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Trumpeter: LAV-M & KZKT-537L Photos
jimbrae
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Posted: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 01:04 AM UTC
Trumpeter have just sent us images of their LAV-M and their KZKT-537L in 1/35th scale. The Photo-Report can be seen:

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If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!

Hisham
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Posted: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 06:32 AM UTC
I absolutely love these two vehicles. Finally, a company that has the guts to break out of the WW II German time warp and do stuff that "doesn't sell".

Trumpeter definitely deserve to get my hobby money!!

Hisham
dhaugh
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Posted: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 07:47 AM UTC
I am in heaven, the release of modern wheeled and tracked vehicles vehicles this year has been wonderful. If only my budget was as happy as I am. -dave h-
Sudzonic
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Posted: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 07:49 AM UTC

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I absolutely love these two vehicles. Finally, a company that has the guts to break out of the WW II German time warp and do stuff that "doesn't sell".

Trumpeter definitely deserve to get my hobby money!!

Hisham


I whole heartily agree Hisham.
nitrocomplex
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Posted: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 07:55 AM UTC
Looks like trump is going to be getting alot of money from me with all these moderns kits coming out.
mauserman
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Posted: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 08:55 AM UTC

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I absolutely love these two vehicles. Finally, a company that has the guts to break out of the WW II German time warp and do stuff that "doesn't sell".

Trumpeter definitely deserve to get my hobby money!!

Hisham


Totally agree. I have most of their LAV series and will be adding this one as well. And the 537 looks good as well. I just hope the LAV has more of an interior than what is shown. But if not, hopefully the AM guys will be cranking them out.
iamsu7
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Posted: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 12:47 PM UTC
So, the KZKT-537L must more cheep than the MAZ-537 , another kit is the MAZ-537G last version without semitrailer.
DT61
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Posted: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 03:05 AM UTC
Gary,

There is the Eduard pe set for the Italeri LAV-M No 35367. But I have never seen any resin interiors or sets for the drivers area.

Darryl
jimbrae
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Posted: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 03:36 AM UTC

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Not much of an improvement over the Italeri LAV-M. Looks to be a copy of the Italeri kit down to the empty interior. Nobody did an interior for the Italeri kit, so I wouldn't hold your breath for this one. Better wheels and suspension, but I'd like to have seen more done with interior.


How many close-up photos did we publish showing close-ups of the intererior? That's right, none at all.
Willydav
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Posted: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 03:55 AM UTC
LAV-M seems an improvement of old out of stock ITALERI kit 0376.
I hope a future interest of Trumpeter in other versions of LAVs family,
LAV MEWS (Mobile Electronic Warfare System) is still waiting for (and I need AEF Design resin kit !)

regards
Nito74
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Posted: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 04:31 AM UTC
More stuff to buy...damn.
FuNsTeR
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Posted: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 04:50 AM UTC
i see Trumpeter have earmarked december/January for the release of 1/72 Char bis and T-54 & T-55 kits

and their Pershing/Super Pershings are due to be relased next month
parrot
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Posted: Thursday, August 14, 2008 - 05:39 AM UTC

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I absolutely love these two vehicles. Finally, a company that has the guts to break out of the WW II German time warp and do stuff that "doesn't sell".

Trumpeter definitely deserve to get my hobby money!!

Hisham


I whole heartily agree Hisham.
I am in total agreement too.Trumpeter is the only company developing kits people want at a working mans budget.
awrc
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Posted: Friday, August 15, 2008 - 01:59 PM UTC

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Not much of an improvement over the Italeri LAV-M. Looks to be a copy of the Italeri kit down to the empty interior. Nobody did an interior for the Italeri kit, so I wouldn't hold your breath for this one. Better wheels and suspension, but I'd like to have seen more done with interior.


How many close-up photos did we publish showing close-ups of the intererior? That's right, none at all.


AEF put out a LAV-M interior. No idea how accurate, but it did exist.
awrc
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Posted: Friday, August 15, 2008 - 02:06 PM UTC
Am I the only person who, before they'd read the "New tires!" comments people are making had taken a look at the photos and thought "Oh, third party resin tires!"

Are the old Dreamcatcher SCUD TEL tires going to live on forever in vinyl courtesy of Trumpeter and (probably, ironically) spawning a new generation of resin tires which are lauded as being much better than the kit tires, even if the kit tires do end up being copies of the old MAZ TEL replacements from Dreamcatcher.

Al
DT61
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Posted: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 - 12:14 PM UTC
Does anyone have any interior pictures of the LAV mortar carrier? Gary I was just looking at the AEF Designs LAV interior, but having been stung before buying their kits, I wouldn't waste my money either.

Darryl
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Posted: Monday, September 08, 2008 - 02:02 PM UTC
Well, since the subject of PE has been raised, Eduard did a set for Trumpeter's LAV-R, and there's a set for the LAV-C2 due from them in October, so there's hope yet - assuming Eduard are actually still releasing 1/35th photo etch for much longer - while new PE has been thin on the ground generally, it's been almost non-existent for 1/35th subjects, where they seem to be suffering from the existence of people like Voyager, Lion Roar and Griffon.

Al
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Posted: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 - 04:10 PM UTC
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I am in total agreement too.Trumpeter is the only company developing kits people want at a working mans budget.

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Yeah their prices are good, and their LAV series of vehicles are the only ones out there worth buying ATM.

Bring on the other derivatives I say. Coyote / ASLAV etc.

Paul
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