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| Subject: | Re: Verlinden Ram Tank: More Information needed |  |
| Date: | May 3, 2008 | |
| From: | Rob Ervin | |
Arun,
The biggest problem with the Verlinden kit is that it was designed to fit the ancient Tamiya M3 Lee lower hull. This made the Ram hull too wide in order to cover the Tamiya tracks and too short as well. The width issue is not too bad, but the length is way short by 1/4 inch (6-7mm). And it's not all in one place. In order to get the proportions right you'd need to section the hull in several pieces and lengthen it and move the turret placement to the rear by quite a bit. I tried this several years ago before releasing my current kits and it was a real chore. The fellow that did the hull and turret master for my kit was armed with far better reference than I ever had. The detail of the Verlinden kit is OK, but the basic shapes are poor. I truly believe that scratch building a new upper hull and turret to fit the Academy Lee or Grant would be easier than fixing the Verlinden. Hope this helps,
Regards,
Rob Ervin
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 | Verlinden Ram Tank: More Information needed - Arun Bauer - May 2, 2008 |
| . . . Re: Verlinden Ram Tank: More Information needed - Pete Lindstrom - May 3, 2008 |
| . . . . . . Re: Verlinden Ram Tank: More Information needed/servicepub - Arun Bauer - May 3, 2008 |
| . . . Re: Verlinden Ram Tank: More Information needed - Rob Ervin - May 3, 2008 |
| . . . . . . Re: Verlinden Ram Tank: More Information needed - Alex Borsboom - May 3, 2008 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Verlinden Ram Tank: More Information needed - Arun Bauer - May 3, 2008 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Verlinden Ram Tank: More Information needed [IMG] - Alex Borsboom - May 3, 2008 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Verlinden Ram Tank: More Information needed [IMG] - Alex Borsboom - May 3, 2008 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Verlinden Ram Tank: More Information needed - Arun Bauer - May 4, 2008 |
| . . . . . . Re: Verlinden Ram Tank: More Information needed - Arun Bauer - May 3, 2008 |
| . . . Re: Verlinden Ram Tank: More Information needed - Paul Roberts - May 13, 2008 |
| . . . . . . Re: Verlinden Ram Tank: More Information needed - Arun Bauer - May 14, 2008 |
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