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Object 279 comparison
bramah4
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Canada
Joined: December 10, 2009
KitMaker: 120 posts
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Posted: Saturday, December 21, 2013 - 07:55 AM UTC
is there posted anywhere a comparison of all three kits of this unusual tank?
UGBEAR
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Canada
Joined: December 01, 2011
KitMaker: 248 posts
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Posted: Saturday, December 21, 2013 - 06:20 PM UTC
From what I know, panda has poor experience to assemble.

Amusing model has poor accuracy of the "step side armor" and no transperent front light.


TAKOM so far is the winner, and you get a NBC soldier as well.
C_JACQUEMONT
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Loire-Atlantique, France
Joined: October 09, 2004
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Posted: Saturday, December 21, 2013 - 09:06 PM UTC
I sent a link with detail pics of the Takom kit to a guy that built the Panda and Amusing Hobby kits, asking which kit was the best to get and he said Amusing Hobby : best tracks, very good mouldings overall and can be bought at a good price. I must say the Takom looks impressive but it has some faults as well and is very expensive.

We need a PMMS comparison review of the three!

Cheers,

Christophe
ceerosvk
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Slovakia
Joined: November 25, 2013
KitMaker: 171 posts
Armorama: 170 posts
Posted: Saturday, December 21, 2013 - 09:11 PM UTC
I'm currently building Takom, it is a little more expensive than the other two kits but this is seriously one of the greatest kits quality-wise ive ever build. Such a beautiful details, life-like texture. This really could have been a dragon model hehe. Cant imagine Amusing and Panda could be any better, even though i have only great experience with Amusing Hobby.
And dont forget the kickass figure you get with takom kit
hugohuertas
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
Joined: January 26, 2007
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Posted: Sunday, December 22, 2013 - 01:59 AM UTC
I have the AH kit, and only got a sneak peak of it, but it looks great
Comparing it to the pics I've seen of the other kits, it has the best armor texture -for my taste, at least. I found the texture of the others overdone or plainly wrong-
I have to start buildingit to give a solid opinión, its just what I felt on a first glance.

And unlike the vast majority out there, I do not like the figure that comes with the Takom kit. The subject is great, but -again, from the pics I've seen- it seemed to be a figure "for tank modellers" -and I consider myself one of them-, this meaning it lacks the detail and overall quality of the latest figures sets released by the winners in this category (lets say Miniart and Dragon if we talk about plastic ones)

I agree, Christophe, we eagerly need a PMMS side by side comparison
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