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Drader
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Posted: Friday, November 09, 2007 - 12:15 AM UTC
As expected, Tamiya are spinning off a Crusader III from their existing moulds.

Something new is a Japanese Type 95 Kurogane passenger car - which is great for modellers of Japanese stuff like me. Less wonderful is that it only comes as part of a set of IJA aircraft. Boxing it separately (and upscaling it to 1/35) would be just great.....

Oh and a Flakvierling.

David
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Posted: Friday, November 09, 2007 - 12:28 AM UTC
Unfortunately very boring news

I keep hoping they would do a couple of modern vehicles... M1... M113... Humvee...

Or really be daring and fun and do the Famo and/or Dragon Wagon. Wouldn't those be great in 1/48?

Why don't their marketing people ever think that the really interesting vehicles would sell and make money?

I'll just keep on dreaming.
Drader
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Posted: Friday, November 09, 2007 - 12:37 AM UTC
Well I'd certainly go for a Challenger 1, Challenger 2 and Warrior (and CVR(T)s and FV432s but we're entering the realms of pure fantasy here )

Dreaming of a 1/48th Matilda too....

David
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