"6mm Starwars Republic Gunships and others" Topic

There are diecast Starwars vehicles on the shelves again. They range 6mm-15mm in scale.

Walmart seems to be the only place locally I have found these...Toy's R Us and KB do not appear to have them.

The Gunship is dead on 6mm and makes a great dropship. I can fit a stand of 6mm troops based on a penny inside the cargo area of the ship and they sit securely. They even come with flight stands. Retail is around $5 USD each. Some of the other vehicles have potential. I have yet to see the Royal Naboo starship this is supposed to be available.

There is actually a 25-28mmish AT series walker (Pre AT-PT) with Rider that would work for Rebel Storm or such. I didn't get a great look at it but it appeared to be piloted by a Clone trooper.

Sweet! I'm so there! Who's manufacturing them, if I may ask?

Hasbro, who else?

that's Hasborg. Get it straight!

It can't be Borg, it's the wrong license.

Perhaps "Hasbloat" would be more appropriate, considering all the companies they've acquired in the past five years.

And then destroyed. Avalon Hill, Kenner, etc.

We always refered to them as "Hasborg" on the inside between being acquired and being downsized. Now us former employees call them "Hasbeen".

However, I REALLY like those gunships and will have to keep my eye out.

I vote for "HasBlob" in keeping with their ability to assimilate other companies, use the matter to expand their own mass, and utterly obliterate whatever they absorb. ;)

Leland R. Erickson

Hi Guys,

I was checking these out and found the following links:

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Apparently the toys are called the Titanium Series Die-Cast Vehicles Wave 2. There is a batch of Star Wars Episodes IV to VI and another batch for the newer movies Episodes I to III.

IV-VI toys: Millennium Falcon, X-wing, Slave I, and TIE Fighter.

I-III toys: AT-RT, A-wing, Snowspeeder, Star Destroyer, Republic Gunship, Droid Tri-fighter, Jedi Starfighter and Y-wing.

Shabbat Shalom,

Maksim-Smelchak.

As for the April 2nd release date, I'd say that was either fictional or an error. I went to three different Wal-Marts today (in a rain storm, no less) looking for the Republic Gunship. Nobody had even heard of the Titanium Series there, so it wasn't like they sold out before I could get them.

I'd love to have some for my Battletech units, even if just as display pieces.

Anyone else have this problem with finding these pieces?

My local Walmart had signs announcing a Star Wars celebration April 2 and 3. I was there Friday, 4/1, and there was a big empty spread of shelves with a Star Wars header panel. Looking at the stock sheets taped to the racks I saw a row of die-cast vehicles listed.

On 4/3 I went back and there was ton of SW stuff. Lots of action figures and vehicles. Surprisingly, they also had Revenge of the Sith Starter Sets and Booster Packs for the WOTC minis game, for 19.99 and 9.99.

Besides the minis games, there were also two other battle games. There were the Force Battlers action figures and the Attactix figures. The Attactix figures are about 3" high, with an enlarged limb or weapon for fighting with. The starter set has 4 figs you can see, and they have sealed expansion packs with a random selection inside. Looks like Hasbro's trying to follow the WOTC model.

But, there were no die-cast vehicles. This store has already had the Wave 1 figures for a few weeks now. So maybe there was some delay in production or distribution.

It was a pretty impressive display of merchandising, however.

. . . And we dont have Wal-Mart in New Zealand, only K-Mart. So we'll miss out.
Oh well, at least Paris might move here.

So where can i get 6mm clonetroopers?

Hello!?

How about Forge World epic Tau? Yes, pretty pricy, but damn nicely done.

Sorry to answer late, I was in the bath....

They might do but they are damn pricey!
I'll have to check it out!

Any other manufacturers making suitable proxies?

Cheers!
Patrik

Ehrm...hello!?

Any other proxies out there?

Woohoo! Finally saw the Titanium pieces this morning while I was out to buy a window fan. Luckily I decided to take a chance and look into the SW toy aisle at the local WalMart.

Picked up 4 of the Republic Gunships at $4.97 USD a piece. Certainly cheaper than some 6mm troop transports *coughGWcoughThunderhawkcoughcough* that I've seen, and definitely a better-looking design than a lot I've seen. I like the way the sides are open, for example. Gives it the feel of a modern transport helicopter or the Viet Nam era Huey. Just a cool feel to it, I think.

Overall I'd say they'll do the job admirably. Now I just need to find an excuse to look for more of them.

Hi Guys,

I still haven't seen these at my local Walmart...

Shalom,
Maksim-Smelchak.

Hi Guys,

Apparently none of my local Walmarts carry the titanium line. They must have had a limited distroubution and I'm guessing that the toy collector people bought most of them.

Shalom,

Maksim-Smelchak.

That's really bad(Grrrr!)!

But they are really nice!
To bad the don't have Walmart in Sweden(Grrrrr!)!

Maksim,

I though the same thing until this weekend when my local WM put them on the shelf - you may check back in with yours. I had asked and my local guys said "we won't be carrying that", but then this weekend the Star Wars Minis lost 2 pegs, and voila, Titanium arrived.

Hi,

I found out that Walmart uses a central distitubtion point so if one store in an area is out then it's very likely that all the stores will be out because the central supply point will have run out.

At any rate, my roommate went out of the way down to his old home for a dentist appointment and found a small batch of "hold-outs" that wee waiting for us. I now have one Republic gunship! Yeah!

Shabbat Shalom,
Maksim-Smelchak.

You are a lucky dude, Maksim!