Back from Shizuoka! (Was: "Off to Shizuoka!")

QUOTE: Originally posted by J-Hulk I brought home Trumpeter's 1/16 T-34/76 '42 Mod, for a sweet 15,000 yen ($136 USD). Niiiiice kit!

WOW we want to hear about that! Pics immediately !!!!!
And don't torture us with a T34 group buid

QUOTE: I will say this, though: the new Tamiya Challenger II ROCKS!!!!

Tell Mr. Tamiya I said :

Glad you had fun J-hulk. Look forward to seeing any pics you took.

Only one kit? Are you sure?

Sounds like a great time Brian. That must be a pretty nice sized target, I mean T-34.

Sorry you didn't make it Gino, but it sounds like Tamiya set you up nicely with the free kits and other goodies.

"Shizuoka" was very cool experience to me!
But, I am sorry I didn't take the opportunity of telling Mr.Tamiya the FSM members' wish list. I hope Brian did it.

Gino san,
Sorry to hear about your passport problems. I hope you will be here next year.

Wow, glad to hear you guys had fun. . Get some rest, then fulfil our fantasies and POST

Sounds like y'all had a good time! Sorry to hear you couldn't go Gino, but let us know when you do!

Brian, do you think anyone that's met you over there has forgotten the experience???? Waiting for the pics bro!!

Eric

QUOTE: Originally posted by J-Hulk I brought home Trumpeter's 1/16 T-34/76 '42 Mod, for a sweet 15,000 yen ($136 USD). Niiiiice kit!

Is mine in the mail, Brian?

QUOTE: I will say this, though: the new Tamiya Challenger II ROCKS!!!!

Coolness. Love that C2. Can't wait to see it. Say, is it only the TELIC C2, or can you build it for earlier C2's like the Balkans ones? Can you build it for Oman too, or only British?

Hi, folks! I posted a pic of Gino's beauty in the Armor forum, will post more armor stuff later.

Oooooo, the T-34 is nice! I've been swimming around in the box for a while now (it's a BIG box), getting familiar with the pieces. And there are a lot of pieces. From the brake pedals to the brakes themselves, it's all there, folks!! They could probably release a no-interior version for about half the price.

Norio, you didn't tell Mr. Tamiya the FSM wish list?? I thought you...oops! I only said "Ya know, I bet a 1/16 Panther would sell like 50-cent hotcakes stuffed with hundred-dollar bills."

OK, so I didn't really say that.
We actually did talk a lot about new JGSDF vehicles, like the Type 96 6-wheeled Armored Vehicle that was on display at the show. Asked if that was going to be a new kit, he just smiled and said that he couldn't say...

Let me just say again how impressed I was with the Challenger 2. I was impressed! I've got a few pix that I'll post, but they don't really do it justice. At the show, they just hand it to you! "Here, check it out!" So I did. And it was good.

QUOTE: "Ya know, I bet a 1/16 Panther would sell like 50-cent hotcakes stuffed with hundred-dollar bills."

You're probably right, and I don't think the t-34 will do half-bad either
Did you by any chance see anything regarding either the Dragon or Trumpeter Karl Gerat (railway gun) on the railway carrier?

QUOTE: Originally posted by zokissima Did you by any chance see anything regarding either the Dragon or Trumpeter Karl Gerat (railway gun) on the railway carrier?

Hmmmm...you know, I don't recall seeing it, and I actually forgot to look for it!
This month's Armour Modelling says the Trumpeter release will be this summer, though.

I could only hope MR tamiya would look at his sales for 1/35 kits as to what the next r/c kit should be , I mean what are the most popular kits in 1/35 ? ,Tiger, Sherman, Panther,...... period ! How could a Panther be far behind , I just recieved the late G model yesterday and as usual it just looks perfect in box as usual , I cannot say much bad about tamiya's kits , they are just that good ! Its their subjects that are lacking lately ! Give the modelers what they want , we see abrams tanks on the news everyday , some of the FSM guys actually work in them or on them , they don't want to see what they work in anymore than I want to see Tamiya make a Moving truck model ( which I work in ), not to knock any of you abrams fans here its the best tank in the world right now ,but its just overdone . As far as the leopard , I have no idea what thats all about , I really don't even have an opinion here .