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Looky what i bought :)

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Post by tmanthegreat » Sat Apr 02, 2005 8:23 pm

Cool! Doesn't it seem a little large, however?

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Post by aferguson » Sat Apr 02, 2005 8:27 pm

i asked for the dimensions. Hull is about 9 inches and it's about 5 inches wide. So a tiny bit big but still a small little tank, like it should be. I figured the chances of ever seeing another 1/18-ish FT17 are not good, so i went for it...

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Post by immeww2 » Sat Apr 02, 2005 9:14 pm

Nice find! :D

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Post by flayrah » Sun Apr 03, 2005 9:39 am

WOW, great find!!

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Post by steelbonnet » Sun Apr 03, 2005 10:16 am

Very Nice :D

So you doing a Younger looking Patton for it too Aferg? or maybe a older General Patton giving it the once over?

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Post by aferguson » Sun Apr 03, 2005 1:51 pm

was he alive during WWI?

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Very nice!

Post by red69charger » Sun Apr 03, 2005 7:11 pm

You got a great deal if it looks as good in real life as in the photos. I'm sure a lot of time went into making that vehicle.

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Sure.

Post by GooglyDoogly » Mon Apr 04, 2005 12:46 am

Patton was the commander of the U.S. Tank Corps, which fought alonside British tanks in the battle of Cambrai.

I think he was a captain at that time.

He even got a Distinguished Service Medal for bravery in 1918.

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Post by KAMIKAZE » Wed Apr 06, 2005 8:12 am

Nice find Aferg.
I'm a legend in my own mind.

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Post by steelbonnet » Wed Apr 06, 2005 11:09 am

Not a WWII armour buff,though that tank has some similarities to Bruitish tanks of WWII,maybe it`s based on British Armour??

Sorry l cannot be more precisie,though knowing some of the knowledge the guys here have,someone will know :D

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Post by aferguson » Wed Apr 06, 2005 11:54 am

it looks a little bit like a lot of different tanks but it's nothing specific. Someone's idea of a generic tank i guess.

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Post by tmanthegreat » Wed Apr 06, 2005 12:23 pm

I agree with the generic tank design - a real one wouldn't leave the pipe features so exposed on the rear deck! Still, its a pretty cool piece and would look interesting in a diorama!
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Post by digger » Wed Apr 06, 2005 5:04 pm

The real problem is the overlapping wheels. They need to go. Looks like it even has the 2 hatches, it's just that the turret is too tall.

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Post by Quixote511 » Thu Apr 07, 2005 6:48 am

I think it looks like a kaibash between the turrent that came with the Wittman fig from bbi and the chopperd body of a Tiger with Panther tracks and roadwheels. Just my observations.
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