Here's a link to eight photos of some sprues layout and tracks of the Trumpeter Shermans
M4
M4A1-small hatch
M4A3/76mm
M4A3E8
http://photos.kitmaker.net/showgallery.php/cat/14925
Hosted by Darren Baker
1st look Trumpeter Shermans -a link
generalzod
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Posted: Sunday, July 24, 2005 - 06:40 AM UTC
lordQ
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Posted: Sunday, July 24, 2005 - 06:41 AM UTC
the Quarter-scale virus is SPREADING
Drader
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Posted: Sunday, July 24, 2005 - 10:19 PM UTC
Sponson bottoms and one-piece tracks too!!
Hopefully, Trumpeter's prices will be a lot more competitive than Tamiya's
Looks like the M4A1 is a large hatch from the pictures.
Hopefully, Trumpeter's prices will be a lot more competitive than Tamiya's
Looks like the M4A1 is a large hatch from the pictures.
Tarok
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Posted: Sunday, July 24, 2005 - 11:02 PM UTC
David,
Apparently it'll sell for about $19...
Just waiting for my staff permissions to be sorted and I'll be back at the news desk - and this story is on my hit list... :-)
Rudi
Apparently it'll sell for about $19...
Just waiting for my staff permissions to be sorted and I'll be back at the news desk - and this story is on my hit list... :-)
Rudi
Shado1
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Posted: Monday, July 25, 2005 - 12:35 AM UTC
As mentioned, the M4A1 hull indeed has large hatches. Perhaps they will be offering an M4A1E8 as well.
Shado1
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Posted: Monday, July 25, 2005 - 12:40 AM UTC
Quoted Text
David,
Apparently it'll sell for about $19...
Rudi
Well, that's more expensive than Tamiya's Sherman, which sells for about $14.50 USD here in Japan. If Trump's standard global pricing strategy holds, their Shermans should be about the same price here in Japan, making them a good bit more expensive than the Tamiya kit. ($19 vs $14.50)
I'll still get 'em, though!
MrRoo
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Posted: Monday, July 25, 2005 - 12:46 AM UTC
yes seems all the main stream manufacturers are catching or have caught the 1/48 virus. It comes in two versions...Shermans and Tigers!
SEDimmick
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Posted: Monday, July 25, 2005 - 01:10 AM UTC
The thing that should be interesting...is are they going to upsize them into 1/35 scale or even a 1/16 scale offerings
lordQ
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Posted: Monday, July 25, 2005 - 04:17 AM UTC
NO, they aren't going to upgrade theme to 1/35 or even 1/16 th. Those 
quarterscale things will keep on flooding the modellingworld 
quarterscale things will keep on flooding the modellingworld 
Halfyank
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Posted: Monday, July 25, 2005 - 05:51 AM UTC
I KNEW I shouldn't read this thread. Soon as I saw it I started to salivate. Then it dawned on me, "It's going to be 1/48 scale." Sure enough. Sigh, I was kind of hoping to see a Trumpeter 1/35 Sherman. Oh well, congratulations to you guys who do quarter scale.
Mr Roo, that linke just about made up for the lousy moring I'm having. Very good.
Mr Roo, that linke just about made up for the lousy moring I'm having. Very good.
Marlowe
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Posted: Monday, July 25, 2005 - 07:22 AM UTC
For those who are interested, there are more pics of the test shots at www.Track48.com.
Glenn
Glenn
generalzod
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Posted: Monday, July 25, 2005 - 09:05 AM UTC
Quoted Text
yes seems all the main stream manufacturers are catching or have caught the 1/48 virus. It comes in two versions...Shermans and Tigers!
Cliff
If I am not mistaken I think Tamiya will do a GMC 6x6 in that scale
28juni14
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Posted: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 11:47 AM UTC
Chad - Do you have a source for the duece and a half rumor? Quite a few of us would be most pleased if it were true. Emil
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Posted: Thursday, July 28, 2005 - 11:36 AM UTC
Yahooooooooooooooooooo!!!!! 
:-) 
:-) 
generalzod
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Posted: Monday, August 01, 2005 - 01:11 PM UTC
Quoted Text
Chad - Do you have a source for the duece and a half rumor? Quite a few of us would be most pleased if it were true. Emil
Emil
I think I put my foot in my mouth I thought I saw that on the Perth site I went and looked but didn't see anything Sorry
Larry_dunn
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Posted: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 - 07:30 AM UTC
Quoted Text
yes seems all the main stream manufacturers are catching or have caught the 1/48 virus. It comes in two versions...Shermans and Tigers!
Which is one more version that 35th, which is all Tigers, all the time! :-)
taskmaster58
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Posted: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 - 09:04 AM UTC
No Chad
you weren't wrong about the 1/48 deuce and a half
according to the Perth site its out now there.
89648 U.S. 2 1/2 Ton 6X6 Cargo Truck "Red Ball Express" (Out Now).
look in the new kit news section under Tamiya.
Cheers
Kevin
you weren't wrong about the 1/48 deuce and a half
according to the Perth site its out now there.
89648 U.S. 2 1/2 Ton 6X6 Cargo Truck "Red Ball Express" (Out Now).
look in the new kit news section under Tamiya.
Cheers
Kevin
StarTraveler
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Posted: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 - 09:09 AM UTC
isn't the 2 1/2 ton cargo truck a 1/35 offering of a repackaged duece, after market load and a couple of new figures ?
Or am I mistaken ans it is a new 1/48 offering ?
Or am I mistaken ans it is a new 1/48 offering ?
Larry_dunn
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Posted: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 - 09:10 AM UTC
Quoted Text
No Chad
you weren't wrong about the 1/48 deuce and a half
according to the Perth site its out now there.
89648 U.S. 2 1/2 Ton 6X6 Cargo Truck "Red Ball Express" (Out Now).
That's 1/35th scale, not 1/48th.
taskmaster58
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Posted: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 - 01:32 PM UTC
Sorry my mistake, I hope I didn't get anybodies hopes
up unnecessarily.
Cheers
Kevin
up unnecessarily.
Cheers
Kevin
Darson
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Posted: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 - 06:28 PM UTC
I've got to admit that I for one will definitely be picking up Trumps Easy 8, it's my all time favourite Sherman.
Price wise here in Aus Trumpeter (and DML) are always heaps cheaper than Tamiya.
Cheers
Darren
Price wise here in Aus Trumpeter (and DML) are always heaps cheaper than Tamiya.
Cheers
Darren
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