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Posted: Saturday, September 19, 2015 - 03:04 AM UTC
Roman Volchenkov builds the latest Tamiya quarterscale kit the Opel Blitz 3 ton truck.

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Posted: Monday, September 21, 2015 - 12:18 AM UTC
Sign me up for one, or more! Whether a Luftwaffe or Heers diorama, I can make use of this model.
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Posted: Tuesday, September 22, 2015 - 03:41 AM UTC
yep, very useful kit!
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Posted: Tuesday, September 22, 2015 - 07:33 PM UTC
So this isn't a re-boxed Italeri Opal Blitz?
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Posted: Thursday, September 24, 2015 - 02:29 AM UTC
no, this is all new tooling!
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Posted: Thursday, September 24, 2015 - 02:41 AM UTC

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So this isn't a re-boxed Italeri Opal Blitz?


No, it's a completely different tooling. The Italeri version has rubber tyres, for one.
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Posted: Thursday, September 24, 2015 - 03:32 AM UTC


has nothing to do with Italeri at all. See pic for chassis, wheels, etc
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Posted: Thursday, September 24, 2015 - 04:22 PM UTC
and it's in Tamiya's now favored scale of 1/48th?
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Posted: Thursday, September 24, 2015 - 04:34 PM UTC
now favored? they do 2-4 sets per year.
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