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Posted: Friday, October 14, 2011 - 09:02 AM UTC
Armorama’s news story this month on Voyager and their latest releases was only half the story. From what I have seen it looks as if Voyager model are going to be very busy making and releasing some sought after items for a host of companies. Voyager Models future releases so far announced are for Trumpeter, Dragon, AFV Club, Bronco, and Tamiya. So lets take a look at what''s on the cards for this after market update manufacturer.

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awrc
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Posted: Saturday, October 15, 2011 - 04:41 AM UTC
I'd take some of these with a very large pinch of salt. Many of these items have been on Voyager's "Coming Soon" list since not long after the kits they were originally intended for came out. The most extreme example are the two sets for the Aufklarungspanzer 38(t) mit 75mm KwK. The kit was released in September 2007. No idea when Voyager actually started listing these sets, but I did dig up a "Future Voyager Releases" article *on this site* from early 2009 in which it was listed. I'd be delighted if they'd actually release it - nobody else has done PE for the beast - but I'm not going to hold my breath.

Several other items on the list have been there pretty much since the relevant kit was released - I'm guessing a couple of years in some cases. I wouldn't bet we'll ever see those, either. You can get an idea of how old an entry is by looking at where the set number falls in the sequence of Voyager's actual releases.

Al
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Posted: Saturday, October 15, 2011 - 05:09 AM UTC
Thank you for that information Al. I didn't know how long they have been sat and listed as pending as I am just starting to cover news items, that said Voyager's new releases don't run in sequence. I went on faith when running this news story as the pictures would indicate that the sets are designed but they have not been put into production. It's a case of fingers crossed I guess.
AlanL
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Posted: Saturday, October 15, 2011 - 09:37 AM UTC
Hi Darren,

The 17pdr ammo looks nice. A small set for the mountings for the life raft on the Italeir MAS Boat would be nice!

Al
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