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brizo58 wrote:Hi All,
Now I am and have been an avid Tamiya fan as I've said I've built all of there RC tank kits but (4). But I just can't believe they could put a price as high as this . So it looks like Tamiya have loss another customer. Brian...

You seem to be going off the most expensive one out there, as has been pointed out there are places t get it cheaper.

Must be some paint on Joe

Gun is L/70 like the panther?

Ad Lav wrote:Must be some paint on Joe

Gun is L/70 like the panther?

Yes, L/70. I see on another board a build with the L/48. Unlike the Panther, the muzzle break was removed at some point. From what I read," due to the gun being so close to the ground, when the gun was fired with the muzzle break in place, it caused so much dust it would give the tanks location away" so the crews would remove them.

Tom wherever you buy Tamiya tanks in the UK or EU I feel that we're just being ripped off by Tamiya. Brian...

I saw the L/48 build on rcu - using a spare barrel etc from a panzer IV. Nice idea.

Personally prefer it with the L/70.

Look forward to more photos to drool at!

brizo58 wrote:Tom wherever you buy Tamiya tanks in the UK or EU I feel that we're just being ripped off by Tamiya. Brian...

Pre brexit the Tamiya jagdpanzer would have been £556 plus post, I hardly call that a rip off. Unfortunately now the £ is in the toilet against the yen, euro and dollar tanks cost more. Yes the Tamiya jagdpanzer is a little bit more than the iv but not that much.

jtracks wrote:

Ad Lav wrote:Must be some paint on Joe

Gun is L/70 like the panther?

Yes, L/70. I see on another board a build with the L/48. Unlike the Panther, the muzzle break was removed at some point. From what I read," due to the gun being so close to the ground, when the gun was fired with the muzzle break in place, it caused so much dust it would give the tanks location away" so the crews would remove them.

Well who"d of thunk!!
The muzzle brake being removed by the crew in every single period picture of these.
I wonder how much extra load the reccoperators suffered ?
I imagine that keeping the muzzle out of the turf would have been a job in itself being so long & low.

Ad Lav wrote:I saw the L/48 build on rcu - using a spare barrel etc from a panzer IV. Nice idea.

Personally prefer it with the L/70.

Look forward to more photos to drool at!

It's going to be a few days Ad, I'm headed for my 50th class reunion this week.

I was able to get some paint down last night. My garage was over 90 degrees F at 8:00PM last night. The mantlet and barrel are not attached because I need to finish the paint, same with the Jerry cans. There is still plenty of work to do.

Very nice! Great looking td!