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06-05-2013, 07:25 AM | #121 |
Iron Grenadier
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: jersey garden state
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Does anybody remenber the Godzilla movie toyline?? They had a pretty kool humvee
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06-05-2013, 10:38 PM | #122 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Texas
Posts: 445
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PTE version. For many reasons. First, you can fit five figures in it, counting the cupola. Second, the price is unbeatable.
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06-10-2013, 10:20 PM | #123 |
Pte Playa
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: China
Posts: 55
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jdviper, while looking up 1/18 Hummers I came across references to the Godzilla Hummer. I believe the line was short lived and most items found their way into discount bins. I couldn't find any pictures apart from one which i have added below. Its from this website, someone had two Godzilla hummers and made a custom one in desert colours. But still it looks oversized and pretty ugly so I guess not one of the better 1/18 hummers.
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06-10-2013, 11:31 PM | #124 |
Crimson Guard
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Ohio
Posts: 1,404
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All 3 of the Joe Humvees from the Spytroops/DTC years are by far the best. The detailing, the scale, the construction are all amazing. In my humble opinion they are some of the best Joe toys ever made; and by far the best vehicles to come out of those years of Joe toys. Most of the figures from those years are horrible, but those Humvees are just awesome. I have 2 Jungle Humvees, 2 Night Ops Humvees, and 1 Desert Humvee. My only regret was not getting a 2nd( or 3rd! ) Desert Humvee. And the only flaw when talking about those great toys is the crazy prices they go for on the secondary market. The Night Ops Humvee is usually the most reasonable to get for around $35-$40 if you get lucky. I have seen the other two hit the $75-$100 mark! I have two more Jungle, and plain green canvass top Humvees from PTE. While I do like them, the quality just is not as nice as the Hasbro toys. Hasbro hit a home run with the 3 they made.
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06-11-2013, 04:44 AM | #125 |
Pte Playa
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: China
Posts: 55
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Yup FlintW02 that seems to be the general consenus. The PTE Hummers do well because of price, but so do Honda Civics, given a choice most people would prefer a Lambo. Those Joe Hummers are decent alright. Then again the secondary market prices are really crazy. You certainly got lucky getting them at regular retail.
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06-18-2013, 01:31 AM | #126 |
Pte Playa
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: China
Posts: 55
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So as you may know. The Chinese have a couple of copies of the Hummer or Chumvee as its nicknamed. There two types. The first and most is common is the BJ2022. This is a mid size vehicle half way between the classic Willy's Jeep / Russian UAZ 469 / Chinese BJ2020 and the full size Humvee. It comes in many variations and I see it everyday all over town.
The second and much cooler is the proper Humvee copy, the Dong Fang EQ2050. This is pretty much and exact copy of the Hummer only with a different front grill. Of course the Chinese claim it out performs the Hummer. Anyway, while I'm hoping that PTE will release a Chinese Hummer with the re-styled front grill, in the mean time I'm probably going to get a 1/18 diecast of the EQ2050. I know that the 1/18 die-casts have trouble fitting 1/18 figures inside without some leg amputations but I guess it might be cool to have a Chummer for dios etc. Figures can still stand in the top hatch. While die casts they cant really be included in the best 1/18 hummer, maybe the photos are worth a look. As you probably know Maisto produces a detailed die-cast of the actual Hummer. Well I guess if you're going to copy the actual Hummer, what the heck, copy the die-cast model as well. As you can see from the photos, apart from the Chinese front grill and lack of snorkel, its exactly the same as the Maisto version, even the camouflage! |
06-18-2013, 01:34 AM | #127 |
Pte Playa
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: China
Posts: 55
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So as you may know. The Chinese have a couple of copies of the Hummer or Chumvee as its nicknamed. There two types. The first and most is common is the BJ2022. This is a mid size vehicle half way between the classic Willy's Jeep / Russian UAZ 469 / Chinese BJ2020 and the full size Humvee. It comes in many variations and I see it everyday all over town.
The second and much cooler is the proper Humvee copy, the Dong Fang EQ2050. This is pretty much and exact copy of the Hummer only with a different front grill. Of course the Chinese claim it out performs the Hummer. Anyway, while I'm hoping that PTE will release a Chinese Hummer with the re-styled front grill, in the mean time I'm probably going to get a 1/18 diecast of the EQ2050. I know that the 1/18 die-casts have trouble fitting 1/18 figures inside without some leg amputations but I guess it might be cool to have a Chummer for dios etc. Figures can still stand in the top hatch. While die casts they cant really be included in the best 1/18 hummer, maybe the photos are worth a look. As you probably know Maisto produces a detailed die-cast of the actual Hummer. Well I guess if you're going to copy the actual Hummer, what the heck, copy the die-cast model as well. As you can see from the photos, apart from the Chinese front grill and lack of snorkel, its exactly the same as the Maisto version, even the camouflage! |
06-18-2013, 02:55 AM | #128 |
Smasher Of Chips
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
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I know this might be off topic but don't forget about the Corps Humvee which looks good but also has an interesting history.
I don't know if this will be of interest to anybody but it was to me so I thought I would make a post. Anyway while finding decent 1/18th scale Hummers is fairly easy today given the ones produced by BBI, 21st Century, World Peace Keepers and of course the recent Joe Hasbro versions it wasn't always so. As many of you may know the first decent version of a Humvee was produced by Toy Island Inc in the early 1990s for the Robocop TV series. The two versions released were the 'Tactical Command Vehicle’ and the ‘Tactical Field Ambulance'. What you may not know is that the Humvee mold was so successful that it was used for several other vehicles. I've tried to attach photos as examples (taken from this site & others). The first of which was the 1996 Mortal Kombat 3 remote controlled Humvee also released by Toy Island Inc. It used the same mold as the Robocop Tactical Command Vehicle only with different lights, wheels that turned and of course the fact that it was remote controlled. Unfortunately the color scheme is horrible. In mid 1996 in limited numbers a French company called 'The Majorettes' released a copy of the MK3 remote controlled Humvee only this time without remote control. It retained the same lights as the MK3 version but added the gun from the original Robocop Tactical Command Vehicle and thankfully had a camouflage paint scheme. The final version of the original Robocop Tactical Command Vehicle was the famous 'The Corps ATK Command Vehicle' released in 1997 by Lanlard. Its partly famous because Lanlard was evetually sued by GM in 2004 for violating IP rights. The Corps ATK Command Vehicle is also famous because for almost a decade it was the most realistic Hummer out there for 1/18th figures. They increased the suspension greatly, gave a desert camouflage paint scheme and added a ton of weapons, including a missile launcher, and two machine guns on the roof that could operated by standing on the back seat through two open hatches cut into the roof. While the side doors still didn’t open as in all releases, it was still a massive improvement on previous versions. The hood still opened while the aerials, front and back bumpers, and fuel tank generally added to the tough looking military nature of this vehicle. Still at its heart the mold was the same as the Robocop version. If anybody knows of any other versions of the Robocop Humvee it would be great to know. Equally if anyone has a collection of all the different versions it would be cool to see them together. Its funny how companies like Toy Island and Lanlard end up using each others molds, it continues today. GM v. Lanard Toys: What is "Functionality"? http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions...6a0393p-06.pdf |
08-20-2013, 04:40 AM | #129 |
Pte Playa
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: China
Posts: 55
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So you know that big gun on the PTE Hummer that a lot of people were complaining about because it was oversized and unrealistic, even the bullet-belt was far too big and most people just added a custom gun.
Well it turns out that its actually a pretty decent copy of the MK19 grenade launcher, which is often mounted on Humvees..... Mk 19 grenade launcher - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
08-20-2013, 04:42 AM | #130 |
Pte Playa
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: China
Posts: 55
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So you know that big gun on the PTE Hummer that a lot of people were complaining about because it was oversized and unrealistic, even the bullet-belt was far too big and most people just added a custom gun.
Well it turns out that its actually a pretty decent copy of the MK19 grenade launcher, which is often mounted on Humvees..... Mk 19 grenade launcher - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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