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This came today....man was this sucker expensive lol....looks like Tamiya is following other manufacturers with tedious to do models
either that or they are sourcing out ...this thing looks like an Italeri model with multi piece hull and turret as well as junk tracks

Does include PE though...and I'm pretty Happy it doesn't have an interior

A funky looking tank...but yup...She's in the New GUP movie too


ALPHA

Hi Your Majesty,
I remember buying the 1/35 Tamiya Chieftain some years ago, it almost put me off the hobby because while it came with a tube of cement to fix the track pads on there was not enough of it and the glue really was not up to the job and at the time there were no decent glues available,
I marvel at the advances not just in adhesives but every aspect of our mutual interest, and I know I am asking for trouble but we really do with a couple of exceptions get very good value for money,
I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and yours a Happy New year and thanks for being on this Forum,
No one is indispensable but you come close.
shaun.

jarndice wrote:Hi Your Majesty,
I remember buying the 1/35 Tamiya Chieftain some years ago, it almost put me off the hobby because while it came with a tube of cement to fix the track pads on there was not enough of it and the glue really was not up to the job and at the time there were no decent glues available,
I marvel at the advances not just in adhesives but every aspect of our mutual interest, and I know I am asking for trouble but we really do with a couple of exceptions get very good value for money,
I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and yours a Happy New year and thanks for being on this Forum,
No one is indispensable but you come close.
shaun.

Greetings Wo1c ...It's interesting that you mention "value"...as I was just having a conversation with another member about that subject...while many of these 1/35th scale builds will serve a purpose in one way or another...I cannot be truly certain about the value ...I have gotten some pretty good deals on these kits...way off the normal ..some almost 70% off other listings...and even with that....if you scale up the dollar amount just like how I am going to scale up some of these to 1/16th scale...I found that what's being paid for 1/35th scale models is almost 5 times more in some cases than a Tamiya RC ..I have seen kits in 1/35th scale that are upwards of the 80 dollar range ....now upscale the price tag by multiplying that by 16 lol..Astonishingly Funny...while Ironic at the same time
Just glad it is what it is
With that said... I pine for the older days of my youth...when carrying a 20.00 note was good enough to get paint glue and one Tamiya kit..or two American Brand kits ...three if you left out the paint and glue ...But I guess that's the price we must pay for this short existence we endure
ONWARD AND UPWARD ...eh Wo1c....come enjoy and embrace your lady fair
forget all the bitters..cling to the bells that ring clear Have listen to this tune
To you and yours Shaun
A HAPPY PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR

ALPHA

OMG! Delivery of some kits









Crazy days Ahead ................

ALPHA

Got this the other day from Costco....think it was a Christmas return or lone survivor ...found it was marked down quite a bit..so I said I'd take it lol

Haven't found an application for RC tanks yet...but it's still pretty useful ...so far I've cleaned my ears and plucked a few nose hairs


ALPHA

Been Waiting for this to come along with some other stuff....the other stuff hasn't got here yet sooooooooooo...
going to turn this into

this


Not much info on the Kai....so wish me luck


ALPHA

Kiaser wrote:Jeez your burning through this scale more shelves Mr A , more shelves .

UHHHHHHHHHHHH...Will have to revise my storage of these things lol...Big Plastic boxes

Keeps the dust bunnies from Gathering


ALPHA

Kiaser wrote: plastic tubs ...... , soon as you pack them Mr A you will never see them again not sure if you have that much room to transport

Well...a lot of the 1/35 th kits once built are like books...I will take it out when I need it...I don't really need to see them all the time...and since I've "been" down the path of 1/35th before ...I know dust is an enemy ...so keeping them rather pristine is a good thing
They are no way near as robust as 1/16th...can't brush dust off in the same way


ALPHA

Mail has been in a constipated crawl for the most of this month...seems someone handed them some kind of laxative ...because I would say today was a banner day....I give you Delivery Diarrhea

along with a 1/6th figure (no photo ..it's a gift) arrived plop plop ...by the USPS
then BLAM....DHS arrives with a bundle ordered in Dec


Along with a small box of bits


CAVIAT EMPTOR GENTS

ALPHA

Alpha,
Sweet, sweet haul there! That model of Pz IV will be the one that I build when I finally get to that point. Following along as usual. ;o)
regards,
Painless