Maki
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Posted: Sunday, May 20, 2018 - 05:43 PM UTC

Eric Buchanan reviews a replacement engine offering from Black Dog designed to upgrade Tamiya Humvee in 1/35 scale.
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Posted: Sunday, May 20, 2018 - 08:14 PM UTC
Good and honest review Eric, I may be tempted to pick up one of these Black Dog engines for a (yet another) M998/1025 kit.

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Posted: Sunday, May 20, 2018 - 09:23 PM UTC
Jim, it really is the only place to start on the market. With a little work it could be turned into a show stopper.
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Eric
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Maki
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Posted: Monday, May 21, 2018 - 12:39 AM UTC
I think I remember seeing Humvee engines from CMK, Calibre 35 and was it Real Model as well? I'll have to dig a bit to find more info though.
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Posted: Monday, May 21, 2018 - 03:00 PM UTC
Mario, this weekend I will post an expanded version of my review that will have photos of the engine sets from CMK and Tac Scale Dynamics for comparison. They are both horrible and are made for the old Academy HMMWV kits. They are far too narrow to fit Tamiya's body and frame. Additionally they are old, suffer from thin spots and just plain bad molding quality.
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Eric
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Maki
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Posted: Monday, May 21, 2018 - 04:16 PM UTC
I was thinking CMK might have been made for Academy kit... There is another engine set for Bronco kit I think, was it Adler?
Mario

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Posted: Monday, May 21, 2018 - 05:46 PM UTC
Mario, the Bronco M1114 Engine by Adler is part no AD35084. I have looked for it many times but haven't seen one in a couple of years. There are some nice photos of it on the Perth Military Modelling Site. I think the set came with a hood that had a bit more detail. I don't know if Adler is in business any longer.
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Eric
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"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing"
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