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Wednesday, July 09, 2014 - 09:39 AM UTC
An update out of Italeri has a BMP-1 on the way in what could just be a new tooling.
Italeri has announced a BMP-1 as coming soon. Not a lot of details at this time, but based on the sketched image, I am thinking this may be a new tooling from Italeri as opposed to a re-release that we have seen a lot of lately. Stay tuned to Armorama as we will provide an update once available.

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I hope they release it with a choice of "rubber band" or indi-links.I have been put off kits in the past because i CANNOT do indie-s !.If they cater for all tastes i can definitely see some of my cash going their way.
JUL 09, 2014 - 07:37 PM
Normally I'd be right there with you, but Italeri's "rubber band" tracks are anything but rubber. They're stiff enough, they actually make pretty good pool-side diving boards for small animals and children. A nice bimp would be welcome, though.
JUL 10, 2014 - 01:53 AM
Trumpeter already has a nice BMP-1. I built one not too long ago, very detailed with few issues. I remain skeptical that this is a new kit. I don't have a special interest in whether it is or not, since I have the Trumpeter kit already, but Esci had a BMP-1 in its line (I have one too), so the possibility remains that this is simply a repop of that. Damon.
JUL 10, 2014 - 04:34 AM
Already discussed here : LINK Why are we assuming its new tooling from a single drawing? I'm with the guys suspicious about this being a reboxing of "ancient" kits...
JUL 10, 2014 - 04:38 AM
I agree that Italeri would have a ways to go to improve on the Trumpeter kit. However, if Italeri included an interior (and presuming the rest of the kit is acceptable), then I think they could find a place in the market with this kit. Maybe all of the hatches are open in the artwork for that reason?
JUL 10, 2014 - 05:09 PM
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