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RyeField: Tunisian Tiger
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Posted: Monday, October 05, 2020 - 07:00 PM UTC


Rye Field Models released a box art image of their upcoming release.

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Posted: Tuesday, October 06, 2020 - 12:50 AM UTC
Is it me, or does the guy with the fez at right look like he's about to pee on the Tiger?
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Posted: Tuesday, October 06, 2020 - 01:17 AM UTC
Always good to see more choices out there.I did recently build Dragons excellent Tunisian Tiger,and I have their Tiger 131 in the stash,so I will have to refrain.
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Posted: Tuesday, October 06, 2020 - 01:52 AM UTC

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Is it me, or does the guy with the fez at right look like he's about to pee on the Tiger?


Now that you have mentioned it I can't un-see it ....
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Posted: Tuesday, October 06, 2020 - 02:06 AM UTC
This one has a high bar to reach since David Byrden was the overseer on the Dragon version. I don't know what sort of accuracy this is going to have, or why we need another of a VERY limited style of Tiger I?
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Posted: Tuesday, October 06, 2020 - 02:57 AM UTC

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This one has a high bar to reach since David Byrden was the overseer on the Dragon version. I don't know what sort of accuracy this is going to have, or why we need another of a VERY limited style of Tiger I?


Rye Field tagged David Byrden in their Facebook announcement, so I expect he had something to do with this model as well.

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Posted: Tuesday, October 06, 2020 - 03:00 AM UTC
More choice is a good thing and as often been said before, sales of a kit from one manufacturer doesn't put income into another manufacturers bank.

I'm sure David Byrden will be all over this once the sprue shots or built up model/CAD images are released to tell everyone how good or bad it is.
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Posted: Tuesday, October 06, 2020 - 03:01 AM UTC

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This one has a high bar to reach since David Byrden was the overseer on the Dragon version. I don't know what sort of accuracy this is going to have, or why we need another of a VERY limited style of Tiger I?


You, me, we may not need it, for a specific selection of 'we'.
Others may need it, different markets, Dragon might have become to expensive and have opened up a market opportunity for competitors who can undercut Dragons prices. A modeler looking for a Tunisian Tiger looks at Dragons kit for X USD and some competitors kit which only costs Y USD. If Y is less than X and reviews on the 'net says that competitor is almost as good or equally good as Dragon then the sale goes to the competitor.
RFM seems to think that they need to, want to or must have one in their product catalog.
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Posted: Tuesday, October 06, 2020 - 03:03 AM UTC

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This one has a high bar to reach since David Byrden was the overseer on the Dragon version. I don't know what sort of accuracy this is going to have, or why we need another of a VERY limited style of Tiger I?


Rye Field tagged David Byrden in their Facebook announcement, so I expect he had something to do with this model as well.

Mario


Not if his comments on Track - Link's is anything to go by.... https://www.track-link.com/forums/news_industry/41481
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Posted: Tuesday, October 06, 2020 - 03:42 AM UTC
So what is the different to their earlier Africa Tiger??
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Posted: Tuesday, October 06, 2020 - 05:10 AM UTC

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Is it me, or does the guy with the fez at right look like he's about to pee on the Tiger?


Well, under the "1/35" label in the bottom left corner, it does say 50 - 50. With that understanding, then what's the guy in the crouched position on the left doing??
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Posted: Tuesday, October 06, 2020 - 04:08 PM UTC
Robin alas now you may not be able to un-see what the guy on the commander’s cupola’s doing either, or the guy at the back carrying a can. All that aside what a superb piece of artwork, maybe even better than MiniArt’s Booth
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Posted: Tuesday, October 06, 2020 - 04:53 PM UTC
Has there been a consensuses on the proper shade of green they were painted?







pulls up chair grabs popcorn and ice tea.
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Posted: Tuesday, October 06, 2020 - 05:32 PM UTC

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Is it me, or does the guy with the fez at right look like he's about to pee on the Tiger?


Nah...he must be stealing the chrome wheel covers!
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Posted: Tuesday, October 06, 2020 - 07:12 PM UTC

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Has there been a consensuses on the proper shade of green they were painted?


It's not easy bein' green
When I think it could be nicer
Bein' red (primer) or (dark) yellow or RAL8000

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Posted: Tuesday, October 06, 2020 - 11:00 PM UTC

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Has there been a consensuses on the proper shade of green they were painted?


It's not easy bein' green
When I think it could be nicer
Bein' red (primer) or (dark) yellow or RAL8000



After listening/seeing Kermit...I cried my blue eyes silly.

Blue colored eyes...hmmmm...urban color/inner city, camo variants with blue...
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Posted: Wednesday, October 07, 2020 - 11:43 AM UTC

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RFM seems to think that they need to, want to or must have one in their product catalog.

Well, maybe. Based on what my friend, Raymond Chung, of Luckymodel has taught me about the Chinese plastics market and what drives these companies, it may just be a case of staying one jump ahead of bankruptcy.
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Posted: Wednesday, October 07, 2020 - 06:25 PM UTC

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RFM seems to think that they need to, want to or must have one in their product catalog.

Well, maybe. Based on what my friend, Raymund Chung, of Luckymodel has taught me about the Chinese plastics market and what drives these companies, it may just be a case of staying one jump ahead of bankruptcy.


Does your post imply the possibility of seeing an upcoming bankruptcy of RFM? If so, I hope they will still release the whole bunch of Pz.IIIs first...
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Posted: Thursday, October 08, 2020 - 08:02 AM UTC
Boxart Inspiration
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Posted: Thursday, October 08, 2020 - 08:40 AM UTC

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Does your post imply the possibility of seeing an upcoming bankruptcy of RFM? If so, I hope they will still release the whole bunch of Pz.IIIs first...

The post speaks for itself, please draw your own conclusions.
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Posted: Thursday, October 08, 2020 - 01:38 PM UTC
I've got the earlier Dragon/Cyber Hobby releases of the African Tiger so ho-hum...good for those who don't have these; indifferent for the rest of us who do. Market saturation and sheer exhaustion probably play within this reaction on the part of many others out there.
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Posted: Thursday, October 08, 2020 - 02:09 PM UTC
I look at the RFM Tigers as a more affordable alternative to the excessively expensive Dragon kits. For the cost of two Dragon Tigers, I can pick up three and maybe, depending on the retailer, four RFMs. If you take a close look, the parts from both companies' kits are interchangeable which allows for some creativity in building various versions.
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Posted: Thursday, October 08, 2020 - 02:16 PM UTC

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The post speaks for itself, please draw your own conclusions.


Bill, is it so difficult to just say what you mean without the cryptic stuff? Simply writing what you meant is better than leaving it open to misinterpretation and adding grist to the rumor mill.
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Posted: Thursday, October 08, 2020 - 07:20 PM UTC

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Does your post imply the possibility of seeing an upcoming bankruptcy of RFM? If so, I hope they will still release the whole bunch of Pz.IIIs first...

The post speaks for itself, please draw your own conclusions.


Okay, I will...
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Posted: Thursday, October 08, 2020 - 07:41 PM UTC

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Does your post imply the possibility of seeing an upcoming bankruptcy of RFM? If so, I hope they will still release the whole bunch of Pz.IIIs first...

The post speaks for itself, please draw your own conclusions.


Okay, I will...


What I take from Bill’s post is that releasing Tigers keeps the doors open. Just without the subterfuge.
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