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M109A6 kit question
raffrecon
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Posted: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - 08:01 AM UTC
hey guys, I was wondering if anyone knoms when AFV Club is releasing the M106A6 kit. Also, some opinions on other A6 kits from other manufacturers would be appreciated.

Thanks, Dan
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Posted: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - 08:37 AM UTC
Very soon. I actually stayed home this afternoon because I expect mine to arrive.

As for the Italeri kit, this link provides some of my thoughts and it and photos of the fixes:

https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/129179&page=1&ord=1
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Posted: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - 09:50 AM UTC

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Very soon. I actually stayed home this afternoon because I expect mine to arrive.

As for the Italeri kit, this link provides some of my thoughts and it and photos of the fixes:

https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/129179&page=1&ord=1


You LUCKY dog!
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Posted: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - 10:23 AM UTC
It did not arrive, but Legend package did. Details to follow.
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Posted: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - 10:48 AM UTC
Some "in action" photos of AFV Clubs new Paladin are on their Google+ ?? page.

It looks like it is going to be really nice. I can't wait to get one.


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...some opinions on other A6 kits from other manufacturers...



There is only one other M109A6 Paladin kit. It is by Italeri. All the others; Revell, Tamiya, etc., are just reboxes of the Itaelri kit. As Rob showed in his build, it is a good base, but needs a lot of work to bring it up to standards.

The AFV Club one looks like it will be great.
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Posted: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - 11:13 AM UTC
Legends detail set for the A6?
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Posted: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - 11:25 AM UTC

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Legends detail set for the A6?



Second that. PMMS posted news on the Legends IDF M109. I was kind of hoping for some new modern figures, ATV, or accessories and am kind of hoping for more Summer kit releases as this summer seems a bit lackluster on kit releases.
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Posted: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - 11:36 AM UTC
No, the Legend set is the Doher conversion. They've got so many other sets you can borrow from for the Paladin.
No, right now I'm drooling over the M51 stowage set. I've also opened the M20 stowage set, and nearly everything in it could be used for my LRDG Chevy. I'll post up some photos later of each. Good times for IDF fans for sure.
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