General Update

Post by **Armortek** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 12:25 pm

We are just finishing packing up for Tankfest and will now be out of the office until Monday. It looks like there is going to be a good presence of Armortek customers and models so looking forward to seeing you all there.

We are now down to just 3 kits out of our final allocation of 104 King Tiger kits so if you are still 'thinking' about it please do not wait any longer! We will not produce this kit again until at least 2013 at the very earliest!!

We have started to despatch the Motion Pack for the King Tiger and will continue with these despatches next week. We are sorry that this has taken longer than at first anticipated.

Manufacturing of the second batch of King Tiger kits is nearly complete and we will be starting to despatch kits to customers next month.

We will shortly be commencing the second batch of Panzer III's which will be available for delivery in the Autumn.

After that will come the new Mid Tiger 1 for delivery early 2010 and after that ................. keep your suggestions coming in.

Gill and Mark

Pierluigi Patri · Post by **Pierluigi Patri** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 2:32 pm

Hi Gill and Mark
my suggestion is for a Russian tank. Could it be the T 34

The eastern front is not "supplied"

Mark Gaier · Post by **Mark Gaier** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 3:33 pm

I think a Grant or Lee. Two guns on servos, lots of rivets, lots of detail and the chassis is ready to go.

Adrian Harris · Post by **Adrian Harris** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 3:37 pm

> and the chassis is ready to go

Only for the later models of Grants and Lees.

But with the older style bogies on the M3/M4 chassis, it would be possible to do an M4A1 cast hull Sherman to counter all these Tunisian Tigers

Adrian.

Tim Bowman · Post by **Tim Bowman** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 3:58 pm

Hi everyone

If it has to be Russian, a T34 with an optional 85 turret (similar to the Tiger II Henschel/Porsche) would be a very neat offering. Personally I'm not an Eastern Front kinda guy but I do like the early T34/76.

Have fun at Bovington everyone!

Regards
Tim

Adrian Harris · Post by **Adrian Harris** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 4:33 pm

Just think of the amount of Mr Surfacer a T34 would need to satisfy Kent

I must say I prefer the T34/76 to the /85, so if that were to be the next model, a choice of turret would be necessary.

One word I did hear Mr Watkins utter at last year's Open Day was...

... Matilda.

jseverett · Post by **jseverett** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 6:16 pm

I would also like to see the Grant / Lee as in the Bogart move "Sahara".

Antony Rowley · Post by **Antony Rowley** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 7:03 pm

Hi Mark & Gill,

Enjoy the Tankfest weekend and remember to take some photo's please

.

Regarding the next tank for 2010 I also thought of the T34 as being the next obvious step but we now have 2 in our group so I would like to see another small tank in the American M24 Chaffee. For the period it was a great improvement on the Stuart and could be, as it's quite small, be more affordable and no where near as complex as the Grant seen in the background

On October 15, 1943 the first pilot vehicle was delivered and production began in 1944 under the designation Light Tank M24. It was produced at two sites; from April at Cadillac and from July at Massey-Harris. By the time production was stopped in August 1945, 4,731 M24s had left the assembly lines. Some of them were supplied to the British forces.

Thanks Antony

Stewart Ashton · Post by **Stewart Ashton** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 7:08 pm

Theres only one contender!!!!!

The mighty COMET

Ok maybe a Grant/Lee or even the M24

Regards Stewart

Richie Wignall · Post by **Richie Wignall** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 8:02 pm

Hi Mark and Gill
How about sturmtiger, hetzer, stug or even a nice stuart?

Also how about a gear box that you can take out of gear

as the sherman i just bought has this and its great

(Clives first tank) .

Richie

Stewart Ashton · Post by **Stewart Ashton** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 8:16 pm

Nah nah nah

Photographed on the Sussex estate, Singapore many years ago. I lived there for six years in all. Wonderful memories.

Another photo

My old school

http://www.singas.co.uk/HTML/alexandra_sec_mod.html

Thats me, front row first on the left

Regards Stewart

Stephen White · Post by **Stephen White** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 8:52 pm

Stewart

Gets my vote. Contemporary of the KT in NW Europe in early 1945. Comet or its predecessor, the Cromwell. Easy access at the Tank Museum for Mark to measure up.

Regards.

Stephen

Lionel Champ · Post by **Lionel Champ** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 11:46 pm

I'm with you Antony. The M24 Chaffee is the best looking tank of all tanks. The proportions are just right and as you said, it would make an affordable model. The comet is my close second choice.

Nigel Allen · Post by **Nigel Allen** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 11:37 am

I keep asking ( would look good in Berlin Colours ) but sad to say I don't think it will happen.

Nigel

Derek Attree · Post by **Derek Attree** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 4:02 pm

Hi Guys
For me it would still be a universal carrier or a T34/76
as I am well on my way to having a Stug.

Derek

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