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Armor/AFV: Allied - WWII
Armor and ground forces of the Allied forces during World War II.
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Metal ammo rounds?
panzerboy1944
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Posted: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 09:45 AM UTC
Hi
Does anybody remember in the late 80's early 90's somebody had on the market ammo rounds they might have been made of lead they came in 1/35th scale everything from U.S. 75mm to 90mm and the also had German rounds from 75mm to 88mm they where the whole rounds
what was the name of the Company ? are they still around and can you still get them?
Thanks Lee
Hollowpoint
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Posted: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 10:41 AM UTC
Sounds like Armor Research. They also made some simple photoetch sets.

IIRC they went out of business in the mid- to late 90s after the company's owner became ill and later passed away. You can still occasionally find sets at swap meets. They were pretty nice. I wonder what became of the molds?
LeoCmdr
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Posted: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 10:51 AM UTC
Go check out Great Models Webstore. They still carry them. You can find them under Armor Accessories.

I bought as many modern 105 mm ammo tubes as I could when they were on sale a while back.
Hollowpoint
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Posted: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 11:02 AM UTC
Yup, that's them. Either I got some bad info or someone else has picked up the line. The scratched-out address at the bottom of the packages indicates that perhaps Great Models bought up the remaining stock and/or has a new producer recycling the old packaging.

Here's a hot link to Great Models: http://www.greatmodels.com/

Be forwarned that what Armor Research marketed at U.S. 76mm tank ammo is really 3-inch ammo for an M10. The warheads are identical, but the casings were different.
panzerboy1944
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Posted: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 - 09:23 AM UTC
Hi and thank you that was it they where in a little plastic bag with a cardboard top
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