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M103A2 Heavy Tank
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Posted: Tuesday, March 08, 2016 - 02:36 AM UTC
Following up on his review of 2015, Jason Bobrowich takes on a heavy build of the Dragon Black Label kit, the M103A2 Heavy Tank. This is a good, long read, so get comfortable...

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Posted: Tuesday, March 08, 2016 - 02:54 AM UTC
what a build! great result as well!
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Posted: Tuesday, March 08, 2016 - 03:01 AM UTC
Very nice!

As for the end comment "I don’t expect that we will see another M103A2 kit anytime soon", I don't know...

This used to be true in the past but recently we got so many duplicated new kits (Shilka, AMX-13, T-10M, etc...) I think there is still hope, fingers crossed...

Cheers,

Christophe
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Posted: Tuesday, March 08, 2016 - 07:44 AM UTC
Ended up nicely, great looking tank
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Posted: Tuesday, March 08, 2016 - 01:14 PM UTC
Fantastic work Jason, which has resulted in a stunning model. I also want to say thank you for the really well written feature.
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Posted: Tuesday, March 08, 2016 - 01:44 PM UTC
Fantastic build! I love the weathering.

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Posted: Tuesday, March 08, 2016 - 02:15 PM UTC
It was great seeing this one being made... all the comments on the assembly steps and accuracy issues made the blog one of the best we had on the site. I'm glad to see it turned into a feature as well.

Great job Jason, hope we'll see many more blogs and features like this one from you.

Mario
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Posted: Tuesday, March 08, 2016 - 10:28 PM UTC
Thanks very much Gents. I'm glad you like the end result and the blog/feature. Hats off to Matthew Lenton for his editing skills.
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Posted: Tuesday, March 08, 2016 - 10:30 PM UTC
Just wanted to echo Darren and the others. Excellent work Jason.
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Posted: Wednesday, March 09, 2016 - 01:13 AM UTC
Jason, you have raised the bar on reviews and builds. Expert M103!
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Posted: Thursday, March 10, 2016 - 09:38 AM UTC
Love it !
Great job Jason !
So what's next ?

Cheers
Christopher
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Posted: Thursday, March 10, 2016 - 04:01 PM UTC
Thanks very much again Fellas! I really appreciate your positive feedback and comments.

What's next? I've got a few Leopards to get back to but as far as Cold War Heavies...a German KPz 70 and a British FV4005 are on the list.
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Posted: Sunday, March 13, 2016 - 05:52 AM UTC
Which was more work, building the kit or writing that article? Both are a great effort. Nice to see something a little less covered here.
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Posted: Sunday, March 13, 2016 - 09:55 AM UTC

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Which was more work, building the kit or writing that article? Both are a great effort. Nice to see something a little less covered here.


Building the kit was for sure much more work. I'm glad you like both results!
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Posted: Sunday, March 13, 2016 - 05:39 PM UTC
Amazing work Jason, kudos to you!
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Posted: Sunday, March 13, 2016 - 11:56 PM UTC

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Amazing work Jason, kudos to you!


Thanks Colin...with any luck I will have it at the Alberta Open Model Contest in Edmonton at the end of May.
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Posted: Monday, March 14, 2016 - 12:17 AM UTC
Cool! I will look for it!
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Posted: Thursday, May 12, 2016 - 04:33 AM UTC
Awesome Job Jason. Real attention to detail!!!
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Posted: Thursday, May 12, 2016 - 05:00 AM UTC
Thanks Bob! Not nearly what you bring to the table with your amazing ships!
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