Does anyone know the timeline of the Tamiya Panther offerings?
How long it was between the announcement/release of the first ( Late G?) to the Early G, to the Steelwheels.. I think I got the order right...

since I wasn't into panthers at the time, I can remember complaining that why do we need 3x panthers when we don't have a good T55..

Hopefully the first version, whatever it is.. sells well enough to put out another. Maybe do a Late and then a early, w ERA, then an IDF.. whatever

At first it seems like there are too many possibilities to fit all the variants into one box. But then again, Academy has, what.., 4 possibilities in the Nam M113 kit?..

I wonder if they'd ever go to Accurate Mineatures B25 route of offering a base kit and then later a upgrade/different variant requiring you to already have the base kit.

Also hopefully they have done good homework and know what version specific details are needed or not for particular vehicles.. not like the IS 3 which was measured from a rebuild and not too accurate for the general production run.

Please don't get me wrong, I love the idea of the Big T doing this tank, I'll buy and build several, but I'd love it if it started out close to correct. I am not a picker of nits, but would like a dimensionally accurate, well detailed, well molded vehicle to start from.

Mike

Hi DJ:
Did you receive the FAX I tried to send you ??

Dagger-1

I think Tamiya did an ancient motorized almost-toy model of the T55 waaaayyyyy back when. so long ago most folks have forgotten it, so I cannot for a minute believe they'll be re-popping that one..

Mike

Can anyone believe they created a new T-55 mold?
thanks
DJ

although it is still hard for me to distinguish a T55 from a T62 I am glad to hear that tamiya listened to the modellers and created this kit.
for accuracy: is there anything out there which is definitely accurate under a nitpickers aspect??
I am basically happy with a well represented shape, hope Mr. T. could manage this.
so I can start with my northern alliance T55..or was it a T62???

question to those importers:
prices in japan are more reasonable than in other parts of the world. but honestly: if u
add the shippingcharge and VAT, what is the final price then?
I had some bitter lessons to learn.
this is why I have drastically reduced importing stuff from non EU-states.

It happened quite often, that even a very cheap kit had cost me more than if I would have bought it in a shop because of the additional charges.
I do not know how it is somewhere else, but VAT in Austria is not only calculated from the price of the kit, they also add the shipping charges and calculate the VAT from this amount!!
but the final crime is that these parcels are handeled at a certain office and for postal delivery to your home another 4-5 bucks have to be paid.

this makes me nuts!!

regards, werner

Jack--use this one http://www.hlj.com/index.html. You will have to send them your credit card info over their secure hook-up. Once they get it you just tell them to use it for future purchases.
Let me know if this does not work or if you need anything else.
DJ

would you happen to know the average shipping costs to the US east coast? I really would like to get that 1/35 Pershing.

thanks

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Jack--use this one http://www.hlj.com/index.html. You will have to send them your credit card info over their secure hook-up. Once they get it you just tell them to use it for future purchases.
Let me know if this does not work or if you need anything else.
DJ

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would you happen to know the average shipping costs to the US east coast? I really would like to get that 1/35 Pershing.

thanks

HLJ does great service, I got two Fine Molds X-Wings for $34 including shipping delivered to the Boston, Mass. area. They have quick delivery, especially when you consider it hits the West Coast first and travels across North America too.

I'd prefer a new T-62 series without the motorization holes. There are enough acceptable T-55s floating around, although I would like to do a Ti-67. I remember building a Lindberg (or was it Esci?) one a long time ago.