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Academy K2 Black Panther
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Posted: Monday, June 19, 2017 - 11:28 PM UTC
MMZ have just posted some pictures of Academy's in-progress 1/35 K2 MBT

http://mmzone.co.kr/mms_tool/mt_view.php?mms_db_name=mmz_media&mms_cat=[기획]&no=1631
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Posted: Tuesday, June 20, 2017 - 12:20 AM UTC
Nice!! Must buy!
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Posted: Tuesday, June 20, 2017 - 12:50 AM UTC
That`s really interesting!!! I always wondered what the molds looked like!!!
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Posted: Tuesday, June 20, 2017 - 01:03 AM UTC
Thanks for posting Ed. Looks great!! Looks like they'll make the July/Aug. release time frame as announced before. Molding looks great - a lot of separate parts and some non-slip coating already applied.
I am surprised that Academy let someone take photos of their molds. I'd think that they would be trade secret and would not be publicly available.
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Posted: Tuesday, June 20, 2017 - 03:57 AM UTC
Very cool, thanks for posting that! Nice to see a different side of things.
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Posted: Tuesday, July 18, 2017 - 10:20 PM UTC
Looks about ready to ship...

http://mmzone.co.kr/mms_tool/mt_view.php?mms_db_name=mmz_media&mms_cat=[리뷰]&no=1695
JSSVIII
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Posted: Wednesday, July 19, 2017 - 02:08 AM UTC
Looks great, going to add one of those to the stash!
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Posted: Wednesday, July 19, 2017 - 04:26 AM UTC

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Looks great, going to add one of those to the stash!



Had I known Academy was doing the K2 I wouldnt have bought Academys K1A2
Petition2God
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Posted: Wednesday, July 19, 2017 - 10:00 AM UTC



According to the article, the release date is early August 2017 and MSRP around $35 USD in Korea. This probably means availability over Ebay from overseas sellers in Sep. time-frame and in the stateside in Oct. time-frame.
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Posted: Monday, July 31, 2017 - 02:37 AM UTC
Pre-order for it is posted on hobbyeasy.com http://www.hobbyeasy.com/en/data/c5ttyx2cprcnlq4yb7el.html. $41 USD + $16 for shipping. Release date of Sept. 4, 2017. It will probably be earlier for Ebay sellers in Korea.

James
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Posted: Thursday, August 03, 2017 - 06:05 AM UTC
I ordered one on Ebay for $42 shipped from Korea. Probably take a year to get to me, though.
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Posted: Thursday, August 03, 2017 - 09:29 AM UTC
Are those motorization slots on the sides of the hull?

Regards,

Eric
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Posted: Monday, August 21, 2017 - 09:05 AM UTC
Got it today. A friend in Korea international priority mailed it to me.

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Posted: Monday, August 21, 2017 - 04:01 PM UTC
Cool! Will you be building it anytime soon James?
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Posted: Monday, August 21, 2017 - 10:49 PM UTC

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Cool! Will you be building it anytime soon James?


Probably not soon... Parenting duties... I will post some photos of the sprues soon though. They look really crisp.
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