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Airfix vs Academy M-12: pros and cons

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  • Member since
    March 2003
  • From: Western North Carolina
Posted by Tojo72 on Saturday, February 19, 2022 9:44 AM

And the Tamiya M40 is an excellent kit,includes 8 figures,a real nice build.

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Fort Knox
Posted by Rob Gronovius on Saturday, February 19, 2022 12:04 AM

MR TOM SCHRY

Not to make things more confusing but didn't AFV Club also make a M-12 kit?

TJS

No, AFV Club does the M40 which is a similar vehicle, but based on the M4 chassis instead of the M3 chassis the M12 is based upon. It's much wider with HVSS suspension. Tamiya does an M40 as well.

  • Member since
    July 2015
Posted by MR TOM SCHRY on Friday, February 18, 2022 12:48 PM

Not to make things more confusing but didn't AFV Club also make a M-12 kit?

TJS

TJS

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Friday, February 18, 2022 4:05 AM

They did release a couple of their own 35th armour kits last year, Cromwells i believe. But all there other 35 armours kits are re-boxed Academy.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

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  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Fort Knox
Posted by Rob Gronovius on Thursday, February 17, 2022 10:33 AM

Most of Airfix's 1/35th scale kits belong to another company. I think the only ones that were theirs originally were the pretty decent 1/32 scale tanks like the M3 Grant, M3 Lee, Crusader and Monty's staff car.

They've always been more of an aircraft company and their small scale armor kits.

  • Member since
    May 2009
  • From: Poland
Posted by Pawel on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 1:52 AM

Hello!

Check this out:

M12 GMC, Airfix A1372 (2020) (scalemates.com)

It basically says it's the same kit (same plastic) with maybe different markings.

scalemates - it's a great site!

Have a nice day

Paweł

All comments and critique welcomed. Thanks for your honest opinions!

www.vietnam.net.pl

  • Member since
    September 2005
  • From: North Pole, Alaska
Airfix vs Academy M-12: pros and cons
Posted by richs26 on Monday, February 14, 2022 10:41 PM

I just noticed that Airfix has an M-12. How does it compare to Academy's which I have in the stash.

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