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Any modern AFV kit you'd recommend?

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Any modern AFV kit you'd recommend?
Posted by Haptesthai on Sunday, June 26, 2016 7:20 AM

Hello;

Is there any modern era AFV kits you'd recommend in 1/35 scale? It can be of any origin or any manufacturer as long as it is not simplified.

I want something accurate, without fit problems. I also would like to buy aftermarket P.E. parts etc.

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  • From: Fort Knox
Posted by Rob Gronovius on Sunday, June 26, 2016 7:48 AM

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  • From: Western North Carolina
Posted by Tojo72 on Sunday, June 26, 2016 10:30 AM

Meng T-90 lots of parts and details,but very buildable.

cb1
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  • From: D/FW Texas
Posted by cb1 on Sunday, June 26, 2016 3:11 PM

Meng M2A3 Bradley Busk. It has all the PE included.

I haven't started mine yet, but it looks awesome. Interior, Engine, Indi Tracks, Interior Turret.

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Posted by Haptesthai on Monday, June 27, 2016 7:17 AM

cb1

Meng M2A3 Bradley Busk. It has all the PE included.

I haven't started mine yet, but it looks awesome. Interior, Engine, Indi Tracks, Interior Turret.

 

Thank you all three for the recommendations. Meng kits (especially M2A3) looks awesome. It's gonna take a lot of time, though.

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  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Monday, June 27, 2016 10:42 AM

You might check Squadron's Fourth of July sale, they've got a lot of Meng stuff listed. The down side is that Squadron tends to be on the expensive side to begin with so their sale prices aren't much better than some other companies regular prices. You should check around before you buy from them. 

They have their M2 and T-90 listed but they're only five or ten bucks better than Sprue Brothers even on sale. Still really good deals if you want a Leopard or AMX-30. 

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Posted by stikpusher on Monday, June 27, 2016 5:23 PM

I really liked the Tamiya Challenger kits myself. Any of the latest Trumpeter Soviet Cold War era AFV kits are most tempting as well.

 

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Posted by Haptesthai on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 9:56 AM

stikpusher

I really liked the Tamiya Challenger kits myself. Any of the latest Trumpeter Soviet Cold War era AFV kits are most tempting as well.

 

I tend to think that Tamiya's kits are simplified and poor in details. As they rarely have any P.E. parts, their models can be out of scale in certain areas.

 

P.S.: I live outside the U.S. of A.; so I won't be able to order from Spruebrothers etc. due to high shipping fees. 

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  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 11:34 AM

Ahhh, my apologies you didn't list a location so I wasn't sure. I guess anything you'd save at Squadron on their sale would probably be eaten up on shipping. Sad

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Posted by Haptesthai on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 11:45 AM

It's okay, 

Gamera

Ahhh, my apologies you didn't list a location so I wasn't sure. I guess anything you'd save at Squadron on their sale would probably be eaten up on shipping. Sad

 

It's okay; what would you recommend for Canada for my friend who lives there.

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  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 12:46 PM

Well, if you can find a nearby model show it's far and away the best place to buy.

Other than that Sprue Brothers is good, though some of the Canadians who post here say the S&H is crazy from the US to up there. Don't get it myself, I mean all you have to do is put it on a truck and drive it over the border.

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Posted by Haptesthai on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 1:10 PM

Gamera

Well, if you can find a nearby model show it's far and away the best place to buy.

Other than that Sprue Brothers is good, though some of the Canadians who post here say the S&H is crazy from the US to up there. Don't get it myself, I mean all you have to do is put it on a truck and drive it over the border.

 

Nor do I, shipping to a close Canadian city costs way more than a further U.S. state. It's insane. I am not familiar with "model show/fair" concept, I cannot find anything (shows or LHS) near Toronto on internet. Probably I don't know what to type on Google.

 

Thanks.

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  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 1:17 PM

You might check IPMS Canada (International Plastic Modeler's Society). I'm seeing a club in Toronto and they have a show listed in October. Even if he doesn't want to join he might contact them about the show.

http://www.ipmscanada.com/ipms/ipmschapters.html

 

https://ipmstoronto.com/

 

 

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Posted by MikeyBugs95 on Thursday, July 7, 2016 11:32 PM

If you want a very non-simplified kit, Bronco's M1114 kits are good. I haven't built the one I have yet but it looks great. And there's a good amount of photoetch. 

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