D1fuN0 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Morning Chaps and Chapesses Picked it up yesterday and thought because I'm such a nice chap, I'd show you all whats in the box (but what the hell is wrong with Photobucket... its become a REAL PITA!!!) Anyway... A nice big box full of plastic... 9 Sprues in light grey and one in clear and a host of other goodies A is suspension & wheels B is outsidey and insidey bits Dont know what happened to c... But D is tracks. Nicely done, with a few injector pin marks on the inner faces, easy to remove tho F is outsidey bits, Nice little GPMG G is mainly interior detail which is quite fine and very nice indeed. and H is more outsidey bits And finally the clear sprue Added to all these lovely bits... A really cool jig for making up the tracks off the vehicle... And of course the Hull and upper body and check out the detailing on the floor in the rear... okeydokey then, next we have the photo etch and decals Note, mudguards already pre bent... And finally, the rather spiffy painting instructions at the back of the instruction book So... What WILL you like There is a full fighting compartment and drivers office, ( No engine though) and they are both very nicely detailed and a bit of plumbing and wiring will bring them all too life. detail throughout is very fine, the instructions are easy to read and understand, and, if like me, you've been waiting for an IM FV432 since like Noah's days, you will not be disappointed. Takom kits are abslolute gems, thoughtfully broken down for an easy build without having to resort to Dragons 1000+ piece kits. The tracks are very nice indeed with the upper piece having a sag built in, but im sceptical of the jig for building the tracks off vehicle (just me), but hey, Ill try anything once What WONT you like... Seriously, only thing i can find wrong is the usual lack of colour callouts in the instructions, but there is a comprehensive set of photos at the back of the book that deals with the interior (MIG colours) and 4 paint options in the book which are, Berlin 1980, Royal Scots 7th Armoured Desert, Green & Black unknown unit, and a OPFOR variant. Yeah, maybe an engine would have been nice too, but hey, I'm sure one will appear very soon from the one of the AM companies Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go and start building it and figure out whether i'm mad enough to do the Berlin version Love & Kisses Mad Steve 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilHendry Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Looks great! I'm tempted - to do a Gulf War 1 version. Berlin version would be cool - I'm sure I've got a diagram somewhere showing the scheme from every side - shout if you'd like me to try to hunt it out. There are worse vehicles to do it on than the 432 as well - at least it's mostly flat plates. A Chieftain, with that cast turret, would be a proper nightmare. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan-o Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 (edited) Nice one! got mine on pre order.No Berlin Brigade badge though,why do they always forget that? Edited April 23, 2017 by ivan-o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Looks good, I was hoping for individual track links, but no doubt they will be along in due course from someone. Julien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 That is awesome. Love the 432. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 On 4/23/2017 at 09:23, ivan-o said: Nice one! got mine on pre order.No Berlin Brigade badge though,why do they always forget that? Annoying. hope someone does them as aftermarket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Excellent Steve, thank you very much for sharing! I reckon the AM guys will come along with decals to include Berlin brigade, individual tracks and a resin Pack and bay. It looks like Takom have done another smashing job though, well worth the wait! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan-o Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 You can already get a power pack! https://www.djparkins.com/product.php?productid=18096&cat=299&bestseller= 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan-o Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Just a heads up guys, if you intend to make a version post 2002 the interior colour is white and not silver (not aluminium)this changed when they had their last refurb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
593jones Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Now in stock at the Big H. Got an email to say mine has been despatched. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan-o Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Yea!! Kit arrived today and VERY nice it is to.😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
593jones Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Mine arrived today, too. It does look very nice, doesn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Just received mine, very happy! Anyone started theirs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D1fuN0 Posted May 17, 2017 Author Share Posted May 17, 2017 Morning Chaps I haven't started on mine yet... Still have a couple of things i need to shift off the bench, and I see that a second version is already on the cards As an aside, Is there any news that there might be some crew to go along with it? Mad Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 and next we get...... Julien 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamf Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 Awesome! I've just bought two, one for my friend's 50th birthday present. Well its only taken 50 odd years for somebody to do a kit of it and that's the Chinese. 0 out of 10 to Airfix for never having having done one. I wonder how many times in all those years it was requested? I'm just gobsmacked It's finally been done, there are some good books on the subject and even they've been done by foreigners. Below is a photo of me aged 9 in Germany standing next to one at Corunna Barracks 26 Engineer Regiment about 1973. I was a keen modeller even then and wanted a kit of one. Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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