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Trump's Pak 44 Waffentrager: Photos
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Posted: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 - 11:04 PM UTC
Recently we ran a report on a series of releases for August 2011 from Trumpeter. Amongst them, was this, the 12.8CM PAK 44 Waffentrager. Now, as a COMPLETE Photo-Report, we can bring you images of the Sprues and the completed model.

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If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!

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Posted: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 - 11:35 PM UTC
Those tracks look very interestink.... Have Trumpeter come up with a new style of workable tracks?
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Posted: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 - 11:39 PM UTC
Is this a paper Panzer as I have no knowledge of this vehicle? It is good to see Trumpeter including individual track links with this kit which also look to be workable, however as some struggle with these track types do you know if they have included rubber band tracks with he kit?
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Posted: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 - 11:59 PM UTC
I don't like paper panzers that much but this looks freakin' awesome! Very interesting looking tracks - I hope that trumpeter finally will come up with something equal to dragons magic tracks...
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Posted: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 - 05:09 AM UTC

Quoted Text

this guy on the box art holding a one piece 12.8cm AP (shell painted black)
I did not know the existance of a 12.8cm AP shell in one-piece format. The Pzgr43 was only in separate munitions, and flak shells couldn't of been used on this gun.


Artistic licence on the part of the peron who did the box-art?

Since this is to all intents and purposes a HYPOTHETICAL vehicle, maybe they had (hypothetical) one-piece Pzgr43 rounds as well?
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Posted: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 - 04:53 PM UTC
Thanks all, We have change it, Boxart and mould
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Posted: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 - 06:06 PM UTC
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Posted: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 - 06:26 PM UTC

Quoted Text

I did not know the existance of a 12.8cm AP shell in one-piece format. The Pzgr43 was only in separate munitions, and flak shells couldn't of been used on this gun.


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Thanks all, We have change it, Boxart and mould

Excellent response Gaoyue/Trumpeter. Wish other companies would take note of such feedback before release.
Any further information on the tracks ... will they be workable or semi-workable?

Ive never been a fan of paper panzers (or even late panzers), but this is one that always looked cool. Never dreamed one would be available in injected plastic.
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Posted: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 - 06:49 PM UTC
Dear FRANK，It include the workable tracks.
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Posted: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 - 07:20 PM UTC
Hi Gaoyue. Do you have plans to release the similar Wafentrager mounting the 8.8 cm Pak 43? Some 20 were built and probably used during the final days of the war.
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Posted: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 - 08:14 PM UTC
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