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SpiritsEye
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Singapore / 新加坡
Joined: May 09, 2004
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Posted: Friday, January 28, 2005 - 04:36 AM UTC
hi guys

i would like to know which company makes the best BMP2 ? i heard the DML one isnt so great....how about Zzevda ?

lastly, on T-55... i heard alot of good things about the Tamiya T-55.. today i went to the hobby shop and saw a Italeri one...my question is..is the italeri one good? i dont expect it to be the same quality as the Tamiya...

thanks in advance!
Robster
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Utrecht, Netherlands
Joined: October 04, 2004
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Posted: Friday, January 28, 2005 - 05:02 AM UTC
Yo Spiritseye,

They say that the T-55 from Tamiya is the best armor tank model ever made.

greetz Rob!
SpiritsEye
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Posted: Friday, January 28, 2005 - 02:12 PM UTC
hmm thanks Rob

but i'm still wondering about the quality of the Italeri kit...

what about the BMP2? anyone?
warhog
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North Carolina, United States
Joined: November 26, 2003
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Posted: Friday, January 28, 2005 - 04:50 PM UTC
The Italeri t-55 is the old ESCI kit,not bad but has some items that are incorrect!also the zevesda and dml bmp are the same kit!!!hope this helps
Sabot
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Posted: Saturday, January 29, 2005 - 03:28 AM UTC
If you can find the old Esci BMP-2, it is slightly better than the DML (now Zvezda) BMP-2. The kit had hatches that were molded closed and actually fit. The DML kit had hatches made with over-sized hinges to make them workable. Problem is that the hatches seemed to always sit askew.

Now if you wanted to pose the hatches open, DML is your best bet.
Hoovie
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Joined: March 14, 2004
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Posted: Saturday, January 29, 2005 - 03:34 AM UTC
Tamiya T-55 just falls together!
very easy build!!

I built the DML BMP poor csting you will need to
make new grab handles!!

HTH
Ron
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