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Tamiya's European easy eight PE
TopSmith
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Posted: Sunday, May 20, 2018 - 01:13 AM UTC
I bought this kit thinking it was the reboxed kit, however it is their new kit. It is a nice enough kit for $35 but I want to improve on it. Who makes a good set of PE for it? I already have a set of Friules for it.

Thanks.
GeraldOwens
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Posted: Sunday, May 20, 2018 - 02:02 AM UTC

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I bought this kit thinking it was the reboxed kit, however it is their new kit. It is a nice enough kit for $35 but I want to improve on it. Who makes a good set of PE for it? I already have a set of Friules for it.

Thanks.

Eduard just offered a PE set for it, but oddly, they apparently don't include the light guards, the one thing most needed on the kit. Any M4A3E8 photo etch set should work, and there are plenty out there designed for the Dragon or Academy kits.
RuloMxy
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Posted: Sunday, May 20, 2018 - 06:18 AM UTC
Legend Productions also produces a detailing set:
http://www-legend.co.kr/portfolio/lf1322-m4a3e8-detailing-set/
TopSmith
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Posted: Sunday, May 20, 2018 - 08:08 AM UTC
Thanks! Looking at Legonds site they also have a storage update kit #1300 which would also add to the finished kit.
ericadeane
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Posted: Sunday, May 20, 2018 - 05:51 PM UTC
ET Models makes a nice PE set for the Tasca/Asuka Firefly -- almost all the components are usable for the Tamiya M4AE8. It's under $10 and a few HK hobby shops have free shipping for PE sets. BTW, I would advise against using Fruils for any Sherman -- the tracks were kept very taut -- defeated by the weightiness of Fruils in my opinion
Bravo1102
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Posted: Sunday, May 20, 2018 - 06:13 PM UTC

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BTW, I would advise against using Fruils for any Sherman -- the tracks were kept very taut -- defeated by the weightiness of Fruils in my opinion

Unless doing a diorama of the crew fixing the poor track tension.
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Posted: Sunday, May 20, 2018 - 08:31 PM UTC

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ET Models makes a nice PE set for the Tasca/Asuka Firefly -- almost all the components are usable for the Tamiya M4AE8. It's under $10 and a few HK hobby shops have free shipping for PE sets. BTW, I would advise against using Fruils for any Sherman -- the tracks were kept very taut -- defeated by the weightiness of Fruils in my opinion


ET also makes a PE set for the Tasca/Asuka and Tamiya E8. #E35-236
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