Beyond The Sprues
General Category => Market Place => New Model Kit News/Reviews => Topic started by: Jeffry Fontaine on June 01, 2014, 05:32:31 AM
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Frank Richter has kindly provided us with an in the box review of Merit's U.S. M19 Tank Transporter with Hard Top Cab (1:35th scale, kit number 63501) (http://www.modellversium.de/kit/artikel.php?id=9890)
(http://a.modellversium.de/kit/bilder/8/9/0/9890-tumb.jpg) (http://www.modellversium.de/kit/artikel.php?id=9890)
Merit International LLC web page link (http://www.merit-intl.com/)
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Wow! It comes with a complimentary truck! ;)
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1/16 scale MRAP
(http://s110.photobucket.com/user/Hishambas/media/00MRAP_1Medium_zpsecd5f7e0.jpg.html)
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Restock coming Mid-Late August
1/35 British HMS X Craft Submarine
(https://scontent-lax1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xta1/v/t1.0-9/11230851_883859711705605_7657810685901084451_n.jpg?oh=d16032e30c7adaabb7f4de5b5a12313d&oe=56487D18)
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3rd Quarter 2015 Release: 1/48 Gladiator Mk.I
(https://scontent-lax1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-atn1/t31.0-8/11708043_881471455277764_1720815265665167613_o.jpg)
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Also 3rd Quarter 2015 release: 1/35 Soviet Navy G-5 PT Boat
(https://scontent-lax1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtf1/t31.0-8/s2048x2048/11731640_881469001944676_4912443586444548943_o.jpg)
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Sweet! I'd be tempted to get it for the box art alone!
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It is impressive isn't it. The G-5 was an interesting design that used a hydroplaning hull (see below image) and was mainly built from duralumin which saved a significant amount of weight. They were used not only by the Soviets but also by the Spanish Republican Navy during the Spanish Civil War, Finland (captured ones) and even the North Koreans after the war.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Lancha_G-5.svg/1600px-Lancha_G-5.svg.png)
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How were the torpedoes deployed? It looks like they slid off the stern; then what, accelerated beneath the G-5? Or did the G-5 turn away after dropping the fish? Anybody know? Just curious.
Chuck
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From wiki:
"The two torpedoes were carried in troughs set into the rear deck in a manner derived from that used by the British WW I-era coastal motor boats captured by the Soviets during Russian Civil War. The torpedoes were shoved out the back of the trough by an arbor with a bell-shaped head that was activated by an explosive charge, but the torpedo motor was not activated until a wire trailing from the boat snapped, giving the boat time to turn away from the target. This launching system was very light, but it required additional training to properly aim the torpedo and prior coordination when making massed torpedo attacks to prevent the boats from ramming each other or the torpedoes."
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Fascinating...