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Pics of new Tamiya Hummer
Kelley
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Georgia, United States
Joined: November 21, 2002
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Posted: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 - 09:22 AM UTC
Here is a link to some pics of the new Tamiya Hummer. I'm no expert on the Hummer but it looks really nice to me.

Mike
http://www.tamiya.com/japan/products/35263humvee/index.htm

I just noticed a topic a page back about this also, sorry didn't mean to duplicate that thread.
PorkChop
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Wisconsin, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 - 09:24 AM UTC
Hmmmm, I suspect I'll be getting one of those when they come out....

Nate
Wisc. USA
slodder
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North Carolina, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 - 09:31 AM UTC
Nice looking kit - makes me want to go modern!
Whiskey
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Texas, United States
Joined: May 30, 2002
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Posted: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 - 10:18 AM UTC
Whats the price going to start out on??Cant wait to actually make the gunner look like hes actually shooting the Nade launcher :-)
PfcGreen
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Washington, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 - 10:23 AM UTC
Looks darn good, might have to pick one up...when its released.
prbesch
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Posted: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 - 10:32 AM UTC
Or two or three!
PfcGreen
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Posted: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 - 10:44 AM UTC

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Or two or three!


Agreed!
kf8xo
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Michigan, United States
Joined: February 19, 2002
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Posted: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 - 10:57 AM UTC
Well I just found what to ask the wife to get
me for my birthday! They should consider adding
a choice of weapons systems.
panzer_fan
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Ontario, Canada
Joined: March 25, 2003
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Posted: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 - 01:29 PM UTC
I really don't care what the price is. I am going to get one anyway. Or more? :-)
PfcGreen
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Posted: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 - 01:33 PM UTC

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Well I just found what to ask the wife to get
me for my birthday! They should consider adding
a choice of weapons systems.


kf8xo, in the thread titled 'Tamiya's new Hummer!!! ' theres a picture of a .50 cal stored in back of the hummer...so hopefully you can choose either weapon to mount.
yagdpanzer
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Ohio, United States
Joined: August 21, 2002
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Posted: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 - 02:03 PM UTC
I haven't built anything but WW2 for 33 years, but with what's going on now, I'm getting the urge to do some modern vehicles. Abrams, Bradley, and a Hummer should do it. And just maybe a 109.
viper29_ca
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Posted: Thursday, April 03, 2003 - 12:24 PM UTC
Yes, fortunalty or unfortunalty depending on how you look at it....Tamiya (and I would suspect others but tamiya is the first I have heard) is going to be cashing on on the US Militariy's backs with reissues of some of their kits, namely, the Bradley M2A2, the M113 and the M577, saw these in an ad in the new FSM along with a few others that are being reissued, I thing the T-34 is one, as well as the British 25pd gun, and the M151 MUTT.
gunnerk19
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Posted: Thursday, April 03, 2003 - 01:36 PM UTC
Looks like a nice kit- I have an issue with the brush guard though, the ones i've seen are mounted between the tow hooks and have mesh in the center and under the headlights; looks like something i could get into tho! :-)
Grasshopp12
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Posted: Thursday, April 03, 2003 - 03:39 PM UTC
Looks nice, any idea as far as the release date in the US goes?
Manchu34
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Posted: Friday, April 04, 2003 - 07:40 AM UTC

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Captain Grasshopp12
Looks nice, any idea as far as the release date in the US goes?


Yes, I just got word from Tamiya USA's customer service. They said it should be on hobby stores shelves in the next two months.
Bravo21
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Joined: February 07, 2003
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Posted: Friday, April 04, 2003 - 09:34 AM UTC
I build WW-II exclusively but I'm going to buy one these babies! Anyone know where I can get an aftermarket TOW launcher? :-)
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