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Hi all

From the official Airfix website:

New for 2009

A01315 - WW I Male Tank
A02337 - WW I Female Tank

Gift Sets
Diorama

A 50060 - WW I - Western Front - 1:72/ 1:76 Scale

Regards
Thomas

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Lieutenant

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Has anyone seen the kits yet, what MK are and how accurate?

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Commander in Chief

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Nothing to see on their website. Only the notices.

So let's sit down and wait. Tea anyone? ;o)

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The female tank will be the old kit (of the male) with new parts added. That means it will be 1/76 scale. I don't know which female sponson they will choose (I to III early, or III late to V), but either one is welcome.

The 'word on the street' says the diorama base may be from a company called Amera.

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Commander in Chief

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So they figures will also be the old Airfiy ones?

I am eager to see the female Mark and the diorama base too. I hope the base will not be so odd like the old Airfix "game bases" like coastal defense.

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Any one heard of the release date yet?

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philthydirtyanimal wrote:

The female tank will be the old kit (of the male) with new parts added. That means it will be 1/76 scale. I don't know which female sponson they will choose (I to III early, or III late to V), but either one is welcome.

The 'word on the street' says the diorama base may be from a company called Amera.



More than likely they'll use a sprue with the early female sponsons and a set of 4 Vickers and rebox it as a Mk I female. If they wanted more sales, they'd also put in an early roof with the round hatch, an accurate wide cab for the Mk I, and Lewis guns for the Mk II. Another rebox they could do is throw in a new sprue with male and female sponsons for the Mk IV, as well as the rear fuel tank, applique armour, roof box, and exhaust. All of these would require minimal tooling.

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