8 New Kits from Tamiya

Why does the Achilles kit have counter weights? It doesn't look like a plane.... Looks like some good stuff anyways.

Achilles & Saratoga: two models that get my heart pounding!

reboxing low grade italeri trash shame on you tamiya

Sorry but I don't find comments like this either accurate, informative or productive. What is the point other than to start a troll war? Please rethink this kind of 'trash' comment before you post.

I wouldn't call them counter weights as they are not there to balance anything. They are there (as far as I can tell) because although Tamiya has grudgingly given up on the metal hulls they dont want to admit that the extra weight thing was not a terribly useful idea. At least not for me.

I think they are using an ICM Pak36(r) ..nice gun kit.

I am going to preorder the mk Iv male tank now!

Curse you Tamiya........trying my best to seriously thin out my stash and you release this one!!!!! Awesome!! Randy

I wouldn't call them counter weights as they are not there to balance anything. They are there (as far as I can tell) because although Tamiya has grudgingly given up on the metal hulls they dont want to admit that the extra weight thing was not a terribly useful idea. At least not for me.[/quote] One is clearly marked on the front of the box as "Large Turret Counterweight". The other 4 go in the lower hull to add weight as you say. Making a small light-weight kit a little more weighty seems like a good idea to me. Jim