CharlesBronson
as i think another rebox of old kit.....ahhh Italeri Italeri....just reboxing old kits....

Gavin -thats a secret-
Its sad too because their new World of Tanks T-34-85 kit features their brand new interior T-34-85 they released only a couple of years ago, but they're just reboxing a relatively ancient kit with this one...

tankbrusher
I buy mine within the next days and will report back. For now, from looking at the pictures: They fixed the two things that were most dominant to me: First we get proper decals for this kit. The tracks seem to be redone too. The old ones have the late outer pattern from Elefant with a guide horn on each link - this combination never existed. We look at 500,600 and two 640mm wide tracks in context of the Typ 101 / 102, ideal would be 600mm wide track with guidehorn on each link or 640 with normal spacing but early pattern. I do have the old rebox already. The kit holds itself very well, even against the new book by Michael Fröhlich "Der andere Tiger", when rivet counting is kept to a looking for features thing. (Please excuse my bad English, it has been a long day ; )

Gavin -thats a secret-
I'm looking forward to hearing about the kit when you get it 🙂

tankbrusher
Got it, can confirm: Decals changed, Manual changed. Tracks are the same s*it than before. Box says ,,new glueable rubber tacks". Contacted Italeri before calling it wat it seems to me atm ; ) Last hope had not died yet. (Compared against No. 278, the first release).

tankbrusher
Got an answer from Italeri: Material used for the tracks changed, mold is still the same.

Gavin -thats a secret-
Ah so only the decals, manual, and track material changed. Good for newer people to use when building this kit and dont went to shell out lots of money for PE and a more engineered set.