A preview of this new kit soon out from Tamiya. A new tool M4A3E8 Sherman Easy Eight with figure in 1/35 scale.
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Unboxing Tamiya's M4A3E8 Sherman
staff_Jim
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Posted: Wednesday, November 04, 2015 - 05:20 AM UTC
Cantstopbuyingkits
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Posted: Wednesday, November 04, 2015 - 07:03 AM UTC
I like that they've gone back to having a full background in the box art painting as opposed to just the vehicle on a white background.
hanb7323
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Posted: Wednesday, November 04, 2015 - 07:05 AM UTC
Looks great!
avenue
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Posted: Wednesday, November 04, 2015 - 09:32 AM UTC
whem tamiya said it fit,it really fit,you do not have to sand it.-easy to assembly,(or user friendly) on top of this was her great detail.
KurtLaughlin
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Posted: Wednesday, November 04, 2015 - 09:42 PM UTC
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I like that they've gone back to having a full background in the box art painting as opposed to just the vehicle on a white background.
When I made my list of desirable kit attributes, I had a hard time deciding whether boxart background color is more or less important than the color of the polycaps.
KL
CMOT
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Posted: Wednesday, November 04, 2015 - 10:24 PM UTC
Kurt I would say that box art can sometimes make the difference between looking at the model or not, and as such I do feel that this is an important facet.
qcarr1
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Posted: Wednesday, November 04, 2015 - 11:44 PM UTC
Great review and I can't wait to get this kit!! I just finished the Academy Easy 8 and, while it's very nice, I want the Tamiya version. Now if they'd just release an M46 Patton... 
easyco69
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Posted: Wednesday, November 04, 2015 - 11:47 PM UTC
This should go together nicely.
barrowb98
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Posted: Friday, November 06, 2015 - 12:16 AM UTC
Picture from Marcus Nicholls/Tamiya Model Magazine on Facebook.
Anyone else notice how everything that would be different to make a correct M4A2E8 "Fury" is on the sectioned-off part of the hull sprue? Or maybe a Korean War version? Thoughts?
barkingdigger
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Posted: Friday, November 06, 2015 - 12:19 AM UTC
Hang on - are those sponson floors I see on that sprue? Are we sure this is Tamiya? 
Looking forward to inspecting one "in the plastic".
Looking forward to inspecting one "in the plastic".
barrowb98
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Posted: Friday, November 06, 2015 - 12:28 AM UTC
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Hang on - are those sponson floors I see on that sprue? Are we sure this is Tamiya?
Looking forward to inspecting one "in the plastic".
We are sure it's 21st century Tamiya, they've been putting them in lately :-)
rfbaer
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Posted: Friday, November 06, 2015 - 12:41 AM UTC
I'll buy one, and (hold on to your hats) actually build it. I find that as my modeling time gets shorter and my focus distance gets longer, Tamiya kits and their relative ease of assembly, coupled with good detail and accuracy, are creeping to the top of my build order. Can't help it, or maybe it's my very short attention span...
Look, squirrel!!!!
Look, squirrel!!!!
russamotto
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Posted: Friday, November 06, 2015 - 01:44 AM UTC
I am very pleased with the level of detail. I just hope they continue to offer more variants like a VVSS 76mm and late 75mm M4A3.
phantom8747
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Posted: Friday, November 06, 2015 - 04:11 AM UTC
And a nice new model Jumbo from Tamiya would be nice since Dragon's never saw the light of day.
KurtLaughlin
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Posted: Friday, November 06, 2015 - 07:44 PM UTC
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Kurt I would say that box art can sometimes make the difference between looking at the model or not, and as such I do feel that this is an important facet.
Really? When you hear of a new release and you list the things you want to see - along with detailing, engineering, good instructions, and accuracy - you include "nice boxart"?!? Boxart is a marketing tool of relevance to the manufacturer and seller. I can't see how that matters when modeling.
KL
phantom8747
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Posted: Friday, November 06, 2015 - 07:57 PM UTC
I will get one to go with my Tamiya M51 and Tasca/Asuka/Tamiya 2013 M4a3E8.Never can have enough Easy 8's.
TopSmith
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Posted: Saturday, November 07, 2015 - 11:51 PM UTC
Any idea how it compares to Dragons Easy 8 Thunderbolt?
barrowb98
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Posted: Monday, November 09, 2015 - 12:37 AM UTC
I'd venture a guess it'll be a lot easier to build. The suspension bogies for one. Dragon and Tasca's bogies are 20+ pieces each while the Tamiya are something like 8 pieces. I've built the M51, those parts carry over to this.
robw_uk
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Posted: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 - 06:50 PM UTC
have asked for this for Christmas, will start looking at additions - may be different markings (have stowage) or perhaps interior.....
melende
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Posted: Saturday, November 28, 2015 - 09:17 AM UTC
Probably a dumb question but I am confused about the difference between this kit and the previous Easy Eight Tamiya put out.
MikeyBugs95
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Posted: Saturday, November 28, 2015 - 11:43 AM UTC
So far Tamiya has put out 3 M4A3E8s (including this one). 2 were (and are) Tamiya molds while one was a rebox of the Tasca/Asuka kit with Tamiya figures. The other original Tamiya E8 was put out in, what, the 70's or 80's? So if you're talking about the other most recent Tamiya Easy Eight, it's a rebox of the Tasca/Asuka kit and is very good. That said I will be picking up one of these new Tamiya E8s first chance I have (assuming I have the money and I don't see a Meng Abrams at the same time).
billflorig
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Posted: Monday, November 30, 2015 - 10:40 AM UTC
Gonna preorder this now on HLJ!!! How did this differ from the "Fury" release last year?
Cantstopbuyingkits
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Posted: Monday, November 30, 2015 - 05:43 PM UTC
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Gonna preorder this now on HLJ!!! How did this differ from the "Fury" release last year?
If you had read the others posts on this thread, you would now that last years release was a rebox of the Tasca M4A3 with some old Tamiya figures chucked in, whilst this is completely new tooled.
qcarr1
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Posted: Wednesday, December 09, 2015 - 03:04 PM UTC
I ordered my first one of these beauties last night from Scalehobbyist.com. They have them in stock!
russamotto
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Posted: Wednesday, December 09, 2015 - 07:02 PM UTC
Mine is in, but not shipped as I also ordered the tank crew set and they will be shipped together. It gives me time to finish some other projects.
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