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Who's going to get a 1/16 T-34?

Have at least one already
8
28%
Planning on getting at least one
3
10%
Holding out for a 1/18 scale one
15
52%
I'm on the fence and really don't know what to do
3
10%
 
Total votes: 29

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so who's planning on getting a 1/16 T-34?

Post by aferguson » Tue May 20, 2008 3:35 pm

there's been much talk about Trumpeter's T-34, both in kit and r/c form and many have asked questions about it, wondering if they should get one or not, maybe holding out for a 1/18 scale version from somebody, like FOV. Personally, i doubt FOV will make one to sell in Target stores, because i doubt they would perceive it as a good thing to sell there. So unless the Bravo Team line expands beyond Target, we may not get one from them.

Anyway, who's taken the plunge, or going to take the plunge and who's going to hold out for a 1/18 one?

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* T-34

Post by MG-42 » Tue May 20, 2008 3:40 pm

* I've already got the Trumpeter Kit / 1943 w/ Hexagonal turret that I got pretty cheap , but I'd like to see somebody do one in 1:18 of course. * 8)


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Post by Threetoughtrucks » Tue May 20, 2008 3:48 pm

Holding out for 1/18. I only have two 1/16 tanks and really don't want to find room to display a collection in 1/16.

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Post by GooglyDoogly » Tue May 20, 2008 3:49 pm

Got two already, planning on getting a couple more in order to convert them into an SU-100 and SU-85. :D

What's not to like? For just a little more money than what XD armor is going for nowdays, you get a far more accurate model. :D

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Re: * T-34

Post by GooglyDoogly » Tue May 20, 2008 3:50 pm

MG-42 wrote:* I've already got the Trumpeter Kit / 1943 w/ Hexagonal turret that I got pretty cheap , but I'd like to see somebody do one in 1:18 of course. * 8)


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Post by aferguson » Tue May 20, 2008 4:11 pm

i was planning on an su-85 and su-122 (using a card model as templates)
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Post by ostketten » Tue May 20, 2008 4:52 pm

I really like my green RC version of the Trumpeter T-34/85, and I'm thinking of adding a winter white version to my stable of 1/16 RC tanks in the near future. I just wish 21st, Dragon, FOV, or BBI would make some 1/18 scale WWII Russian troops. :cry:
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Post by pickelhaube » Tue May 20, 2008 7:50 pm

I won the kit off of e-bay before I even heard of the R/C Kit. The R/C was cheaper !! I am what you would call lazy I have the R/C out but I haven't put on any of the handels or all of the little do dads to compleat it. It would be nice to have a T-34/85 in 1/18. Wasn't somebody on the board going to make one?
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Post by grockwood » Tue May 20, 2008 8:09 pm

I am on the fence. I would like to keep my collection at 1/18th. My Dad has the kit version and I drool over it everytime I se it. But when I compare it with his 18ths, it just looks to big.

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Post by Morian Miner » Tue May 20, 2008 8:39 pm

Have one RC T-34 - believe it was Aferg who tipped the board off to a smoking auction one time. Absolutely love it. Had it out again yesterday with a few IJ Russians hanging on it (I don't get picky on scales when its flying across my backyard 20 feet away). The vodka was flowing, and a good time was had by all!
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Post by olifant » Tue May 20, 2008 11:32 pm

While I have been defending new pricing, I find that $100+ is a bitter pill to swallow. I feel too poor to afford one, but could easily have bought two recently if I had shown some restraint on other toys. :?

I am sure someday I will feel like a high roller and pick some up, but for now will stick to 1/18. 8)
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Post by normandy » Wed May 21, 2008 3:34 pm

I'm holding out in hopes FOV might make a T-34. If it costs the same as the Tiger I and Sherman I'll buy a few for customs. At a $100+ it would be hard to start cutting them up. :shock:

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