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Posted: Wednesday, May 10, 2017 - 12:40 AM UTC

Trumpeter announces the release of a 1/350 scale Italian Heavy Cruiser Zara.
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Posted: Wednesday, May 10, 2017 - 12:58 AM UTC
Am I right, is this a complete retool and not a repop of an earlier kit?
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Si
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Posted: Wednesday, May 10, 2017 - 01:12 AM UTC
Si,  I have found nothing supporting "new tooling" or not yet.   Tough to say one way or the other until someone who is intimate with the first pop looks at this one!  
 
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Posted: Wednesday, May 10, 2017 - 07:45 AM UTC
I am inclined to think it is totally new.  They are doing more than one of these
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Posted: Wednesday, May 10, 2017 - 07:54 AM UTC
I still have most of a partially constructed Pola.  I don't know how much the old Pola and Zara had in common.  But the sprues here look nothing like the sprues in Pola's box.
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Posted: Friday, May 12, 2017 - 01:21 AM UTC
Thanks guys,
Sounds hopeful, they are elegant looking ships, would be very tempted if trumpy have made a decent fist of her.
Cheers
Si.