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Re: Gecko Models
« Reply #125 on: July 02, 2025, 03:28:20 PM »
Might be worth getting, just for the COW gun on the rear.

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Re: Gecko Models
« Reply #126 on: July 05, 2025, 12:58:06 AM »





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Re: Gecko Models
« Reply #127 on: July 05, 2025, 07:41:13 AM »
Oh my giddy aunt  :icon_alabanza: :icon_alabanza:

As much as it is Gecko.... must have, must have  :-*

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Re: Gecko Models
« Reply #128 on: July 05, 2025, 09:10:25 AM »
Oh my giddy aunt  :icon_alabanza: :icon_alabanza:

As much as it is Gecko.... must have, must have  :-*

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Re: Gecko Models
« Reply #129 on: July 05, 2025, 10:33:00 AM »
"Oh, the pain... the PAIN!"


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Re: Gecko Models
« Reply #130 on: July 06, 2025, 02:55:15 AM »
 ;D ;D ;D

Much as I have always wanted to scale-o-rama a Matilda I into a 'Land monitor' along the lines of the USS Monitor, I'll have to pass.
« Last Edit: July 06, 2025, 02:57:34 AM by Dr. YoKai »

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Re: Gecko Models
« Reply #131 on: July 06, 2025, 10:25:30 AM »
Never tried Gecko, they not so good?

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Re: Gecko Models
« Reply #132 on: July 06, 2025, 12:33:26 PM »
Never tried Gecko, they not so good?

Matter of opinion, the kits are great subjects but can be very fiddly to build as they have large parts count and sometimes quite baffling parts breakdown. For example take some armoured car suspension of their Daimler kit.. the kit is very nicely detailed.
Do you really need this many parts to do something Tamiya would probably do in 3 parts or less ? Accurate Armour did it in one. Considering if the wheel is on you see almost zip.

do this 4 times, one per wheel.

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Re: Gecko Models
« Reply #133 on: July 07, 2025, 12:59:08 AM »
Apparently they are trying to reproduce each part of the real vehicle. I can imagine some getting in to that. Not me.

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Re: Gecko Models
« Reply #134 on: July 07, 2025, 01:30:34 AM »
Plus excessive use of PE where plastic would look just as good (and possibly more to scale). The extra parts in areas that will never be seen is annoying and a waste. More than most other kits, you have to study the instruction sheet in great detail to ID the parts that are going to be hidden or superfluous.

Their part fit is good to mediocre, attachment points can be too small, especially in areas that have to be firmly and squarely in place, because they act as alignment points for other parts.

The suspension spring assembly in the image Brian posted is a perfect example of all their sins.
« Last Edit: July 07, 2025, 01:32:16 AM by Frank3k »

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Re: Gecko Models
« Reply #135 on: July 08, 2025, 07:05:22 PM »
Never tried Gecko, they not so good?

Matter of opinion, the kits are great subjects but can be very fiddly to build as they have large parts count and sometimes quite baffling parts breakdown. For example take some armoured car suspension of their Daimler kit.. the kit is very nicely detailed.
Do you really need this many parts to do something Tamiya would probably do in 3 parts or less ? Accurate Armour did it in one. Considering if the wheel is on you see almost zip.

do this 4 times, one per wheel.

Thanks