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Vince Jackson
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All comments (5) » 31 January 2020, 03:07
Vince Jackson
I have seen the complaints about the Renwal version and those along with the odd scale made me to not want to build it. I want to standardize my armor builds in 1/35. Having seen a number of these beasts I wanted to build one but really didn't want to settle on the Dragon kit. I was about to get the 1/72 when on a whim I searched Ebay for a 1/35 atomic canon when the 1/35 popped up. The price seemed steep so I searched the net to research it. Trumpeter is always a little pricey and I learned it was a new release. The first of any product is always more expensive and I hoped to find it elsewhere. I didn't. So I was nervous when I ordered it but the seller had it to me in two days and it was legit. That's when I added it here. It is now in storage waiting for my retirement to build it. I will be looking into getting a custom barrel made like Tamiya did with the M40 for better accuracy. If you do get the kit, please let us know how it goes. I'd be interested in your opinion since you already built the Renwal kit.
I have seen the complaints about the Renwal version and those along with the odd scale made me to not want to build it. I want to standardize my armor builds in 1/35. Having seen a number of these beasts I wanted to build one but really didn't want to settle on the Dragon kit. I was about to get the 1/72 when on a whim I searched Ebay for a 1/35 atomic canon when the 1/35 popped up. The price seemed steep so I searched the net to research it. Trumpeter is always a little pricey and I learned it was a new release. The first of any product is always more expensive and I hoped to find it elsewhere. I didn't. So I was nervous when I ordered it but the seller had it to me in two days and it was legit. That's when I added it here. It is now in storage waiting for my retirement to build it. I will be looking into getting a custom barrel made like Tamiya did with the M40 for better accuracy. If you do get the kit, please let us know how it goes. I'd be interested in your opinion since you already built the Renwal kit.
6 February 2020, 13:59
Steven Van Dyck
For the moment I have no plans yet buying this new kit, because of the probable 10% scale difference with my Renwal one and also the price tag. I used two simple brass tubes for my barrel, because there seems to be no tapering on both straight pieces. I used the kit and the Tankograd manual for reference about diameter and length of these tubes, so this might differ in your kit. I only had to add the Renwal muzzle, showing the right bore at the front, I only had to add some rifling, and the short tapering segment between the tubes. I must give Trumpeter this: that the barrel for my Kondensator kit, having a taper, had a flawless fit. It took very little polishing to make the seam disappear.
For the moment I have no plans yet buying this new kit, because of the probable 10% scale difference with my Renwal one and also the price tag. I used two simple brass tubes for my barrel, because there seems to be no tapering on both straight pieces. I used the kit and the Tankograd manual for reference about diameter and length of these tubes, so this might differ in your kit. I only had to add the Renwal muzzle, showing the right bore at the front, I only had to add some rifling, and the short tapering segment between the tubes. I must give Trumpeter this: that the barrel for my Kondensator kit, having a taper, had a flawless fit. It took very little polishing to make the seam disappear.
6 February 2020, 16:36