The flexible track on the newer Tamiya M51 Isherman is pretty good,on par with Dragon DS,on a ssherman it doesn't make that much diffrence.

I'm with Jim: once you've built a Tasca Sherman, you'll GIVE away your Tamiya Shermans....

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Aww crap got me all wound up again, I would have much more respect for Tamiya if they would produce their own kits to the standard they are capable of....

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Well, not (really ) wanting to rain on anyone's parade, but Tamiya have had 30+ years to improve their game. They're still offering much of their original catalogue...

This should be seen as VERY positive indeed - things don't get ANY better than Tasca M4s. The old Tamiya British infantry? Keep some of the equipment throw the rest....

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The flexible track on the newer Tamiya M51 Isherman is pretty good,on par with Dragon DS,on a ssherman it doesn't make that much diffrence.

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Are you serious? The Tamiya tracks are poorly detailed big time. You only have to look at the guide horns to see the lack of detail as Tamiya have depicted these solid with a small hole in the top. At least the DS ones come with separate injection moulded guide horns to allow appropriate detail. Even the Tasca vinyl/styrene tracks with their Korean War M4A3E8 are far better than the Tamiya ones.

Gary

I heartily concur with Jim's assessment. I enjoy many manufacturers' kits. But the two that stand out to me in terms of parts fit are Asuka/Tasca and Tamiya. For instance, the Asuka/Tasca Shermans require you to build the hull tub from four walls. The fit is exquisite and it's clear tha the kit desingers and the finishers of the final die have an exceedingly high standard.

It's hard to put into words. When you place several pieces together, expecting to tolerate a minor gap here or there, or the need to putty over a seam -- and then you're left with almost surgical precision in terms of fit -- it's incredibly enjoyable

I'm with Jim: once you've built a Tasca Sherman, you'll GIVE away your Tamiya Shermans....

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I heartily concur with Jim's assessment. I enjoy many manufacturers' kits. But the two that stand out to me in terms of parts fit are Asuka/Tasca and Tamiya. For instance, the Asuka/Tasca Shermans require you to build the hull tub from four walls. The fit is exquisite and it's clear tha the kit desingers and the finishers of the final die have an exceedingly high standard.

It's hard to put into words. When you place several pieces together, expecting to tolerate a minor gap here or there, or the need to putty over a seam -- and then you're left with almost surgical precision in terms of fit -- it's incredibly enjoyable

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I just got cold chills on my arms. Well said, well said.
I keep promising myself I'm going to build a Tasca Sherman soon, maybe the time is getting closer.

Well as usual the name Tamiya generates a lot of interest both positive and negative. As a shermaholic through and through I will go out on a limb and say that Tamiyas M4 Sherman got one thing right that Tasca,DML etc NEVER got. They added a basic interior to the turret in the form of a Breech & Guards etc for the 75 which are very useful for modelling 8th Army ones which are seen wit hthe removed guard on the rear hull stowage.
IMHO if Tasca did a set with the same basic interior I would spend a fortune buying them for all their kits. As it is I scour Swap and sells etc for cheap Tamiya ones which also yield a reasonable set of T48 tracks.
As for Tamiya re releasing these I applaud it particularly as their availability will be greater. Tamiya prices here seem to have gone down in the last few months which means we may get cheap Fireflies and hopefully Tamiya may also do others in the range such as the Mk V, Mk III and Mk II.

In defence of Tamiya some of there recent releases have been excellent such as the Matilda, BT, UE, Char B etc. I'm happy with that level of detail, I do not need the grief of parts for parts sake and stuggle with parts the size of pin heads.


Al

I just got cold chills on my arms. Well said, well said.
I keep promising myself I'm going to build a Tasca Sherman soon, maybe the time is getting closer.

Here's two of mine. I also have the Jumbo built but don't have any pics of it on photobucket yet and I have two more shermans in the stash. Tasca's Luchs is also a wonderful kit

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Aww crap got me all wound up again, I would have much more respect for Tamiya if they would produce their own kits to the standard they are capable of....

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Well, not (really ) wanting to rain on anyone's parade, but Tamiya have had 30+ years to improve their game. They're still offering much of their original catalogue...

This should be seen as VERY positive indeed - things don't get ANY better than Tasca M4s. The old Tamiya British infantry? Keep some of the equipment throw the rest....

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This is very true when it comes to the Tasca offerings, not so much the rebox of the old Italeri kits.

As you said they have had 30+ years to improve their game and they have when it comes to their 1/32 scale aircraft they have, but you have to wonder if they have their B team working on their 1/35 scale armour kits.

While the M1, M51, and Tiran 5 kits were very welcome subjects (for me anyway), and well engineered kits they all lack in certain areas and are not up to the standards of other manufactures, No photo etch, missing details, rubber band tracks, and yes I know many other kits are not perfect either.

From the company that used to be the leader in 1/35 scale armour, I would like to see them step up their own game you know they could, not just rebox other manufactures kits.

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Rod

Here's two of mine. I also have the Jumbo built but don't have any pics of it on photobucket yet and I have two more shermans in the stash. Tasca's Luchs is also a wonderful kit

I'm with Jim: once you've built a Tasca Sherman, you'll GIVE away your Tamiya Shermans....

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I wish that TASCA had done some initial, mid and re-man "plain-jane" US M4 VVSS (75mm) "Dry, 56-degree Welded Hull, Small-Hatch" Shermans...