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                        Tamiya 1/35 PzKfw II question

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                        warshipguy
                        • Member since
                          September 2005
                        • From: Groton, CT
                        Tamiya 1/35 PzKfw II question
                        Posted by warshipguy on Sunday, September 6, 2015 12:05 PM

                        I have been out of armor modeling for quite awhile, focusing on ships.  However, my oldest grandson has asked me to build some tanks for him, and he is interested in the PzKfw II.  However, when I went to my LHS, I discovered the Tamiya has released two new kits of this tank of different types serving in the Polish and French campaigns.  Are these simply repops of the old PzKfw II Ausf. F that has been around forever, or are these kits real improvements over that old, old kit?

                        Thanks!

                        Bill Morrison

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                        Bish
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
                        Posted by Bish on Sunday, September 6, 2015 12:08 PM

                        No, these are new kits. I have the French campaign kit and though I have not built it yet, it does look nice and I have heard some good things. Both those kits build an earlier version than the old F/G kit.

                        Here is a review of the French campaign kit.

                         

                        http://www.perthmilitarymodelling.com/reviews/vehicles/tamiya/tam35292.html

                        I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

                         

                        On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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                        warshipguy
                        • Member since
                          September 2005
                        • From: Groton, CT
                        Posted by warshipguy on Sunday, September 6, 2015 1:08 PM
                        Bish, Thanks! I will opt for one of the new kits. I know that my grandson will enjoy it. Bill
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                        Tojo72
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Western North Carolina
                        Posted by Tojo72 on Sunday, September 6, 2015 2:06 PM

                        It's a great little kit,typical Tamiya.

                         

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                        warshipguy
                        • Member since
                          September 2005
                        • From: Groton, CT
                        Posted by warshipguy on Sunday, September 6, 2015 3:07 PM
                        Tojo, Nice job! I believe that I will build a diorama for him. Bill
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                        Marcus McBean
                        • Member since
                          September 2013
                        • From: San Antonio, Texas
                        Posted by Marcus McBean on Sunday, September 6, 2015 6:24 PM
                        Bill, you can also go to Scalemates at https://www.scalemates.com/ to track the history of the kits to see if they are just rebox of another kit.
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                        warshipguy
                        • Member since
                          September 2005
                        • From: Groton, CT
                        Posted by warshipguy on Sunday, September 6, 2015 6:53 PM
                        Marcus, Thanks! Bill
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