Rye Field Models shows new CAD images of their upcoming kit.
This is partial text from the full article (usually with photos) at https://armorama.com/news/vietnam-sheridan-from-rfm
This is partial text from the full article (usually with photos) at https://armorama.com/news/vietnam-sheridan-from-rfm
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Can B “statues” be made into a 1970s Era 11ACR?
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Great to see all of the options and accessories especially the extended bustle rack and sponson armor.
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The new tool Tamiya kit is pretty nice, but this looks nicer.
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Well RFM beat me to it, the model with the twin .50’s and twin .30’s, missing wake boards, Armored Cav bustle rack, rear deck can rack were all the mods I wanted to make to my eventual build of the 'Nam Sheridan, don’t know whether to be happy or a little miffed about this, well heck any Sheridan is a good Sheridan far as I’m concerned, hell yeah bring it on!
Cajun 
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Definitely getting this! Very nice. Looks like RFM may be planning a full interior version later.
I’ll probably also use the add-on accessories as templates to make 3D print versions of them for some builders who choose to “soup up” the newer Tamiya kit.
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i would imagine the Tamiya version to be considerably cheaper as well, with added benefit of having some figures in the box as well.
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A little cheaper, but not all that much, at least in the U.S. Looking at Scalehobbyist, they sell the Tamiya kit for $48 (MAP is about $53), while the RFM M551A1 is a little over $54. Not that much considering the different parts count, plus included PE in the RFM kit. Of course, these are current prices. Who knows what things will be after tariffs hit.
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is there a release date for the RFM kit?
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Super. Gotta love the twin 50s.
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That setup is show as option A in the above CAD.
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fixed a typo; should say what I intend to to say
Guys, I forget, is the Tamiya M551 new tool? If not, even though it is probably the second or third armor kit I ever build and therefore I love it more than life itself, I’ll spend the extra bucks for the Rye Field model.
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No, its a new kit. RFM doesnt repop tamiya kits.
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Sorry, typo. I was asking if the Tamiya kit is new tool?
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yes the tamiya m551 is a brand new tooling.
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There are two Tamiya M551 kits. One from the 1970’s and a new tool from 2019.
Old tool:
New tool:
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Looks like a nice kit. I was about to build the old kit from Academy but I couldn’t help myself and placed an order, love those twin .50’s.
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They look like M73’s.
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