Have just received my tadpole this morning. have opened the box to see what exactly is available. Basically, it is the WHOLE of 5001 male MkIV with three extra sets of pieces plus double the track as shown above. Notice item 104 which will be of great use. Yes it still has the original problems but for around £1 extra you will end up with a much better tadpole than using the Matador conversion.
Question: I know that there is a debate about the colour but what Humbrol green would modellers out there suggest would be suitable?
Thanks for the pics, RCD. I am waiting for Jadar Hobby to stock this so I can place a larger order (I want one of their new uberlandwagen kits).
The complete Mark IV Male kit plus these new parts plus some more track?! That says something about the price of plastic versus the price of re-tooling, doesn't it!
I am quite excited by the piece of rear armour (part 104). That's sad isn't it!
Green? I think grey and brown have been suggested, but not green. But if it's green you want, how about the same green you used for your Strelets big guns?
I've just started building mine, it's a nice kit but there's pretty extensive warping to the track frames... it may just be the way mine has been packed and it's not insurmountable. It should be possible to straighten it out with some thick styrene strip bracing in between the frames.
-- Edited by CrashandBern on Monday 30th of June 2014 09:25:55 PM
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Has anyone else noticed "new and improved" seems to mean it doesn't work as well as it used to?
