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Hey everyone. Hoping you armor gurus can help identify a manufacturer for me. After going through my stash I found this kit I got back in the 90's from an estate sale type thing at Eglin AFB, Fl. The person I bought the stuff from had been stationed in Japan and Korea. Just wondering if anyone knows about it. The instructions (which are printed differently then normal) look like Tamiya stuff, but not sure. Any info would be cool! Thanks in advance for any help!
Eagle90
I just did some web searching and found this in Evay:
http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/OTAwWDE2MDA=/z/n44AAOSwEK9T1Wmj/$_57.JPG
The box art looks the same as well as the graphic layout to this vintage Tamiya kit.
The text on your box looks like Korean (except the Roman Alphabet text).
and def not an armor guru but just trying to help...
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Sprue, Eagle and myself had been chatting about this. There are a lot of similarities with Tamiya. Its has the 'Military Miniatures Series' on the box side, a common Tamiya range. And the Jagdtiger on the piece of card going in the box is the same as the Tamiya one. I had thought this was an old Tamiya logo, but the current one has been in use since 1960.
You saying Korean text is interesting. I was thinking this was some sort of knock off, but they haven't tried to hide it well. Maybe an old Korean company selling Tamiya kits under license.
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Just an educated guess, but originally Academy made their money selling motorized rip off of Tamiya kits. It appears to be a copy of Tamiya's original KT but the Korean printing is the thing that makes me think Academy.
Thank you all for the responses. Like Bish said, a couple of us had been discussing it and hit a brick wall. Heck, if Bish couldn't figure it out, I knew I was in trouble! So I thought I'd post for all to see. It does lean towards Tamiya type, but the Korean throws another curve ball in the equation. It looks like a really nice kit. I'm not familiar at all with any motorized kits. Not sure if they would work well or not, but all the parts are there. This could be a really fun build!
Thanks again for all the info guys!
Academy is a Korean company which used to have very lax rules about pirating other manufacturers' merchandise. They built their modeling company by copying Tamiya kits.
Again, thanks for all the help. All the research everyone has done made me want to look at the kit again. All the bags are sealed, but I decided that at least the one with the big hull pieces needed to opened to see if there were any manufacture stamps (takes me a while, but I get tracking eventually!). Well, NOTHING on any of the sprues at all. BUT.........The blue "controller" for the motorized tank has "Hapdong Plastic Model"! AND.....the super cheap, super small tube of glue that came in the kit says made in Korea! So, I think all the Korea origins are correct! Now if we could just find someone who could READ Korean, to see if there are any other clues to be had! Thanks again everyone for the help!
BINGO! You nailed it . . . Hapdong Technical Corp
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10167728z7/70/7
look at the bottom of the i-sheet page. The logo and Korean text to the right of it
I think we have a winner! That is it! Thanks so much Sprue...and everyone who helped. Kinda fun trying to find out who made this kit. Once I opened one of the bags......ohhhhh, the detail is not high and the insides of the hulls are REALLY rough! Lots of flash on the trees too. I think it will be a fun build anyway and I might just put that motor in too!
Thanks again everyone!
yeah, go for it. I installed the motor and batteries into my Tamiya M60A2 many years ago and ran it through the back yard dirt trials
Vintage motorized model kits go for crazy money on eBay. I'd sell it and use the proceeds to buy a couple of more modern, high quality kits.
It'd probably be worth considerably more if it was a genuine vintage Tamiya kit.
Speaking of which, somewhere in my stash, I have a Tamiya Mokei branded M48A2, with the twin-motor wired remote control unit and black rubber-band tracks. Picked it up maybe 25 years or so ago for about $15.00.
At a guess, I'd say this branding makes it pre-1970. Unfortunately, it's missing the instructions and its completeness is suspect as some of the sprue bags had been opened and there are some parts loose, floating around in the box.
You'd be surprised; I know I was when I listed some of the off brand motorized kits I bought throughout the years. Probably made $300-500 selling them to collectors in Japan.
Hello!
Like 15 years ago I bought a copy of the Tamiya M48A3 by a Korean company called Seminar. It was a very nice model, went together like a Tamiya - so I liked my buy a lot. Good luck with your model!
Paweł
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SprueOne yeah, go for it. I installed the motor and batteries into my Tamiya M60A2 many years ago and ran it through the back yard dirt trials
So they really work? Now that would be fun to build.........and watch my 3 year old chase!
Pawel Hello! Like 15 years ago I bought a copy of the Tamiya M48A3 by a Korean company called Seminar. It was a very nice model, went together like a Tamiya - so I liked my buy a lot. Good luck with your model! Paweł
So this could an actual "Tamiya" mold? This could be cool!
Eagle90 SprueOne yeah, go for it. I installed the motor and batteries into my Tamiya M60A2 many years ago and ran it through the back yard dirt trials So they really work? Now that would be fun to build.........and watch my 3 year old chase! Eagle90
Your 3yo will catch it easily because without articulated suspension it crawls along slowly
SprueOne Eagle90 SprueOne yeah, go for it. I installed the motor and batteries into my Tamiya M60A2 many years ago and ran it through the back yard dirt trials So they really work? Now that would be fun to build.........and watch my 3 year old chase! Eagle90 Your 3yo will catch it easily because without articulated suspension it crawls along slowly
LOL! So not much of an entertainment factor huh?
I was entertained by the non competitive novelty of it. I'd start it, aim it in a clear direction then lay down on my stomach and watch it roll by pretending it was real. It would handle small weeds easily with true M60 might!
That is the old "Nichimo" kit. I have it built and still have the instruction sheet. I didn't use the motor, as I wanted it static and filled in the extra notches/holes with sheet plastic. Added my own Zimmermit and it came out fairly well I think.
Hey Mech, you have any pics of the build?
I have never had much luck trying to post pictures on here. People say it is easy but......
Too bad, I sure would like to see a built kit!
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