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Takom: Recovery M31 Tank
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Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain / Espaņa
Joined: July 04, 2013
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Posted: Monday, August 28, 2017 - 05:00 PM UTC


Takom announces a new US recovery tank, the M31.

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Ontario, Canada
Joined: March 06, 2011
KitMaker: 3,971 posts
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Posted: Monday, August 28, 2017 - 05:05 PM UTC
Nice, Takom is really trying to make me poor.
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United Kingdom
Joined: March 13, 2015
KitMaker: 252 posts
Armorama: 194 posts
Posted: Monday, August 28, 2017 - 07:02 PM UTC
Can't wait for the M31, lets hope they make a few more recovery vehicles based on other toolings of theirs
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Drenthe, Netherlands
Joined: October 30, 2010
KitMaker: 150 posts
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Posted: Monday, August 28, 2017 - 07:54 PM UTC
Yes!! Must -buy! A partial front off & exit ramp of the LST would also be a great subject :-)
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Armed Forces Europe, United States
Joined: December 27, 2015
KitMaker: 290 posts
Armorama: 249 posts
Posted: Monday, August 28, 2017 - 10:43 PM UTC
Wow, a model company that listens to what modelers want>
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France
Joined: February 06, 2010
KitMaker: 127 posts
Armorama: 119 posts
Posted: Tuesday, August 29, 2017 - 02:43 AM UTC
... was wondering if I should go for their coming Lee/Grant kits (an Academy M3 kit is already in the stash) but no way to avoid this M31 ! A perfect neighbor for the excellent Tasca M32B1.

Bravo Takom

TankManNick
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California, United States
Joined: February 01, 2010
KitMaker: 551 posts
Armorama: 543 posts
Posted: Tuesday, August 29, 2017 - 04:17 AM UTC
Maybe I'm a bit weird but that ugly !%^&^% is a thing of great beauty to me! I'm really looking forward to seeing some great builds and dios! Here's hoping they get it mostly right :-) I'm building 2 Chieftain Mk V's right now and I must say it's a very nice kit overall. Yes there are always more details one could add but it's a very nice model model right outta the box.
Taeuss
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Manitoba, Canada
Joined: January 03, 2016
KitMaker: 3,791 posts
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Posted: Tuesday, August 29, 2017 - 05:47 PM UTC
This is exciting news as I've been waiting for this since academy announced that they were going to release an M31 TEN YEARS AGO! About time that someone offered one.
RickC5
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Colorado, United States
Joined: June 02, 2016
KitMaker: 16 posts
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Posted: Friday, September 01, 2017 - 01:20 AM UTC
Hoping that Takom includes a full interior. If this kit has a full interior, I want to build a M33 Prime Mover. But, I need that full interior to do that!
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Michigan, United States
Joined: October 28, 2002
KitMaker: 4,021 posts
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Posted: Friday, September 01, 2017 - 02:45 AM UTC
The M3 Lees and Grants have no full interior -- so I'd say it's not likely that the M31 will have one either. Get over to EBay and snag up the Academy Lee or Grant -- I'm sure guys will be dumping them from their stashes in lieu of the Takom kits.
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