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Re: MATO FULL METAL SHERMAN

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2016 10:16 am
by Pebs434
john1970 wrote:Go into your ebay account paste in the item number 172225246434 and it should come up if you want it just press buy it now and pay normal way through paypal
Hi John, thank you so much for making this easy for me. That worked a treat and it was all in English. I am very apprehensive about buying from abroad especially something of this value but it seems that I have the same eBay and PayPal protection as in the UK. It just seems too good to be true when this kit is advertised at over £1,000 on many sites.
Thanks again.
Kindest regards,
Pebs


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Re: MATO FULL METAL SHERMAN

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2016 10:18 am
by Pebs434
Jake79 wrote:Exchange rate is poor at mo, but still not a bad price..
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Tamiya-Panzer-Su ... 1869336769




Jake
Thank you Jake, I wasn't aware that Germany was such good value for these kits.
Much appreciated.
Kind regards,
Pebs.


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Re: MATO FULL METAL SHERMAN

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2016 10:48 am
by Jake79
Ive never had any trouble buying from Germany always had a great service and a speedy delivery :)

Another good place to buy your Tamiya 1/16 from is here..out of stock quite often but very competitive prices too
http://www.axels-modellbau-shop.de/kata ... 09_11.html

Re: MATO FULL METAL SHERMAN

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2016 10:57 am
by Pebs434
Jake79 wrote:Ive never had any trouble buying from Germany always had a great service and a speedy delivery :)

Another good place to buy your Tamiya 1/16 from is here..out of stock quite often but very competitive prices too
http://www.axels-modellbau-shop.de/kata ... 09_11.html
Thank you. Does full option kit mean that it can be used for IR Battles?

Kind regards,
Pebs


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Re: MATO FULL METAL SHERMAN

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2016 11:59 am
by Ad Lav
Yes, although you'd need to spend around £90 to get the tamiya battle system.

Others are available.

Re: MATO FULL METAL SHERMAN

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2016 12:22 pm
by Pebs434
Ad Lav wrote:Yes, although you'd need to spend around £90 to get the tamiya battle system.

Others are available.
Great, another 90 quid to account for. Thank you Image


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Re: MATO FULL METAL SHERMAN

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2016 2:39 pm
by tao
Hey Tom..based on the review you did, the Mato all metal M36 looks good! Question about the wheels..can they be removed to add bushings...and or would a teflon spray in there work..or grease?

Re: MATO FULL METAL SHERMAN

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2016 2:53 pm
by jackalope
Is my post invisible? :think:

If you want to get a MATO M36 I wish you better luck then I had.

Yes you can remove the wheels but to put bearings in you'd have to drill the center out to fit your bearings. However the wheels are 2 piece with the rubber tire so you will need 2 bearings for each road wheel. I guess you could spray Teflon in there but would that collect dirt?

Re: MATO FULL METAL SHERMAN

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2016 3:14 pm
by tao
Hey Jackalope! No I just figured you got a lemon as most of the reviews of the M36B1 have been good :) I think putting all those bearings in may be overkill. The great thing about the dry teflon spray is is really is dry and collects nothing just a dry coat of teflon. Good for gears you don't want spraying grease etc.

Re: MATO FULL METAL SHERMAN

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2016 3:22 pm
by tomhugill
cannedheat wrote:if I may, my tupenath worth.. is the Tamiya m51 is not a accurate m51 ,if you are after authenticity , the hull is wrong there were never any m51 welded hulls /radial .... but if that's not a issue ....wot wot ......
There was a welded m51, not sure how many but there's a photo