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Takom: G6 Rhino
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Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain / España
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Posted: Thursday, July 21, 2016 - 06:55 AM UTC


And the second wheel is for a G6 Rhino,a South-African Self Propelled Gun.

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JonDicks
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Queensland, Australia
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Posted: Thursday, July 21, 2016 - 07:40 AM UTC
Wooohooooo
sinistervampire319
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California, United States
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Posted: Thursday, July 21, 2016 - 10:08 AM UTC
Finally!
jphillips
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Arizona, United States
Joined: February 25, 2007
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Posted: Thursday, July 21, 2016 - 10:39 AM UTC
Feeling so fly, like a G6! This beast has served with the armies of South Africa, Oman and the UAE.
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Bayern, Germany
Joined: September 30, 2013
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Posted: Thursday, July 21, 2016 - 10:43 AM UTC
A strange looking thing, indeed It's great to see something "different" being released.
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Utrecht, Netherlands
Joined: December 29, 2014
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Posted: Thursday, July 21, 2016 - 03:00 PM UTC
Oh boy if this is the first of a 'downpour' of SADf kits (didn't Trumpeter announce a rooikat some time ago?) I'll go bankrupt before the end of the decade!

Oh well maybe Draghi can bail me out

Great news !

Grz,

Sam.
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Alabama, United States
Joined: January 26, 2006
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Posted: Thursday, July 21, 2016 - 04:32 PM UTC
Hot damn, I have wanted one of these for a very, very long time!
Mckenna35
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Colorado, United States
Joined: December 04, 2014
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Posted: Thursday, July 21, 2016 - 08:16 PM UTC
I'll have to get one of these - it'll look great next to my Dana!
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Wisconsin, United States
Joined: April 05, 2007
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Posted: Thursday, July 21, 2016 - 08:26 PM UTC
The folks at Takom, always keep you guessing. If anybody from Takom reads these posts thanks for being ORIGINAL !!!
Have a good weekend all !
Spades
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California, United States
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Posted: Thursday, July 21, 2016 - 10:17 PM UTC
OMG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FINALLY !!!!!!! AFTER ALL THESE YEARS !!! I JUST MESSED MY PANTS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hisham
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Al Qahirah, Egypt / لعربية
Joined: July 23, 2004
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Posted: Thursday, July 21, 2016 - 10:18 PM UTC
The only "drawback" is that they said that they don't plan to release the export variant.. "but might be persuaded to with the right amount of research".. So, you can only build it as a South African vehicle.. not that that's a problem, but it does limit the options.. I was hoping to build one with the Emirates military.. I wonder if the differences are very obvious?

Hisham
Mckenna35
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Posted: Thursday, July 21, 2016 - 11:51 PM UTC

Quoted Text

The only "drawback" is that they said that they don't plan to release the export variant.. "but might be persuaded to with the right amount of research".. So, you can only build it as a South African vehicle.. not that that's a problem, but it does limit the options.. I was hoping to build one with the Emirates military.. I wonder if the differences are very obvious?

Hisham



Honestly, it's an obscure enough vehicle, if you just put the right markings on it, how many people are going to be able to tell you it's not 'correct'?
Hisham
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Al Qahirah, Egypt / لعربية
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Posted: Friday, July 22, 2016 - 12:20 AM UTC

Quoted Text

it's an obscure enough vehicle


I'm actually of your opinion.. on first look, I don't see any glaring differences that kind of "hit you in the face".. but you can bet there will be people saying it is not correct

I'm just going to build it anyway

Hisham
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Wellington, New Zealand
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Posted: Friday, July 22, 2016 - 02:10 AM UTC
Brilliant been waiting for this for years hopefully more kits will follow of the rooikat, ratel versions and such instead of the limited and expensive range of resin kits. Maybe AFV club would consider an oliphant version of their excellent centurion range.
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Puerto Rico
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Posted: Friday, July 22, 2016 - 02:44 AM UTC
this gun was developed late in the bush war against cubans and angola forces.
sounder
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Ontario, Canada
Joined: May 30, 2005
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Posted: Friday, July 22, 2016 - 03:57 AM UTC
such a great time to be a modeller such a bad time for my wallet
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Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Friday, July 22, 2016 - 04:18 AM UTC
Very cool
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Bayern, Germany
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Posted: Friday, July 22, 2016 - 02:52 PM UTC
If you remove the turret and place some miniguns on top, it could easily be a Mad Max or Zombie scenario vehicle. Definitly one for me.
HermannB
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Bayern, Germany
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Posted: Friday, July 22, 2016 - 03:16 PM UTC
Are there any walkarounds on the G6 out on the net?
Kobus63
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Gauteng, South Africa
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Posted: Friday, July 22, 2016 - 04:04 PM UTC
The differences between the UAE export variant and the SANDF vehicle are fairly minor and pretty much all in the turret... revised stowage, what appears to be an air conditioning system where the large rear stowage box is located... larger windows in the turret etc... conversion of the SANDF machine to a UAE type should be relatively easy and I am sure if Takom does not proceed with the kit then someone will make a conversion set
oliver
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Beersheba, Israel
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Posted: Saturday, July 23, 2016 - 03:14 AM UTC
I want one,as the artillery unit that operated with us in 87/88 in the battles around Quito Cannevall used them and the G 5 cannons
hanb7323
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Daejeon, Korea / 대한민국
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Posted: Saturday, July 23, 2016 - 09:14 AM UTC
Trumpeter will announce....
TheTogsman
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Wales, United Kingdom
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Posted: Saturday, July 23, 2016 - 11:33 AM UTC
A good few years ago I was involved in Trials with the G6 and a Marksman turret. I wonder if Takom will produce this combination as they already do the Marksman on a Chieftain hull.
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Rhone, France
Joined: December 02, 2002
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Posted: Saturday, July 23, 2016 - 02:30 PM UTC

Quoted Text

Are there any walkarounds on the G6 out on the net?


Here are a few pics :

http://www.sa-transport.co.za/military/artillery_2.html

http://www.geocities.ws/sa_bushwar9/

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:G6_howitzer

H.P.
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Australia
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Posted: Sunday, July 24, 2016 - 08:22 AM UTC
@TheTogsman: I bought the Takom Marksman kit - you have inspired me to buy the G6 and build a version of the prototype. Where were the trials? Can you point me at any references? Thanks in advance!
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