"M51 IDF Sherman" Topic
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| jony663 | 18 Nov 2016 5:29 a.m. PST |
Wanted to share this blog post with others interested in the M51 used by the IDF in 1967 on the West Bank and 1973 on the Golan. A great vehicle that gamers have several choices to choose from. link So do you have a favorite? Jon
lebanon1982.blogspot.com |
| dwight shrute | 18 Nov 2016 7:03 a.m. PST |
does he mean QRF , I didn't know SHQ did 15mm ??? |
| Chuckaroobob | 18 Nov 2016 7:12 a.m. PST |
I own some of the Quality Castings ones, I've always had a soft spot for tanks with crazy guns. |
| jony663 | 18 Nov 2016 8:39 a.m. PST |
That was a typo Dwight that I am fixing |
| jony663 | 21 Nov 2016 6:43 p.m. PST |
So do I take it there is not a lot of interest in the M51or in AIW battles? |
| Borscope | 26 Nov 2016 11:35 p.m. PST |
I am a huge fan of the M51. That being said, the Command Decision and QRF were major disappointments. Weird sizing/casting "squashed" looks, poor casting/track gaps, etc. I picked up some Battlefront ones in a box set (on clearance, too!) and am well pleased. I've found that a lot of the pre-2010s 15mm resurgence companies are of the mindset of "as long as it sort of looks like it, it's good", but that's not cutting it anymore. When GHQ 1/285 stuff looks better, but you're charging almost as much as Battlefront, there's an issue. |
| jony663 | 06 Dec 2016 4:12 a.m. PST |
So true, I think Battlefront did a great service in making great looking models. It has brought the hobby up a notch. That was one of the reasons I was impressed with the M51 from Gaming Models, it was so superior in design and easy on the wallet for those off items. For the record I believe I also picked up the Battle Front M51 at a discount table. |
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goes beyond the straight line.