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« on: December 16, 2014, 04:21:27 pm »
Got my first three rubicon tanks (pziv, Sherman and t34) an mounted them!
They are simply fantastic...
The only thing that slightly disappointed me. Is the fact that variants are really alternative... I mean that for the Sherman there are not. Enough pieces to mount two turrets but just one... So it fails somehow my expectations that were to build BOTH turrets with a single model...
I found a way to do it anyway but is far less attractive than I expected... Having two separate turrets would actually require to put another couple of pieces in the sprue so was technically feasible..
Clearly an even more nice feature would be to produce a separate sprue with all what you need to build a different version (eg the 76mm turret) so that in principle you may also sell it separately...
This is not the same issue eg for the t34 or Panther where you choose one version just for historical or aesthetical reasons
The two turrets transform the tanks into a very different one and what I expected was to get both of them with a single kit... For space saving reasons this would be great... Many of us have their homes filled with models and this could save some space and perhaps some money (nit the primary focus however).
I understand that the big cost is in the mould for the sprue but perhaps a different arrangement may end in a more flexible model... The hull for the Sherman is the base for several kits... And this is also the case of other tanks like the t34 or the pz iii/iv...
I think you already adopted this philosophy for the hanomag if this is the case I think most of us will buy the multi options version and I hope that the personalization sprues will also be sold separately...
I hope that future models that have this dual version option (eg) the stug /h42 will be made so that a guy may have both models with a single box and do not have to choose on that...
This is the only flaw but a very limited one... Other way assembling the models is a true pleasure!
Keep on we are all waiting to buy late hanomags in tons...