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                        Good beginner kit for my brother??

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Good beginner kit for my brother??
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 29, 2004 8:55 PM
                        My younger brother has decided to start building armor... I gave him a crappy Revell P-51 (skill 2) and it convinced him to be a treadhead....but I digress, Whats a good beginner kit, preferably Tamiya?
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 29, 2004 9:05 PM
                        I found the Tamiya T34/85 To be a good model. Nothing to complicated about it. Went together fairly quickly and no complicated camo pattern to paint on.
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                        Rob Gronovius
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Fort Knox
                        Posted by Rob Gronovius on Monday, March 29, 2004 9:18 PM
                        The T-34s are a good choice as is the Tamiya PzKpfw II F/G. If he's a typical American youngster, he may prefer US Army vehicles. If so, I highly recommend the Tamiya M41 Walker Bulldog or M3 Stuart kits. While not highly accurate kits, they are inexpensive and easy to build.
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                        Dwight Ta-ala
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Monday, March 29, 2004 9:18 PM
                        T-3485 Or Tamiya M-41 Walker Bulldog. Cheap and easy to build.

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 29, 2004 9:57 PM
                        I built Tamiya's Panzer II as a beginner, and it was great. It fell together, had nice detail, was cheap and above all it was a tank! Has a range of finish options and good instructions, too.

                        Good luck,

                        Matt
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                        rebelreenactor
                        • Member since
                          October 2003
                        • From: Clovis, Calif
                        Posted by rebelreenactor on Monday, March 29, 2004 10:33 PM
                        Ive hear good stuff about tamiyas t 34/85 from begginers. my first model was a 1/72 M4 sherman by italeri. It was a pretty good kit to start with i think.

                        John
                        John
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                        Duke Maddog
                        • Member since
                          June 2003
                        • From: Rowland Heights, California
                        Posted by Duke Maddog on Monday, March 29, 2004 11:14 PM
                        First of all, how old is he? If he's too young, getting him a 1/35th scale tank may be a bit overwhelming and he should start with a smaller 1/72 scale tank. But if he's old enough, though, then the above choices from Tamiya are great.
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                        mark956
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by mark956 on Monday, March 29, 2004 11:25 PM
                        We would like to see some pictures of the model your brother builds.
                        mark956
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 30, 2004 6:31 AM
                        A Tamiya kit is a huge step in the right direction. The T34 would be an excellent choice.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 30, 2004 7:17 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Duke Maddog

                        First of all, how old is he? If he's too young, getting him a 1/35th scale tank may be a bit overwhelming and he should start with a smaller 1/72 scale tank. But if he's old enough, though, then the above choices from Tamiya are great.


                        He's twelve

                        Ok, I'll see what he thinks of the T-34/85 or the M-41
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                        zokissima
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                          July 2003
                        • From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
                        Posted by zokissima on Tuesday, March 30, 2004 9:51 AM
                        I"d definitely go with the t-34/85. I picked one up for myself, but gave it to my younger brother. He's loving it.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 30, 2004 10:03 AM
                        yeah get any of the Tamiya T34s or a nice sherman
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 30, 2004 3:51 PM
                        I asked him today and he wants to build the T-34/85
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 30, 2004 3:58 PM
                        I would try to give him a Panzerkampfwagon IV with the short barrel. Tamiya makes that kit-it's the one with the crewmembers that come out of the open hatches and it's molded in dark grey. I built it and it's fairly easy with rubber-band treads. It has a lot of wheels, but overall it's pretty simple. Look at the link.

                        http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/plastic/135militaryminiatureseries/35096.html
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