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Unboxing Tamiya's New M40 SPG

Wow, I gotta get out from under my rock sometime. I missed that this was even news, let alone an issued kit. Stoked! I've loved those SPGs for decades - I have (had) about a dozen MiniTank M40/43s and one from Bandai in 1/48. VERY interested in this one, although even moreso in an M12.

Now see if you had watched the video you would have heard it has a list price (on the box) of $60. I don't know who is trying to get $93 for it, but I would probably look elsewhere.

The $93 SRP came from a Tamiya Rep

The price is 6400 JPY without tax, according to Tamiya's brochure of Dec 2016. Also the barrel also is 2000 JPY without tax. The price here maybe 10-20% discount at the store

Shipping model kit sized items to the US is expensive, buddy... Tamiya need to add another third onto the orice of each to cover the former's costs.

Shipping model kit sized items to the US is expensive, buddy... Tamiya need to add another third onto the orice of each to cover the former's costs.[/quote] Not really. Shipping to the US is generally pretty cheap. The issue is if you buy it in a US Hobby Shop, the importer and distributor add their markups as well. The price in US Hobby shops is ridiculous. That is why I buy pretty much all my models from Asian suppliers on-line and only buy supplies (glue, paint, sheet plastic, etc.) from actual hobby shops.

Shipping model kit sized items to the US is expensive, buddy... Tamiya need to add another third onto the orice of each to cover the former's costs.[/quote] Not really. Shipping to the US is generally pretty cheap. The issue is if you buy it in a US Hobby Shop, the importer and distributor add their markups as well. The price in US Hobby shops is ridiculous. That is why I buy pretty much all my models from Asian suppliers on-line and only buy supplies (glue, paint, sheet plastic, etc.) from actual hobby shops.[/quote] I obviously stand corrected.

Very interesting kit of the Korean war era, which is under-represented, and for what looks to be around $61 bucks I'll likely get this kit. I have the Tamiya Churchill Croc on deck and I could practice my OD paint modulation on both these kits. The only other Korean era model I have is the Tamiya Centurion in 1/25th. One of my favorite models of all time (dated and all). I recently paid $109 for my Vosper MTB 74 and had to pay an additional $20 for the figures. So I always appreciate when figures are included in a kit. And 8 to boot with this one. Thanks for this good look Jim.

Just finished listing on UK Ebay from between UKP£54 (direct from Japan) to £74 (USD$67 to $92) ...... .... .... They Didn't sell....

Some more informations for detailing both the AFV and the Tamiya kit are here: http://www.network54.com/Forum/47208/thread/1479834201/last-1480066110/View+Thread http://www.panzer-modell.de/berichte/m40/m40.php