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Italeri: 90mm Gun Motor Carriage M36B1
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Posted: Sunday, June 04, 2017 - 02:05 PM UTC


Italeri once more makes available its kit of the WWII-era American tank destroyer.

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Posted: Sunday, June 04, 2017 - 02:56 PM UTC
"The M36 mounted a 90mm gun mounted on the hull of the M10 tank destroyer." - true for M36 (well, almost - M36 used M10A1 hull, M36B2 used M10 hull), but M36B1 mounted a 90mm gun on the hull of the M4A3 tank. And this is the subject of the Italeri kit.
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Posted: Sunday, June 04, 2017 - 03:20 PM UTC
wish they would ditch the over stiff tracks
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Posted: Sunday, June 04, 2017 - 04:06 PM UTC

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"The M36 mounted a 90mm gun mounted on the hull of the M10 tank destroyer." - true for M36 (well, almost - M36 used M10A1 hull, M36B2 used M10 hull), but M36B1 mounted a 90mm gun on the hull of the M4A3 tank. And this is the subject of the Italeri kit.


Thanks, I learned something new today.
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Posted: Sunday, June 04, 2017 - 06:35 PM UTC

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wish they would ditch the over stiff tracks

They have. Most of their latest releases have a softer material for the band track.
But you have to get the newest reissues.

Sorry to say but even with a nice new decal sheet this runs a poor second to the Academy kit.
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Posted: Sunday, June 04, 2017 - 07:40 PM UTC

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wish they would ditch the over stiff tracks


*Wish

It says they included new track in the softer cementable plastic material. The Academy kit is still better.
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Posted: Sunday, June 04, 2017 - 07:42 PM UTC
So is it weak in detail?
Like the M -110 I am working on, well make that trying to work on.

Jeff
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Posted: Sunday, June 04, 2017 - 09:47 PM UTC

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So is it weak in detail?
Like the M -110 I am working on, well make that trying to work on.

Jeff


Very much. Just look at the engineering on the M3 gun breech.
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Posted: Sunday, June 04, 2017 - 10:26 PM UTC
Its a re release of that same old dog of a kit they had back in the late 80's or early 90's
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Posted: Sunday, June 04, 2017 - 10:29 PM UTC

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Its a re release of that same old dog of a kit they had back in the late 80's or early 90's


They have added the half-roof over the turret though ...
Even if the rest is the same.

My spontaneous question was: Why?
But maybe they think there is a market for it ....
/ Robin
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Posted: Monday, June 05, 2017 - 02:46 AM UTC
Instead of this needless re-re-release, I'd rather see Tasca/Asuka tackle this vehicle.
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Posted: Monday, June 05, 2017 - 07:07 AM UTC

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Its a re release of that same old dog of a kit they had back in the late 80's or early 90's


yes but it does add one piece not in that in the form of PE Roof overhead armour. Still the poorer option compared to Academy
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Posted: Tuesday, June 06, 2017 - 12:03 AM UTC
Having looked at both I'd take the Academy kit and never look back.
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