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Wish Lists / Re: WWII british armored car humber mk IV

« on: April 19, 2021, 06:56:13 pm »

Sorry to dig up an older thread, but I'd like to see one of these too! I'm also curious about the possibility of making a Canadian Fox armoured car from the same kit – it looks to be very similar in appearance, even if based on a slightly different chassis.

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Wish Lists / Re: Late War Quartet

« on: March 27, 2021, 04:34:46 am »

Well, they've already got a Centurion and a Pershing in the works, so I have great news about 50% of this!

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Work In Progress / Re: Bedford QLD/QLT 3-ton Truck - Decal Sheet WIP 210311

« on: March 11, 2021, 11:39:58 am »

Looks good! It looks like the arm of service flashes are rather skewed towards armoured divisions, though – it'd be great to have some for infantry divisions, especially the brown ones for the junior brigade. (I'm using https://tank-markings.blogspot.com/p/europe-infantry-divisions.html as a reference for that)

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

« on: February 19, 2021, 08:14:08 pm »

Very nice! Great to see the stowage being rounded out like this. The radios are a lovely touch, they'll be great for forward observers...

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Wish Lists / Re: Some Soviet suggestions!

« on: February 06, 2021, 05:48:16 am »

Had another thought of a piece that'd be great to have but that doesn't seem to have a 1:56 model available anywhere: the 61-K 37mm AA gun M1939. This was a pretty common AA gun used by the Red Army throughout the war, and I think it'd work nicely on the tabletop too. Seeing how good the upcoming Bofors kit is looking, I have every faith that Rubicon would do a great job with this!

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Wish Lists / Re: Some Soviet suggestions!

« on: January 29, 2021, 07:31:20 pm »

The SU-76 used a longer hull , 6 road wheels as opposed to 5 on the T-70 . It would be easy enough for Rubicon to make a generic hull / wheel , track sprue ( both lower hulls , 6  pairs wheels , extra track links ) that could be used with either the upper hull sprue of a SU-76 or T-70 kit .  Many of their Sherman's have universal sprues of which you only use a few bits depending on the version your building ( turrets , fenders , etc ) I hope they think about it ,as I really like both those vehicles

True, though the only Sherman kit with a longer hull is the A4, and much of that isn't compatible with the other kits. Really, if I had to choose one, I'd prefer the SU-76, but both would be nice to see.

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Wish Lists / Some Soviet suggestions!

« on: January 25, 2021, 01:55:53 am »

I've been absolutely loving Rubicon's kits for a long time, especially the amount of detail and choice that's available in more recent offerings, and as a Soviet player in Bolt Action I'd love to see the range expanded. Even as some of the older kits on offer, the T-34 sets are still very solid. As such, here are some suggestions I have for niches that would be good to fill:

• T-70: a pretty numerous little tank (over 8,000 built according to Wikipedia) and used for reconnaissance for several years, though out of production from 1943. It was also the basis of the SU-76 self-propelled gun, which would be another excellent kit to have, since as best as I can tell both of these are currently only available in 1:56 in resin or as a 3D print.
• IS-2: this one is already available in plastic from Warlord, though I've heard mixed things about that kit. Nonetheless, it'd be nice to see Rubicon's take on it. The same chassis was used for the ISU-122 and ISU-152 assault guns, which aren't available in plastic either and which I'd love to see a kit for.
• BA-64: rounding out the range of Soviet armoured cars after the planned BA-20 kit, this isn't a particularly impressive vehicle, but it was widely used from 1942 on, with more than 9,000 built. It's another vehicle that's not available in plastic in this scale, and I for one find it quite a fun little option in Bolt Action, poorly armed though it may be.
• Breaking away from vehicles, it'd be great to have some artillery pieces, especially with the STZ tractors in the works. A ZiS-3 gun would be fantastic to have in plastic, given its ubiquity in Soviet Bolt Action lists; some heavier guns like the 122 mm M-30 howitzer and A-19 gun would also be great to have, since models for those seem to be nigh-impossible to find at all!

I know the production schedule is pretty full as it is, and I'm certainly not expecting to see any of these for a while, but Soviet models don't often tend to get a lot of love and it'd be amazing to get some shiny new kits. Hope you consider these! 

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Wish Lists / Re: M3 Medium Tank - AKA Lee/Grant

« on: January 02, 2021, 07:06:13 pm »

Rubicon have said multiple times in the Sherman WIP thread that M3 and M7 projects are on the cards for development, and now that the Sherman library is complete I have no doubt they're working on them. You may just have to be patient?

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Work In Progress / Re: New Project for the Month of December 2020 - Bell UH-1 "Huey" 201202

« on: December 03, 2020, 03:52:49 pm »

Wow, these look good! I'm also curious about how you'll do flying stands, though to be honest I could see one of these working great even as scenery...

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General Discussions / Re: 2020 Wave 2 New Releases 201119

« on: November 19, 2020, 02:58:53 am »

Very nice! I'm excited for these to come out 

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Work In Progress / Re: SdKfz 10 - SdKfz 10 TS1 Sprues 200515

« on: October 11, 2020, 03:12:30 am »

I just want to say that I appreciate Rubicon's kits immensely, and they wouldn't be the same if not for the time and effort that goes into them. There are a lot of kits on the horizon that I'm really excited for, and it sucks that the situation this year has made things difficult, but I trust that Rubicon are working as hard as they can on them.

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Work In Progress / Re: Valentine Tank - Preliminary Decal Sheet Design 200923

« on: September 24, 2020, 05:45:34 am »

Wow, those look fantastic! I might have to pick one up for my Soviets...

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Work In Progress / Re: Valentine Tank - Preliminary Decal Sheet Design 200923

« on: September 24, 2020, 12:24:16 am »

Looks good to me, though I admit I don't know a lot of details about the Valentine or the units that used it. It's nice to see some options for the Soviets, though.

Also, any chance of an update on the model itself? We haven't actually seen it other than a pre-render, and it'd be great to see how it's coming along... 

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Work In Progress / Re: Vietnam War - Việt Cộng Prototypes Painted 200914

« on: September 14, 2020, 07:02:19 pm »

These look great! I agree that Vietnam is certainly a less filled niche than WW2, so I look forward to seeing how these do, and what ends up being in the rest of the range.

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General Discussions / Re: Project of the Month - July 2020 Countdown Begins...

« on: June 28, 2020, 04:09:34 am »

Road signs plastic kit HYPE