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ICM: Tiger II with InteriorPosted: Monday, December 18, 2017 - 02:53 PM UTC
This December sees ICM Holding releasing its Tiger II kit. This release includes interior details, and here we see photos of the kit sprues.
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spongya
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Posted: Monday, December 18, 2017 - 03:07 PM UTC
What exactly does "interior details" mean?
Posted: Monday, December 18, 2017 - 03:37 PM UTC
From the CAD images shared when it was announced last month, the kit will feature the engine, transmission, as well as its ammunition and racks.
spongya
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Posted: Monday, December 18, 2017 - 11:52 PM UTC
So not a complete interior, then. I guess it's still OK; there's a lot you can do with these things.
alanmac
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Posted: Tuesday, December 19, 2017 - 12:24 AM UTC
I hate to split hairs but it does say "full" interior and I would hardly think what has been described as included is a "full" interior.
Have to wait to see further images.
Have to wait to see further images.
alanmac
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Posted: Tuesday, December 19, 2017 - 12:28 AM UTC
hi
with the above staement in mind I took a trip to the ICM web site and you can see it does have quite a lot of interior detail. Maybe not as much included as the likes of Rye Field, but on a par with Academy and their Tiger 1 interiors.
http://www.icm.com.ua/news/512-pzkpfwvi-ausfb-king-tiger-late-production-with.html
with the above staement in mind I took a trip to the ICM web site and you can see it does have quite a lot of interior detail. Maybe not as much included as the likes of Rye Field, but on a par with Academy and their Tiger 1 interiors.
http://www.icm.com.ua/news/512-pzkpfwvi-ausfb-king-tiger-late-production-with.html
barrowb98
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Posted: Tuesday, December 19, 2017 - 12:45 AM UTC
Molded on sand shields?
No radio or driver's instrument panel? Yeah, that's gonna be a no for me dawg.
Bravo1102
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Posted: Tuesday, December 19, 2017 - 01:56 PM UTC
So it's their decidedly lackluster kit from a year ago with extras that it should have had to begin with like link-to-link track and a one piece gun barrel.
And they put in a basic interior. No way that's "full" . It seems they use that word to indicate all the hull and turret spaces ate "full" as opposed to indicating completeness. (If we parse the meaning of the word "full")
Underwhelming. We are so spoiled that something like this, today, is underwhelming.
And they put in a basic interior. No way that's "full" . It seems they use that word to indicate all the hull and turret spaces ate "full" as opposed to indicating completeness. (If we parse the meaning of the word "full")
Underwhelming. We are so spoiled that something like this, today, is underwhelming.
Taeuss
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Posted: Wednesday, December 20, 2017 - 05:10 AM UTC
I was kind of excited when it looked like the hull and turret would be transparent (as in the above photo) but apparently not (?) Like to see one close-up before I pronounce how good it is compared to others.