Originally Posted by
ausf
Bottom line is, money talks.
Which is kinda why I always wondered why no Centurion was brought out. That would sell at 1:16. Maybe not as well as a Tiger or Sherman but I bet if Tamiya did one I think it would be a solid seller. So many countries used it and it has a stellar combat record and lots of conversions are possible. Almost legendary in Israel. I would so do one as the nuclear tank.
Originally Posted by
Panther G
Today , you really can't use the excuse that a Tamiya tank is too expensive. By the time you buy one of the better brands like Taigen over an HL and you do all the mods and upgrades and electronics packages and what ever else you can easily pay more than if you bought a Tamiya in the first place. So this argument no longer even matters. It boils down to what you want to spend in an initial purchase. All up front or a little at a time. Me, I still prefer to build a Tamiya kit just because they are so much fun to build but modding others is fun too but actually more work. Again that route can actually cost more than a Tamiya kit.
Totally agree. The Tamiya Tiger and King Tiger kits can routinely be bought cheaper than some of these other tanks when you include just a few modifications to them. Stick metal wheels on them and put an IBU2 in it and suddenly your Taigan or Torro is more expensive, especially those pre-painted ones in a box.
I think the exception is the Leo 2A6 but that tank is far beyond anything else, however I think Tamiya have raised the bar with the Type 10. That thing looks phenomenal and can't wait to get one.