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JGSDF Type 87 kit ?
bison126
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Correze, France
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Posted: Sunday, November 20, 2005 - 06:37 AM UTC
Hi,
has anybody already built this kit ? I did a search in the Gallery but didn't find anything.

I started mine a couple of days ago and wanted to share some feedback.

A good kit with very few fit trouble, no flash, nearly no ill-located sink marks, pre-cut clear parts, drilled main gun muzzle, a lot of good features. Some details are simplified but my main reproach concerns the gunner and TC sight housings which are desperately empty and gives you only the choice to show them closed.

Apart from the smoke-dischargers chains I'll build it OOTB.
I'll post pics ASAP.

olivier
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Metro Manila, Philippines
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Posted: Monday, November 21, 2005 - 12:11 AM UTC
Hey, I have the same kit but haven't started it. Please post your pics
bison126
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Posted: Monday, November 21, 2005 - 04:50 AM UTC
Hi Marcel
thanks for posting this photo report (as for the text=, it is quite Chinese to me :-) )

Having the kit myself, I can understand what the modeler has done. All in all this kit remains a good one.

I'll probably add the cable retaining hooks all along the hull otherwise I can't figure how it will stay in place. This should be the only other mod to the OOTB option I took at the beginning of thr build.

olivier
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Posted: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - 06:44 AM UTC
Update of this topic with some pics.







Comments or questions welcome.

olivier
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