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Tamiya: SU-76M SPG
pgb3476
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Posted: Tuesday, December 15, 2015 - 01:57 AM UTC
Can't wait for this kit to hit the market. The figures even look good, all I will have to do is replace the heads.
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kiyoshi
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Posted: Tuesday, December 15, 2015 - 08:30 AM UTC

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too bad the price tag is going to be over $65, as a guess


wmm... the price may be around 4500JPY $38?:

product list price(w/o Tax) release JPY/USD USD?
　Elefant 4800JPY Jul/2012 79 $61
EasyEight 4400JPY Nov/2015 121 $36


wowcool
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Posted: Tuesday, December 15, 2015 - 10:16 AM UTC
You may have made a mistake. I believe the new Easy Eight had a list price of 3600JPY, the cost of the reboxed Fine Molds kit is closer to the 4400JPY figures you mentioned.

That said, the SU-76m may indeed cost more than the Easy Eight despite its size.
Biggles2
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Posted: Tuesday, December 15, 2015 - 08:49 PM UTC
Don't forget the $40 or so dollars for the obligatory Friules, if they will fit on the Tamiya model.
Cantstopbuyingkits
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Posted: Wednesday, December 16, 2015 - 05:28 AM UTC

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Don't forget the $40 or so dollars for the obligatory Friules, if they will fit on the Tamiya model.


I don't think this kit needs WM track. The Injection moulded Link and length already seem nicelydetailedwith appropriate sag whilst being easier to assemble the Friul.
KurtLaughlin
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Posted: Wednesday, December 16, 2015 - 07:14 AM UTC

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Don't forget the $40 or so dollars for the obligatory Friules, if they will fit on the Tamiya model.


I don't think this kit needs WM track. The Injection moulded Link and length already seem nicelydetailedwith appropriate sag whilst being easier to assemble the Friul.


I imagine you are correct. The L&L tracks on the Tamiya Pz IIA/B/C took only a little fiddling to look good; all in all probably less effort than making runs of wire pin tracks.

KL
Biggles2
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Posted: Wednesday, December 16, 2015 - 09:05 PM UTC
Oh. I thought those were bandies in the pic. So just $30 for a PE set; turned barrel; Hornet heads; etc; etc...
Frenchy
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Posted: Wednesday, December 16, 2015 - 09:38 PM UTC

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Would make a nice centerpiece for a diorama.


Even an Afghanistan one (just take into account that the pictured one is a late model with a different armored gun compartment)



H.P.
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Posted: Wednesday, December 16, 2015 - 10:52 PM UTC
Here are some images I took while I was in Japan for the Tamiya World Championships and Tamiya Fair.







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