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MiniArt: Russian Bus
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Posted: Tuesday, August 04, 2015 - 01:21 AM UTC


MiniArt has announced a new model of a Gaz Passenger Bus. This offering looks to have a lot of promise judging from the sprue shots and the finishing options that are available.

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Posted: Tuesday, August 04, 2015 - 02:49 AM UTC
(Another) Must have. Thanks, Darren.
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Posted: Tuesday, August 04, 2015 - 07:02 AM UTC
As much as I love the subject, having experienced MiniArt's over-engineering and brittle plastic, I'll have to pass on this one.
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Posted: Tuesday, August 04, 2015 - 04:24 PM UTC
Miniart always fills the gap we need!
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Posted: Tuesday, August 04, 2015 - 06:35 PM UTC

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As much as I love the subject, having experienced MiniArt's over-engineering and brittle plastic, I'll have to pass on this one.



That's the incorrect word. This kit certainly isn't simple but looking at the spruces the breakdown seems logical step and adds to the detail over a simpler breakdown and not just increasing the parts count for no reason other than to increasing said parts count that real over-engineering is infamous for. Never heard bout the plastic being less flexible.
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Posted: Tuesday, August 04, 2015 - 10:33 PM UTC
Having greatly enjoyed the challenge of their tram (twice), I would love to see a bus like this. My only wish would be for destination signs other than "tourist." Maybe Archer or Decalomaniacs can come up with some placards for buses in Kiev, Kharkov and Stalingrad? And we'll need some burned-out wheels, and....
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