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Wish Lists / Re: New wish list for 2016

« on: March 12, 2016, 10:13:43 pm »

Wow! Thanks for the thorough reply! This just goes to show you that there's always lots more detail to a given subject matter than what you initially thought.

My ultimate wish would be for a model kit that would allow someone to build an M4A1 76W comparable to what is found at Normandy - with the option to have it without the muzzle brake. This is what I had in mind:

http://tank-photographs.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/overlord-museum-colleville-sur-mer-m4a1-sherman-tank.html

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Wish Lists / Re: New wish list for 2016

« on: March 12, 2016, 09:41:21 am »

I'd love it if Rubicon would release an M4A1 kit. This would be great for those wanting to field an Operation Torch\North Africa or Sicily\Italian campaign. I'm referring to the M4A1s that had the cast hull and small mantlet. Also, when combined with the current M4A3 kit, you could swap the older turret for the T23 turret and have an M4A1 76W; perfect for a Normandy Invasion period tank, as I understand several of the older M4A1s were re-fitted with the T23 turret and 76MM main gun as an attempt to answer their problems of dealing with the superior German armor...

Thoughts?

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Introduce Yourself / Re: Introduce Yourself Here...

« on: March 12, 2016, 09:30:33 am »

Hello,

Gordon Allen here.

I've been painting miniatures for over 30 years and putting models together off-and-on for even longer. The first tank models I ever put together were produced by Monogram, back in the 70s, and they were an unusual 1/32 scale. Included in the box was a "How to Build a Diorama" bi-fold article featuring the purchased model being painted and placed in a diorama by Shepherd Paine. Upon seeing how cool his dioramas looked, I became a life-long "tread head"!

Decades have passed, but my friends and I have recently started playing the game Bolt Action and are having a lot of fun with it. Being the case, I've started to pick up the 1/56 scale models appropriate for the force I want to play with, and I have been very impressed with what I've seen of Rubicon Models. The details are great, and I like the way you can swap parts between certain model kits to enable a player to field more types of armored vehicles - truly a company with the gamer in mind.

My first model kit that I've purchased is the M10 Tank Destroyer. I haven't put it together yet, but I'm looking forward to starting on it very soon, and will post pictures once I've painted it up!

Cheers!