Here it is, the first Leo variant announced from Rye Field... a Canadian Leo 2A6M.
This is partial text from the full article (usually with photos) at https://armorama.com/news/canadian-leo-2a6m-can-from-rfm
This is partial text from the full article (usually with photos) at https://armorama.com/news/canadian-leo-2a6m-can-from-rfm
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A full interior looks like it’ll be fun to build! The umbrella too 
I hope that some companies seriously consider making Canadian tankers and troops in styrene now, as the only options are resin, and there are few at that. Also, please, please include an option for barracuda
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With a full interior, I hardly believe that there is room for the Barracuda option.
Shut up and take my money RFM!
YES!!! This looks amazing!
I can already see it happening… a cut away showing half of the interior and the visible exterior being covered in Barracuda!
Don’t forget the box of Tim Hortons coffee!
Yes! As we well know the average Canadian tanker cannot function without his double double.
These are two separate kits based on the posters. The Canadian version is Kit #5076, the full interior version is Kit #5066.
Have another look at the photos. There are actually 2 kits being released.
Canadian Leo 2A6M, no interior, Kit # 5076
German Leo 2A6, with interior. Kit # 5066
The Canadian version doesn’t come with an interior. To do the Canadian version with an interior, you would have to buy both, and swap the interior from the German version to the Canadian version.
Curious why they wouldn’t do what say Miniart does where all the interior parts are on separate sprue. Then you can do every version as interior/no interior and offer the interior as a stand alone kit if you want
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Seems like you are losing money if you aren’t offering an interior when you’ve already made the molds to make it. Maybe I’m missing an important piece of the puzzle
I’d imagine it’s probably because you’d need to buy two kits to get a 2A6M with full interior, but then again I don’t work for Rye Field so this is purely conjecture
Yeah fair enough, they are probably trying to entice people to buy multiple kits
I doubt it is the case. RFM usually makes both style for all of their model. Maybe our Leo2A6M has a slight different layout that they want to take more time before release?
Just like how the RFM Tiger mid interior was released much later after their Tiger Early interior, even though the none interior versions were released quite fast back to back.
Curious why they wouldn’t do what say Miniart does where all the interior parts are on separate sprue. Then you can do every version as interior/no interior and offer the interior as a stand alone kit if you want
They already did with their Tiger and Panther kits. My Tiger Mid kit has all the spues to build the early and even the late version interior. And each of their kit has w/interior and w/o interior offer. If they didn’t release right the way, it is because there are differences to be modeled.
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Fair enough. Good to know. I might hold off for the interior version