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General Discussions / Re: Another Milestone! 200406
« on: April 11, 2020, 03:01:08 am »
I think Rubicon has to go the whole hog and produce crew figures for these..
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Work In Progress / Re: British QF 17/25-pdr "Pheasant" - 3D Drawings 200313
« on: March 18, 2020, 06:06:20 pm »
Good call, Rubicon - a very nice addition.
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Work In Progress / Re: King Tiger - Phase 2 Started 200318
« on: March 18, 2020, 06:03:57 pm »
I hope Rubicon can pull this off. Then we might see Zimmerit on other vehicles (the Panther Ausf A being a good candidate).
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Work In Progress / Re: M26 Pershing - Prototypes 191206
« on: March 12, 2020, 01:24:49 pm »
I'm really looking forward to this - I hope the virus-related shutdown in China hasn't put too big a whole in the production schedule.
The louvres on the engine deck look a bit indistinct, but maybe it's just the photos.
The louvres on the engine deck look a bit indistinct, but maybe it's just the photos.
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Work In Progress / Re: New Project of the Month - 25-pdr Gun - 3D Drawings 200302
« on: March 06, 2020, 02:54:00 pm »
Well it's very nice to see this on the horizon. From a wargaming perspective a 2-pdr would be far more useful, but hopefully that's not too far off.
Please include lots of ammo boxes, as they found their way onto many British tanks.
Please include lots of ammo boxes, as they found their way onto many British tanks.
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Work In Progress / Re: King Tiger - TS1 Plastic Painted 191120
« on: February 12, 2020, 09:44:39 pm »
You have my sympathies, Rubicon.
People outside HK and the Mainland may not realize how hard this outbreak is hitting businesses here. And we still don't know how long we have to stick this out.
People outside HK and the Mainland may not realize how hard this outbreak is hitting businesses here. And we still don't know how long we have to stick this out.
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Work In Progress / Re: British Centurion Mk 5 & Mk 5/1 Prototypes 200125
« on: January 28, 2020, 10:58:28 am »
The Aussie Mk5 looks fantastic. I do wonder if the turret stowage rack would look better with solid mounded mesh, as the current design looks rather heavy. Also - are the sideskirts removable? They were normally taken off Aussie Centurions as they caused mud to clog the tracks.
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General Discussions / Re: Looking Ahead to 2020... 200101
« on: January 08, 2020, 11:16:03 am »
"Main battle tank" is more of a post-war term. I suspect these un-named subjects might be post-war vehicles. "US armoured carrier" could be an M113.
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Work In Progress / Re: British Centurion Mk 5 & Mk 5-1 200106
« on: January 08, 2020, 11:13:53 am »
Wow, I did not expect to see an Aussie Centurion. I was going to suggest it, but thought it was too obscure for Rubicon to want to tackle; I thought an IDF Centurion was more likely. Anyway, I hope this sees the light of day. The Australian version had a lot of modifications - it would be quite a sophisticated kit. How will you deal with the turret stowage basket? It's potentially quite fiddly.
I suppose an M48A3 Patton is a logical next step. And maybe a T-54.
I suppose an M48A3 Patton is a logical next step. And maybe a T-54.
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General Discussions / Re: Looking Ahead to 2020... 200101
« on: January 06, 2020, 03:04:37 pm »
As Rubicon moves into the post-war period, I really think it'd be worth talking to the people who run 'World of Tanks'. They are currently in bed with Italeri, but I would have thought that Rubicon's superior precision and ease of assembly would be more attractive to modelling novices who just want a model of their favourite game tank.
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Work In Progress / Re: New Project of the Month - Jan 2020 - British Centurion Mk 3
« on: January 06, 2020, 03:00:43 pm »
I have been nagging Rubicon about this for ages, so I'm really pleased to see it. I think that when it comes to vehicles like this, which served beyond WW2, it's a bit of a case of 'if you build it they will come'. While there may not be a big market for post-war armour for wargaming yet, by making the kits available in plastic Rubicon are paving the way for wargames rules etc. Warlord have already moved into Korea, although their own model range is pretty crap. Maybe we'll see rules for the early Arab-Israeli wars, and Vietnam. For me, having the Centurion (and the Comet and M26) in 28mm, with simplified tracks, is an end in itself!
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Work In Progress / Re: M26 Pershing - Prototypes 191206
« on: December 07, 2019, 12:28:01 am »
Fantastic to see this tank coming. Great choice of subject, Rubicon!
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Work In Progress / Re: SdKfz 10 - SdKfz 10 3D Prototype 191122
« on: November 23, 2019, 08:45:43 am »
This looks terrific. I'm really happy to see this vehicle making an appearance.
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Work In Progress / Re: British A34 Comet - TS1 Plastic Sprues 191113
« on: November 19, 2019, 02:52:22 pm »
It looks terrific. When is it due to come out?
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Work In Progress / Re: King Tiger - TS1 Plastic Painted 191113
« on: November 19, 2019, 02:50:27 pm »
Excellent work on the exterior paintjob. It might just be the photo, but it looks as though the interior is painted white. If so, this isn't correct. When you come to preparing the instructions for this kit you should state that the interior was painted Elfenbein, a beige or ivory colour. The lower hull interior was often left in the red primer colour (and sometimes the whole interior was bare primer) - your model seems to have this. Interior stowage boxes and moving parts like handwheels were supposed to be black, although this seems to have been discontinued later.