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Airbrushler Field Marshal


Posts : 2548 Join date : 2012-04-27 Age : 56 Location : Windsor, ON
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BattleArmor Private

Posts : 53 Join date : 2013-12-23 Location : Grande Prairie Alberta
 | Subject: Re: Taigen "Surprise" Tank Release! Wed Sep 17, 2014 8:14 pm | |
| Yes, a real big let down.
I will wait for the Mato metal chassis with the proper operating VVSS. Erik even hyped the solid handles as an improvement in the video. Really??? I think the hatch is metal. This means a guy would have to grind them off to install a scale handle.
I think the forum crowds are a little too mature in this hobby for this kind of thing. |
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Airbrushler Field Marshal


Posts : 2548 Join date : 2012-04-27 Age : 56 Location : Windsor, ON
 | Subject: Re: Taigen "Surprise" Tank Release! Wed Sep 17, 2014 8:37 pm | |
| thing is it's going to cost as much as the Tamiya Sherman(full option) kit and guess what one i would buy sorry i will edit this and say it's more than likely it will cost as much _____________________________________________  |
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Strato50 General


Posts : 2098 Join date : 2012-03-28 Age : 35 Location : Hamilton, On
 | Subject: Re: Taigen "Surprise" Tank Release! Wed Sep 17, 2014 9:18 pm | |
| Yea, I'm a bit underwhelmed.
A Sherman... *cue Price is Right losing horn*
What makes this any different from the 105mm turret on the HL? The barrel length? _____________________________________________ Tiger I - Panzer III - Panzer IV - Chi Nu Kai - Panther G - KV-1b 756(r) M4A3(76) Sherman - T-34/85 - M3 Grant
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MikeC General

Posts : 2228 Join date : 2013-08-25 Location : Toronto, Ontario
 | Subject: Re: Taigen "Surprise" Tank Release! Wed Sep 17, 2014 9:30 pm | |
| Metal lower and metal turret I guess with the solid handle as detailing features. |
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BattleArmor Private

Posts : 53 Join date : 2013-12-23 Location : Grande Prairie Alberta
 | Subject: Re: Taigen "Surprise" Tank Release! Wed Sep 17, 2014 9:34 pm | |
| Too be fair they have a 75mm bbl and the proper mantlet, but Ya the rest of the thing is HL. |
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Strato50 General


Posts : 2098 Join date : 2012-03-28 Age : 35 Location : Hamilton, On
 | Subject: Re: Taigen "Surprise" Tank Release! Wed Sep 17, 2014 10:13 pm | |
| I don't HATE it. The only Sherman I have is a Mato... Is it so bad to ask for a M4A3(76)?  ...something that had what approaches adequate anti-tank ability..  _____________________________________________ Tiger I - Panzer III - Panzer IV - Chi Nu Kai - Panther G - KV-1b 756(r) M4A3(76) Sherman - T-34/85 - M3 Grant
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Stince General


Posts : 2303 Join date : 2012-03-21 Age : 46 Location : Windsor, Ontario
 | Subject: Re: Taigen "Surprise" Tank Release! Wed Sep 17, 2014 10:37 pm | |
| I agree it a nice looking tank, but it was a disappointment with the built up hype, could of been handed better.
_____________________________________________ HL Panzer III | HL Tiger | HL Jagdpanther | HL Panther | Mato Sherman Hooben Elefant | HL Pershing | HL Bergepanzer IV | Tamiya Leopard 1A | WSN T-34 HL "Golden" Pan-Tiger | M16 Halftrack | HL Panzer IV | Tamiya KV-1 | Tamiya Tiger
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tomzag Second Lieutenant

Posts : 630 Join date : 2013-03-18
 | Subject: Re: Taigen "Surprise" Tank Release! Thu Sep 18, 2014 8:07 am | |
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MikeC General

Posts : 2228 Join date : 2013-08-25 Location : Toronto, Ontario
 | Subject: Re: Taigen "Surprise" Tank Release! Thu Sep 18, 2014 11:34 am | |
| Dean and I were thinking that the Taigen Sherman looks very much like the FOV static metal Sherman......... Same paint job, turret texture looks similar and the lower hull if gutted would look very much like the Taigen lower. The only difference is that the upper hull is plastic whereas the FOV is all metal. |
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Stince General


Posts : 2303 Join date : 2012-03-21 Age : 46 Location : Windsor, Ontario
 | Subject: Re: Taigen "Surprise" Tank Release! Thu Sep 18, 2014 12:50 pm | |
| I thought the FOV Sherman was 1:18 scale? _____________________________________________ HL Panzer III | HL Tiger | HL Jagdpanther | HL Panther | Mato Sherman Hooben Elefant | HL Pershing | HL Bergepanzer IV | Tamiya Leopard 1A | WSN T-34 HL "Golden" Pan-Tiger | M16 Halftrack | HL Panzer IV | Tamiya KV-1 | Tamiya Tiger
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MikeC General

Posts : 2228 Join date : 2013-08-25 Location : Toronto, Ontario
 | Subject: Re: Taigen "Surprise" Tank Release! Thu Sep 18, 2014 1:44 pm | |
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Stince General


Posts : 2303 Join date : 2012-03-21 Age : 46 Location : Windsor, Ontario
 | Subject: Re: Taigen "Surprise" Tank Release! Thu Sep 18, 2014 2:43 pm | |
| Oh, thanks Mike, I thought they only came 1:18th. _____________________________________________ HL Panzer III | HL Tiger | HL Jagdpanther | HL Panther | Mato Sherman Hooben Elefant | HL Pershing | HL Bergepanzer IV | Tamiya Leopard 1A | WSN T-34 HL "Golden" Pan-Tiger | M16 Halftrack | HL Panzer IV | Tamiya KV-1 | Tamiya Tiger
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BattleArmor Private

Posts : 53 Join date : 2013-12-23 Location : Grande Prairie Alberta
 | Subject: Re: Taigen "Surprise" Tank Release! Thu Sep 18, 2014 6:04 pm | |
| The FOV Sherman also has small hatches |
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