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M1A1 Abrams w/ resin parts italeri kit 6438
Thrashergklm
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Kentucky, United States
Joined: August 06, 2005
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Posted: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 - 01:56 PM UTC
Would the internal parts from this kit be worth getting and putting into the new dragons kit and also do some scratch building as well, I think about putting an engian in the drafon when i get it and put in in with a M88. Has anyone ever worked with the resin parts from this kit and was it worth the price to get them, if not, then would would be a better way to do things, keep in mind in order to do an engine replacment, you would need the battires as well.
Frenchy
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Posted: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 - 02:36 PM UTC
Just a friendly reminder Cam : what about posting a "thank you" message at the end of the previous threads you've recently started, before making a new request ? It's only a matter of Net etiquette.

Here's a review of the Italeri kit on PMMS :
http://www.perthmilitarymodelling.com/reviews/vehicles/italeri/it6438.htm
Maybe the price of the whole kit should be taken into account for your project....
There's a recent thread about aftermarket M1 engine sets on Armorama :
https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/82781&page=1

HTH
Frenchy
HeavyArty
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Posted: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 - 05:23 PM UTC
The resin interior parts in Italeri's kit are horrible. They are not accurate and are simply flat pieces that glue to the inside of the turret walls. I wouldn't use them. You are better off getting the interior parts from one of the older Dragon Abrams kits.
Thrashergklm
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Kentucky, United States
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Posted: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 - 08:54 PM UTC
Thank you gino, thats what i was looking for in an answer, thanks very much.
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