D1fuN0 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Morning Chaps Well! It seems that the model manufacturers are finally catching up with some subjects down here in Africa's bottom Contrary to popular belief, our army no longer runs around wrapped in cow skins, chucking assegai's at Micheal Caine No!.... Was just the other day that Trumpeter announced that they will be doing the Rooikat! and every South African armour modeller's mouths dropped to the floor and stirrings in the gentlemans area were felt throughout... But then.... Takom raised that to another level with this... The first time in like, ever, that either have been done plastic and about flippen time too Lets hope that these are the first in a nice little line of SANDF vehicles and the Ratel, Caspir and Buffel are not far behind Just to clear up a small issue... The Rooikat, although directly translated is Red Cat, the animals proper name is Caracal. Likewise, the Rhino, directly translated is Rhino, and its proper name is Rhino. Mad Steve 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Tog, maar dis gooie nuus! Nice one Mad Steve, I will have to keep an eye on this. No more expensive resin SADF models! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D1fuN0 Posted July 22, 2016 Author Share Posted July 22, 2016 Tog, maar dis gooie nuus! Nice one Mad Steve, I will have to keep an eye on this. No more expensive resin SADF models! it is rather spiffy news vleisbom.... but it would be so cool if they did the AFV's as well to go with them. Mad Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Correct, A CASSPIR or Wolf II would be bleddy lekker, as would a Buffel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsman Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Or even an Oliphant 1b or 2, as new Centurion-based kits seem to be springing-up a-plenty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlamgat9 Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Are you sure it isn't April Fool's Day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Dit is baie goed. Hoeveel mense hier kan afrikaans praat? Ek het daar vir n paar jaar gewoon waneer ek n kind was en die taal geleer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D1fuN0 Posted July 26, 2016 Author Share Posted July 26, 2016 Ek kan n bietjie verstaan Tony, maar ek is darem n pommie I moved here in 82 when i was 13 from the UK. On the rumour front, there are apparently a couple more SA vehicles on the cards Mad Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Kunac-Tabinor Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Does anyone do a "Noddy car" yet? ( thats Eland for those buitelanders who dont praat Bokker) Jonners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlamgat9 Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Does anyone do a "Noddy car" yet? ( thats Eland for those buitelanders who dont praat Bokker) Jonners Only available in resin in 1/35 at the moment. But maybe that will change now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D1fuN0 Posted July 26, 2016 Author Share Posted July 26, 2016 Morning chaps There are a couple about Jonners, mostly Resin ones and a bit pricey. There are plastic ones in 1/72nd scale, (sort of). ACE make the AML 60 & 90 that could easily be modified into Eland 60 & 90. Mad Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Ek kan n bietjie verstaan Tony, maar ek is darem n pommie I moved here in 82 when i was 13 from the UK. On the rumour front, there are apparently a couple more SA vehicles on the cards Mad Steve Ek is ook n pommie, ek het daar gegaan wanneer ek 7 was en dan terug England toegekom ek omtrent 18 was 👍🏻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 That's good news for the Rooikat. I'd love to see an Eland too, which would mean that an AML could be next. Or the reverse. Olifant can wait, I've got a conversion from... from... I don't remember.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Guys, pack it in with the Afrikaans, this is an English speaking site, so please translate it before I do, if there is any swearing, be warned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umineko Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 G6 Rhino will be out this month... not sure yet about the Rooikat as there were some issues with the initial test shot which have be identified and sorted... still waiting to hear as to when that one will be released...as for others... well yes there are others in planning, of course things are driven by sales so how well these initial releases do will determine if the others get the green light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaskrew Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Really looking forward to the Rooikat. On a side not were can you get Takom kits in SA? Local shops in CT does not get them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umineko Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 17 hours ago, Xaskrew said: Really looking forward to the Rooikat. On a side not were can you get Takom kits in SA? Local shops in CT does not get them. Are you on facebook boet? there's an oke on there importing them at very good prices... better than you can get one from Hong Kong with postage added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaskrew Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 2 hours ago, Umineko said: Are you on facebook boet? there's an oke on there importing them at very good prices... better than you can get one from Hong Kong with postage added. Yes. Could you PM me is contact? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtecjack Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 How about a buffel ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Vor!!! Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 http://www.themodellingnews.com/2016/12/hobbyboss-new-item-catalogue-for.html?m=1 Kit of the Oliphant by Hobby boss I tried to do the page but it put the entire cat in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlamgat9 Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Blimey - a 1B to boot! Surely a Ratel must come soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Vor!!! Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Great news bit by bit my list of wants is diminishing D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D1fuN0 Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 Morning Panzer You said it chap... In less than 6 months we have had the Rooikat, G6 and now the Olifant too It would be FANTASTIC if they decided to go the whole hog and do a Buffel and Caspir AFV's as well, at some point in the future and we can only pray to the great plastic gods that maaaaaybe a Samil truck and its variants might get done too, (especially the Valkyrie), oooh even a Noddy Car or a Ratel or two... (God!, I'm starting to sound like one of the Spitfire nuts, 'Ohh nice new model but why didn't they...') Don't forget as well, the RG 31 that the muricans use is also an SA designed vehicle. Lovely jubbly. Now I need to clear some space to build them... Mad Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D1fuN0 Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 On 10/13/2016 at 3:19 PM, Xaskrew said: Really looking forward to the Rooikat. On a side not were can you get Takom kits in SA? Local shops in CT does not get them. Morning Xaskrew Try Pegasus - https://pegasus-hobby-supplies.myshopify.com/ Mad Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Vor!!! Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Morning buddy Great minds think a like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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