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Armor/AFV: 48th Scale
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Skybow Tiger
Biggles2
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Quebec, Canada
Joined: January 01, 2004
KitMaker: 7,600 posts
Armorama: 6,110 posts
Posted: Saturday, October 01, 2005 - 08:52 PM UTC
I'm almost finished my Skybow Tiger, mostly OOB. Every time I look at it I am amazed at the amount of detail - it actually has more than some 1/35 Tigers. I have only one (or two) points of criticism. Why didn't Skybow include the extra few pieces of detail for the insides of the driver's and R/O's hatches - the periscopes, locking handles, and hinges. If they expected the tank to be modelled with these hatches open, they could have included these extra six,or so, parts. Now I have to spend the extra hours scratching these parts out of bits and scraps (I refuse to buy an entire P/E set for only a few parts). The inclusion of these parts would only make a great kit greater.
Sabot
Joined: December 18, 2001
KitMaker: 12,596 posts
Armorama: 9,071 posts
Posted: Sunday, October 02, 2005 - 01:21 AM UTC
Hopefully they will add other items to the line and we will get more kits of the same quality from Skybow.
Marlowe
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Ontario, Canada
Joined: June 12, 2005
KitMaker: 289 posts
Armorama: 286 posts
Posted: Sunday, October 02, 2005 - 01:46 AM UTC
I, too, am pleasantly awe-struck by the SkyBow Tiger. I have the late-prod. one with the zimmerit. I like the way that the tool clips are detailed with the part of the clip molded on to the hull to create a realistic effect not requiring PE. I think that the armoured covers for the exhaust look so nice I don't want to cover them with the exhaust shrouds. I haven't finished mine yet because I just like to look at it for awhile longer.
Marlowe
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