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Isherman
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England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
Joined: April 08, 2013
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Posted: Friday, November 22, 2013 - 02:41 AM UTC
Hobby Boss have announced the release of a 1/35 scale French R35 light tank.

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If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!
peterluk
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Slovakia
Joined: November 02, 2013
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Posted: Friday, November 22, 2013 - 03:38 AM UTC
Thank you for info. It looks great! Hobby Boss is making me happy!
SEDimmick
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New Jersey, United States
Joined: March 15, 2002
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Posted: Friday, November 22, 2013 - 03:44 AM UTC
Sprue shots:

http://rochmmodel.com/reviews/TRU_HB/HB83806_R35.htm

I need about three of them!

The only issue I can see is that they might not provide a firewall inbetween the crew compartment and the engine. I know the Panzer Jagder version doesn't have one, but then again it might have been removed?
M4A1Sherman
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New York, United States
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Posted: Friday, November 22, 2013 - 04:31 AM UTC
[quote]Hobby Boss have announced the release of a 1/35 scale French R35 light tank.

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If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks![/quot

HOORAY!!! Any idea of how soon?
panzerbob01
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Posted: Friday, November 22, 2013 - 10:27 AM UTC
Sort of the expected - even obvious - follow-up to that cool R-35 - based Panzerjager! Certainly welcome by me - although I wish I had known this was coming back, oh, perhaps 3 years or so ago, when I un-earthed my very elderly Heller R-35 and started trying to detail it a bit! THAT monster has dragged on for years, now, and is finally coming to conclusion. Timing, they say, is everything

I'll have to get one of these - and then there will be some versions following. Ooooo La La!

Bob
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Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Joined: June 07, 2002
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Posted: Friday, November 22, 2013 - 10:43 AM UTC
Well that was to be expected but nontheless very very welcome. I already set my eye on that beautiful Panzer Jager since Tony's built but a new mold R35 is something I gladly add to my collection. Never had the Heller kit as I Always heard it was a dog. But this release will fit that R35 shaped hole in my stash very well.
M4A1Sherman
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Posted: Thursday, July 03, 2014 - 05:41 AM UTC
Hi, All! Just saw a "FIRST LOOK" over on the CYBERMODELER website of this new kit: #83806 FRENCH R35 LIGHT INFANTRY TANK, with photos of the various sprues contained therein... I'm a happy boy!
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