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Commercial Quadbikes - Which options?
HermannB
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Posted: Friday, November 02, 2018 - 04:02 AM UTC
Hi Gang,
I am looking for a model of a Kawasaki Prairie 360 ATV. Are there any options for a commercial ATV in 1/35 scale.
Das_Abteilung
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Posted: Friday, November 02, 2018 - 08:06 AM UTC
MMK have the Suzuki as used by British forces. A plastic version was promised by Bronco some years ago but did not happen. That was a commercial bike adapted for military use.

I believe that all the other current Quad kits are military special versions, but could be backdated. Polaris models like the Live Resin offering are commercially available, for example. I believe that MMK also do a Polaris. All military quads are derived or adapted from commercial products.
JohnTapsell
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Posted: Friday, November 02, 2018 - 09:28 AM UTC

Quoted Text

MMK have the Suzuki as used by British forces. A plastic version was promised by Bronco some years ago but did not happen. That was a commercial bike adapted for military use.

I believe that all the other current Quad kits are military special versions, but could be backdated. Polaris models like the Live Resin offering are commercially available, for example. I believe that MMK also do a Polaris. All military quads are derived or adapted from commercial products.



The British use the Yamaha Grizzly (not a Suzuki). British Special Forces were pictured using Polaris ATVs early on in Afghanistan.

Not seen anyone offering a Kawasaki ATV in any scale.

Regards,
John
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Posted: Friday, November 02, 2018 - 09:57 AM UTC
Maisto has released a diecast 1/32nd scale Kawasaki 4x4 Teryx 4 750 Quad :



Several other civilian ATVs are available in 1/32nd scale...

https://www.collect-world.com/quad.html

H.P.
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Posted: Saturday, November 03, 2018 - 04:07 AM UTC
Apologies - of course I meant Yamaha. Slip of the brain and fingers. Even more embarrassingly, I actually bought some more of them when I worked for MOD............. #epicfail! Getting old is A Bad Thing......

The MMK kit is the Yamaha Grizzly 450. The Live Resin is the Polaris MV850. I thought MMK also did a Polaris, but it seems not. I have seen one on eBay but can't remember the brand and can't find it now.

I believe that one of the resin companies is working on the Polaris RZR, but this is not a quad in the strictest sense.

This "ATV" is available from a company called Yufan. New to me. BNA Modelworld in Australia stock it and it is on eBay. I'm not sure exactly what it's meant to be.


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