Post by beekster on Feb 23, 2014 9:56:24 GMT -5
Greetings, all!
I am pleased to announce that all three kit variants for this tank will be available to ship starting March 3rd, 2014. Here is what the images below illustrate:
First, the basic conversion set, which is $45. This includes the antenna pots, gun mantlet, and aluminum barrel seen on the unfinished turret master (a future product). It also includes the ten-piece engine deck, rear stowage bin, rear plates for Dragon & Tasca hulls, radiator panel, gun travel lock, adjustable idler mounts & axles, spare roadwheels, quarter-round air deflector, and brass burn guard with flapper.
Second, the resin upper hull for the unique Chilean M4A4-based tank with enclosed drivers' hoods, driver's IR periscope, modified splash rails, lift rings, hatch springs, and accurate casting numbers. For initial release, this hull will be priced at $25, after that the price will be $30 because mold life is short and mold cost is high.
Third, the lower hull set for an M4A4 hull fitted with HVSS. Frankly, I am a bit ambivalent about this. It is based on Tasca parts and assembles in the same way. But being resin, assembly is less forgiving than with plastic and the slight shrinkage which is always associated with resin introduces some fit challenges. It's not impossible to do, but my hope had been to provide an easier option than for you to obtain a set of Tasca hull parts and HVSS and do the conversion yourself. I am not entirely sure that I have succeeded. So I will sell these parts for $21 during this initial release for those of you adventurous enough to try them, but I am not sure that I will continue to offer them afterwards as I don't feel that they are quite up to the standards of the rest of the kit.
So, if you want a basic set it's $45 plus shipping. A basic set and upper hull is $70 plus shipping. All three are $91 plus shipping. Shipping is $11 in the USA for Priority Mail service, $12 for First Class Parcel to Canada, and $15 for First Class Parcel to everywhere else. If you want multiple kits or wish to one of the very few M51 kits I still have left, contact me for a custom shipping quote. For more information or to place an order contact me at gtbuechler@hotmail.com.
Thanks!
Greg
I am pleased to announce that all three kit variants for this tank will be available to ship starting March 3rd, 2014. Here is what the images below illustrate:
First, the basic conversion set, which is $45. This includes the antenna pots, gun mantlet, and aluminum barrel seen on the unfinished turret master (a future product). It also includes the ten-piece engine deck, rear stowage bin, rear plates for Dragon & Tasca hulls, radiator panel, gun travel lock, adjustable idler mounts & axles, spare roadwheels, quarter-round air deflector, and brass burn guard with flapper.
Second, the resin upper hull for the unique Chilean M4A4-based tank with enclosed drivers' hoods, driver's IR periscope, modified splash rails, lift rings, hatch springs, and accurate casting numbers. For initial release, this hull will be priced at $25, after that the price will be $30 because mold life is short and mold cost is high.
Third, the lower hull set for an M4A4 hull fitted with HVSS. Frankly, I am a bit ambivalent about this. It is based on Tasca parts and assembles in the same way. But being resin, assembly is less forgiving than with plastic and the slight shrinkage which is always associated with resin introduces some fit challenges. It's not impossible to do, but my hope had been to provide an easier option than for you to obtain a set of Tasca hull parts and HVSS and do the conversion yourself. I am not entirely sure that I have succeeded. So I will sell these parts for $21 during this initial release for those of you adventurous enough to try them, but I am not sure that I will continue to offer them afterwards as I don't feel that they are quite up to the standards of the rest of the kit.
So, if you want a basic set it's $45 plus shipping. A basic set and upper hull is $70 plus shipping. All three are $91 plus shipping. Shipping is $11 in the USA for Priority Mail service, $12 for First Class Parcel to Canada, and $15 for First Class Parcel to everywhere else. If you want multiple kits or wish to one of the very few M51 kits I still have left, contact me for a custom shipping quote. For more information or to place an order contact me at gtbuechler@hotmail.com.
Thanks!
Greg
