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Thursday, April 16, 2015 - 08:55 PM UTC
Master Box is commemorating the 100th Anniversary of World War One (1914-1918) with the upcoming release in May of two armoured cars. These two releases feature two version of the British Austin armoured car in braille scale.
72007 - "British Armoured Car, Austin, MK III, WW I Era" – the kit consists of two sprues with parts that allow to assemble the model of the armoured car of WW I Era. Despite a small scale the model is noted for high degree of detail, thorough work on small parts and high degree of the correspondence to the original. The model has detailed worked chassis, machinegun turrets rotate, machineguns move vertically, and the decal allows assembling of the model of the armoured car on service of the armies of different countries.

72008 - "British Armoured Car, Austin, MK IV, WW I Era" – the kit consists of two sprues with parts that allow to assemble the model of the armoured car of WW I Era in different variants – with different systems of armament (Vickers, Lewis machineguns or mix of these systems at modeller’s choice) or with different chassis. We would like to emphasize especially that in this case tyre tread of the model has a different design (!) that will create a desire of the modeller to buy one more model and to make another variant undoubtedly. Despite a small scale the model is noted for high degree of detail, thorough work on small parts and high degree of the correspondence to the original. The model has detailed worked chassis, machinegun turrets rotate, machineguns move vertically, and the decal allows assembling of the model of the armoured car on service of the armies of different countries.

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Nice to see so many different finishing schemes provided for. Some of those look great. BTW I think this thread has been set up with an auto delete on any phrase relating to wishing it was in 1/thirty wotsit scale.
APR 16, 2015 - 10:44 PM
Give it time Matt, it has not been live that long.
APR 17, 2015 - 12:11 AM
That image had my spirits soaring to the heavens and then I saw the Word, the word that is "braille" and my heart dropped, my spirit crep under the soles of my feet and my tongue spoke the word 'Dang'... oh if it had only been in 1/35th scale .... By popular demand it is Friday evening after all Cool news, even if it isn't "my" scale / Robin
APR 17, 2015 - 02:00 AM
A very witty comeback Robin.
APR 17, 2015 - 02:28 AM
I wish it was in 1/48!
APR 17, 2015 - 02:32 AM
Nice looking little kit..... Hopefully it might be a 1/35 release down the track!!!!
APR 17, 2015 - 11:01 AM
Why not 1/35 to fit with the figure sets they already have in the scale?
APR 17, 2015 - 04:24 PM
Regardless of SCALE it is an armoured Car and the Austin actually was used to great affect in the Amiens battle in 1918. They were towed through the trench system and were released and wrecked havoc (As much as 12-15 cars can do) behind enemy lines. Read the story it's very good.
AUG 04, 2015 - 08:24 PM
So when can I buy one? Months later and I haven't seen any yet!
AUG 04, 2015 - 08:40 PM
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