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Wish Lists / 2 small requests on Commonwealth AFV crew

« on: March 01, 2021, 10:47:38 pm »

1. Could you redesign the sprue in your Sherman kits so the two heads for the hull hatches have headphones on too? That's how the commander passed orders to them ... no such problem with your US crew heads who all wear the 'hockey helmet' type AFV crew headgear.
2. Could you include a couple of UK AFV crew helmets on the sprue - for the Sherman but also if you're re-doing the allied stowage? You see these hanging off the vehicles in so many 1944-45 pictures, and the shape is quite different to the Mk II and Mk III infantry types.
cheers
EC

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Work In Progress / Re: Soviet Stowage Set #1 - 3D Renders 210219

« on: February 20, 2021, 06:25:28 pm »

Looks great!   
probably too late for changes, but an unditching beam would be good - and an item seen on many Soviet tank pictures.
I know you've said it's being sent for mould making. Does that mean release soon, or latter part of 2021?
EC

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Work In Progress / Re: King Tiger - All Sprue Showcase 200828

« on: August 30, 2020, 06:21:14 pm »

This is an amazing project and we will all await its release with interest. Do I see, from the design of sprue Z that your intention is to market it with or without zimmerit, ie two different models? And is it possible that there might also be versions with or without interior detail? As a wargamer I don't feel I need the interior and I don't really want to pay for it,
cheers
EC

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Work In Progress / Re: Codename: Sherman 2016 - M4A1 & M4A4 Sprues 200529

« on: August 21, 2020, 04:28:58 am »

Feldwebel - I can probably sort you out with 4th Armoured Brigade. DM me for what you need.
EC

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Work In Progress / Re: British Centurion Mk 5/2 TS1 Plastic Painted 200717

« on: August 07, 2020, 06:31:21 pm »

In post 31 you asked what we thought. I think you should stop teasing us with all this good stuff & start selling us that stuff. I think decal selection is going to be very important to the success of this post war range. Although I am a modeller and no longer a wargamer I stiil buy multiples of your kits as you provide multiple variants & have a large & varied decal selection. I'm hoping you will provide stand alone decals as well to increase the selection of schemes available.

Ah Spad, you will have to get used to Rubicon tempting you with lovely things to come and then ... well, leaving you waiting. At times it's frustrating but on balance, I prefer Rubicon's transparency about future projects to the way other firms do it.
You make a good point about decal selection and you will see from another current strand that the company is producing extra Soviet, German, and US decal sheets. Now that the T-54 is coming up as well as the Centurion there's some obvious market potential there for the firm to print and separately sell additional sheets. Arab-Israeli wars would obviously work for both Centurion and T-54, Vietnam ditto.
EC 

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Wish Lists / Re: M29 Weasel and M29C Water Weasel

« on: August 04, 2020, 09:14:13 pm »

Nice idea. I have the Company B Weasel and it fits neatly into the back of my Rubicon LVT-4 but it's a shonky old kit, and I think Rubicon would do it better,
EC

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General Discussions / Re: New Releases 2020 Wave 1 200626

« on: August 02, 2020, 12:01:35 am »

I am excited ! And thank you or such a rapid response. Are we talking sea freight or air here?
EC

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General Discussions / Re: New Releases 2020 Wave 1 200626

« on: August 01, 2020, 05:30:12 pm »

Re-upping this since clearly we're past mid-July. Any update please Rubicon?
EC

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Work In Progress / Re: Codename: Sherman 2016 - M4 Roadmap to Victory UPDATED! 200518

« on: May 29, 2020, 06:20:37 pm »

sorry to return us to the M4A$ decal sheet 
but I've been checking all the Britain and Commonwealth ones using the standard references such as Hodges, online, etc. The yellow and green triangle I can now see is the 6th South African Armoured Div.
The 171-3 numbers on the brown and blue background had me stumped for a long time. But I see now they are for 1 Canadian Armoured Brigade in Italy. Are you thinking of including a key for all those different tactical signs and which ones being with each other? It's a complex area. Would be happy to write one in return for some models 
cheers
EC

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Work In Progress / Re: Codename: Sherman 2016 - M4 Roadmap to Victory UPDATED! 200518

« on: May 21, 2020, 06:26:01 pm »

I see a few changes on the Commonwealth sheet - well done!

The red 67 tactical sign allows the modeller to mark the tank for the later phase of the north African campaign (eg 5 RTR in 7th Armoured Division) and the 86 was one of the regimental signs used during the early part of the Italian campaign. Also some decals for the NZ armoured brigade in Italy. And of course the standard armoured divisional numbers (51-53) for NWE and latter phase of the Italian campaign. The 3 digit regimental numbers allow you to model 4th (121 etc), 8th (993+) and 33rd (172+) Armoured Brigades in NWE.
Very nice!
EC

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General Discussions / Re: Planes in 1/56

« on: May 17, 2020, 06:12:19 pm »

There was a plan for Blitzkrieg to make a Stuka

https://www.perry-miniatures.com/product_info.php?cPath=23_74_77&products_id=3355

and I know there was a prototype. But not sure what happened to it...
EC

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Work In Progress / Re: Codename: Sherman 2016 - M4A4 / Firefly VC Decal Sheet Design 200514

« on: May 16, 2020, 06:05:32 pm »

p.s.
the 40, 86 and 67 tactical signs are correct between the autumn of 1942 and the conclusion of the north African campaign. However I think a different numbering scheme may have been used for armoured regiments in armoured divisions in Italy. Will look into it.
EC

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Work In Progress / Re: Codename: Sherman 2016 - M4A4 / Firefly VC Decal Sheet Design 200514

« on: May 16, 2020, 12:49:23 am »

With the extra numbers, we might have to take away some other designs

yes indeed - understand completely. hence I was nominating the 45 for the chop, since I'm not sure it's usable on a Sherman. I would argue also that the 40 (an HQ tac sign) is probably superfluous. I'm not sure what formation sign the yellow triangle is, and maybe a Canadian brigade sign too many?
That would make room for the 40, 86, and 67 which were pretty widely used in North Africa and early days of Italy. Almost all decal sheets seem to have the 50-53 numbers which are correct if you're doing D-Day onwards but then inevitably appear on people's 1943 or 1942 models, for which they are not correct. Or to put it another way ... if you don't put those other tac signs on you're not really giving people the option of accurately decorating a pre-DDay tank from a British armoured division.
EC

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Work In Progress / Re: Codename: Sherman 2016 - M4A4 / Firefly VC Decal Sheet Design 200514

« on: May 15, 2020, 09:19:24 pm »

That decal sheet looks great!
A few thoughts about the British tactical signs ...

1. You have the red and white 7th Armoured Division desert rat, but the 1944 NWE armoured brigade regiment numbers (50,51, 52, 53. That's a problem because the armoured regiments of that division used Cromwells not Shermans during that campaign. There were a few Shermans in 7th Armd during that campaign but they were things like artillery observation tanks with dummy guns and Royal Artillery regiment numbers (not those white on red armoured regiment ones). 7th Armd did use Shermans in North Africa and Italy but you would have different regiment numbers for 1942-43: 40, 86 and 67 (also in white on a red background) for back then.

2. Of course the numbers 50, 51, 52, and 53 work for the 11th Armoured and Guards Armoured Division during the NWE campaign, since their armoured regiments were equipped with Shermans. But the 40, 86, and 67 would still be useful for people modelling Sherman equipped armoured divisions in North Africa and Italy. 

3. I'm not sure the 45 on green over blue is of any use. That's the armoured recce regiment of an armoured division from 1944 onwards, since the 7th, 11th, and Guards armoured divisions ALL had Cromwells in that role not Shermans. I don't think the 45 was used for that role 1943/4 in Italy but would have to double check. It's niche even if it was!   

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Wish Lists / Decal sheet for stowage packs

« on: March 02, 2020, 03:26:03 am »

Any chance of a small decal sheet to go with Allied and German stowage? I'm thinking of the markings on ammo boxes and indeed some of the fuel cans. Basically I am rubbish at painting these markings!
cheers
EC