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U-boat Ty IIA Upgrade from AMP!
Gunny
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Posted: Saturday, September 20, 2008 - 02:52 PM UTC
Are you building or planning on building Special Navy's 1/72 scale Ty IIA U-boat kit? Well take a look at this upcoming upgrade from Accurate Model Parts!

Link to Item

If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!
~Gunny
JimMrr
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Posted: Sunday, September 21, 2008 - 02:16 AM UTC
As a U boat devotee I am VERY excited to see the thought and research put into upgrade sets such as this. While manufacturers will always make mistakes(no offense,guys) its the aftermarket fellas that come in and "tidy up". Im gratified to see the attention to historical accuracy.We truly are in the golden age of modelling
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Posted: Sunday, September 21, 2008 - 06:38 AM UTC
Very nice set. Thanks for the heads up Gunny.

Kenny
MrMox
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Posted: Sunday, September 21, 2008 - 09:26 PM UTC
Interesting, looking forward seeing pictures of the stuff.

Cheers/Jan
wurstsalat
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Posted: Monday, December 08, 2008 - 08:14 PM UTC
Any news, Gunny? I'm very keen to send an order...

Regards
Tom
Gunny
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Posted: Monday, December 08, 2008 - 09:53 PM UTC

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Any news, Gunny? I'm very keen to send an order...

Regards
Tom



Hi Tom!


I spoke with Wink Grise a short time back and he stated that they are still in the process of perfecting the upgrades, mate...this is one of the benefits of AMP products, which is that they aren't satisfied unless it's 100%, in both quality and accuracy, and won't offer the upgrades until such is achieved....so we gotta wait, my friend!

Cheers,
~Gunny
CaptSonghouse
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Posted: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 09:23 AM UTC
Is there any word out on if Special Navy will release other variants of the Type II?

I want to build a IID.

--Karl
MrMox
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Posted: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 08:08 PM UTC
At one point on Micksters site, there was a B and a waterline B from CMK listed, but after the site/shop was redone its gone, so it all boils down to rumours.

But a "B" would be nice, event if it won“t be impossible to convert a "A", a little different turret, a longer hull, guess the deck would be the most demanding part.

Cheers/Jan
wurstsalat
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Posted: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 - 01:12 AM UTC
it's available! Got mine yesterday, it's awesome! http://amp.rokket.biz/index.shtml
MrMox
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Posted: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 - 01:43 AM UTC
Got mine too, expect a review in a few weeks - its gonna take some time doing it properly.

First impressions are "yiiiiha!!"

Cheers/Jan
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Posted: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 - 06:05 AM UTC
Any chance we can talk one of you into doing an in-box review??

MrMox
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Posted: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 - 07:32 AM UTC
Too late Jim, as stated I“m allready talked into it

But its a biiiig set so I need a few weeks to do i properly.

Cheers/Jan
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