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Takom: Takom Type-69ColinEdm
Associate Editor
Alberta, Canada
Joined: October 15, 2013
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Posted: Saturday, February 11, 2017 - 11:05 AM UTC
Takom''s Type 69 kit was initially released for the Chinese market but has since become available on eBay. Based on their previous T-55 kits, this release includes new sprues for this variant. Simon James provides a comprehensive build review of this kit.
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Thanks!
barra733
England - South West, United Kingdom
Joined: January 03, 2015
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Joined: January 03, 2015
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Posted: Saturday, February 11, 2017 - 06:59 PM UTC
I've got this in the stash - thanks for the heads-up on part H2!
hugohuertas
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Joined: January 26, 2007
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Joined: January 26, 2007
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Posted: Saturday, February 11, 2017 - 07:07 PM UTC
I was really waiting for a review of this kit.
Thanks!!!
Thanks!!!
mogdude
United States
Joined: June 18, 2012
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Joined: June 18, 2012
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Posted: Saturday, February 11, 2017 - 08:42 PM UTC
Enjoyed your review got to get me one of these , can you expanded a little more on how you used the the positions of the suspension arms as a guide, to create the a simple jig from craft foam board to assemble the tracks off the model for easier painting ? that seems like such a great idea, anyways great review
ComaBlack
Ontario, Canada
Joined: September 19, 2010
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Joined: September 19, 2010
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Posted: Saturday, February 11, 2017 - 09:50 PM UTC
I just kinda winged the jig mostly. I started by cutting the foam board to size and physically pressed it against the axel posts to get impressions on the surface. Using those as a guide, I placed the road wheels on sticks and punched those through the foam so the wheel laid on the surface of the foam. Once they'd all been lined up in this manner, I traced the perimeter how I wanted the track to lay. Then cut it out, traced and cut a second one, and glued them together with spacers in between to give some room for the guide teeth.
Not a great explanation, I know, but hopefully it gets you in the right track. Pun fully intended.
Thanks for looking, everyone!
Not a great explanation, I know, but hopefully it gets you in the right track. Pun fully intended.
Thanks for looking, everyone!
mogdude
United States
Joined: June 18, 2012
KitMaker: 459 posts
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Joined: June 18, 2012
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Posted: Saturday, February 11, 2017 - 11:30 PM UTC
Hey Thanks a lot that does put me on the right track !
flugwuzzi
Lower Austria, Austria
Joined: November 02, 2007
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Joined: November 02, 2007
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Posted: Sunday, February 12, 2017 - 01:40 AM UTC
Thx for the review and the great idea with the jig for the tracks. Must try that :-)
cheers
Walter
cheers
Walter
scubatwo
Alabama, United States
Joined: January 07, 2017
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Joined: January 07, 2017
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Posted: Sunday, February 12, 2017 - 07:33 AM UTC
Thanks for the review!