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Armor and ground forces of the Allied forces during World War II.
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DML's M4A1 Early
Kencelot
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Posted: Thursday, November 21, 2002 - 09:23 AM UTC
Does anyone have any info on this kit other than that it's OOP and a rare find?
Is it worthwhile, good kit, not worth it, etc...
Sabot
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Posted: Thursday, November 21, 2002 - 09:58 AM UTC

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Does anyone have any info on this kit other than that it's OOP and a rare find?
Is it worthwhile, good kit, not worth it, etc...


I have one. It is a nice kit that comes packed to the gills with extra Italeri parts as well as newly designed DML parts. PM me offline and I can give you a run down on what's in the box when I return home in 2 weeks.

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tankshack
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Posted: Thursday, November 21, 2002 - 10:01 AM UTC
Absolutely one of the best Sherman kits in plastic. You get a nice early M4A1 right out of the box... Plus, a ton of extra parts left over.

The only downside... the tracks are a bit fiddly to assemble... But hey.. Nic proved that it can be done!

The kit is a definitely NOT worth $60+ that people pay for it on Ebay.

You can get a Italeri M4A1 and a very nice upper hull from CMD or Tankworkshop for the same or less money if you shop around.

I believe that this kit was built up in the Modeler's Guide to the Sherman from Ampersand Pubs.... I don't have the book here... but I'd be happy to check for you later...

Thanks,
Tim
herberta
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Posted: Thursday, November 21, 2002 - 10:09 AM UTC

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Wow! What brought on this disclaimer!?!?!

Andy
sgtreef
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Posted: Thursday, November 21, 2002 - 11:41 PM UTC
There was an article in FSM suppose to be one of the Best ones.
shiryon
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Posted: Friday, November 22, 2002 - 12:45 AM UTC
I ws lucky to find one and intend to use it for a correct M32 recovery vehicle.

Josh weingarten
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210cav
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Posted: Friday, November 22, 2002 - 01:06 AM UTC

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Disclaimer: If this question was answered in error, or an answer not required/expected/wanted, please notify me and I will delete the post. This post is not intended as an attack on any persons posting prior to or after this post. Please feel free to disregard/disbelieve/discount any information contained in the post.


Wow! What brought on this disclaimer!?!?!

Andy



Andy--I have the same question. I thought he did it as a joke, but it is in everyone of his e mails. What's going on?
DJ #:-)
avukich
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Posted: Friday, November 22, 2002 - 09:11 AM UTC
Kencelot--It is a great kit, but like tankshack said, it isn't worth the $60+ it has been going for on E-bay. It has been OOP for a while. Hopefully, the boys at DML will decide to re-release their Sherman kits sometime in the near future (let's hope anyway ).
210cav
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Posted: Friday, November 22, 2002 - 09:16 AM UTC

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Does anyone have any info on this kit other than that it's OOP and a rare find?
Is it worthwhile, good kit, not worth it, etc...


Ken--can you provide the kit number and I will check my stock. Who knows, you might wind up with a nice trade.....
avukich
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Posted: Friday, November 22, 2002 - 09:27 AM UTC
DJ--It is number 6048. This is the box top:



If you happen (by some miracle ) to have a couple to trade, let me jump in line now.
GunTruck
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Posted: Friday, November 22, 2002 - 10:26 AM UTC

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DJ--It is number 6048. This is the box top:



If you happen (by some miracle ) to have a couple to trade, let me jump in line now.


Heck - gotta jump in on this bandwagon - maybe you have four of 'em!

Gunnie
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