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German Brückenleger IV b close-up
Henk
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Posted: Saturday, July 21, 2007 - 02:47 AM UTC
A full review of Trumpeters latest release, the long awaited Brückenleger IV b. Read on to find out if it was worth the wait.

Brückenleger IV b

If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!
Tarok
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Posted: Saturday, July 21, 2007 - 06:19 PM UTC
Very nice review, Henk. Thanks. This kit definitely looks interesting.

I suppose this kit can only be built with the ramp in the 'parked' position? And not various stages of being laid?

Thanks again for such an honest and constructively critical review. Nice to see reviews of this sort. The Reference section at the end of the review is a nice addition and something I've started doing on HF as well.

Well done.

Rudi
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Posted: Sunday, July 22, 2007 - 03:12 AM UTC
Am interested in watching you build this one Henk, have heard mixed reviews on the Trump chassis as a whole....
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Posted: Sunday, July 22, 2007 - 03:53 AM UTC
Dank je wel Rudi,

I think the bridge can at least be posed in various stages of deployment. The gantry hinge is a push in fit, so that part can move, and the bridge is not actually attached to any part of the structure, other than with the cables. The only limiting factor would be the cable winches (at the back), because these don't work. So you have a fixed lenght of cable.

Hi Mark,

I have read the mixed reviews about the hull as well, and I will reserve my final conclusion until after I have built the kit.
Comparison with other kits out on the market is inevitable, but I don't compare review kits in an actual review. That is what the forum is for. .

Stay tuned for the built blog, coming to a computer screen near you soon.

Henk
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Posted: Sunday, July 22, 2007 - 04:44 AM UTC

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Dank je wel Rudi,

I think the bridge can at least be posed in various stages of deployment. The gantry hinge is a push in fit, so that part can move, and the bridge is not actually attached to any part of the structure, other than with the cables. The only limiting factor would be the cable winches (at the back), because these don't work. So you have a fixed lenght of cable.

Hi Mark,

I have read the mixed reviews about the hull as well, and I will reserve my final conclusion until after I have built the kit.
Comparison with other kits out on the market is inevitable, but I don't compare review kits in an actual review. That is what the forum is for. .

Stay tuned for the built blog, coming to a computer screen near you soon.

Henk


I'll be watching closely....
wbill76
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Posted: Sunday, July 22, 2007 - 05:04 AM UTC
Very thorough review Henk, looking forward to seeing it get built. It's too bad that the flash/knock-out marks issues have continued similar to those on the Trumpeter Dicker Max issue, but then they are still using the older mold technology for these kits.
Taeuss
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Posted: Thursday, December 29, 2016 - 09:32 AM UTC
Another interesting subject, but I found the instructions for the cables frustratingly vague!
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