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Takom: Hopping the bus with two T3 vans on the way
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Posted: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 - 08:08 AM UTC


Takom has announced not one but two versions of the German T3 van for Bundeswehr fans.

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Posted: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 - 10:47 PM UTC
Yeah, i love this good old VW Bus in production from 1972 to 1992. This is an very useful vehicle for many countries. Reminds me on that Action Szene from Delta Force. Also very useful as German Police Car in the 80´s or Hippy Flower Power car. The Options are nearly endless. Great Addition to the civilian BMW also from TAKOM or the Mercedes from DIOPARK.

Thanks a lot for this comming release.
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Posted: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 - 11:02 PM UTC
Only thing I don't like is the figure.. A driver figure would have been much more useful.. either sitting in it, or opening the door to get in.. or just getting out.. a little bit of imagination can go a long way. I mean, this guy is just standing there... he doesn't even have the mandatory "pointing finger".. or is that just in WW II figures?

Hisham
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Posted: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 - 11:09 PM UTC

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he doesn't even have the mandatory "pointing finger"..


Clearly he is not an officer, then!
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Posted: Thursday, October 16, 2014 - 04:02 AM UTC
Yes, it does appear that pointing is a privilege reserved only for officers

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Posted: Thursday, October 16, 2014 - 07:50 AM UTC
So were saying these are 90's buses?? im used to working on these buses and just think ISAF might be bit late for such an early style VW Transporter.
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Posted: Thursday, October 16, 2014 - 07:56 AM UTC
Interesting that there's no mention of Volkswagen on the box and the front grille emblem looks like it doesn't say VW.....hopefully the kit parts will....
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Posted: Thursday, October 16, 2014 - 08:04 AM UTC
If it's like their "German civilian car", I don't think it will have any emblems... to avoid paying royalties. But when I bought the "German car" from HobbyEasy, they were including a small decal sheet with the BMW emblem on it.. and there was also a company that had a "3D" decal sheet for both Takom's and Diopark's German cars.

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Posted: Thursday, October 16, 2014 - 09:01 AM UTC
This is the decal (sticker) sheet for Diopark's and Takom's kits.. it's by MSM Creation.. Maybe they'll do something similar for the SUV and these two kits



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Posted: Thursday, October 16, 2014 - 09:08 AM UTC

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So were saying these are 90's buses?? im used to working on these buses and just think ISAF might be bit late for such an early style VW Transporter.


http://www.panzerbaer.de/helper/bw_pkw_8sitzer-a.htm

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JoeyKast44
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Posted: Saturday, October 25, 2014 - 11:27 PM UTC
any idea when they will be out, love the models of the auxiliary vehicles in Afghanistan.
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Posted: Monday, October 27, 2014 - 10:13 PM UTC
Hi fellow moderler,

have a look at this site for some more informtion about the kit and more detail photos.

Bundeswehr T3 Transporter Truck
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Posted: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 - 06:44 AM UTC
Hmm, time for a dio featuring me and my peewee soccer team heading out for away games back in the late 80-ies
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