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New 1/35 Amtrack announced...

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Posted by K-dawg on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 10:46 AM

I too was thrilled to see this! Given the box art is out I don't think it will be much longer. The Duster and M8 are announced (have been) but no box art. Once the box art is released then it's pretty much the real deal. As far as the tracks. I have always been impressed with the softness and detail of AFV's tracks so I honestly think they'll be fine. I have no desire to build the FM set... If they're at all smart they will release the track set separately for those who have the Italeri one lounging in the stash. Those who have built the Italeri one know that the tracks (like most all of theirs) could double as a fan belt in a pinch! :)

 

Can't wait to see it!!

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Posted by tigerman on Tuesday, July 5, 2011 6:27 PM

Nice welcome addition.

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Posted by T26E4 on Tuesday, July 5, 2011 3:27 PM

Test shots of the LVT are out in some builders' hands already

http://www.network54.com/Forum/47208/message/1309521885/I+HAVE+THE+KIT

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Posted by deattilio on Tuesday, July 5, 2011 2:37 PM

Aggravatingly beautiful!  I have only recently acquired all the after-market kits and parts to convert Italeri’s late-production LVT-4 into a mid-production version, and along comes AFV with an OOB option.  Still though, that will not stop me from adding one of AFV’s renderings to my “to-do” stash.

Perhaps I can use my Italeri -4 as basis to create an early-production version, which AFV has erroneously mislabeled their offering.  I scanned couple pages from my LVT-4 Technical Manual which used an early-production -4 to write and photograph when producing the TM to illustrate what an early-production -4 looks like.

 

 

 

 

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Posted by stikpusher on Tuesday, July 5, 2011 1:08 PM

The page in the link  has been updated with the box art. Looks pretty cool. Its gonna have some nice shilds for the .50s and not have the bow MG position if the box art is accurate...

 

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Posted by deattilio on Saturday, July 2, 2011 1:25 PM

Will be interesting to see how stacks up and compares with the Italeri LVT-4.  Looking forward to how AFV Club tackles the track. 

Given that Italeri has taken care of nearly each first-generation AmTrac, it would have been more impressive to see a release of an LVT-1 or LVT-3.  Neither of which are readily available in 1/35, with only the LVT-1 being molded in resin by Verlinden several years back — good luck finding one of those without spiritual intervention and a loan from the bank.

 

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Posted by TD4438 on Saturday, July 2, 2011 10:20 AM

I liked everything in that link.

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Posted by deafpanzer on Saturday, July 2, 2011 9:55 AM

redleg12

Bad news.....hope it comes faster then the M42 Duster or the M8 HMC or the M43 conversion for their M40.

Let us pray to the styrene gods!

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Ditto  I scarificed my wife's dog to the styrene gods this morning.  Oh, my wife isn't not going to like this... Indifferent  Damn it, hurry up with the Duster so I can build it for my father-in-law who is 72 years old now. 

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Posted by redleg12 on Saturday, July 2, 2011 7:34 AM

Good news, I love AFV club kits

Bad news.....hope it comes faster then the M42 Duster or the M8 HMC or the M43 conversion for their M40.

Let us pray to the styrene gods!

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Posted by Jon_a_its on Saturday, July 2, 2011 2:05 AM

Yea Yea...! Stick out tongue

 

I'll put it right next to my M42 Duster.... Hay! wait a minute... Hmm

I'll be pleased to see it but won't hold my breath

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New 1/35 Amtrack announced...
Posted by stikpusher on Friday, July 1, 2011 10:36 PM

No pics or anything yet, but AFV Club has announced an LVT-4 for fans of these unique vehicles... Gregbear?

http://www.perthmilitarymodelling.com/newkitnews/afvclub.html

 

 

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