I just saw this pop up in the pre-order section on HLJ. Sparked my interest. But…given this would set me back about $109 AUD from this outlet, I’d like this was a bloody good kit right out of the box.
I’d be a more than a little ‘how do you do’ if I had to go buy some track, or anything else for that matter, as well bc they hadn’t done the background properly to start with
Good to know, thanks.
Im deffinatly interested may ultimatly get 3 total 1 US, 1 Polish and 1 Tiwanese
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Damn, looks good
Again, they appear to have gotten the front portion of the turret right, in comparison with the mantlet.
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I hope they got the track revised and sprocket fixed.
I will say this though - they (and practically every other company out there) still haven’t managed to get the directional "graininess) to the non-slip coating correct. No amount of Rustoleum spray is going to make it right, The best way to capture this is still to do it yourself:
Trumpeter’s M1117 comes the closest - and only because I corrected them on it and the suspension back in '07.
Come on - if Trumpeter could do it way back then…
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Ill take 3 so i can build 1 in US markings, 1 in Polish Markings and 1 in ROC markings
The sprocket is new tooling as per their latest Facebook post. I cannot tell about the tracks, however.
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Thats good news. Hopefully they fix the tracks too.
Id be happy with the once piece tracks im not picky as you can’t see the tracks when it sitting on your shelf
After being silent on the new SEP V.3 kit for a year VOIIO posted these photos on FB on Thur. Oct. 24, 2024. I even thought they canceled the release.
It’s hard to tell if VOIIO fixed any of the well-known errors for the sprocket, wheel cap, and tracks from the V2 kit.
New sprues look good though.
Same junk sprocket retained?
Same rubber tracks w/out the open center guide horns?
Probably the same wheel caps with wrong ‘fin’ details
New turret parts:
Revised hull:
Other new tooled sprues:
Clear parts look the same from V2
From the previous kit?
Same PE but revised decals:
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I might have spoken too soon. The sprocket details look different from the previous kit.
Old:
The new parts photo zoomed in:
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Wow, finally. I’d given up all hope. Glad I didn’t cancel my preorder.