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Photo-Report: Trump's New BMP-3
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Posted: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 - 09:17 PM UTC
Trumpeter have just sent us additional images of a VERY long-awaited Release - which is the subject of the Photo-Report which can be seen:

Link to Item

If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!

Tigerbait
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Posted: Friday, October 09, 2009 - 05:50 AM UTC
DROOOOL!!!!!!!
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Posted: Friday, October 09, 2009 - 08:51 AM UTC
It looks like the Track Links are possibly made from the print-a-part process.

Very nice looking, but hopefully the production kit parts look as good.
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Posted: Friday, October 09, 2009 - 08:52 AM UTC
Are those resin track links?
Tonyfr
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Posted: Friday, October 09, 2009 - 09:22 AM UTC
Sign me up for that one.
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Posted: Friday, October 09, 2009 - 09:44 AM UTC
finally this has come about!. Im really intereasted to see what the tracks are like and how they build up. I guess this one is heading in the stash.


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Posted: Sunday, October 18, 2009 - 04:21 PM UTC
Having seen the new releases up to and including the February releases, it will be March at least before we see it available in North America....unless of course Trumpeter decides to surprise us.
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Posted: Sunday, October 18, 2009 - 06:16 PM UTC
The box art shows the idler wheel with 'spokes' which is correct I believe. Seems the test build has smooth ones, I hope they make them spoked. IIRC the Skif kit had the same error.
http://svsm.org/gallery/bmp-3/P1550985

Jim
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Posted: Monday, October 19, 2009 - 12:33 AM UTC

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It looks like the Track Links are possibly made from the print-a-part process.



can you elaborate on this process?
Frenchy
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Posted: Monday, October 19, 2009 - 01:03 AM UTC

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It looks like the Track Links are possibly made from the print-a-part process.



can you elaborate on this process?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_printing

David Harper (Hard Corps Models) has released several track sets made that way.

Frenchy
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Posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 04:51 AM UTC
Looks sweet! Let's hope Trumpeter works backwards and kits the BMP-1 and BMP-2 as well!

Regards and Aloha,

Johnny B.
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Posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 04:57 AM UTC
Trumpy will be doing the BMP-1........
Havoc
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Posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 10:44 AM UTC

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Trumpy will be doing the BMP-1........


Whoa --- !!! In the words of the late Ed McMahon: "I did not know that!!" That's fantastic! Now do we have a confirmation or projected release date from Trumpeter?

Thanks, Chris! This is awesome news...

Regards and Aloha,

Johnny B.
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Posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 01:19 PM UTC

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Trumpy will be doing the BMP-1........


Well, to be EXACT they will be doing a type 86, the Chinese version of the BMP-1. I do not know if there will be any differences to it from a Russian made BMP-1.
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