Leclerc from Tamiya...

Michael Brizendine User · 2005-08-26T15:48:45+00:00

Just opened mine yesterday and was amazed. Not at the detail and qualitythat I've come to expect from Tamiya (which are amazing in this kit - diecast road wheels already primed!); I was sadly amazed that the instructionsincluded steps for photo etched parts that are integral to the kit (driver'shatch lip, fuel drum tie downs, screens) but only available in a separatepurchase.I don't mind if these were additions or modifications, but the drivers hatchlip is not produced in the kit part, the fuel drum tie downs are notpresent, and you get the idea about the screens. It's not that the extrakit is nice to have, the extra kit is needed to accurately depict the model.C'mon, sanding off the molded on hatch lip would have been an option if Iwanted to add an etched part, I've sanded many a molded-on fuel drumtie-down on Russian tanks, etc... I'm saying that it should have been anoption, not a requirement.The fact that the instruction show the installation of the parts in theirproper steps in the kits instructions just adds insult to injury.At $57 I'd expect such major things to be molded on or optional to place inlieu of aftermarket parts, not instructions to buy more necessary pieces.As long as I'm my soap box, part of the instructions reminded me of amagazine with advertisements scattered throughout (use Tamiya Glue, useTamiya benders, use Tamiya Scissors...).Is this a fluke? Tamiya did something like this with the Kubelwagen awhileback with the engine kit. It was an add-on that was not needed to make thebasic model, and was totally optional. Are there any other kits out therethat aren't complete that require more purchases to build the basic modeled?Is this the shape of things to come? Am I wrong in thinking this way?Comments?I myself will get real tired very quickly of spending $60 odd dollars for anincomplete kit loaded with advertisements and instruction on what topurchase next to actually build the kit correctly.Ok, soapbox put away, thanks for letting me vent...

Aug 26, 2005 26 Replies

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John McGrail 20 years ago

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Greg Heilers 20 years ago

Bruce, your caution can not even begin to describe the horrors of this foul substance. And what's worse, it is prevalent in our public school systems, and the state governments *know* this, and refuse to do anything about it:

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William H. Shuey 20 years ago

Right on! Look what an excess of it has done to Louisiana and Mississippi!

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e 20 years ago

and as a great man once said, water? fish f*ck in water!

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Kurt Laughlin 20 years ago

"e" wrote

"Water? Never touch the stuff. Fish f*ck in it y'know."

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e 20 years ago

different interview....

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spam-trash 20 years ago

Am Wed, 31 Aug 2005 07:28:05 -0500 schrieb "John McGrail":

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