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Tamiya: M107 (Vietnam War)
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Posted: Saturday, November 28, 2015 - 09:20 PM UTC


Tamiya has sent Armorama news of 3 new 1/35th scale kits coming out in the New Year. Also announced are a couple of punches that may prove useful.

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HermannB
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Posted: Saturday, November 28, 2015 - 10:51 PM UTC
I wonder if they reworked the ammo loading device?
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Posted: Saturday, November 28, 2015 - 11:26 PM UTC
They did. They put a ramming staff in his hand. Paint a butter bar on him, call it good.
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Posted: Sunday, November 29, 2015 - 12:37 AM UTC
The M107 Crew is set no.35079 w/o the tank commander, at least on the picture.
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Posted: Sunday, November 29, 2015 - 01:26 AM UTC
A Tamiya SU-76M! I've hope they would make one since I opened the box of the disappointing Alan model. I'll find a place for that 1/48 AC, too. Go nice with my Bandai Daimler Mk I. While I am not a modern armor guy, the M107 has always appealed to me; never seen the Italeri model but if Tamiya has reworked the molds, I look forward to a review by one of you modern modelers.
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Posted: Sunday, November 29, 2015 - 01:28 AM UTC
That 175mm barrel, if it is styrene, how does one align the pieces accurately
and keep it from warping?
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Posted: Sunday, November 29, 2015 - 01:38 AM UTC
never heard of punch devices from Tamiya. any good?
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Posted: Sunday, November 29, 2015 - 02:10 AM UTC

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That 175mm barrel, if it is styrene, how does one align the pieces accurately
and keep it from warping?

It has the usual pegs and holes to align the parts. Why would it warp? I built this kit over 15 years ago, and the barrel is just fine.
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Posted: Sunday, November 29, 2015 - 02:35 PM UTC
Looks like the used the same equipment sprues as in the M151A2 Grenada kit (the cots, two M60's and M16 look familiar). The figures also look like the same that come in the M577 Armed Command Post Vehicle.
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Posted: Sunday, November 29, 2015 - 02:47 PM UTC
All kits looks quite interesting to me.
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Posted: Sunday, November 29, 2015 - 06:35 PM UTC

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Why would it warp?


I have heard second-hand that some long thin barrels (1/25 Tamiya Panther) would droop after a while, and have experienced first-hand that some aircraft wings will eventually droop. I recall that Italeri did not mold their sides as thick as some manufacturers.
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Posted: Monday, November 30, 2015 - 01:14 AM UTC
Been along time coming, i think I will get one and build it as a Royal Artillery gun. Those figures are almost as old as I am.
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Posted: Monday, November 30, 2015 - 04:12 AM UTC
it looks like they are doing the same as what they did before with italeri's M109.

I will wait and see what changes they make to the actual artillery piece before I buy it.

Incidentally were there any changes to the M109 kit when tamiya released it?
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Posted: Monday, November 30, 2015 - 07:55 AM UTC

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Incidentally were there any changes to the M109 kit when tamiya released it?


They added a couple items such as the over flow tube off the radiator, a grill for the exhaust and maybe a couple others that I can't remember right now. The rest of the "updates" were just a couple sprues out of other Tamiya kits for crew and gear.
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Posted: Monday, November 30, 2015 - 09:22 AM UTC
with a barrel that long and diameter that big around.. I would bet there is a length of brass or aluminum rod or tube that would sit inside the barrel fine to prevent warpage maybe..or maybe a viagra in the breech.

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Posted: Monday, November 30, 2015 - 10:07 AM UTC
I've been waiting for this one for years! I would think the aftermarket barrel makers are salivating to make this barrel! It will be heavy....will the kit need ballast anywhere? Just kidding... I'd also like to have a stack of brass 175mm projectiles for my diorama! I hope it has US, Israeli, and NATO decal options? Hoping Tamiya reads this and adds them! If this is a Vietnam War kit we need new figures with flak vests and jungle fatigues. The pickle suits just look too Cold War Germany.

Great news!

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Posted: Monday, November 30, 2015 - 11:06 AM UTC

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I've been waiting for this one for years! I would think the aftermarket barrel makers are salivating to make this barrel! It will be heavy....will the kit need ballast anywhere? Just kidding... I'd also like to have a stack of brass 175mm projectiles for my diorama! I hope it has US, Israeli, and NATO decal options? Hoping Tamiya reads this and adds them! If this is a Vietnam War kit we need new figures with flak vests and jungle fatigues. The pickle suits just look too Cold War Germany.

Great news!



afv club used to do artillery ammo. I'm sure you can get it on eBay
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Posted: Monday, November 30, 2015 - 10:28 PM UTC

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I've been waiting for this one for years! I would think the aftermarket barrel makers are salivating to make this barrel! It will be heavy....will the kit need ballast anywhere? Just kidding... I'd also like to have a stack of brass 175mm projectiles for my diorama! I hope it has US, Israeli, and NATO decal options? Hoping Tamiya reads this and adds them! If this is a Vietnam War kit we need new figures with flak vests and jungle fatigues. The pickle suits just look too Cold War Germany.

Great news!



afv club used to do artillery ammo. I'm sure you can get it on eBay


The AFV Club set has 155mm and 203mm (8 inch) rounds. However, there is an old Verlinden ammo set with the 175mm projectiles. I've also seen 3D printed 175mm projectiles on Shapeways.
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Posted: Monday, November 30, 2015 - 10:29 PM UTC

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I've been waiting for this one for years! I would think the aftermarket barrel makers are salivating to make this barrel! It will be heavy....will the kit need ballast anywhere? Just kidding... I'd also like to have a stack of brass 175mm projectiles for my diorama! I hope it has US, Israeli, and NATO decal options? Hoping Tamiya reads this and adds them! If this is a Vietnam War kit we need new figures with flak vests and jungle fatigues. The pickle suits just look too Cold War Germany.

Great news!





Barrel Depot makes a metal barrel for the M107, look for item #35046.
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Posted: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 - 07:46 AM UTC

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The pickle suits just look too Cold War Germany.



The problem is you simply cannot find any Cold War Germany figures. The M577 set is the only one I'm aware of that's even remotely close.

I'd LOVE to have someone direct me to somewhere that has LOTS of Cold War Germany US Figures in 1/35.
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