sumterIII Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 Anyone have this kit or have built one, would you recommend it or not? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGronovius Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 (edited) I read the side-by-side article Fine Scale Modeler did. It is better than the Kinetic kit but requires a lot more work with PE than the Kinetic kit. I got the Kinetic one because it was $40 delivered via eBay and the accuracy issue of that kit doesn't bother me. Edited May 11, 2013 by RGronovius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumterIII Posted May 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 Thanks for the info, with a CROWS II mount Kinetic could be a good kit to work with. I don't think anyone makes the net armor, have you seen that anywhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumterIII Posted May 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Hey Robin, saw the Kinetic on ebay so I ordered that version. Reviews said it came with the radios and other gear for the inside where as Panda did not. Thanks for the tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGronovius Posted May 18, 2013 Report Share Posted May 18, 2013 The Panda kit is on sale at Squadron for $30 + $6 something for shipping this week on the web only. So price wise, they are about the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumterIII Posted May 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 (edited) figures, on sale after I already bought. The Kinetic kit came today, looks pretty good from the first look. Minor PE set and a few decals, but the part count is way more than I expected for a kit like this. The last time I did anything like it was a British QUAD Gun Tractor from Tam with the 25pd gun in tow. Not nearly as detailed or big as this one. I ordered the resin wheels from Blast which should be a big improvement over the rubber tires. I also ordered the CROWS II from Blast but the Kinetic kit has option for a 50 or SAW in the turret so I may end up getting a Panda kit and using the CROWS on that one. This armor stuff can be as bad as ships causing a person to drop deep into the abyss of wallet depletion. Edited May 21, 2013 by sumterIII Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGronovius Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 I don't care enough about the subject matter to want to do anything more than an OOB build, but I can see the temptation with all the nice goodies available for either kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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