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Armor and ground forces of the Allied forces during World War II.
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Hobby Boss CCKW-352 w/ AA mount
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Posted: Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 07:24 AM UTC
Don't rant too often but I just got the latest rendition of the CCKW-352 and a quick check of the parts and find they molded the roof hatch ring and a cover as a single piece, no option to display it open 😡. Obviously it can be fixed but REALLY; did that save you all that much money?
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Posted: Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 02:15 PM UTC
Ah... but have they corrected the issue with the over-long hood & too short doors?
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Posted: Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 07:56 PM UTC

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Ah... but have they corrected the issue with the over-long hood & too short doors?


Ummm, not so much

I've built the first two versions and like I said this issue is correctable if a bit annoying.
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Posted: Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 11:23 PM UTC
Interesting, since the box art shows a G.I. manning the gun ring????

Once again; Way To Go HB!
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Posted: Sunday, May 01, 2016 - 09:49 PM UTC

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Don't rant too often but I just got the latest rendition of the CCKW-352 and a quick check of the parts and find they molded the roof hatch ring and a cover as a single piece, no option to display it open 😡. Obviously it can be fixed but REALLY; did that save you all that much money?


I totally agree. Why would HB not give you the option of including both an open and closed roof hatch? Also no canvas top on the cab hatch ever arched so uniformly and so smoothly upward like that. Most had canvas that either stretched tight and flat or after some use bowed downward like a soup bowl.
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Posted: Sunday, May 01, 2016 - 10:59 PM UTC

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