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Tamiya soldiers with bicycles
Hightower
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Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Friday, May 01, 2009 - 03:45 PM UTC
Has anyone out there put together or used theTamiya Bicyle soldier set and if so can you post a pic or ten of the results and your thoughts , thanks and cheers.
CReading
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Posted: Friday, May 01, 2009 - 04:21 PM UTC
I've used the tamiya bicycle several times but only once with the soldier from the kit (Switched the kit head for a Hornet one) All have portions of the Aber PE set for the bicycle.
These are pictures with the bicycle. There are further photos in the features section.
From "Poland 1958"


From "Panzer Destruction Class"


The bicycle kit is a good base to start with but really needs the PE set with the spokes to make it look okay. I think it's still the least expensive bike available although it's been several years since I've built one.
Cheers,
Charles
youngc
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Posted: Friday, May 01, 2009 - 06:22 PM UTC
Charles has done a great job there. If you need any extra references, I can recommend reading this.
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