Armor/AFV: Modern Armor
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What Modern Vehicles would we like to see.
mmeier
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Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Joined: October 22, 2008
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Posted: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 - 01:44 AM UTC
What I would like to see, all in 1/35 scale and at worst in the 30-40€ range:

VW/Bombadier "Iltis" (LKW 0.5to GL of the German/Belgian Army in the 1980s)

M48A2GA2 (Bundeswehr Variant of the M48 with the 105mm gun)

Roland SAM on Marder Chassis

A TH301/TAM light tank

The 105 and 155mm towed howitzers of NATO

HS-30 IFV and Variants

Dingo, Mungo and Duro Trucks

Old Style (mid 1980) Fuchs and Luchs tanks

Old style (Olive Drap and G3 armed) german Infantry

Some Add-on kits for the Unimog from Revell (Maintenance, Ambulance, Radio)

The Type 4xx Unimog (Radio version)
Stormovik101
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Spain / España
Joined: February 28, 2008
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Posted: Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 06:19 AM UTC
The Finnish Patria IFV would be great, and also the T-90, Bushmaster, Perentie and the Spanish Lince. All of them plastic kits, of course. And moreover a KIT OF SLAT ARMOR IN PLASTIC, I don´t mind if it´s a bit oversized with reference to the real thing, but all the pe kits I have seen seems a real nightmare, so I don´t dare to get one to put in my Stryker, which is waiting for a miracle.
I´ve forgotten two more: German Puma and Boxer, the new tracked and wheeled IFV for Bundeswehr,
tomapaul
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Bucuresti, Romania
Joined: September 17, 2007
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Posted: Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 07:59 AM UTC
M1A2 SEP TUSK II conversion
Merkava IV(beside legend)
newfish
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England - West Midlands, United Kingdom
Joined: June 23, 2008
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Posted: Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 09:37 AM UTC

more modern figures, british especially British figures!

leyland drop series
432 series in plastic!!!!
trojan arve
bedford 4 tonne
bedfor 8 tonne + varients




animal
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Joined: December 15, 2002
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Posted: Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 10:01 AM UTC
Any soft skin trucks from Vietnam to present. Recovery trucks and the M series 54, 52 and all the variants of these.
Sapper131
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England - South East, United Kingdom
Joined: December 09, 2004
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Posted: Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 11:10 AM UTC
What can i say?

Anything modern, british and not over £50.

Trojan
Titan
Bulldog
Mastiff
CVR (all with LEP updates)
Warrior with MWRAP
LOTS OF LANDROVERS!!!
Oshkosh
Centurion AVRE
Foden Wrecker

Get the picture?

Accurate armour and cromwell produce fantastic kits but £100 for the Mastiff, £70 for the challenger ARRV (approximate of course)

Dont get me wrong, they are quality kits but come on guys, theres at least 6 companies making at least 12 different versions of the Abrams and 1 company making an affordable but outdated kit of the cheiftain.

Lets see some affordable kits of some much wanted british subjects.

Just so im not accused of being prejudiced against American subjects, how about a Buffalo and an affordable set of slat armour for my Stryker and MGS.

Sorry, Rant over
blkhwkmech
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Florida, United States
Joined: August 23, 2005
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Posted: Friday, November 21, 2008 - 01:58 AM UTC

Any Construction equipment

MRAPS all
HETT's
M1A2 TUSK

HEMTT with PLS Ribbon Brige Carrier
M1 ABV

18Bravo
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Colorado, United States
Joined: January 20, 2005
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Posted: Friday, November 21, 2008 - 04:44 AM UTC

Quoted Text


Any Construction equipment

MRAPS all



Just received the Buffalo. It looks to be quite the kit, albeit with some very minor detail/dimensional issues.
sotiris
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Greece / Ελλάδα
Joined: October 26, 2008
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Posted: Sunday, November 23, 2008 - 05:11 AM UTC
1/35 AMX-30
1/35 Marmon Harrigton(injection)
1/35 cv-33/3
AlanL
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England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
Joined: August 12, 2005
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Posted: Sunday, November 23, 2008 - 05:34 AM UTC
Hi Paul,

I have a similar one going on WW2 British Made Vehicles and a number of folks who have posted there have asked about British Landrovers , which seems to be a major gap at least in the plastic injection field.

I assume these would fall into the modern vehicles arear, well at least post war.

If anyone would like to add their support to my thread, you would be more than welcome.

Here's the link

https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/128680&page=1

Good luck in your quest for greater choice, we live in hopeful times.

Al

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England - West Midlands, United Kingdom
Joined: November 23, 2008
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Posted: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 10:08 AM UTC
I'd like to see a Swedish Strf 9040 and possibly the export variants in the kit too, the Stridsfordon 9040 is more commonly known as the CV90 and the 40 bit is to state the 40mm Bofors cannon mounted. There has not been a commercial kit released that I know of, apparently a cottage manafacturer was releasing one a couple of years ago but no news since. I think some manafacturer like Trumpeter or HobbyBoss might pick up on th idea. If HobbyBoss did it, they'd have to do a good crack at it to redeem themselves for the Crappy Leopard 2 series. A swedish armour modeller called Ingvar Svlyegard or something like that scratch built the upgraded Strf9040C variant with the running gear from an old M2 Bradley kit, it appeared in the issue 26 of AFV modeller magazine. I am sure if someone picks up on the idea, It would be popular with Swedish armour fans (Like me!) and maybe someone like Thord Wedman. So if kit manafacturers are scrolling around on the forum for Ideas for their next release, ! Look over ere!!!
Boggie
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Newfoundland, Canada
Joined: December 08, 2005
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Posted: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 11:05 AM UTC
And this
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Bill
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Wisconsin, United States
Joined: January 03, 2005
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Posted: Thursday, December 18, 2008 - 10:25 PM UTC
For me:

Any new tooled Bradley to current standards and with interior options.
New 1/16 Modern Subjects (M1A1 AIM/A2 SEP/M2A2 etc)
New tooled T-80/T-84/T-90/Other Russian-Ukrainian subjects
Straniero
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Cosenza, Italy
Joined: December 20, 2008
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Posted: Sunday, December 28, 2008 - 07:05 AM UTC
Modern Russian jeeps like the GAZ/UAZ models, used by countless countries. Don't leave us with just the rarely seen BJ212.
Civilian vehicles covering '70s / '80s / '90s for use in dioramas or for unofficial combattants. I am thinking of '70s era Mercedeses for the Lebanon conflict, '80s era VW Golfs for the Balkans conflict (somehow these seem 'signature' cars for the time and place) and various pick-ups, light trucks and SUVs, perhaps also in military police guise.
Unimogs, more of them, especially older types used by so many forces all over the world, and better than the Revell offering.
AlanL
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England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
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Posted: Sunday, December 28, 2008 - 07:24 AM UTC
Hi Guys,

Not my subject but I would buy and build an AFV 432 and a Short or Long Wheel base Land Rover if they were available in plastic 1/35 scale. Probably a Ferret Sc as well.

Al
JeepLC
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Virginia, United States
Joined: June 20, 2007
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Posted: Sunday, December 28, 2008 - 08:20 AM UTC
MRAPs, Land Rovers, and more civilian vehicles!!!! Also some more modern Marines and Brits with correct equiptment and weapons! I would love to see more Marines or soldiers in MOPP gear from 2003.

-Mike
ppawlak1
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Victoria, Australia
Joined: March 14, 2006
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Posted: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - 06:31 PM UTC
Leopard PSO ....................
CombatKrieg
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Singapore / 新加坡
Joined: January 19, 2008
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Posted: Thursday, January 01, 2009 - 02:04 AM UTC
M-1 Assault Breacher
Sudzonic
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Scotland, United Kingdom
Joined: December 07, 2007
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Posted: Thursday, January 01, 2009 - 04:19 AM UTC

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Leopard PSO ....................



HINT HINT hobby boss

You seem pritty smitin with the PSO paul.
bravo2
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England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
Joined: December 27, 2008
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Posted: Thursday, January 01, 2009 - 11:48 AM UTC
BVS 10 (viking) 1/35
yamaha grizzly 700 (millitary) 1/35
Mastiff 1/35
Snatch 1/35
WMIK 1/35
Jackal 1/35
M.A.N support trucks 1/35
Warrior up armoured 1/35
DROPS 1/35
Pulse ambulance 1/35
HET (cheaper kit??) 1/35
Trojan 1/35
Titan 1/35
Scimitar (updated kit??) 1/35
Moden figures (other than AA) 1/35

I'm a big fan of modern british vehicles equipment if you havnt guesed??
newfish
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England - West Midlands, United Kingdom
Joined: June 23, 2008
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Posted: Thursday, January 01, 2009 - 12:18 PM UTC

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BVS 10 (viking) 1/35
yamaha grizzly 700 (millitary) 1/35
Mastiff 1/35
Snatch 1/35
WMIK 1/35
Jackal 1/35
M.A.N support trucks 1/35
Warrior up armoured 1/35
DROPS 1/35
Pulse ambulance 1/35
HET (cheaper kit??) 1/35
Trojan 1/35
Titan 1/35
Scimitar (updated kit??) 1/35
Moden figures (other than AA) 1/35

I'm a big fan of modern british vehicles equipment if you havnt guesed??



dude most of the are out =]

M.A.N support trucks 1/35
Warrior up armoured 1/35
Scimitar (updated kit??) 1/35
Moden figures (other than AA) 1/35

there all out =]


marsiascout
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Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Joined: March 24, 2008
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Posted: Friday, January 02, 2009 - 01:04 AM UTC
a new list:

MRAP's
Up-armored Humvee's
Up-armored HEMTT
Namer (not resin)
Nagmachon
Nagmashot
M1 TUSK
M1 bear (the breacher)
M1117 (Trumpeter is making it right?)
CV90
T-90
Bradley with ERA
SLAT ARMOR!

There are more, but I got these right now in my mind.

Lars

gaborka
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Borsod-Abauj-Zemblen, Hungary
Joined: October 09, 2005
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Posted: Friday, January 02, 2009 - 01:41 AM UTC
Some soft skin vehicles like Lada Niva, VW Iltis, ARO, UAZs, Tatras etc. would be nice - these are used by a number of nations. Also a good early T-54. Additionally some artillery pieces and mortars.

ppawlak1
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Victoria, Australia
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Posted: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 - 10:52 PM UTC

Quoted Text


Quoted Text

Leopard PSO ....................



HINT HINT hobby boss

You seem pritty smitin with the PSO paul.



I think I may try an Aussie variation of it in the "What if ?" Campaign Scotty

Paul
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Correze, France
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Posted: Thursday, January 08, 2009 - 12:19 AM UTC
Any French armor subject to accompany the Tamiya Leclerc : VBL, VBLL, AMX 10RC, VAB and the whole AMX30 based family with good tracks (both types).