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Meng: Resin Wheels for Cougar & TigerMaki
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Croatia Hrvatska
Joined: February 13, 2002
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Posted: Thursday, January 28, 2016 - 01:53 PM UTC
Meng Model ventures into resin production with a new line of 1/35 scale replacement wheels. The press release from the company follows.
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35th-scale
Kildare, Ireland
Joined: November 21, 2007
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Joined: November 21, 2007
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Posted: Thursday, January 28, 2016 - 02:05 PM UTC
Interesting development! And they do look nice...
Thirian24
Oklahoma, United States
Joined: September 30, 2015
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Joined: September 30, 2015
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Posted: Thursday, January 28, 2016 - 03:08 PM UTC
I'll have to pick a set of these up.
terminators
France
Joined: February 20, 2012
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Joined: February 20, 2012
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Posted: Thursday, January 28, 2016 - 11:51 PM UTC
I'm not confident with those resin wheels. I prefer wheels from usual resin brands.
acebatau
Colorado, United States
Joined: February 10, 2008
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Joined: February 10, 2008
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Posted: Friday, January 29, 2016 - 07:44 AM UTC
Hmm... Interesting...
Oblivion
Dodecanese, Greece / Ελλάδα
Joined: April 04, 2015
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Joined: April 04, 2015
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Posted: Saturday, January 30, 2016 - 07:31 PM UTC
I am waiting for them to release the A7V engine as a stand-alone item
bison126
Correze, France
Joined: June 10, 2004
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Joined: June 10, 2004
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Posted: Saturday, January 30, 2016 - 11:01 PM UTC
It will be interesting to see how they compare to the other resin AM brands. I don't see any reason why Meng would be worse. The pictures look like CAD renderings.