I received the new Academy M1A1 Iraq 2003 kit. It still has the figure on the spruce from the old kit. I am thinking about using the figure in my What If campaign. Does anyone have a picture of how this figure is posed?
Thanks,
Tony
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Tonyfr
Ohio, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 - 03:54 AM UTC
HeavyArty
Florida, United States
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KitMaker: 17,694 posts
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Posted: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 - 04:05 AM UTC
I don't have any pics, but it is a horrible figure. The detail is soft and facial features are almost non-existent. It is from the original (1980s) Tamiya M1kit that Academy copied and subsequently updated. Also, the kit has major issues with the turret length (5mm too short since it is the original Tamiya M1 turret, not an M1A1 turret) and other areas as well. It isn't a very good representation of an M1A1 circa 2003.