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Tauro 1/400 Italian cruisers?
Halfyank
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Posted: Saturday, September 15, 2007 - 02:41 PM UTC
A LHS has two of these kits on the discount rack for $20 a piece. I gather they are older Tauro kits. I've seen the kits built in galleries online but haven't hear danything about how they are to build. Anybody build one of these?

blaster76
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Posted: Saturday, September 15, 2007 - 03:45 PM UTC
I picked up the Mini-hobbies 350 scale version (Pola) off of Ebay a month or so ago for around $15. I've seen better and I've seen worse kits. The hardest part will be getting accuarte measures to do the red nd white stripes and finding replacement props to get rid of those abysmal motorized 3 bladders
skipper
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Posted: Sunday, September 16, 2007 - 12:53 AM UTC
Hi Rodger

I have never built (or own) any of the Tauro ships, but I remember seing them in our club expo's and they will built fine models! They include PE fret which is a good touch!
For US$20.00 is a good deal
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Halfyank
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Posted: Sunday, September 16, 2007 - 02:27 AM UTC
Thanks Skip. I don't recall the box mentioning any PE but I do see that Squadron has several generic sets from various manufacturers for rails. Who knows, I may pick up one to build, and one to sell.



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