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AFV Club: Another T34/76
jimbrae
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Posted: Thursday, September 16, 2010 - 04:11 AM UTC
AFV Club have just sent us the first images of their latest T34 in 1/35th scale. The Report can be seen:

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If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!

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Lebanon
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Posted: Thursday, September 16, 2010 - 07:03 AM UTC
Great News
Red_Tory
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Posted: Thursday, September 16, 2010 - 09:20 AM UTC
Very nice. The clear hull and turret were a bit too gimmick-y for me, so I held off buying one. Have they announced if this will have a lower MSRP, too?
pseudorealityx
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Posted: Thursday, September 16, 2010 - 10:34 AM UTC
I'm confused. Was there a reason you simply couldn't paint the clear hull?
vonHengest
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Posted: Thursday, September 16, 2010 - 10:43 AM UTC
Agreed, great news! I felt the clear hull was overall gimmicky too.

Jesse: No, you could absolutely paint it if you wanted. I do have an aversion to large pieces of clear plastic because the plastic itself is normally formed with crystal like bonds which make it very fragile and easy to crack.
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Posted: Thursday, September 16, 2010 - 11:36 AM UTC

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I'm confused. Was there a reason you simply couldn't paint the clear hull?


You could paint it if you wanted but being moulded from clear plastic to be seen through it had no surface texture etc.
pseudorealityx
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Posted: Thursday, September 16, 2010 - 04:21 PM UTC

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I'm confused. Was there a reason you simply couldn't paint the clear hull?


You could paint it if you wanted but being moulded from clear plastic to be seen through it had no surface texture etc.


Ahh, didn't think about the surface texture issue.

Thanks!
badger66
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Posted: Saturday, September 18, 2010 - 05:02 AM UTC
Mr surfacer for texture?
viper29_ca
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Posted: Saturday, September 18, 2010 - 05:12 AM UTC
Here is a picture of the box art that I found on Merit Intl, the US importers of AFV Club.



Also a suggested MSRP of $55.00USD
tigerproductions
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Posted: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - 06:29 AM UTC
$55.00USD? You can keep it, I do not want it.

In these economic times $55.00 for a T-34 kit? Sorry, I rather get an old Tamiya at a flea market for $8-10 bucks and build that.

They must be crazy, or think we are.

Jose
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Posted: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - 06:57 AM UTC
55 $!? Thatīs same in Euros or most likely more here in Europe. Thatīs little bit too pricey to buy in the first place.
alfa10
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Posted: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - 07:01 AM UTC

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$55.00USD? You can keep it, I do not want it.

In these economic times $55.00 for a T-34 kit? Sorry, I rather get an old Tamiya at a flea market for $8-10 bucks and build that.

They must be crazy, or think we are.

Jose


I wouldn't pay $55 for it either, but who pays MSRP, anyway? I imagine a street price of $40-45 is more realistic, and I would pay that. If my local shop wants to charge full price, it'll stay on the shelf, and I'll get it somewhere else.

I didn't want to bother with the clear-hulled version (that was a major turn-off, for me), but I really like the looks of this one.
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Posted: Thursday, September 30, 2010 - 04:14 AM UTC
The issue on price could hinge on the accuracy and detailing. The DML kits have some problems with their PE fit and accuracy, so that ups the price of any kit if you want to correct the problem. AFV Club's sIG 33, for example, is far superior to the Dragon or CyberHobby versions, so I'll wait to hear from the T-34 experts before deciding on this one.
SEDimmick
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Posted: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 04:29 AM UTC

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$55.00USD? You can keep it, I do not want it.

In these economic times $55.00 for a T-34 kit? Sorry, I rather get an old Tamiya at a flea market for $8-10 bucks and build that.

They must be crazy, or think we are.

Jose


The Tamiya kit is garbage if you want an "accurate" kit

It also doesn't come with PE or an interior like this does...

The Dragon kits list at similar price to the AFV Club ones without an interior
junglejim
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Posted: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 07:35 AM UTC
I think that price is quite reasonable considering it's got a full interior. How much extra would you be spending to get an aftermarket interior (probably have to get the engine separately too!) on top of the base kit anyways?

Jim
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