Why Bruder doesn't work for 1:18

[NSA]

Here is a photo montage I made.. I REALLY REALLY wanted to use some of the awesome Bruder 1:16th scale trucks with my figures.

It was not meant to be.

I think #3 is my favorite.

 

[Mandingo Rex]

Some of their prop shit does, but not the bigger stuff. Why in the hell would anyone make 1:16?

 

[pcsguy88]

Some of their prop shit does, but not the bigger stuff. Why in the hell would anyone make 1:16?

Not sure, but that's the same damn scale the Japanese decided to do RC tanks in.

 

[Dr Syn]

Hmmm, Had my eyes on this bad boy:

 

[K-Tiger]

Some of their prop shit does, but not the bigger stuff. Why in the hell would anyone make 1:16?

Because 1:18 really is an American thing. That and the Germans don't give a fuck. Hell, there may be 1:16 figures in the Fatherland.


The area Tractor Supply Company has some 1:18 oldschool tractors and a 1:18/16 (i don't recall) Bobcat front-end loader i'm tempted by.

 

[Dropshipbob]

There are a few 1:18th construction type stuff at TRU.

 

[The Ewokhunter]

this is why Ertl sucks. My mother in law works for a local John Deere/farm implement company and gets a HUGE discount on everything there. (I got my riding mower super cheap) and they have a shit ton of ertl stuff.

but it's all 1:16.

If it was 1:18, I would be buying that crap all day long to militarize it since they have construction equipment too. I guess Ertl thinks little boys who play with their toys don't have any action figures that are 4" or don't care that they are out out of scale, as long as they fit inside.

 

[K-Tiger]

With the Bobcat it's not really an issue, just say it's an up-sized model. Think those giant, armored front-end loaders the Israelis use.

 

[The Ewokhunter]

like this?

 

[K-Tiger]

Yeah!.


I kinda want to get an old Tonka F-EL and mimic that.

 

[The Ewokhunter]

here's the unpainted version which I am sure I could find at the Cat store (Decatur, Il is a BIG plant of Cat) they may have a gift shop or something.

 

[K-Tiger]

See, it looks cooler when the IDF paints it tan, puts armored glass and anti-tank missile cages on the damn thing.

 

[NSA]

Yeah I think for the tractors/equipment you can fudge with the scale a lot more than with a damn truck. The truck just looks silly being so big.

 

[thelegoguy]

FYI, we(the US) also use uparmored construction equipment. I know our Redhorse Squadrons from Hurbie had armor dozers and dump trucks.

 

[The Ewokhunter]

FYI, we(the US) also use uparmored construction equipment. I know our Redhorse Squadrons from Hurbie had armor dozers and dump trucks.

yeah, but we use ours to construct, Israelis use theirs to kill and maim.

 

[K-Tiger]

Hell yeah!

 

[NSA]

Kill and maim!!? I think they call it 'settling'

 

[K-Tiger]

Settling, fighting the Saracen menace, whatever it's doing the armored tractor es muy macho!

 

[Big Jim]

KT and Ewok do they have trailers that are 1/16 or even 1/20? Im looking for a regular box trailer anywhere in that scale range that isnt like $150+. Something that could represent anywhere from a 40' to a 53' would work

 

[K-Tiger]

Bruder does a storage container, but nothing on wheels. Never seen a semitrailer in 1:18.

 

[Big Jim]

Ive seen a few plastic model kits but they are very expensive

 

[K-Tiger]

I imagine so. Massive things, i imagine.

 

[The Ewokhunter]

not sure if this is feasible to anyone

http://www.stagecoachtoys.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=983

 

[K-Tiger]

Wow, and only 55 bucks.

 

[Big Jim]

That may work, thanks Ewok

 

[G.I.*EDDIE]

i have a bulldozer and a steam roller and they both work fine...that truck though, wow, very comical

 

[fogger1138]

Necrothread - ARISE!

Saw some Bruder stuff in a local toy store - wish I had a figure to compare, because the stuff I saw (including a semi truck with flatbed - this one, I think) looked really, really close to 1:18.

 

[G.I.*EDDIE]

I wanna make a Devastator and Bruticus outta some of this Bruder stuff...

 

[K-Tiger]

Earth-moving equipment might actually work well with 1:18 figures.

 

[nacho]

Very true. Given that earth moving equipment comes in so many different sizes, it could very well work. For expample, if you get a dozer, it might be a D6 in 1:16 Bruder scale, but just looks like a D8 in 1:18 scale. No one but a professional excavator would notice or care.

 

[K-Tiger]

Very true. Given that earth moving equipment comes in so many different sizes, it could very well work. For expample, if you get a dozer, it might be a D6 in 1:16 Bruder scale, but just looks like a D8 in 1:18 scale. No one but a professional excavator would notice or care.

Yup!

I've always wanted to do an armored Isreali D9

 

[loadedtomcat]

some light customization and you've got an LMTV there

 

[Falcone]

Bruder does a storage container, but nothing on wheels. Never seen a semitrailer in 1:18.

How big are their shipping containers? I was going to construct my own, but if they already exist there is no reason to.

 

[MAJOR BLOOD]

How big are their shipping containers? I was going to construct my own, but if they already exist there is no reason to.

Not sure what ones KT was referencing but here's a few. Not sure about the sizes though:

Palate boxes:
http://store.bruderservice.com/42414.html

Palate baskets:
http://store.bruderservice.com/42415.html

Shipping container:
http://store.bruderservice.com/43581.html

Doors:
http://store.bruderservice.com/43584.html

Yellow doors:
http://store.bruderservice.com/42774.html

 

[Falcone]

Shipping container:
http://store.bruderservice.com/43581.html

This is what I am referring to.

 

[MAJOR BLOOD]

Those look cool and you can switch out the doors. After going through their site they really have some way cool stuff.

 

[pcsguy88]

NSA has some of the containers, but I'm sure the pics were lost during the big crush.

 

[G.I.*EDDIE]

I have a dozer...it looks just fine with Joe figures

 

[Falcone]

NSA has some of the containers, but I'm sure the pics were lost during the big crush.

The thing is huge. I just watched a video on that site with it in it.
http://store.bruderservice.com/03580.html

 

[G.I.*EDDIE]

You could fit like, 10 Hasbro Joe vehicles inside it!