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Hisham
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Posted: Wednesday, December 07, 2016 - 05:39 PM UTC
You can see pics of it here at The Modelling News site.

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Posted: Wednesday, December 07, 2016 - 05:43 PM UTC
Yet another great post, thanks Hisham!
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Posted: Wednesday, December 07, 2016 - 05:56 PM UTC
I just noticed... they still insist on teasing us with the pic of the FAV

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Posted: Wednesday, December 07, 2016 - 06:07 PM UTC
Great finding Hisham! I hope they are not teasing us with the Scarab and the tractor with S-300PMU! I am also waiting for the Trumpeter releases which also announced S-300 and many more!
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Posted: Wednesday, December 07, 2016 - 06:49 PM UTC
Holy crap they are doing a Early Production BT-2!

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Posted: Wednesday, December 07, 2016 - 07:09 PM UTC

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I just noticed... they still insist on teasing us with the pic of the FAV

Hisham


One of these years we will finally see it realised!
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Posted: Wednesday, December 07, 2016 - 07:14 PM UTC
I wonder how that German Boxer will compare to the RoG version...
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Posted: Wednesday, December 07, 2016 - 07:31 PM UTC
ASU 57. Hubba, hubba
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Posted: Wednesday, December 07, 2016 - 08:04 PM UTC

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I wonder how that German Boxer will compare to the RoG version...


Umm, I think we did that comparison some time ago, quite some time ago actually ....

http://armorama.com/forums/189178&page=1


/ Robin
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Posted: Wednesday, December 07, 2016 - 08:27 PM UTC
Thanks Robin!
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Posted: Wednesday, December 07, 2016 - 10:08 PM UTC

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I wonder how that German Boxer will compare to the RoG version...


Big problem here. HB boxer s a protoype from the early 2000`s. Not useable for anything like Afghanistan. From what I saw, especially the suspension is sub-standard. If you want an in-service Boxer, stick with the RoG kit.
Images from Hobbysearch.

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Posted: Wednesday, December 07, 2016 - 11:30 PM UTC
hurray!! They releasing tristar molds!
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Posted: Wednesday, December 07, 2016 - 11:43 PM UTC
Glad I already pitched my EE ASU-57. Can't wait for this new one.
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Posted: Wednesday, December 07, 2016 - 11:52 PM UTC
and THREE variants of the MBV-2 - woohoo! Finally releasing the BP-42/44 engine and cars in 1/72 as well. Sweet.
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Posted: Thursday, December 08, 2016 - 01:23 AM UTC

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I just noticed... they still insist on teasing us with the pic of the FAV

Hisham


One of these years we will finally see it realised!


Before or after the Devastator torpedo bomber in 1/32?
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Posted: Thursday, December 08, 2016 - 05:05 AM UTC

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Holy crap they are doing a Early Production BT-2!

Wonderful news, I'm so excited!!! I knew it would be Hobby Boss that did them, the BT-4 can't be far off, they already have the twin turrets from the T-26. (and if they don't do it, I sure will!) Hopefully they continue all the way through the BT-5 series.

They also announced the Olifant MK-1B, which was not on my list, but I'll get one of those also. Maybe we will see some Centurion variants that AFV Club never did like the MK-13, and maybe even the A-41 (although I hope if they do, they get the tracks correct, I IIRC they were narrower than the later tracks)
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Posted: Thursday, December 08, 2016 - 06:48 AM UTC
After what I seen,there was some great surprises in 1/35 like the Soviet armored trains,the SS-21,S-300 and others.
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Posted: Thursday, December 08, 2016 - 06:57 AM UTC

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They also announced the Olifant MK-1B, which was not on my list, but I'll get one of those also. Maybe we will see some Centurion variants that AFV Club never did like the MK-13, and maybe even the A-41 (although I hope if they do, they get the tracks correct, I IIRC they were narrower than the later tracks)

Olifant Mk 1B = torsion bar suspension, 7 roadwheels per side, new engine deck, so there's not likely to be any new Centurions based on common parts with *that* kit. Of course, that doesn't necessarily rule out new Centurions, since they've done a Horstmann suspension hull for their Nagmachon...
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Posted: Thursday, December 08, 2016 - 02:37 PM UTC

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They also announced the Olifant MK-1B, which was not on my list, but I'll get one of those also. Maybe we will see some Centurion variants that AFV Club never did like the MK-13, and maybe even the A-41 (although I hope if they do, they get the tracks correct, I IIRC they were narrower than the later tracks)

Olifant Mk 1B = torsion bar suspension, 7 roadwheels per side, new engine deck, so there's not likely to be any new Centurions based on common parts with *that* kit. Of course, that doesn't necessarily rule out new Centurions, since they've done a Horstmann suspension hull for their Nagmachon...


Ummm .... I think there might be a sligth misunderstanding here:
http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/coldwar/South_Africa/Olifant_MkI.php
Contains side views of different versions of Olifant (all with six roadwheels)


Olifant Mk IB , more images and text here:
http://www.nutria.co.za/forum/viewtopic.php?t=193&p=712

This image:

shows "Denel’s TTD demonstrator designed to replace the Olifant in the mid-1990s. Despite the project failure due to the lack of funds, many features were passed onto the Mk.2 development (credits : military-today.com)."
More info about the TTD:
http://www.military-today.com/tanks/tank_technology_demonstrator.htm

Regardless of the number of roadwheels there are other significant differences so the Olifant Mk IB doesn't increase the probability of more Centurion variants any more than the already existing kits of Puma, Nagmashot and Nagmachon. The lower hull exists and parts of the upper hull so who knows ....

/ Robin
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Posted: Thursday, December 08, 2016 - 06:39 PM UTC

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Holy crap they are doing a Early Production BT-2!

Wonderful news, I'm so excited!!! I knew it would be Hobby Boss that did them, the BT-4 can't be far off, they already have the twin turrets from the T-26. (and if they don't do it, I sure will!) Hopefully they continue all the way through the BT-5 series.

They also announced the Olifant MK-1B, which was not on my list, but I'll get one of those also. Maybe we will see some Centurion variants that AFV Club never did like the MK-13, and maybe even the A-41 (although I hope if they do, they get the tracks correct, I IIRC they were narrower than the later tracks)


The Twin Turret BT-4 is a "fake" and never existed.
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Posted: Thursday, December 08, 2016 - 09:07 PM UTC
Unless my eyes deceive me, there is no M-47 listed/shown (as announced elsewhere on this site)! I guess it's being released in 2019 perhaps???
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Posted: Thursday, December 08, 2016 - 10:13 PM UTC
Unbelievable number of AFV's in their catalog. Thanks for sharing this.
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Posted: Thursday, December 08, 2016 - 10:14 PM UTC
There is always a difference between the announcements in catalogs and on the internet. But as long as they release it....
Hisham
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Posted: Thursday, December 08, 2016 - 10:35 PM UTC
I agree.. the catalogs don't really mean a lot... we always see new kits announced later on in the year that were never in that year's catalog

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Posted: Friday, December 09, 2016 - 01:07 PM UTC

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hurray!! They releasing tristar molds!


The Tristar rerealese program has been going on since last spring. Only the Marders are a new rebox for the catalogue.
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