Due next month, and costing less than $44; for those interested.
Begs the question, which '113 variant next...
Kylie
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AFV Club's M113 on preorder at Hobbyeasy,
knewton
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Posted: Sunday, April 16, 2017 - 11:58 PM UTC
Petition2God
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Posted: Monday, April 17, 2017 - 01:25 AM UTC
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Due next month, and costing less than $44; for those interested.
Begs the question, which '113 variant next...
Kylie
Wow, nice! But more like USD 57 if include shipping. Thanks for the heads up.
Tank1812
Joined: April 29, 2014
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Posted: Monday, April 17, 2017 - 02:38 AM UTC
Haven't kept up but has the plastic been sorted out, is it a new mold or the Academy plastic w/ AFV Club label for the most part?
HeavyArty
Joined: May 16, 2002
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Posted: Monday, April 17, 2017 - 04:35 AM UTC
All new molds and it looks really nice.
russamotto
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Posted: Monday, April 17, 2017 - 11:12 PM UTC
Also at Luckymodel. $55.43 to the US with shipping.
jvazquez
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Posted: Monday, April 17, 2017 - 11:55 PM UTC
Been waiting a long time for this one! Hopefully the sales are good and they don't stop at just this, and go to the A2, and dare I dream maybe an M577, an M901, an M1064, a Fitter etc.
ivanhoe6
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Posted: Tuesday, April 18, 2017 - 12:17 AM UTC
Dragon has made a nice living out of a base kit then add a sprue of this or that to make another variant. Maybe AFV will do the same. A M577 with an interior would be a nice follow up !
Tom
Tom Petition2God
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Posted: Thursday, April 20, 2017 - 10:44 AM UTC
Here are some sprue shots: http://mmzone.co.kr/mms_tool/mt_view.php?mms_db_name=mmz_free&mms_cat=[%EB%AA%A8%ED%98%95]&no=361405.
Looks like not as many extras like old Academy M113 kits but the molding looks more crisp.
Looks like not as many extras like old Academy M113 kits but the molding looks more crisp.
Vodnik
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Posted: Thursday, April 20, 2017 - 11:53 AM UTC
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Dragon has made a nice living out of a base kit then add a sprue of this or that to make another variant. Maybe AFV will do the same. A M577 with an interior would be a nice follow up !
Dragon?...
MikeyBugs95
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Posted: Thursday, April 20, 2017 - 12:34 PM UTC
Seems they still didn't include the ramp pulley.
Frenchy
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Posted: Thursday, April 20, 2017 - 02:00 PM UTC
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Seems they still didn't include the ramp pulley.
Time will tell....At least it appears in their CAD's :
....But we know where to look for it if needed
H.P.
Vodnik
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Posted: Thursday, April 20, 2017 - 03:50 PM UTC
The ramp parts are on sprues, so apparently only the test shot build was incomplete.
MikeyBugs95
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Posted: Thursday, April 20, 2017 - 11:47 PM UTC
Ok, that clears it up.
5thMech
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Posted: Saturday, April 22, 2017 - 07:12 AM UTC
It's the ACAV 113. Also availabl for preorder from Lucky Model.
Petition2God
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Posted: Monday, July 24, 2017 - 10:44 AM UTC
Does anyone know why the release date of this kit keeps on getting pushed back? Originally set for late May; changed to June; changed to early July; changed to late July; now I see Aug. 4 on hobbyeasy. What the heck?
It's the usual flakiness of AFV Club?
It's the usual flakiness of AFV Club?
SEDimmick
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Posted: Monday, July 24, 2017 - 11:19 PM UTC
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Does anyone know why the release date of this kit keeps on getting pushed back? Originally set for late May; changed to June; changed to early July; changed to late July; now I see Aug. 4 on hobbyeasy. What the heck?
It's the usual flakiness of AFV Club?
I'm assuming they are having production issues. AFV Club posted a built production version a few days ago on Facebook, assuming it's now in production
bill_c
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Posted: Tuesday, July 25, 2017 - 09:15 PM UTC
If Luckymodel is taking money for pre-orders, then it should be soon.
jvazquez
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Posted: Tuesday, July 25, 2017 - 09:36 PM UTC
As per some facebook posts that I have seen, shipments have already left from Taiwan in the last few days and should be reaching distributors this week or early next week
RobH
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Posted: Sunday, August 06, 2017 - 03:52 PM UTC
Just got my ACAV from Hobbyeasy arrive in the UK!!!
It's a gorgeous looking kit!!!!!
It's a gorgeous looking kit!!!!!
jwest21
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Posted: Sunday, August 06, 2017 - 08:23 PM UTC
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Just got my ACAV from Hobbyeasy arrive in the UK!!!
It's a gorgeous looking kit!!!!!
Does yours have flash on it? Mine has a lot of parts with flash.
johhar
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Posted: Sunday, August 06, 2017 - 08:38 PM UTC
You can have it for 63.99 plus about 9.95 shipping from the US, which is just a couple of days. And shipping should stay the same if you order another kit or two with it.
http://store.spruebrothers.com/product_p/afv35113.htm
http://store.spruebrothers.com/product_p/afv35113.htm
Petition2God
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Posted: Sunday, August 06, 2017 - 09:28 PM UTC
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If Luckymodel is taking money for pre-orders, then it should be soon.
Mine is "in-transit" from Luckymodel. Supposed to arrive this weekend. Looking forward to it!
RobH
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Posted: Monday, August 07, 2017 - 01:05 PM UTC
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Quoted TextJust got my ACAV from Hobbyeasy arrive in the UK!!!
It's a gorgeous looking kit!!!!!
Does yours have flash on it? Mine has a lot of parts with flash.
I'll have another look later, but didn't recall seeing much, if any!
jwest21
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Posted: Monday, August 07, 2017 - 09:04 PM UTC
There isn't a large amount of flash on any one piece, but most of my smaller, thinner parts needed sanding.
Petition2God
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Posted: Wednesday, August 09, 2017 - 10:44 AM UTC
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There isn't a large amount of flash on any one piece, but most of my smaller, thinner parts needed sanding.
Same here. I see a few small flashes here and there. The clean-up around the gun accessories will be a bit difficult. Here are the photos I took of my kit parts:
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