'm not sure if I really like it. Sure I could repaint it like my F-22 but it still looks kinda goofy.
I don't know gotta think some more about it.
I would LOVE to have a 53 around 3+ft long, you could use it like a carry case.

I wonder what circumfrence PVC pipe would be needed, and if you used the cockpit from a Tomahawk or one of those chap-mei helos/osprey toys you could basically make a new kind of AC to handle the task.
Got my brain just runnin now!!!

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