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IBG: Braille Scale Crusaders
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Posted: Monday, June 03, 2019 - 12:38 AM UTC


Announced early this year, IBG Models has now released two from its planned series of Crusader AFV kits.

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mshackleton
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Posted: Monday, June 03, 2019 - 04:41 AM UTC
The CAD road wheels look too flat to me, but the box art Mk.1 wheels look OK.
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Posted: Monday, June 03, 2019 - 06:54 AM UTC
Maybe these releases will inspire a 1/35 scale manufacturer (are you listening Bronco) to release some new kits of this important but sadly neglected tank.
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Posted: Tuesday, June 04, 2019 - 12:02 PM UTC

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The CAD road wheels look too flat to me, but the box art Mk.1 wheels look OK.

Hi Mike,
I'm not very familiar with the subject but probably you're right. However, the parts of the basic tank kit you can see "in flesh" here, judge for yourself:
http://www.kfs-miniatures.com/1-72-crusader-mk-i-ibg-models/
I guess it would be big fun to detach those sprockets from the sprue!
Cheers!
mshackleton
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Posted: Tuesday, June 04, 2019 - 07:27 PM UTC
The wheels look much better on the sprues - thankfully.
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