wayne556517
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And the command figure with the pipe and map is my all time favourite as well mate.
What do you consider to be TCS's best AFV to date? (1 Viewer)
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And the command figure with the pipe and map is my all time favourite as well mate.
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I have the King-Tiger reloaders, is that the same set? I also have the Sturmtiger loader set, another great set. The Green colouration may vary as none of my TCS Normandy models have the bright Green issue, or maybe I've got used to it over the years. I did suggest using chalk dust or whatever to tone it down for those affected.
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Yes, he's a cool dude isn't he. My guy must have lost his map, or maybe it's in the box somewhere. It'll have to wait as all my models are packed in moving cartons and stored down in Der Bunker under the house.
Yes it is the same set. The rear hatch on the JP opens the same as on the KT; so the set works well with both.
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uksubs
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Jack did you repaint the tank ?
I picked these two TCS Panzers because the Tiger I was the only 1/30th Panzer Brian has done; The 2008 Arnhem Tiger with full crew.
The Stug III is 1/28th as you can see from the TCS Sepp Deitrick figure standing beside it.The figure stands 68mm tall! The figure has a removable base; very versatile. I would be hard pressed to choose which of these are best; but sense they are effectively two scales, I will consider the Tiger I the Best TCS 1/30 and The Stug III the best TCS 1/28 Panzer. I consider the Stug and the JagdPanther too close to call for best 1/28 TCS Panzer; but I have both, so I don't have to choose.
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Very kind of you to think I could even open the tin. I think the other Brisbane guys would laugh at the thought. I outsource all jobs that require talent. Fitzgibbon did this and I like the result. I know many tank collectors like lots of detail and are very aware of inaccuracies but it was a little bit of an eye opener for me what a repaint could do on a solid little model. The TCS Stuart was the cheapest of its type on the market but I knew that it would be repainted. It was sourced especially for a largish jungle diorama so it was never going to be the centrepiece.
I now suspect that the talented painters would not be keen to pay more for a vehicle with a better paint job. They may well like to pay less for one without any paint given what they can do. I now take a bit more of an interest in threads with repainted vehicles. I am even tempted to look for a 'cheap' vehicle (if there is such a thing) and try my hand at it.
The TCS Kingtiger is huge. 13.7" long X 5.7" wide X 3.9" high. Makes the K&C Kingtigers look like 1/35 scale models in comparison. I like the fact that the rear hatch opens. The reloading crew is a great set to go with the Kingtiger. The Panzer Kommander looks really good. Brian does great Panzerwaffe figures IMO.
wayne556517
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I was rearrangeing my Panzers and I think one of Brians best efforts has been his Panzerwaffe figures. No one has done figures with such superb dynamic poses. The Panzer Kommanders, reloading sets and personality figures are very realistic. Tall lean and mean; not short, fat and with big jug ears! The Sepp Detrick and George Patton figures are excellent by any standard IMO. I wish Brian would release the Battle of the Bulge Patton figure again individually and release a new Joachaim Piper individual figure. Piper would look great standing on the deck of your King Tiger conferring with the Panzer Kommander Wayne!