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Takom: Mark IV 2 in 1varanusk
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Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain / España
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Posted: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 - 03:37 AM UTC
Takom presents a new model of the Mark IV tank, which can be built as either Male or Female variants.
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Biggles2
Quebec, Canada
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Posted: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 - 03:42 AM UTC
Hmmm...there's the "hermaphodite" version... this one must be a "transsexual" version... who says tanks aren't sexy?
RobinNilsson
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Stockholm, Sweden
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Posted: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 - 04:07 AM UTC
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Hmmm...there's the "hermaphodite" version... this one must be a "transsexual" version... who says tanks aren't sexy?
Beastmaster
United Kingdom
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Posted: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 - 05:07 AM UTC
Well transgender stuff's all the rage lately.
ironhull
Venezia, Italy
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Posted: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 - 12:27 AM UTC
MARIECHEN was a female tank armed with German MG (those on the cover are British Lewis). The box art is a copy of o model built by a russian modeller, in my opinion decals are not of the correct shape. Hera a picture of the real tank
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/0f/45/33/0f4533cb2b84029e90857f09b3e9db2b.jpg
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/0f/45/33/0f4533cb2b84029e90857f09b3e9db2b.jpg
Me109G
United States
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Posted: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 - 01:43 AM UTC
I like that they give you the choice of male or female in one kit. Saves you the money from buying one of each to get a male and female. that is unless you wNt one male and one female!!
Me109G10
Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Posted: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 - 10:31 PM UTC
Me109G? so you choose my name. bad boy ;D yes, looks promissing!
Beastmaster
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Posted: Thursday, October 27, 2016 - 12:43 AM UTC
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MARIECHEN was a female tank armed with German MG (those on the cover are British Lewis). The box art is a copy of o model built by a russian modeller, in my opinion decals are not of the correct shape. Hera a picture of the real tank
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/0f/45/33/0f4533cb2b84029e90857f09b3e9db2b.jpg
Thanks for posting that. Haven't seen that picture before.
Frenchy
Rhone, France
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Posted: Thursday, October 27, 2016 - 05:05 PM UTC
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that is unless you wNt one male and one female!!
This would be mandatory if you have a breeding project
H.P.
Taeuss
Manitoba, Canada
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Posted: Sunday, October 30, 2016 - 07:51 AM UTC
Always thought that these WWI tanks were a howl and the paint schemes on both sides fascinating & challenging. Perhaps as a change of pace from Shermans and Panthers...
TAFFY3
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Posted: Sunday, October 30, 2016 - 06:43 PM UTC
Takom's original releases of the Mk.IV Male & Mk.IV Female had individual track links, and each link was a multi-part affair. This turned off some (myself included) from building either kit. Modelers complained, and Takom listened, releasing a set of one-piece links. These were included in their Mk.IV Hermaphrodite kit. I would like to think that this kit contains those same one-piece track links, rather than the original multi-piece ones. Which would make this kit more attractive to those who were turned off by the work involved in assembling the original tracks. As a side note, except for one six-pounder barrel, the Hermaphrodite kit contained all of the parts necessary to build any of the three versions. Takom could have marketed that kit as a "3-in-1" if they had included the second barrel. Al
Biggles2
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Posted: Monday, October 31, 2016 - 04:09 AM UTC
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Quoted Textthat is unless you wNt one male and one female!!
This would be mandatory if you have a breeding project
H.P.
Maybe you will end up with some little Tadpoles!
Ranchhand
Texas, United States
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Posted: Sunday, November 13, 2016 - 12:25 AM UTC
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Takom's original releases of the Mk.IV Male & Mk.IV Female had individual track links, and each link was a multi-part affair. This turned off some (myself included) from building either kit. Modelers complained, and Takom listened, releasing a set of one-piece links. These were included in their Mk.IV Hermaphrodite kit. I would like to think that this kit contains those same one-piece track links, rather than the original multi-piece ones. Which would make this kit more attractive to those who were turned off by the work involved in assembling the original tracks. As a side note, except for one six-pounder barrel, the Hermaphrodite kit contained all of the parts necessary to build any of the three versions. Takom could have marketed that kit as a "3-in-1" if they had included the second barrel. Al
i agree the original multi piece tracks where awful, but the new click tracks are really nice. all of the new kits from takom have them, i would assume that this one has the click tracks. Takom learned their lesson and listened to us consumers!