Among the highly detailed scale toys made by Forces of Valor and 21st Century out in The Cave, there are the more wallet-friendly offerings by BMC. Still being produced and available from their Victory Buy website, these 1/32 scale vehicles allow gamers and Little Green Army Men collector's a viable way to wage battles without investing a ton of $$$ and are currently available for $15.50 + tax and shipping. These are very basic with limited operating features: the turret swivels. That's it! It has a plethora of molded-in details and the stickers come on a separate sheet which allows you to use any or all of them as you choose. The tank measures 7.5" (19.05cm) L x 3.5" (8.89cm) W x 3.75" (9.52cm) H.
Ed
No fancy packaging. No artwork by world renown artists. A simple bag keeps costs down.
A note about the markings. After perusing dozens of photos from WWII (NOT museum photos as museums can paint their armor any way they see fit which may or may not be accurate) the placement of the stars can be quite varied:
-Sometimes they have been applied on the sloped front armor plate (glacis) - sometimes not
-While often placed on the hull sides, that wasn't always the case
-They sometimes were applied to the turret sides - sometimes not
-I've seen photos of Sherman's with stars on the hull sides, turret sides, and front
-I have not seen stars anywhere on the rear of the tank
-No American flag anywhere on the tank
The stars are in the big white area to the upper left of the sheet but being white on a white background, do not show up. Additional sets of 12 sticker sheets (for WWII American and German armor) can be purchased at Victory Buy for $10.40 + tax & shipping.
All that being said, I applied the stickers as included with the tank so you can see how the toy would look complete with all of them applied.
Shown here with a Marx 54mm GI
