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| Subject: | Actual imporvement is debatable! |  |
| Date: | Mar 23, 2007 |
| From: | Herve Charbonneau | |
Nick,
To answer your question, here are my observations, as posted earlier on another forum. Basically, aside from the scale thickness factor and the correct "slited" screw heads, I question the actual "improvement" value of this set:
- Most of the tie-downs seem to be missing - the M2 was covered with them!
- Grab handles on either side of the upper rear wall seem to be missing.
- The engine hood latches and handles are absent.
- There doesn't seem to be any detail on the inner surfaces of the rear compartment walls.
- Details such as tie-downs and sliding latches also appear to be absent from the inner face of the folding upper doors.
- There is a redundant map holder in the driver's door which, tough I'm not 100% sure, was only installed on the co-driver's door.
- The set does not provide the missing bracket for the exhaust pipe.
- The stubs for side cargo door catches are missing from the upper side walls.
- The set provided upgraded parts for the M2A1's pulpit, but completely omits the jerrycan holders that were standard by the time the M2A1 entered production!
- Although hard to see, it also appears that the undersides of the front fenders were left unattended (no reinforcing brackets/ribs).
Check for yourselves: http://www.lionroar.net/pic/35Vehicle/LAS35002/Las35002.jpg
Charby |
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 | Lion Roar M2/M2A1 set: PE overkill? - Herve Charbonneau - Mar 22, 2007 |
| . . . That is funny - Paul A. Owen - Mar 22, 2007 |
| . . . . . . ... because - Paul A. Owen - Mar 23, 2007 |
| . . . Bad? What if you want scale thickness steel plating? n/t - Ken Hartlen - Mar 22, 2007 |
| . . . Re: Lion Roar M2/M2A1 set: PE overkill? - Gary Cooper - Mar 22, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Re: Lion Roar M2/M2A1 set: PE overkill? - Eddie Turner - Mar 22, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Lion Roar M2/M2A1 set: PE overkill? - Paul Cunningham - Mar 22, 2007 |
| . . . First ALL PE (OK, almost) is PART's T-27 - Saul Garcia - Mar 22, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Nuts! - Herve Charbonneau - Mar 22, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: How about a real debate guys? - Nick Sheridan - Mar 22, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: How about a real debate guys? [IMG] - Saul Garcia - Mar 22, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Actual imporvement is debatable! - Herve Charbonneau - Mar 23, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Actual imporvement is debatable! - Nick Sheridan - Mar 25, 2007 |
| . . . Total Overkill - Scott Taylor - Mar 22, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Re: Total Overkill - vincent - Mar 22, 2007 |
| . . . Why now, and why Lion Roar? - Kazutaka YOKOTA - Mar 22, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Well, I like this set! - Alex Borsboom - Mar 23, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Well, I like this set! - John Yarosh - Mar 24, 2007 |
| . . . Re: Lion Roar M2/M2A1 set: PE overkill? - Richard Bullock - Mar 28, 2007 |
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