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Which tamiya kit is best for a beginner
Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 8:13 am
by JohnWhyte
Hi
I'm asking about the Tamiya knits as I recently bought a built one and want to get 1 for mexample to build but not sure which is the best one for a person just stating to do tamiya
Re: Which tamiya kit is best for a beginner
Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 8:36 am
by tomhugill
I would say the tiger
Re: Which tamiya kit is best for a beginner
Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 9:00 am
by silversurfer1947
I've only built 2 Tamiya tanks, the Tiger and the Panther. My first was the Tiger, which I enjoyed thoroughly - it went together beautifully and I have been very pleased with it. It also has the advantage of being one of the less expensive ones.
Re: Which tamiya kit is best for a beginner
Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 9:59 am
by Ad Lav
Sherman is quite easy and so is the kv.
Tiger is big so space for the electrics
Re: Which tamiya kit is best for a beginner
Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 10:09 am
by tomhugill
Ah I had forgot the panther! That's also nice out the box. The JS-2 and the king tiger needed modification. I'd also give the Pershing an honourable mention, it's very nicely engineered runs brilliantly, however it's quite tight inside and you have to be neat with your wiring.
Re: Which tamiya kit is best for a beginner
Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 1:04 pm
by Cruiser133
I would say the old kits like the tiger and Sherman for the beginners. Easy to assemble and very robust and reliable.
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Re: Which tamiya kit is best for a beginner
Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 2:01 pm
by JohnWhyte
I was looking at the M51 super sherman as I do enjoy the look of the isreali tanks
Re: Which tamiya kit is best for a beginner
Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 2:27 pm
by Karl_Diesel
my advice is the Pershing.
Top quality and easy to assemble. And convertible to M45
Re: Which tamiya kit is best for a beginner
Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 2:38 pm
by tomhugill
JohnWhyte wrote:I was looking at the M51 super sherman as I do enjoy the look of the isreali tanks
The "super Sherman" is a curious one, if you want an accurate m51 there's much work to do
Re: Which tamiya kit is best for a beginner
Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 9:31 pm
by JohnWhyte
I'm not bothered about being accurate as long as it looks like one