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Re: German AA/AT Guns - 8.8cm FlaK 36/37 TS1 Crew Sprue 180512
« Reply #225 on: May 12, 2018, 03:28:35 pm »
TS1 plastic early war gun crew for the 88mm gun also arrived at the studio. Besides the EIGHT gun crew, we have also included spent shells and additional ammo boxes. Will post assembled crew later.







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Re: German AA/AT Guns - 8.8cm FlaK 36/37 TS1 Crew Sprue 180512
« Reply #226 on: May 12, 2018, 04:30:57 pm »
Nice.

Will the other crews be plastic?

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Re: German AA/AT Guns - 8.8cm FlaK 36/37 TS1 Crew Sprue 180512
« Reply #227 on: May 12, 2018, 05:27:41 pm »
Rubicon said earlier the other crews will be metal.

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Re: German AA/AT Guns - 8.8cm FlaK 36/37 TS1 Crew Sprue 180512
« Reply #228 on: May 12, 2018, 07:16:05 pm »
If there is enough demand for DAK and mid or late war crew, we "might" do two plastic blister packs for them.  Initial releases of the additional crew will be in metal as planned.

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Re: German AA/AT Guns - 8.8cm FlaK 36/37 TS1 Crew Sprue 180512
« Reply #229 on: May 12, 2018, 10:10:40 pm »
Very nice . Its good to see gun crew figures without all they're personal gear ( pouches / canteens etc)  , it would be left in the transport most of the time . Not much fun humping heavy ammo boxes and shells encumbered by stuff loosely  strapped to your body . I only see 2 ammo boxes with the figures and 2 with the gun , any chance of an ammo box set ? These guns usually had a lot of ammo sitting around them and on their transport vehicle .  Maybe a set with half dozen of each type  for  the 4 German guns you make ( 37/50/75/88 mm ) , they wouldn't have to be open as the plastic kit gives you that style , so maybe in resin ?  . I could use one , or two sets .  On another topic , just saw some of Rubicon's diagrams from there 221 armored car thread  used as visual  examples in a thread on Armorama , nice to see that they are getting a wider audience than just us in  the 1/56- 28mm crowd ,
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Re: German AA/AT Guns - Flakvierling 38 TS1 Crew Sprue 180516
« Reply #230 on: May 16, 2018, 03:26:46 pm »
One step closer to the Flakvierling 38 release... TS1 plastic crew are here at the studio!











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Re: German AA/AT Guns - Flakvierling 38 TS1 Crew Sprue 180516
« Reply #231 on: May 16, 2018, 03:50:51 pm »
Nice.

One of the modelling magazines had a German T34 armed with one of these.

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Re: German AA/AT Guns - 8.8cm FlaK 36/37 TS1 Crew Sprue 180512
« Reply #232 on: May 16, 2018, 09:06:28 pm »
If there is enough demand for DAK and mid or late war crew, we "might" do two plastic blister packs for them.  Initial releases of the additional crew will be in metal as planned.

Couldn't the 88 crew (pictured above) also be used for-mid war? I have to double check this detail, but the early-war and mid-war uniform were very similar. For mid-war, both the pants and coat were German field-gray and not of two different colors as with the early-war uniforms.

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Re: German AA/AT Guns - Flakvierling 38 TS1 Crew Sprue 180516
« Reply #233 on: May 16, 2018, 09:24:36 pm »
At some point, the German boots changed from the taller style (early war) to the lower style (see the mid-war crew above).

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Re: German AA/AT Guns - Flakvierling 38 TS1 Crew Sprue 180516
« Reply #234 on: May 16, 2018, 09:46:18 pm »
 As smurf mentioned the Panzer Abt 653 on the eastern front ( a Elephant unit ) had a quad 20mm T-34 , as well as a Berge Panther with a Panzer IV turret as a command tank . They also had the only Tiger I P in combat Use.







Only 3 pictures of the flak have been found ( so far ) so a lot of detail is speculation , but very cool and something I would like to build , as is the Panther ( pictures from Panzerserra Bunker )
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Re: German AA/AT Guns - Flak 36/37 TS1 Crew Painted Preview 180521
« Reply #235 on: May 21, 2018, 02:59:46 pm »
A quick preview of our painted TS1 gun crew for the FlaK 36/37.



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Re: German AA/AT Guns - Flak 36/37 TS1 Crew Painted Preview 180521
« Reply #236 on: May 21, 2018, 04:02:05 pm »
When will this new FlaK 36/37 model kit be available on the market? Best ETA is good enough. For me its never a rush because it takes between 2 to 4 months to get my Rubicon kits after I order them, so its more of just a curiosity.



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Re: German AA/AT Guns - Flak 36/37 TS1 Crew Painted Preview 180521
« Reply #237 on: May 21, 2018, 08:12:18 pm »
Where are you from tracks?
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Re: German AA/AT Guns - Flak 36/37 TS1 Crew Painted 180522
« Reply #238 on: May 22, 2018, 04:04:05 pm »
This is a FOUR sprue plastic kit and included tons of goodies... pushing for a Q3 release at an extremely competitive price but an ALL PLASTIC kit!

We are also looking into releasing the gun as a standalone TWO sprue kit so that customers can use non-RM gun crew, such as the Perrys or other manufacturers, and without the SdAh 202 carriage... an inexpensive alternative to replace existing metal or resin 88mm guns!  This is something we are still exploring... so no promises!











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Re: German AA/AT Guns - Flak 36/37 TS1 Crew Painted 180522
« Reply #239 on: May 22, 2018, 09:36:25 pm »
An optional two sprue kit is a good idea.