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Odd choice to do the early "Porsche" turret. Especially without mentioning it on the box. I'd assume a standard one will be along eventually.

It's quite limiting given the low number of these built (47 + 3 Prototypes) and also the fact that it requires zimmerit which I wouldn't like to do in 1/76!

I'd have thought 1/76 would have died out by now as everyone else (Revell, Dragon etc) is doing 1/72. I'm more of a 1/35 guy so I admit to not knowing how popular 76 is mind you.

Still I hope it sells for them.

Stuart

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They do Have a Royal Tiger in Bovington with the Porsche Turret without Zimmrit, but I do not think it ever mad it into combat so you could do that one, but you are totally right about them needing Zimmerit.

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Can't get too excited about this one. Saw examples at Yeovilton and they seemed a throw-back to an earlier era, with the big towing cables moulded onto the hull sides. While not as good (IMHO), the Airfix Cromwell gives the Revell one a run for its money. Not sure it will be possible to say this of the King Tiger. But of course the Revell King Tiger makes no money for Airfix.

Now what we really need is a Valentine: no competition there and several options (= boxings) possible eg Desert Mk II, North-western Europe Mk.XI.

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Fujimi Valentine. Still a good choice, given the numbers built and wide use. A revisit to the Universal carrier would also be desirable, perhaps with a 2 pdr this time?

Personally, I'd prefer another double softskin kit: Aircrew bus on Ford WOT chassis plus some standard 15cwt? With aircrew figures?

PS Judging from the amount of resin available, I'd say that 1/76 was still a popular scale in the UK. I suspect that will be true as long as the railway modellers stick to OO scale, and there seems not the slightest sign of any change there.

Edited by Graham Boak

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