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Tamiya - Staffing the Steyr
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Posted: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 10:36 AM UTC
Something interesting from Tamiya, almost a diorama in a box. With figures and vehicle, all you need to do is add a base and maybe a building.

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If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!
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Posted: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 11:25 AM UTC
Since I already have this vehicle, I am sorry to see that the figures are not seperate. While Tamiya fgures are not the quality of other styrene companies, with a little work, these might just be up to snuff; the figures that come with the car are not bad.
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Posted: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 11:42 AM UTC
Looks like 4 of the figures , the General , his male & female aides and the soldier holding the door are in the ICM set # 35611 . Not too sure what set the other three figures are from .
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Posted: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 12:46 PM UTC

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Looks like 4 of the figures , the General , his male & female aides and the soldier holding the door are in the ICM set # 35611 . Not too sure what set the other three figures are from .



Second that! The 3 figures in the bachground are the Tamiya ones that were sold with this kit from the beginning.

The other 4 are the ICM ones.

So what those guys at Tamiya trying to achieve? Making us buy another copy of this old but good kit?

Is there a single military modeller on this planet who doesn't have this on in his stash?

Why not launching some new kits rather than repack the same old ones again and again?
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Posted: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 12:48 PM UTC
Hi Matthew

Well don't feel disapointed, as Jim pointed out, the figures are a set recently released from ICM which they in turn had released with the High Command Mercedes they had out a while ago.

The other figures shown you will know are what comes with the Tamiya kit anyway.

As another alternative Masterbox have a couple of sets coming out that look promising.

http://www.mbltd.info/35112.htm
http://www.mbltd.info/3570.htm

The ICM set does look nice though.

Alan
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Posted: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 12:55 PM UTC

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... As another alternative Masterbox have a couple of sets coming out that look promising.

http://www.mbltd.info/35112.htm
http://www.mbltd.info/3570.htm

The ICM set does look nice though.

Alan



The MB kits look very promising indeed! Wonderful times for military modellers
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Posted: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 04:22 PM UTC
We need a set of 'Resistance Ambush Group' figures to complement it.
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