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Italeri: Fury
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Posted: Friday, December 25, 2015 - 11:48 PM UTC


Italeri has announced a new tooling M4A3E8 Sherman "Fury".

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Posted: Saturday, December 26, 2015 - 03:08 AM UTC
Not completely new .Hull is from 40 years ago
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Posted: Saturday, December 26, 2015 - 06:33 AM UTC
Release date?
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Posted: Saturday, December 26, 2015 - 07:29 AM UTC
Looks like a fun build. I'll try one.
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Posted: Saturday, December 26, 2015 - 08:02 AM UTC
Dave, both the release note and box says "New Moulds", I do not know to which extent they have updated their old Sherman but there should be something new.

Shawn, it is already available on their online shop, therefore local shops and other online stores must receive it quite soon.
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Posted: Saturday, December 26, 2015 - 04:21 PM UTC
Interesting mix. The hull sprue (and tub) are old, but the turret and suspension sprues are new, as are the tracks. I'd be interested in seeing these new parts up-close. The old hull may not be "state of the art" any more, but it wasn't exactly "bad" to begin with! If these are cheap enough they may have some appeal to those who shiver at spending a week's wages on a kit that requires a Masters degree in modelling to build...
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Posted: Saturday, December 26, 2015 - 10:19 PM UTC

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Not completely new .Hull is from 40 years ago


The decals are new!
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Posted: Saturday, December 26, 2015 - 11:31 PM UTC
And no need to scratch build the gas mask!!
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Posted: Sunday, December 27, 2015 - 12:54 AM UTC
Do the old hull parts have shape issues or are they just archaicly moulded?
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Posted: Sunday, December 27, 2015 - 01:06 AM UTC
Upper hull has odd combo of weld "trenches" and beads (side by side!) that need replaced with a decent bead from plastic strip. Otherwise, IIRC the basic forms are ok. The hatches need a bit of detailing.

Lower hull is more problematic - the plate under the engine is for the radial-engine M4/M4A1. If this bothers you, one for the -A3 can be scratched from sheet and rod after sanding off the offending item, but as it is hidden under the hull most folk won't bother. The exhaust pipes on the rear wall are moulded on, but are almost invisible behind the reflectors...

Pioneer tools are a bit weak and are best replaced with an AM set.
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Posted: Sunday, December 27, 2015 - 04:17 AM UTC
For its age, not such a bad kit. At any rate the question is do you want to build an accurate M4A3E8 or as it appeared in the film: in fact two separate M4A2E8s, at least one of which was fitted with postwar tracks and in-house fashioned exhaust shroud?
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Posted: Monday, December 28, 2015 - 05:06 AM UTC
Hello

I am very interested to see how Italeri found its way with the HVSS suspension... without going back to the old AFV Club option, both the Tasca/Asuka HVSS from the beautiful M4A3E8 (35020 or 35023) and the Dragon set in the at-last-almost-all-updated-Easy-Eight (6183, the Thundebold VII version offering both the circular or oval order hatch) are not that simple, to say the least. Tasca ask for about 20 parts for each boggies ! Metal spring and tube in the Dragon set could be ... but boggies are articulated, if you need it.

As often, Tamiya did it beautifully and so simply in their M51 kit. And the same HVSS is again in their newly issued M4A3E8 (ref 35146) along with a new M4A3 upper hull and an up-dated T23 turret (the new one in their M1 super Sherman aka M4A1 76 mm late was not free of fitting problems)... For sure competition will be very very tough for Italeri, especially if Tamiya new release delivers all its promises

My guess now is who from Italeri or Tamiya who will provide us with a M4A1 76mm HVSS... both of them have all they need to do it quickly...

Mtbk
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Posted: Tuesday, December 29, 2015 - 01:49 AM UTC
I have the new Tamiya Easy 8 kit and it is awesome. I will probably grab this Italeri Easy 8 as well; just can't help myself! Very excited that it has two sets of tracks. Guess I have a thing for Easy 8s and Pershings...
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Posted: Tuesday, December 29, 2015 - 03:01 AM UTC

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For its age, not such a bad kit. At any rate the question is do you want to build an accurate M4A3E8 or as it appeared in the film: in fact two separate M4A2E8s, at least one of which was fitted with postwar tracks and in-house fashioned exhaust shroud?


I am not sure if you are aware, Fury was a M4A2E8, and not an A3. All the movie tanks were fitted with the rubber chevron tracks this was to reduce wear and tear both on the roads and the vehicles.

I hope this helps.
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Posted: Tuesday, December 29, 2015 - 09:13 PM UTC
I wonder if Italeri is still insisting on using the same very stiff material for tracks......
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Posted: Tuesday, December 29, 2015 - 10:42 PM UTC
I will probably hold off on buying this one until I see the build reviews. Seems like they recycled some old sprues here. The sprues themselves have been rearranged but I recognize the parts. Turret, hull, sandshield brackets, and suspension seem like the old DML #9010 kit parts and the tub is from their m4a1 kit. The tracks, decals, and fury accessories might ne the only new tooled parts. If it is the old DML stuff, the turret and barrel are woefully undersized, the sand shield brackets oversized and the suspension is fragile and inaccurate. I hope I'm mistaken as I'd love to buy this kit simply as a fan of the film and because I would like to support themed kits like this. Now let's get a "kelly's heroes" kit too
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Posted: Tuesday, December 29, 2015 - 11:47 PM UTC
I can get the Tamiya kit for $30. This will surely make for very stiff competition. Expect the build, soon.
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Posted: Wednesday, December 30, 2015 - 05:11 AM UTC

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For its age, not such a bad kit. At any rate the question is do you want to build an accurate M4A3E8 or as it appeared in the film: in fact two separate M4A2E8s, at least one of which was fitted with postwar tracks and in-house fashioned exhaust shroud?


I am not sure if you are aware, Fury was a M4A2E8, and not an A3. All the movie tanks were fitted with the rubber chevron tracks this was to reduce wear and tear both on the roads and the vehicles.


I hope this helps.


...isn't that what I just said?
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Posted: Wednesday, December 30, 2015 - 09:35 AM UTC

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For its age, not such a bad kit. At any rate the question is do you want to build an accurate M4A3E8 or as it appeared in the film: in fact two separate M4A2E8s, at least one of which was fitted with postwar tracks and in-house fashioned exhaust shroud?


I am not sure if you are aware, Fury was a M4A2E8, and not an A3. All the movie tanks were fitted with the rubber chevron tracks this was to reduce wear and tear both on the roads and the vehicles.


I hope this helps.


...isn't that what I just said?


Yes. It was.
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