What happened to Tamiya Humvees? Why are the kits no longer produced?
Mario
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This is a good question,
It seems M1025 and M1046 can’t be found anywhere.
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Yep same here, I wanted a Cold War Humvee and the best example is the Tamiya weapons carrier. Not one to be seen anywhere even evilbay or good second hand model stores, not a scent of one amywhere.
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H.P.
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Do someone know this webstore ?
I have just found it and it seems there are a few M1025 in stock.
It would be nice if resin conversions for Tamiya humvees could fit new ICM kits.
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Thanks Frenchy. There are some on eBay, but the price range is 50-100 EUR. Ouch!
Low availability makes the price go way up, far more than I’m willing to pay, although I really like the kit.
Mario
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There is one in Germany remaining, go catch it!
https://www.guenthers-modellbau.de/de/standmodellbau/fahrzeuge/tamiya/fahrzeuge-militaer-massstab-1-35/m1025-humvee_tam35263?cid=-2&page=0&ref=12
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That’s true. They’re out of stock in shops, and the prices on eBay are astronomical. For me (as a Humvee enthusiast), this is a blow. The worst thing is that conversions to ICM will take some time (if they happen at all).
In the German shop from the link, I can’t change the country to another one – the only option is Germany.
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Same here.
Mario
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The Academy kits are not Tamiya clones, but almost as good and better in some areas. They are definitely a good alternative, and they offer versions not a offered by Tamiya. Their undersides are better detailed than Tamiya’s.
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Honestly? The M1025 from Academy doesn’t resemble a Humvee. Only the M1151 is okay, but even then, you have to modify a dozen things to get it closer to the original.
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That why I go with Tamiya only. 
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I don’t think they are that bad, but to each their own. With a little work, they can come out great.
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BTW, have you tried ICM Humvees? How would you compare it to Tamiya?
When the ICM released a build animation for their Humvees, I thought the model was overengineered… as if the company was interested in having a large part count instead of buildability.
Mario
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I have built the ICM M1097A2 kit and thought it was very good. It goes together well and is not over-engineered, in my opinion.
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