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Tam M1A2 OIF Detail Sets
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Queensland, Australia
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Posted: Saturday, October 01, 2005 - 10:11 PM UTC
Hi All,

After some travelling I'm back into modelling. Caravan modelling is hard (that's modelling in a caravan, not making models of caravans). Anyway, I've got myself a Tam M1A2 OIF kit and want to something special with it. Can anyone give me a list of detail sets that can be used with this kit?

Much appreciated.

Cheers
Shane
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Posted: Sunday, October 02, 2005 - 05:09 AM UTC
Voyager makes a PE set, Eduard has one, and Royal has one. All were made for the older Tamiya kits, but I have built the M1A2 kit you have and they are fine (you can see for yourself under my profile). As you can imagine, there will be parts not used since Tamiya has upgraded the kit. I like the Royal set the best since it comes with some very nice resin smoke grenade launchers. Verlinden also has one but I do not think it measures up to the above ones, and it includes a number of fantasy interior items, but even some of them are usable.

Note that the above sets are meant for the A1 version (your kit can be built as either an A1 or A2), but many items on the A1 are of course still the same on the A2.
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Posted: Sunday, October 09, 2005 - 06:18 PM UTC

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Voyager makes a PE set, Eduard has one, and Royal has one. All were made for the older Tamiya kits, but I have built the M1A2 kit you have and they are fine (you can see for yourself under my profile). As you can imagine, there will be parts not used since Tamiya has upgraded the kit. I like the Royal set the best since it comes with some very nice resin smoke grenade launchers. Verlinden also has one but I do not think it measures up to the above ones, and it includes a number of fantasy interior items, but even some of them are usable.

Note that the above sets are meant for the A1 version (your kit can be built as either an A1 or A2), but many items on the A1 are of course still the same on the A2.



Tanx for the info. Much appreciated. Now I've settled down I'll try and track down an Oz supplier (if they exist).

It was good to see that multiple variants can be built out of this kit. I'm now working out which one to build to maximise any extra purchases I make for this build.

Cheers
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Posted: Sunday, October 09, 2005 - 07:05 PM UTC
its a great kit as well. very accurate in terms of construction without having to use filler or putty unless you want to modify it. Im sure you will have a great time building this model. I know i did.
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Posted: Sunday, October 09, 2005 - 10:02 PM UTC

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its a great kit as well. very accurate in terms of construction without having to use filler or putty unless you want to modify it. Im sure you will have a great time building this model. I know i did.



Hey Jazza,

Tks for the info. I haven't built a Tamiya model for a couple of years now so I'm keen to get into this one. I'm also into a few "modern" kits with modern versions of the M2 and M113 waiting in the wings and fill-ins in between M1 sessions. Unfortunately recent releases of Flak and LAV models have me interested.

Cheers
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Posted: Monday, October 10, 2005 - 06:17 AM UTC

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Hey Jazza,

Tks for the info. I haven't built a Tamiya model for a couple of years now so I'm keen to get into this one. I'm also into a few "modern" kits with modern versions of the M2 and M113 waiting in the wings and fill-ins in between M1 sessions. Unfortunately recent releases of Flak and LAV models have me interested.

Cheers



You chose a good one to start. Like you, i moved onto the M113A2 by Tamiya as well and am very pleased with the accuracy of the model. Sure there are a few discrepancies here and there but i am ready to accept 10% of flaws.

This is the M113A2 im currently working which is near completion...still needs the ammo boxes and figures which im having difficulty with due to the lack of skill in painting figures. Hopefully those Osprey books i ordered from Amazon arrives soon.

Frontal View


Side rear View


Im still debating on whether to move onto the Humvee or the M2A2 as well.
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