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Philippines
Joined: May 25, 2013
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Posted: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - 08:44 AM UTC
it was AFV Club M-40,even the decal are same,the only different was additonal figure.
fuselier63
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Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Joined: April 17, 2013
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Posted: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - 11:38 AM UTC
No itīs not.
If you look at the sprue lay-out, you see a lot of differences compared to the AFV club offering.
So it looks like a Tamiya own design.
Besides that, isnīt it great to see a new Korean war model?
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Warszawa, Poland
Joined: March 26, 2003
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Posted: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - 12:25 PM UTC

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it was AFV Club M-40,even the decal are same,the only different was additonal figure.



Sorry for being blunt, but this is BS. It is a completely different kit.
ivanhoe6
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Wisconsin, United States
Joined: April 05, 2007
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Posted: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - 05:54 PM UTC
Good to hear that it's a new tool.
Thanks Tamiya !
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
Joined: January 26, 2007
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Posted: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - 06:09 PM UTC
I really can't understand this kind of nonsense posts.
If one is going to make such a definitive statement, it should be at least backed up with some base or basis.
This time it doesn't even seem that the guy had take a fast look to the sprues...
TankManNick
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California, United States
Joined: February 01, 2010
KitMaker: 551 posts
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Posted: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - 06:50 PM UTC
Yeah folks make 'definitive' statements about kits all the time which are completely untrue. Example - even an old kit like the Tamiya Gepard was described fairly recently as using the lower hull and suspension from the old Tamiya Leopard. Well I've built both kits and that's not true at all - completely different! And yet somehow this - myth? assumption? persists with no evidence at all....
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United Kingdom
Joined: August 24, 2011
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Posted: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 - 01:29 AM UTC
Depends which 'old' Tamiya Leopard you mean.

The Gepard shared the lower hull and running gear with their Leopard 1A4 kit, which is definitely 'old' (but not as old as their even earlier Leopard 1 kit).

John
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Ukraine / Україна
Joined: January 26, 2010
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Posted: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 - 02:04 AM UTC
IMHO, the figures alone worth considering this newly-tooled kit a potentially successful candidate for wish-lists. And it is far less expensive than some might think:
http://www.hobbyeasy.com/en/data/vwf9khqi2qvyiaw6yyrn.html
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Posted: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 - 03:00 AM UTC

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Depends which 'old' Tamiya Leopard you mean.

The Gepard shared the lower hull and running gear with their Leopard 1A4 kit, which is definitely 'old' (but not as old as their even earlier Leopard 1 kit).

John



Are you 100% sure?
I have at hand the ancient Tamiya Gepard, and the lower hull clearly says that it belong specifically to this model.
AFAI recall the Leopard 1A4 one says that it specifically belongs to the Leopard.

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