ZimiModel:M109A7 PALADIN and M1299 HOWITZER | Armorama™

The pace of pursuit never stopped.


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Where is that? I just posted this yesterday but didn’t see it on their site:

It stood to reason. There was a dude on here a few months ago asking for photos.

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From an initial scan, the M109A7 is NOT just a re-pop of the Panda kit as some predicted. The details are different.

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Indeed. You have to pay attention to detail.
And as I said in a post about their helicopters last week, why would you hang on to the molds for months, not selling any kits before the RFM kit comes out, unless you were doing something with them?

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Possible markings for the XM1299,

And

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Here’s one photo that should convince folks there have been some changes made by Zimi. From this old thread:

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This is definitely NOT just a Panda re-pop. Lots of new parts and new tooling on this kit. Many corrections and improvements. Bet this is a great kit. It looks like it.

Zimilar to the Panda kit
but not The Panda kit

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I should think anyone who built the kit can see the obvious differences.
Funny, by the way.

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Agreed, it was a bit lame but I’m tired today …

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I’m thinking Zimi will be the winner - I like what I’m seeing. RFM released sprue shots a while back. Though they were vague, I could see several flaws. This newest photo of their upper hull confirms changes, but still not correct.

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