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Tamiya WW1 MK IV
easyco69
Joined: November 03, 2012
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Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 01:13 AM UTC
iowabrit
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Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 01:18 AM UTC
That looks pretty good and no doubt the fit is perfect. I guess the sponsons will be removable to enable you to replace batteries.
jwest21
Joined: October 16, 2006
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Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 01:26 AM UTC
That does look really nice!
hofpig
Joined: March 04, 2007
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Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 01:28 AM UTC
The tracks look and the unditching beam rails look about 1000 times better than the old dog of a emhar kit.
Paul
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jagd654
Joined: July 14, 2008
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Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 01:38 AM UTC
Finally images of Tamiya's Mark IV tank are available for preview 
. I must say that it looks very nice at first glance 
. All in all, I am sorely tempted to put down my pre-order at HLJ, unless of course Takom ups the ante by showing some pre-production images of their version of the Mark IV male and female tanks online to potential customers like us 
. Cheers!
Kenneth.
. I must say that it looks very nice at first glance . All in all, I am sorely tempted to put down my pre-order at HLJ, unless of course Takom ups the ante by showing some pre-production images of their version of the Mark IV male and female tanks online to potential customers like us . Cheers!Kenneth.
cdharwins
Joined: October 28, 2006
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Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 02:25 AM UTC
It looks good to me! Plastic indie tracks and everything.
Chris
Chris
sherman-vc
Joined: September 13, 2005
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Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 02:31 AM UTC
With both Tamiya and Takom releasing this I'll wait until both are out before I put my money down.
Regards,
Rod
Regards,
Rod
Biggles2
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Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 04:54 AM UTC
What happened to all the negative chatter from previous threads? I guess it all depends now on how much Tamiya wants for their model, and how much Takom wants for theirs. 
Beastmaster
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Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 04:58 AM UTC
Hey guys........that don't look too bad. And indie links not rubber bands HURRAH!!!!!!! 
I might just get into this motorized MkIV by Tamiya after all.
I might just get into this motorized MkIV by Tamiya after all.
Beastmaster
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Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 05:03 AM UTC
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What happened to all the negative chatter from previous threads? I guess it all depends now on how much Tamiya wants for their model, and how much Takom wants for theirs.
Probably because now we've seen it it looks rather good and the tracks aren't rubber bands which makes a big difference.
Beastmaster
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Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 05:11 AM UTC
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Finally images of Tamiya's Mark IV tank are available for preview
Kenneth.
We might just have to buy both Tamiya and Takom.
cdharwins
Joined: October 28, 2006
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Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 05:27 AM UTC
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We might just have to buy both Tamiya and Takom.
That's my plan!
Upon taking a closer look, though, I noticed that the decals look a little thick.
AlanL
Joined: August 12, 2005
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Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 05:49 AM UTC
This looks nicely done, the 6pdr looks sweet, the indi tracks simple but nicely detailed and this will most probably be a neat and easy kit to build.
I'll look forward to further details as and when they emerge. It's great to see a new version being released. I wonder if the hatches and doors can be shown in the open position?
Cheers
Al
I'll look forward to further details as and when they emerge. It's great to see a new version being released. I wonder if the hatches and doors can be shown in the open position?
Cheers
Al
PantherF
Joined: June 10, 2005
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Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 05:54 AM UTC
Agree... this is good news!
Jeff
Jeff
Biggles2
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Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 06:37 AM UTC
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Upon taking a closer look, though, I noticed that the decals look a little thick.
Aha!! Totally unbuildable!
But, not being a rivet-counter, looks OK to me, but I'll wait for the professional critics for a verdict. Should be a good Tamiya fit, though, and I'm not really interested in a complete interior. cdharwins
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Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 06:39 AM UTC
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Aha!! Totally unbuildable!
Agreed. I'm getting one, and I'm even going to play with it on the rug. I just might make machine gun noises, too.
iowabrit
Joined: November 06, 2007
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Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 07:13 AM UTC
I'm already designing trench systems for the flower garden.....going to scare the crap out of our resident ground squirrel
crucial_H
Joined: January 15, 2008
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Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 09:30 AM UTC
Haven't bought a model in a long time because of work, but I really need to get this as soon as it's released!
afv_rob
Joined: October 09, 2005
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Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 09:44 AM UTC
What a piece of junk. Look at all the horrible toy-like motorisation parts. Oh wait...........
Hisham
Joined: July 23, 2004
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Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 10:37 AM UTC
Hibbyeasy has it on pre-order for about $54.. but says "Price not yet fixed"... maybe they're waiting to see how much Takom will charge for theirs
Hisham
Hisham
KurtLaughlin
Joined: January 18, 2003
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Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 10:43 AM UTC
Yeah funny how things turn out . . .
Remember all the moans that because it was motorized it was certain to have rubber band tracks and definitely would have detail and dimensional compromises . . .
KL
Remember all the moans that because it was motorized it was certain to have rubber band tracks and definitely would have detail and dimensional compromises . . .
KL
afv_rob
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Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 10:45 AM UTC
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Yeah funny how things turn out . . .
Remember all the moans that because it was motorized it was certain to have rubber band tracks and definitely would have detail and dimensional compromises . . .
KL
Yup, looking at this one can pretty much ditch the motor and is left with the complete static kit without any detail compromises.
iowabrit
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Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 10:55 AM UTC
Looking at the pic of the track links I wonder if they might be soft vinyl. Thats a pretty hefty 'pin' to get in the hole if they are hard plastic.
Removed by original poster on 05/14/14 - 23:03:23 (GMT).
Biggles2
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Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 11:14 AM UTC
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Looking at the pic of the track links I wonder if they might be soft vinyl. Thats a pretty hefty 'pin' to get in the hole if they are hard plastic.
They look like styrene.
BTW, is the RC 'Radio Control', or 'Remote Control'? There's nothing that looks like an antenna or control cable.
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