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Italeri Staghound
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Posted: Thursday, May 10, 2007 - 07:49 AM UTC
Any update info on release date? Kit details? Price point? Looking forward to this new era of 1/35 Armored Cars!!

Cheers!
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Posted: Thursday, May 10, 2007 - 11:37 PM UTC
Initially it was meant somewhere in may, but I thing they won't make it. I'll call them on monday and I'll be back to you...
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Posted: Monday, May 14, 2007 - 12:48 AM UTC
To be honest ( and I know we haven't seen the actual sprues or anything) the Italeri kit has to be a _lot_ better than the build-up they presented at the Nuremburg (?) show. That model had a lot of serious shape problems that were clearly visible on the painted display model.

The display model could have been a slightly modified version of a resin kit, just to let us know a Stag was coming. If so, great. But if it was a master or test shot, there are a lot of things that need work.

I have seen the sprue shots for the Bronco Stag and it looked miles better on the sprue than the Italeri kit did painted and built.

Just a head's up!

Paul
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Posted: Monday, May 14, 2007 - 07:11 PM UTC

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To be honest ( and I know we haven't seen the actual sprues or anything) the Italeri kit has to be a _lot_ better than the build-up they presented at the Nuremburg (?) show. That model had a lot of serious shape problems that were clearly visible on the painted display model.

The display model could have been a slightly modified version of a resin kit, just to let us know a Stag was coming. If so, great. But if it was a master or test shot, there are a lot of things that need work.

I have seen the sprue shots for the Bronco Stag and it looked miles better on the sprue than the Italeri kit did painted and built.

Just a head's up!

Paul


Wow,first I've heard of that about the Italeri offering. Whose resin kit could it have been? S-models? Accurate Armor??? Azimut
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Posted: Monday, May 14, 2007 - 07:22 PM UTC
Sorry, but having actually HANDLED the Italeri prototype (at the Nuremberg trade Fair) I'd like to take the opportunity to reiterate (again) that it WAS plastic, it wasn't resin, wood, Kryptonite or cunningly-carved green Moon Cheese.
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Posted: Monday, May 14, 2007 - 07:25 PM UTC

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Sorry, but having actually HANDLED the Italeri prototype (at the Nuremberg trade Fair) I'd like to take the opportunity to reiterate (again) that it WAS plastic, it wasn't resin, wood, Kryptonite or cunningl-carved green Moon Cheese.


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Posted: Monday, May 14, 2007 - 10:05 PM UTC
Jim,

I know that you have said this before and I believe you, but I was trying to cut Italeri some slack. :-)

BTW, did you ever get any response from Italeri to the list of things I saw with that model?

Paul

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Posted: Monday, May 14, 2007 - 10:43 PM UTC

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BTW, did you ever get any response from Italeri to the list of things I saw with that model?


Not a bloody word...
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Posted: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 09:40 AM UTC
Oh, well. Hopefully they did listen and made some changes...

Paul
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Posted: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 05:47 PM UTC
I too hope that Italeri don't muck this one up.
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Posted: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 06:04 PM UTC

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Oh, well. Hopefully they did listen and made some changes...Paul

Maybe thats why they wont meet the May release date that Fabio mentioned. I hope they get it right, as I feel that Italeri have done themselves some favours with their new products lately, and releasing a bummer (especially as it has to compete with similar releases), could put a serious dent in that again.
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Posted: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 06:36 PM UTC
@Paul - would you post some of the shortcomings that you observed here so the rest of us can expect what's coming if they don't make alterations?

thanks



Bob
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Posted: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 08:27 PM UTC
Well, I could, but I think I'll keep it off the net until we see what the real kit looks like. Notwithstanding that I've started things by making these comments here, I really don't want to slag the kit until it is actually out. If they have made the corrections, my comments are of no further use and if they haven't I'll make the comments again when the kit arrives.

Paul
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Posted: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 09:49 PM UTC
Fair enough......thanks
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Posted: Thursday, May 17, 2007 - 03:08 AM UTC
Hey guys,

According to our friends from Down Under, the Staghound will be released in july 2007. Price will be around 40 Euro (50-55 Dollar). Expensive kit, but it has resin and PE-parts.

Grtz
Patrick

Link: http://www.perthmilitarymodelling.com/newkitnews/newf.htm
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Posted: Thursday, May 17, 2007 - 04:59 AM UTC
If they do like the Sahariana, be patient and wait a year or so before they release a cheaper, slightly different variant without the resin and PE.

Otherwise hopefully the Bronco kit will be released soon...

Cheers,

Christophe
scoccia
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Posted: Thursday, May 17, 2007 - 02:43 PM UTC
Hopefully today I'll know when Italeri will release the Stag. Concerning the "errors" and the resin/non resin nature of the kit they were showing in Nurnberg, the kit was a mock up made from various materials and it's not the actual one that will come out from the production line it was put together just to show what they were workin'on, as often done by plastic kit producers.
Hopefully I will have soon the pre-production sprues to show you...
Ciao
Fabio
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Posted: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 - 04:51 PM UTC
Any update?

And what's this about a Bronco Staghound? I missed that one!
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Posted: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 - 06:38 PM UTC
http://www.perthmilitarymodelling.com/newkitnews/bronco_cb35011.htm

It looks very nice indeed.
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