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Now Released: 3 New MiniArt Items
jimbrae
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Provincia de Lugo, Spain / Espaņa
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Posted: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 03:48 AM UTC
In our continuing 'supplementary' News Reports, here are the latest Releases (i.e. available NOW) from MiniArt Ltd. in 1/35th Scale.



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AlanL
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Posted: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 06:22 AM UTC
I'll be having a few sets of the tank riders when they hit the shores. The car looks neat too, tempted though.

Good to seem another softskin.

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Posted: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 07:21 PM UTC
I checked the sprues from the Miniart website on the British Tank Riders, i am bit disappointed that the helmets are different from the box art, the ones on the sprue are just the plain bare helmets, and not the ones with the camo nets.
jimbrae
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Posted: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 09:46 PM UTC

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I checked the sprues from the Miniart website on the British Tank Riders, i am bit disappointed that the helmets are different from the box art, the ones on the sprue are just the plain bare helmets, and not the ones with the camo nets.



Well, it's not as if there aren't replacements available or, it's not something that it's difficult to add?

Personally, only to give a bit of variation, i'd have preferred Mark III helmets as an option (with the scrim netting) but as they're also easy enough to get hold of...

Just remember that companies like MiniArt are catering to the Allied builder like NO-ONE has done before. I don't think helmets are the issue at all - the fact that they're doing sets like this is extraordinary...
mmeier
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Posted: Thursday, November 17, 2011 - 11:51 AM UTC
The 170V is the real marvel here since there have been dozenz of variants pre/during and post WWII.

Like the OTP used by the post WWII german police

Or All these variants


Anyone up for a 170V campaign
retiredbee2
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Posted: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 - 02:46 PM UTC
The riders look great. Am so glad that Allied figures are on the upswing. I suppose they sometimes listen to our rants of "Please no more Germans". Gotta love it.............................
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