AFV and Hobby Fan just posted an image of an injection molded M60A2 turret on Face Book. So their A2 must be in the works. Hold on to your cash folks.
Tom
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AFV annouces M60A2 on the way
TankSGT
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Posted: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 - 08:20 AM UTC
Cookiescool2
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Posted: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 - 08:44 AM UTC
Exciting to finally see more M60 variants! Does anyone know the other M60 variants which will be covered?
Kenaicop
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Posted: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 - 08:59 AM UTC
I'd give my left, ummm, arm, yeah arm, for a plain vanilla M60 
BruceJ8365
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Posted: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 - 09:05 AM UTC
Awesome.... Now for a bridge layer and engineering vehicle!
Hisham
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Posted: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 - 01:01 PM UTC
Here's the pic..
Hisham
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TankSGT
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Posted: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 - 01:21 PM UTC
Thanks Hisham I saw.it on my phone and wasn't able to link it.
Tom
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sneakypete
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Posted: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 - 02:28 PM UTC
So is this a reboxing from the kit I remember seeing in the early 90's? or something new? Either way time for a "star-ship".
Dan
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Posted: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 - 03:26 PM UTC
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So is this a reboxing from the kit I remember seeing in the early 90's? or something new? Either way time for a "star-ship".
Dan
I'm thinking that you're remembering the "Starship" that you saw in the early '90s was the TAMIYA M60A2? I don't know that I've EVER seen HOBBY FAN/AFV CLUB do a re-boxing of someone else' kit. Re-boxings are usually TAMIYA TERRITORY and charging correspondingly HIGHER PRICES- Example: ITALERI, HASEGAWA and FINEMOLDS kits with TAMIYA logos and new art-work on the box top, such as the HASEGAWA 1/48 Hurricane Mk.I(?), ITALERI 1/48 Ar.196 and FINEMOLDS' 1/35 Type 95 "HA-GO". That's the kind of thing that I stay away from...
However, there MUST be other companies that are putting their name on stuff that was originally made by someone else. I can't remember any others at the moment...
TankSGT
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Posted: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 - 04:56 PM UTC
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So is this a reboxing from the kit I remember seeing in the early 90's? or something new? Either way time for a "star-ship".
Dan
No, I believe if AFV Club follows their usual pattern like with the Centurions, Strykers and Churchills they will be releasing a new tooled M60A2 based on their awesome A1 kit.
Tom
sneakypete
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Posted: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 - 05:10 PM UTC
I will keep my eye out for the kit either way. I only asked about the rebox since I have only recently been back in the model game and got the Hobby-Boss BRDM that was a Dragon that had Revell stamped on the sprue. It went together well but didnt know if it might be cheaper buying the "older" kit. Thanks all
Dan
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Posted: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 - 05:12 PM UTC
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I don't know that I've EVER seen HOBBY FAN/AFV CLUB do a re-boxing of someone else' kit.
In fact AFV Club released a few kits that included Academy kit parts, but those were never simple reboxes, but rather conversions using the Academy parts as a base for a different variant.
Vodnik
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Posted: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 - 05:18 PM UTC
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I have only recently been back in the model game and got the Hobby-Boss BRDM that was a Dragon that had Revell stamped on the sprue. It went together well but didnt know if it might be cheaper buying the "older" kit.
Hooby Boss BRDM?... You probably mean "Cyber Hobby". Cyber Hobby is just a brand that Dragon Models use for some of their product lines. So it wasn't really a rebox, as CyberHobby and Dragon are one company.
TangoOscarMike
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Posted: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 - 06:24 PM UTC
Am in the process of building AFV's M60A1. Very detailed but going together very nicely.
Cuny12
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Posted: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 - 06:57 PM UTC
I built the old ESCI starship in 72 scale when I was a kid, I will most definately get myself one of these.
There's something about the way this thing looks that catches my eye and I'm also partial to MERDC schemes as well so this will be a win win situation.
Cheers Ben
There's something about the way this thing looks that catches my eye and I'm also partial to MERDC schemes as well so this will be a win win situation.
Cheers Ben
Cantstopbuyingkits
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Posted: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 - 09:06 PM UTC
Yes I so want, please take muh money AFV club!
accelr8
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Posted: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 - 09:22 PM UTC
I'm excited to build it, but sad at the same time because i'm the only sap that decided to go all out for accuracy on the Tamiya dog.
Cantstopbuyingkits
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Posted: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 - 09:31 PM UTC
It's the age old modelling problem... you're just putting the finishing touches on the oldie kit of your favorite tank and then suddenly those dipbags in charge of the release schedules think it would be just amazing to sudeenly announce a new tooling of the subject
RLlockie
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Posted: Thursday, June 25, 2015 - 12:44 AM UTC
At least you got yours finished, Brian. Fine work it was too.
I collected all the parts, measurements and photos I needed and haven't got much beyond the hull. Still, at least I have the data to assess the new kit's accuracy. I seem to have quite a few projects like that....
I collected all the parts, measurements and photos I needed and haven't got much beyond the hull. Still, at least I have the data to assess the new kit's accuracy. I seem to have quite a few projects like that....
Charlie-66
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Posted: Thursday, June 25, 2015 - 01:26 AM UTC
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I'm excited to build it, but sad at the same time because i'm the only sap that decided to go all out for accuracy on the Tamiya dog.
Don't be sad! that's an awesome build! One to be proud of!
Kenaicop
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Posted: Thursday, June 25, 2015 - 06:54 AM UTC
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I'm excited to build it, but sad at the same time because i'm the only sap that decided to go all out for accuracy on the Tamiya dog.
Oh no, you were not the only one. I built this about 20 years ago. Decals may not be that accurate
HeavyArty
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Posted: Thursday, June 25, 2015 - 07:43 AM UTC
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Oh no, you were not the only one.
Yup, me too. Esci hull and tracks, Tamiya turret, lots of scratch...
Don't know if I will do another with the AFV Club kit or not. It looks like it will be nice though.
18Bravo
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Posted: Thursday, June 25, 2015 - 08:02 AM UTC
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I'm excited to build it, but sad at the same time because i'm the only sap that decided to go all out for accuracy on the Tamiya dog.
Based on those silly CBSS bulges I started selling about 20 years ago, there should be dozens of builds out there...
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Posted: Thursday, June 25, 2015 - 09:48 AM UTC
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Based on those silly CBSS bulges I started selling about 20 years ago, there should be dozens of builds out there...
You mean there are dozens of your CBSS bulges in people's stashes that will never be used now that the two new kits were announced
barkingdigger
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Posted: Thursday, June 25, 2015 - 02:02 PM UTC
I've got an Adler turret & Esci hull in the works, so I'll finish that because there's nothing "wrong" with it. But I may have to do a second one with the AFV kit!
jon_a_its
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Posted: Thursday, June 25, 2015 - 02:57 PM UTC
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No, I believe if AFV Club follows their usual pattern like with the Centurions, Strykers and Churchills they will be releasing a new tooled M60A2 based on their awesome A1 kit.
Tom
Been asking AFV Club to kit the Gulf War Cent AVRE for ages, They got the Cent & hush puppy tracks already
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