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Meng - PzH 2000 w/Add-On-Armor
Gotrek58
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Posted: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 03:59 PM UTC
A very interesting new monster!

http://www.meng-model.com/new.php?id=469


Michael
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Posted: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 04:11 PM UTC
Thanks for the info, looks like the monster became more monstrous!
rogerjo1
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Posted: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 04:22 PM UTC
Thank you meng, please continue like this!
ziggyfoos
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Posted: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 04:23 PM UTC
Excellent, I held off on their earlier release hoping they'd do this version. Definitely will be buying.

It seems of all the manufacturers, Meng is one where I "have to" have nearly all of their releases (only surpassed by Wingnut Wings).
HermannB
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Posted: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 04:32 PM UTC
Yeah, my references given to Meng finally paid off.
Keef1648
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Posted: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 04:40 PM UTC
Perhaps they should look at selling the add on armor as an update set by itself for those who have the original in their stash and unbuilt!

Keith.
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Posted: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 04:56 PM UTC

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Perhaps they should look at selling the add on armor as an update set by itself for those who have the original in their stash and unbuilt!

Keith.


That is an excellent idea.
HeavyArty
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Posted: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 05:45 PM UTC
Can someone post pics of it? The firewall here at work blocks the link. Yeah, I should be working, but....
18Bravo
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Posted: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 05:52 PM UTC
Excellent. Funny, no word yet over on the "varsity" site. Perhaps someone should let them know.
Gotrek58
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Posted: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 06:03 PM UTC


http://www.meng-model.com/index3.php?id=59


Michael
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Posted: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 06:42 PM UTC
AArrrgggg!! Still no joy. Damn firewall!!!
trahe
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Posted: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 06:43 PM UTC

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Can someone post pics of it? The firewall here at work blocks the link. Yeah, I should be working, but....


Busted! Oops! If I saw this then I should be working, too!
RobinNilsson
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Posted: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 07:22 PM UTC

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AArrrgggg!! Still no joy. Damn firewall!!!

It looks like a PzH 2000, camouflaged in beige and some pale green colour with the spike-armour being a darker green, sort of looks like a balding mans badly designed toupé ;-)
And it has got those red & white diagonal stripes on the
front end of the mud shields (a nice touch of colour ...)

/ Robin


e-mail sent to Gino :-)
DerGeist
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Posted: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 07:30 PM UTC
How did they do it, come on Meng we need to know!? Didn't we all come to the conclusion this type of armor could not accurately be reproduced in 1/35th without a rather large headache?
RobinNilsson
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Posted: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 07:33 PM UTC
We still need to see how they have done it .....
/ Robin
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Posted: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 07:41 PM UTC

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Perhaps they should look at selling the add on armor as an update set by itself for those who have the original in their stash and unbuilt!

Keith.

This would be great but i suppose they will not! Already have the first release as well as the revell offering but this is a temptation! Please MENG consider to offer separate the addon armor parts!
jwest21
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Posted: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 08:02 PM UTC
and I LITERALLY just broke down and bought the first version!

I would love to see the add on armor as a separate kit, but I doubt they would do it.
HermannB
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Posted: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 08:02 PM UTC
One can never have enough Panzerhaubitze 2000 models.
jwest21
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Posted: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 08:07 PM UTC

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One can never have enough Panzerhaubitze 2000 models.

true- I was thinking that I may do the original kit in Greek markings and then get the new one foe German ISAF markings.
HeavyArty
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Posted: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 08:08 PM UTC

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e-mail sent to Gino :-)


Thanks Robin. It looks pretty nice.
Gotrek58
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Posted: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 08:49 PM UTC
Build a PzH 2000 in its european environment without the add-on-armor and german or NL monster in A'stan with this green packages. Maybe I'm wrong, but I think we can find the add-on-armor nearly solely in theaters of operation due to its extra weight.


Michael
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Posted: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 09:31 PM UTC
I'll buy one, just to paint it in ISAF colors.

Thanks Michael!

Cheers!

Marco
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Posted: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 10:03 PM UTC
Lets hope we will see a crew for this one also and that they release the kit soon
Frenchy
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Posted: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 11:02 PM UTC

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Lets hope we will see a crew for this one also and that they release the kit soon


http://www.mrmodellbau.com/_shop/product_info.php?products_id=419

H.P.
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Posted: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 11:13 PM UTC
Interesting news ...anxious to see how they solved the rather complex add-on armor (all those knobs)... the "soft" plastic is probably the likely solution.
If MENGs approach is good then the PUMA would be a logical future release.
Got my second 2000 (German this time) build ready for the NATO-camo the Umtarn -version is also quite tempting, but the tracks are a real pain .....

I would rather try this new crew set from Valkyrie :
http://www.valkyrie.co.kr

Cheers
Christopher
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