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Trumpeter: Sd.Kfz.7/3 Feuerleitpanzer
tatbaqui
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Posted: Wednesday, March 06, 2019 - 12:09 PM UTC
Released a year after it was first announced, here are further details and images of the kit contents.rn
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SpeedyJ
Joined: September 17, 2013
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Posted: Thursday, March 07, 2019 - 02:06 AM UTC
Think the Trumpeter kit will miss the boat, after one year of spectacular releases from Takom. Now everybody is waiting for Takom to release their version of the Fuerleitpanzer, i guess (I do want that), would make it a complete story so far.
Kind regards,
Robert Jan
Kind regards,
Robert Jan
bill_c
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Posted: Thursday, March 07, 2019 - 03:13 AM UTC
Robert, for those who can't wait, this will sell well. The TAKOM V-2 series is interesting, but we don't yet know when their spotter vehicle will come out. The Sd.Kfz.7 is a complex platform, so we'll have to see if Takom gets it right.
StarForce
Joined: September 03, 2017
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Posted: Thursday, March 07, 2019 - 03:32 AM UTC
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Now everybody is waiting for Takom to release their version of the Fuerleitpanzer,
Has there been any announcement from Takom regarding this?
Yankasippi
Joined: April 30, 2015
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Posted: Thursday, March 07, 2019 - 03:51 AM UTC
I wish Takom would do an M10, M36 and a Hellcat. Those are interesting subjects that apparently other kit producers have never gotten right. The M10 is my favorite American TD because you get a turret inside that is not covered. It is a powerful looking vehicle even if the armor was barely there. I am hoping that someone will do a gun breach that looks as good as the photos of the real deal.
And I wish Asuka would rerelease the Sherman Jumbo. Those kits are selling for a fortune now on eBay.
And I wish Asuka would rerelease the Sherman Jumbo. Those kits are selling for a fortune now on eBay.
bill_c
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Posted: Thursday, March 07, 2019 - 04:44 AM UTC
Cliff, please suggest this in a separate thread. You are more than a bit 
Here is a review of the base Sd.Kfz.7 kit from Trumpeter.
Here is a review of the base Sd.Kfz.7 kit from Trumpeter.
Taeuss
Joined: January 03, 2016
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Posted: Thursday, March 07, 2019 - 10:48 AM UTC
Looks promising but I agree that Trumpeter lost the edge when it dawdled a year before releasing; it gives other upstarts to hustle to the market their own offerings. I'm looking forward to a good build comparison in the future.
SpeedyJ
Joined: September 17, 2013
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Posted: Thursday, March 07, 2019 - 01:04 PM UTC
For me it's just wishful thinking Takom will do it. Just makes sense.
Kind regards,
Robert Jan
Kind regards,
Robert Jan
brekinapez
Joined: July 26, 2013
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Posted: Thursday, March 07, 2019 - 03:19 PM UTC
Has Takom even hinted they might do a Sd.Kfz 7 at some point?
V-2Rocket
Joined: March 19, 2004
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Posted: Thursday, March 07, 2019 - 09:13 PM UTC
Yes a plastic injection Feuerleitwagen, but not for me, have seen the first 3D drawings of it and I'm not conviced that this is a good model.
Have the feeeling that this is a copy made from the Leadwarrior model.
There are the same errors and even more as the Leadwarrior kit.
Then Trompeter says that the vehicle must be painted in German Dark Grey, well I never have seen a picture of a dark grey Feuerleitwagen.
They are late war made vehicles so the Dark Yellow is the correct colour
Also never seen the German cross on of these this vehicle.
There are no bolts visable on the outside of the cabindoor Trompeter has them.
Taeuss You want to see a Feuerleitwagen please take a look at this site.
https://www.dmmb.info/t12942f301-The-Feuerleitwagen-for-the-V-rocket.html
And Yes I hope that TAKOM will bring us more V-2 related models like the Oxigeentanker, the Bussing NAG accutruck
WITH KIND REGARDS
BERT
Have the feeeling that this is a copy made from the Leadwarrior model.
There are the same errors and even more as the Leadwarrior kit.
Then Trompeter says that the vehicle must be painted in German Dark Grey, well I never have seen a picture of a dark grey Feuerleitwagen.
They are late war made vehicles so the Dark Yellow is the correct colour
Also never seen the German cross on of these this vehicle.
There are no bolts visable on the outside of the cabindoor Trompeter has them.
Taeuss You want to see a Feuerleitwagen please take a look at this site.
https://www.dmmb.info/t12942f301-The-Feuerleitwagen-for-the-V-rocket.html
And Yes I hope that TAKOM will bring us more V-2 related models like the Oxigeentanker, the Bussing NAG accutruck
WITH KIND REGARDS
BERT
M4A1Sherman
Joined: May 02, 2013
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Posted: Thursday, March 07, 2019 - 10:54 PM UTC
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I wish Takom would do an M10, M36 and a Hellcat. Those are interesting subjects that apparently other kit producers have never gotten right. The M10 is my favorite American TD because you get a turret inside that is not covered. It is a powerful looking vehicle even if the armor was barely there. I am hoping that someone will do a gun breach that looks as good as the photos of the real deal.
And I wish Asuka would rerelease the Sherman Jumbo. Those kits are selling for a fortune now on eBay.
I feel your pain, Cliff; you've just been swatted down for mentioning the "unmentionable". I've been talking about the vehicles you've mentioned above for years. That's all I'm going to say on that score...
Bravo1102
Joined: December 08, 2003
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Posted: Friday, March 08, 2019 - 02:13 AM UTC
No license plates and a questionable scheme? 
Wasn't one of these at Peenemunde as early as 1941-2 for the early tests? I seem to remember film footage of tests and dark grey vehicles.
In "I wish" land how about the American support vehicles from the US post war tests?
Wasn't one of these at Peenemunde as early as 1941-2 for the early tests? I seem to remember film footage of tests and dark grey vehicles.
In "I wish" land how about the American support vehicles from the US post war tests?
M4A1Sherman
Joined: May 02, 2013
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Posted: Friday, March 08, 2019 - 05:17 AM UTC
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No license plates and a questionable scheme?
Wasn't one of these at Peenemunde as early as 1941-2 for the early tests? I seem to remember film footage of tests and dark grey vehicles.
In "I wish" land how about the American support vehicles from the US post war tests?
Re: "I Wish Land"
Careful, Steve... The "Panzer Polizei" are just drooling to make mincemeat out of us...
JavierDeLuelmo
Joined: February 29, 2016
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Posted: Friday, March 08, 2019 - 08:00 AM UTC
Too late for me, scratchbuilt this one something like 10+ years back...
Would be great if Trumpeter or any other company follows a bit the trail and brings the sexy Opel Blitz 4x4 as a plastic kit...
Would be great if Trumpeter or any other company follows a bit the trail and brings the sexy Opel Blitz 4x4 as a plastic kit...
tatbaqui
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Posted: Friday, March 08, 2019 - 10:17 AM UTC
Nice one Javier, thanks for sharing!
SpeedyJ
Joined: September 17, 2013
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Posted: Friday, March 08, 2019 - 06:41 PM UTC
Hallo Bert.
Heb even door je bouwverslagen gezapt. Ongelofelijk mooi werk. Petje af.
Everyone interested should click the link for the Feuerleitwagen. When finished, there's more to see on the Meilerwagen build and all installations needed to get an A4 from its platform. Highly recommended!
Kind regards,
Robert Jan (suffering a very hot afternoon at Nantana Garden)
Heb even door je bouwverslagen gezapt. Ongelofelijk mooi werk. Petje af.
Everyone interested should click the link for the Feuerleitwagen. When finished, there's more to see on the Meilerwagen build and all installations needed to get an A4 from its platform. Highly recommended!
Kind regards,
Robert Jan (suffering a very hot afternoon at Nantana Garden)
Taeuss
Joined: January 03, 2016
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Posted: Saturday, March 09, 2019 - 04:53 PM UTC
Thank you Bert. I've been itching to do one of these ever since I toured the Pennemunde museum and stared at their launch dio thinking how much I could add at twice the scale (1/35). Hope I live long enough to collect/scratch build the necessary stuff. I figure another couple of decades should about do it to clear the existing backlog...
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