Perth Military Modelling site has news on additional 48th scale releases.
added are the following,
King Tiger, KV-1, KV-2, Krupp Protze Kfz.69
http://www.perthmilitarymodelling.com/newkitnews/tamiya.htm
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Tamiya new releases
Clanky44
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Posted: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 - 06:46 PM UTC
Hwa-Rang
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Posted: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 - 07:04 PM UTC
IdiotStick
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Posted: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 - 07:09 PM UTC
This is very exciting for 48th armour. That said, I do have to express just a little disappointment with Tamiya's choice of hull for their Firefly. It would have been really nice to see a hybrid hull. Maybe Dragon came venture down that lane!
Fuzzy
Fuzzy
Drader
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Posted: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 - 07:12 PM UTC
I have to agree with Steve about the Firefly, and unless they ditch those 
metal hulls I will be looking to Hobby Boss for KVs
metal hulls I will be looking to Hobby Boss for KVsClanky44
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Posted: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 - 07:18 PM UTC
The hybrid hull would be nice, but of equal importance would be the need to release additional track types. The T54E1 or T49 would both be an improvement.
Alpenflage
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Posted: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 - 07:18 PM UTC
Very interesting indeed. Thanks for posting, Frank.
Looks like the KV craze has hit 1/48th
Cheers !!
Alpen
Looks like the KV craze has hit 1/48th
Cheers !!
Alpen
Spades
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Posted: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 - 08:36 PM UTC
New tamiya kits have lost my interest, ALOT. I have basically stopped buying thier stuff. Its either a re-hash of the bigger kits or same plane with different markings. Not much different parts added to make them completely different.
Larry_dunn
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Posted: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 12:00 AM UTC
Quoted Text
Perth Military Modelling site has news on additional 48th scale releases.
added are the following,
King Tiger,
Dunn Predicts! I knew they couldn't resist ....
I'll be buying them all, of course. Nice to see the truck too.
jimbrae
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Posted: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 12:06 AM UTC
The KVs make me a little worried. They'll have to be completely NEW to capture my credit card's attention.
With the KVs coming out from Hobby Boss, Tamiya would be well advised to be very careful indeed...Jim
With the KVs coming out from Hobby Boss, Tamiya would be well advised to be very careful indeed...Jim
Clanky44
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Posted: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 12:48 AM UTC
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The KVs make me a little worried. They'll have to be completely NEW to capture my credit card's attention.
With the KVs coming out from Hobby Boss, Tamiya would be well advised to be very careful indeed...Jim
I completely agree, now that Tamiya has some competition, they have to step up their efforts. Tamiya will no doubt be more expensive, even though the Hobby Boss planned release will have a full interior. I'll continue to buy Tamiya, simply for the ease of construction. (hopefully it's not based on the old 35th scale KV-1)
alpha_tango
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Posted: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 01:30 AM UTC
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I completely agree, now that Tamiya has some competition, they have to step up their efforts. Tamiya will no doubt be more expensive, even though the Hobby Boss planned release will have a full interior. I'll continue to buy Tamiya, simply for the ease of construction. (hopefully it's not based on the old 35th scale KV-1)
Hello Frank
while I agree that some competiton is good I have to comment on your statement.
AFAIK only the T-34 have the extensive interior (the Shermans had far less ... I was told) .... FWIW
I have only seen the T-34/76 mod. 43 and that one is really nice.
cheers
Steffen
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Posted: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 02:12 AM UTC
Still nothing modern... And this means that they still haven't done anything to make me interested in 1/48 vehicles...
Of course I know that there are some crappy 1/48 modern tank kits available from Academy and Czech resin Humvee kit, but I'm not going to build any 1/48 vehicle kits until I get good quality plastic kit of modern subject made to todays standards. Tamiya, Skybow, Trumpeter, are you listening?...
Pawel
Of course I know that there are some crappy 1/48 modern tank kits available from Academy and Czech resin Humvee kit, but I'm not going to build any 1/48 vehicle kits until I get good quality plastic kit of modern subject made to todays standards. Tamiya, Skybow, Trumpeter, are you listening?...
Pawel
Drader
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Posted: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 02:14 PM UTC
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The KVs make me a little worried. They'll have to be completely NEW to capture my credit card's attention.
They almost managed to make an all new T-34, but repeated the idler mistake from the old motorised 1/35
We'll find out here soon enough.
biker_fou
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Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2006 - 11:31 AM UTC
Quoted Text
Still nothing modern... And this means that they still haven't done anything to make me interested in 1/48 vehicles...
Of course I know that there are some crappy 1/48 modern tank kits available from Academy and Czech resin Humvee kit, but I'm not going to build any 1/48 vehicle kits until I get good quality plastic kit of modern subject made to todays standards. Tamiya, Skybow, Trumpeter, are you listening?...
Pawel
Hi pawel
Academy isn't the sole to making modern AFV: Zheng defu/kitech, ARII & Aoshima to.
For the resin kits , Czech are not alone to ,
Propaganda Kompany make :
480503 V 150 COMMANDO TWIN M.G. + INTERIOR
480508 WILLYS M. 38 A1 JEEP KOREA / VIETNAM
480510 M.706 COMMANDO TORPEDO + INTERIOR
480515 PEUGEOT P.4 FRENCH MODERN
480518 AUVERLAND A.3 F FRENCH MODERN MILITARY POLICE
480519 FAST ATTACK VEHICLE
480521 AUVERLAND A.3. FVA AIRBORNE FRENCH MODERN
480525 M.151 A1 MUTT VIETNAM
480526 M113 A1 A.P.C.
480528 L.V.T.P.7A1 + INTERIOR
480530 VBL PANHARD M 10 + INTERIOR
480531 V.A.B.+ INTERIOR, FRENCH MODERN A.P.C.
480536 M113 A1 A.P.C. Australian /new Zeland/ turret T50
480537 IFAV G-WAGEN U.S.M.C.
480543 M998 Cargo HUMWEE
480544 M1025 Standart HUMWEE
480551 VB2L PANHARD M 11 + INTERIOR
480552 V.A.B.NG + INTERIOR, FRENCH MODERN A.P.C.
83 Vietnam or Modern figures in diferents sets ,
and severals weapons and webbings sets
Respectfully
Marc Le Bayon
jackhammer81
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Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2006 - 02:42 PM UTC
It makes me happy to see so many kits starting to be released in 1/48th scale. Apparently there is a call for this scale and it looks like it will be sticking around Cheers Kevin
Cheers Kevin
EasyOff
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Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2006 - 04:09 PM UTC
I'm still waiting on some American half-tracks!
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