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WereOwl-In-Wisconsin — NATO armour collection Spring 2019
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Published: 2019-04-26 11:15:55 +0000 UTC; Views: 497; Favourites: 2; Downloads: 0
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1:35 ScaleMy collection of modern US, German, and Israeli armor, as of April 2019
back row, L to R: M1A2 Abrams (Army), M1A2 Abrams (USMC), Leopard 1 A4 (West Germany), M48 Patton (IDF)
center: M151 Jeep (US Army)
front row, L to R: LAV 25 "Witch Hunter" (customized), M113 APC (US Army) Humvee w/grenade launcher (USMC), Marder 1 (West Germany), Tiran 5 (IDF)
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It's definitely the one with the best camouflage scheme. Has the most moving parts, too - turret rotates, gun elevates, rear door and escape hatches open, engine compartment opens, commander's hatch moves, and the MILAN missile launcher is removeable.
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Which model company is it from?
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It's a Tamiya kit.
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Thats reassuring
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Not sure what you mean by that.
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Tamiya always make good kits
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Worried there was a better manufacturer that you hadn't heard of? I'd be surprised by that, the only other manufacturer I've seen that tries to include moving parts is Revell/Monogram, and their quality isn't always up to par with Tamiya.
Tamiya tank kits are definitely some of the best I've seen, though. I've built more of theirs (35) than I have any other manufacturer. Dragon, Italeri, and Trumpeter combined don't even have half that much space on my tank shelf.
I do prefer Dragon and MasterBox for the scale soldiers, though. Better poses and more flexibility with accessories.
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I always love a good Tamiya kit. I only tried one Dragon and Italeri vehicle kit before.
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The Dragon kits are extremely finely detailed, and usually come with a lot of extra pieces so you can choose from a specific version. I've got lots of spare pieces from the first Sherman tank I ever built - alternate drive wheels, turret hatches, even an alternate engine deck.
Italeri and Trumpeter tend to make slightly more obscure armored vehicles that you just won't find in the Tamiya catalog.
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My BDRM kit is a Dragon, its not too detailed, ive alot of Zvezda kits and whilst they are detailed they are flimsy plastic and alit of flash.
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It probably depends on which kit it is. The three Dragon kits I've built were pretty expensive, which is why I don't buy more of them. But then, I've only built three of them, so that's really not a decent sample size to judge them on.
All the Zvezda kits I've built were model infantry, so I can't speak for their vehicle kits.
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I have a russian tank crew kit from Zvezda and their figurines are surprisingly well detailed.
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I've only done a handful of Zvezda kits before, but they certainly did seem to be high quality products. My Soviet sniper and MG teams felt extremely lifelike even before I applied the paint.
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