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sandsmodels

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« Reply #90 on: April 05, 2016, 12:25:29 am »
thanks for the mention riply,
we do indeed make the 95mm how conversion and the arv for the warlord/italeri Cromwell.
you could stick the cullin hedgerow device on your gb shermans instead.
looking forward to doing some Churchill conversions whoever does one.
got the avre sbg bridge already made, just need a model to test fir it on!

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« Reply #91 on: April 18, 2016, 04:14:42 am »
I would  like  to  see  the  Comet tank, It  saw  some  action  toward  the  end  of  WW2  and  continued  to  soldier on  until  about  1962. If  there  had  been  fighting in Europe in the  late 40s and  1950s it  would  have   served  with  the British Army along  with  the   better Known Centurion.

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« Reply #92 on: April 18, 2016, 03:33:07 pm »
The "Other Place"* had an assembled test shot of the Churchill and a (presumably resin) Comet in their cabinet at Salute. They did not have the Sherman 5.

No sign of the AVRE fittings on the hull.

I too would like a Comet or two, I have a De Waffenkammer resin (and a very odd resin) model. It looks good, just need to finish it.

The problem is how popular would it be?

* for arcane reasons members of the two " houses" of the UK parliament are not allowed to mention the other house.
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« Reply #93 on: April 18, 2016, 05:00:34 pm »
knowing gamers a comet would be a good one, better gun than the comwell and you know what gamers like, bigger guns!!!!!!!!!

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« Reply #94 on: April 18, 2016, 05:09:34 pm »
I wouldn't mind a kit of a Comet, although to be honest it's a bit of an uninspiring looking tank.  Wargamers do focus on vehicles which were historically marginal if they are good in game terms.  Maybe Rubicon could look at a range of very late war tanks which also saw service post-war, like the Comet, M26 and IS-3?

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« Reply #95 on: April 18, 2016, 09:25:52 pm »
If I remember correctly the comet in Bolt Action has the same stats as a Panther, that could make them popular.

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« Reply #96 on: April 21, 2016, 01:24:03 pm »
Warlord have a new Resin Comet already mastered up.

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« Reply #97 on: April 21, 2016, 01:38:49 pm »
The Comet proved to be a flop in plastic as well...I had wanted one for years in 1:35 scale...Bronco did it about 10 years back...the kit was good...I got mine....but it didnt sell very well....

I would much rather see a Matilda  !

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« Reply #98 on: April 21, 2016, 03:47:33 pm »
Yes, Matilda or a Valentine would be nice  :)

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« Reply #99 on: April 21, 2016, 08:30:44 pm »
A Valentine multi kit , just like  the Crusader . 2 pdr turret , 6 pdr turret  and late war 75mm turret . IRC the hull pretty much stayed the same , except for some variations in the road wheels . Decals for tanks in the desert , Russian Vals and Command / OP Vals in Normandy  :D

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« Reply #100 on: April 21, 2016, 09:53:08 pm »
 I second that suggestion

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« Reply #101 on: April 21, 2016, 10:28:16 pm »
Again, I don't think the Valentine is terribly exciting.  It's very much an "also ran" as a tank - it was never very important in any theatre. I also doubt that it would sell particularly well.
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« Reply #102 on: April 21, 2016, 10:58:01 pm »
Again, I don't think the Valentine is terribly exciting.  It's very much an "also ran" as a tank - it was never very important in any theatre. I also doubt that it would sell particularly well.
I bought the Osprey book at Salute, having read it, I think I agree with Pinky.

I wonder how many Armourfast sell in 1/72.

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« Reply #103 on: April 21, 2016, 11:43:09 pm »
I think it's illustrative that Tamiya haven't bothered with the Valentine in 1/48 scale.  It just wouldn't sell.  I'd like to get the Osprey book on it though.

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« Reply #104 on: April 22, 2016, 01:31:09 am »
I think it's illustrative that Tamiya haven't bothered with the Valentine in 1/48 scale.  It just wouldn't sell.  I'd like to get the Osprey book on it though.

I think it is on general release today.