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Tamiya BT-7 for sale yet?
crucial_H
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Södermanland, Sweden
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Posted: Monday, July 05, 2010 - 10:58 AM UTC
Hi Armorama!
I'm looking to buy the Tamiya BT-7 kit they have released just recently. Is it avaibale through any websites yet?

I'm really looking forward to sinking my hands into this kit since I'm going to build it as Finnish BT 42 anti-tank tank. I'm lucky enough to have a resin turret for it.

// Henrik
dmcgraw1
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Ohio, United States
Joined: August 04, 2006
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Posted: Monday, July 05, 2010 - 11:03 AM UTC
HLJ and Luckymodel don't have it as of yet. I'm waiting too, it's gotta be good!
Red_Tory
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Posted: Monday, July 05, 2010 - 11:09 AM UTC
I've had the best success on pre-orders with HLJ ... give 'em a try.

This one's going to be a good seller for Tamiya!
casualmodeler
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Hame, Finland
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Posted: Monday, July 05, 2010 - 08:03 PM UTC

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Hi Armorama!
I'm looking to buy the Tamiya BT-7 kit they have released just recently. Is it avaibale through any websites yet?

I'm really looking forward to sinking my hands into this kit since I'm going to build it as Finnish BT 42 anti-tank tank. I'm lucky enough to have a resin turret for it.

// Henrik

I´m also looking forward to get Tamiya BT-7. I have JS-Models resin turret for BT-42 and I´m just waiting some kind of reports, how to use Tamiya kit to make BT-42. My plans was to use Zvezda BT-7 roadwheels, EE BT-42 hull and that resin turret but now Tamiya did this...
crucial_H
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Posted: Monday, July 05, 2010 - 11:12 PM UTC
I think the only major modification to do is the is the front fenders. the other things are just small stuff. Just as with the other BT-7 kits.
Kuno-Von-Dodenburg
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Posted: Monday, July 05, 2010 - 11:48 PM UTC
lsamodels.co.uk have it listed as available from the end of July at a price of 39.99 GB Pounds - so by no means a cheap kit (considering its size).

- Steve
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Metro Manila, Philippines
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Posted: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 - 01:29 AM UTC
Hi Crucial H,

If you want to see a build review. Please copy paste the link below:
http://ipmsphilippines.com/tamiya-135th-bt-7-model-1935/
alanmac
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Posted: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 - 01:54 AM UTC

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Hi Crucial H,

If you want to see a build review. Please copy paste the link below:
http://ipmsphilippines.com/tamiya-135th-bt-7-model-1935/


Working link

http://ipmsphilippines.com/tamiya-135th-bt-7-model-1935/

Alan
junglejim
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Posted: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 - 04:38 AM UTC
The latest issue of Model Military International has a great build article by Brett Green. Looks to be a great kit. And it looks like a few of us hung on to the JS Models BT-42 turret long enough . Who will be the first to start? I wonder if the tracks are correct for BT-42?

Jim
crucial_H
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Posted: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 - 08:58 AM UTC

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The latest issue of Model Military International has a great build article by Brett Green. Looks to be a great kit. And it looks like a few of us hung on to the JS Models BT-42 turret long enough . Who will be the first to start? I wonder if the tracks are correct for BT-42?

Jim


Jim, it's good since the Js Models turret isn't available any longer from what I can see. Maybe we should start an BT-42 thread? I'm looking for wartime pictures and I have only one for instance.
casualmodeler
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Hame, Finland
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Posted: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 - 09:43 AM UTC
Wartime pics of BT-42 are hard to find. But there´s 4 wartime pics on a book called "The Finnish armoured vehicles 1918-1997" by Esa Muikku and Jukka Purhonen. Book is bilanguage in finnish and english.
gremlinz
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Hamilton, New Zealand
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Posted: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 - 04:44 PM UTC
Tamiya's official release date for the BT-7 is July 17th.
bocurev
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England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
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Posted: Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 08:30 PM UTC
Netmerchants.co.uk have it currently on pre-order for £35.99.
RM2SSDomCab
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Posted: Friday, July 23, 2010 - 05:54 AM UTC
I pre-ordered it on the 12th here: http://www.internethobbies.com/ta1rutabtmo1.html
Still waiting patiently...

Dom
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Posted: Friday, July 23, 2010 - 06:30 AM UTC
I got mine via HLJ this past Tuesday.
exer
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Posted: Friday, July 23, 2010 - 07:17 AM UTC
I wasn't going to go for this kit but there is Talk of the JS models BT 42 turret being updated and rel;eased again. Steve Zaloga did a great build of a BT 42 over on ML
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