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 Subject:  Re: Best Kit of the Year 2007List thread.  
  
 Date:  Dec 7, 2007
 From:  Bojan stula 
Dear Paul, dear fellow modelers

I would like to throw in the count Tamiyas's French Armored Carrier UE (don't chop off my head, please!). I give you the reasons for this rather unspectacular choice: The UE reminds me of the days I liked Tamiya most. I always loved particulary the smaller kits like the Sdkfz 222 or 223, all the Krupp Protzes, the Horchs, the Bren Gun Carriers, the Stuart Tanks and later the M8/M20 etc. The UE catches up with this tradition and pushes new hope for subjects like the a Vickers VI Tank or Rolls Royce Armoured Car (sigh ...), something Tamiya really should do regarding their long held affection towards the African campaign 1940 to 43. I already see the box art before my eyes.

Another reason for this choice is the inclusion of the french WWII soldiers (followed by a whole new set of this long overdue figure subject). I never understood why such fantastic WWII figure subjects like Dutch (great helmets!), Norvegian, Belgium or even Swiss (great helmets, also) soldiers have been ignored to this day by Tamiya and all the other injection big shots. But now with the french Poilus a giant leap is done. Therefore ... the Renault UE.

Actually, does anybody keep count? Paul, who decides finally which company gets the 10 million Dollar (at least) TL-award for the Kit of the Year 2007?
 
Thread Listing 
  Best Kit of the Year 2007 - Paul A. Owen - Dec 4, 2007
. . . Re: Kit of the Year 2007 - Konrad - Dec 4, 2007
. . . . . . Re: Kit of the Year 2007 - Chris "Panzer" Mrosko - Dec 4, 2007
. . . . . . . . . Re: Kit of the Year 2007 - Chris "Panzer" Mrosko - Dec 4, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . AFV Club Stryker - Steve Reid - Dec 4, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: AFV Club Stryker - Craig Rice - Dec 5, 2007
. . . . . . . . . Panzer III AusfL from Dragon - Paul A. Owen - Dec 4, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Panzer III AusfL from Dragon - Siim Suurkaev - Dec 5, 2007
. . . . . . Re: Kit of the Year 2007 - Dave Watson - Dec 4, 2007
. . . . . . Instructions - Bruce Probst - Dec 4, 2007
. . . . . . . . . Re: Instructions - W. Bruce Clark - Dec 5, 2007
. . . Re: Kit of the Year 2007 - michel - Dec 4, 2007
. . . Kit of the Year 2007: Lots of choices!!! - Ray Peterson - Dec 4, 2007
. . . Re: Kit of the Year 2007 Bronco Staghound - Mike Cain - Dec 4, 2007
. . . Re: Kit of the Year 2007 - Mathias Haedler - Dec 4, 2007
. . . Dragon M2/M2A1 - Jim Johnson - Dec 4, 2007
. . . . . . Re: Dragon M2/M2A1 - Konrad Drozanski - Dec 4, 2007
. . . . . . . . . Best kit 2007 [IMG] - Martin Webster - Dec 4, 2007
. . . Re: Kit of the Year 2007 - Daniel LeClair - Dec 4, 2007
. . . . . . Re: Kit of the Year 2007 - Mike Bishop - Dec 4, 2007
. . . Re: Kit of the Year 2007 - John Steinman - Dec 4, 2007
. . . . . . Re: Kit of the Year 2007 - Erik A. Foulk - Dec 4, 2007
. . . Re: Kit of the Year 2007 - Al Bowie - Dec 4, 2007
. . . . . . Re: Kit of the Year 2007 top 5 - Alex Borsboom - Dec 4, 2007
. . . . . . Tasca Firefly Vc -- 2006 - Paul A. Owen - Dec 5, 2007
. . . . . . . . . Re: Tasca Firefly Vc -- 2006 - Alex Borsboom - Dec 5, 2007
. . . . . . . . . Re: Tasca Firefly Vc -- 2006 - Al Bowie - Dec 5, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Tasca Firefly Vc -- 2006 - Paul A. Owen - Dec 5, 2007
. . . Re: Kit of the Year 2007 - Juan Contreras - Dec 4, 2007
. . . . . . Re: Kit of the Year 2007 - John Naja - Dec 5, 2007
. . . Re: Kit of the Year 2007 - Gary Cooper - Dec 5, 2007
. . . Re: Kit of the Year 2007 - Matt Rinke - Dec 5, 2007
. . . . . . Re: Kit of the Year 2007 - Troy Petty - Dec 5, 2007
. . . . . . . . . Re: Kit of the Year 2007 - Roy Chow - Dec 5, 2007
. . . Re: Kit of the Year 2007 - Martin J. Knyr - Dec 5, 2007
. . . Tamiya 1/48 Crusader - Scott Taylor - Dec 5, 2007
. . . Many of your suggestions came out in 2006. - Roy Chow - Dec 5, 2007
. . . . . . Re: Many of your suggestions came out in 2006. - Al Bowie - Dec 5, 2007
. . . Re: Kit of the Year 2007 - jose cesar - Dec 5, 2007
. . . Re: Best Kit of the Year 2007 - Erik A. Foulk - Dec 5, 2007
. . . DML King Tiger - Jan Persson - Dec 5, 2007
. . . . . . Re: DML King Tiger - Alan Mckenzie - Dec 6, 2007
. . . . . . Re: DML King Tiger - Charles Harrison - Dec 6, 2007
. . . DML PZ IV F2(G) - Eric Scurlock - Dec 6, 2007
. . . . . . Re: DML PZ IV F2(G) - Brian Bocchino - Dec 7, 2007
. . . Re: Best Kit of the Year 2007 - Bojan stula - Dec 7, 2007
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