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Voyager Model M1A2 SEP Tusk
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Posted: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 - 10:02 AM UTC
Voyager Model often has to run the gauntlet of flack over its release pictures showing several of their products being used but not indicating what each set contains. With this release from Voyager Model that complaint cannot be levelled against them as what you see is what you get.

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Posted: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 - 10:13 PM UTC
It looks great, and yes, thank god for all that is in picture is in this set. I only think that CIP panels are not being used on TUSK II(or maybe I'm wrong?). I had idea to build M1A1 USMC with PE from Voyager but it looks that I will build this kit to go with M1A2 SEP, low price on HobbyEasy now http://www.hobbyeasy.com/en/data/29725.html?t=1323276048

only thing is, will this be under 100 $?
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Posted: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 - 03:28 AM UTC
I agree, it's nice to see Voyager putting everything in one set. Sometimes the additional sets are out of stock, so it's a headache trying to find them all.
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Posted: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 - 04:36 AM UTC
How much is this set in sterling.


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Posted: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 - 07:52 AM UTC
Sorry Cookie I have no idea on price at the moment.
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Posted: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 - 08:53 AM UTC
Ive only built a few armor kits, would something like this be out of my league? It looks so cool.
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Posted: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 - 09:02 AM UTC

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Ive only built a few armor kits, would something like this be out of my league? It looks so cool.



You might want to try a few smaller PE and resin upgrade sets first to get a feel for working with them. This, as are most Voyager full sets, is very involved and complicated.
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Posted: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 - 06:56 PM UTC

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Ive only built a few armor kits, would something like this be out of my league? It looks so cool.



Actually, if you've worked with PE already, I think you would be able to tackle this as well. When I read "Voyager... TUSK II... PE" and clicked on the news article, I was afraid I'd see the ARATs (Abrams Reactive Armor Tiles) to be reproduced in PE, so that each tile had to be bend to shape etc.... Luckily, they chose resin - very wise decision. The PE parts don't look too difficult/small to bend.
But you could also choose the Legend TUSK II update kit. There're more resin parts in it which were reproduced by Voyager in PE.
I guess the price will be equal if not even cheaper than Voyager, in the end.

When I looked on the pictures, I was also wondering "omg, how many different sets will this be?!" - then I spotted the "PRO35005" in right bottom corner at the very last pic

Thanks for the great news!

Edit: Of course Gino is right, Voyager sets usually do have a whole lot of small, fidly parts, even in the more basic sets. But with some patience and a little experience in PE this shouldn't be a problem. Also, one can always leave out some of the craziest PE parts. Sometimes it's not even worth the effort, because the plastic part looks better or the PE is just no improvement over it.

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Posted: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 - 08:19 PM UTC
@ Canjuaan, in this set ARAT is made of PE, but ARAT II is made of resin
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Posted: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 - 10:00 PM UTC
Dragon - what about any update off your M1A2 set to this version in Plastic..

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Posted: Thursday, December 08, 2011 - 01:12 AM UTC

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@ Canjuaan, in this set ARAT is made of PE, but ARAT II is made of resin



Of course you're right! Sorry for that.

@ Paul: Dito. Think of the possibilities DML have with their M1 kits. Too bad...

By the way. What about availability of #3535 and #3536 in your respective countries? It's hard to get a #3535 (AIM) in Germany. The SEP is completely gone from the local market, it seems.

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