jimbrae SAID
Accurate Armour have just announced an interesting selection of New Releases. Included in the list are the more 'conventional' in the shape of Barrels and a Decal sheet. There is also the first in a series of ''Debris'' sets which should have many applications. The full report can be seen: Link to Item If you have comments or questions please post them here. Thanks!

bill_c SAID
This is starting to look like "The Year of the Tilly." Glad to see the AM folks jumping on this. The refuse stuff looks like a real time-saver for dio builders. Stuff that we normally forget about. In looking at real photos of war zones, the sheer volume of trash, rubble, debris and general broken $%^# is astonishing, and frankly under-represented in dios, my own included.

CMOT SAID
Thank you for the news. The four sets of human detritus will most likely be the most useful.

awrc SAID
Have to say I'm a little confused by the Chieftain barrel - the Tamiya kit is hopeless, and anybody wanting to do a good Chieftain would almost certainly buy an Accurate Armour upgrade anyway. I hope this isn't a case of AA having started to sell upgrades for their upgrades. I spent a lot on my Chieftain upgrade and, having done so, wouldn't be happy about having to fork out anther £7 for a new barrel. One thing I noticed on their site - that's slipped by me - is that they now have a very n...

gcdavidson SAID
Those debris sets look great. Perfect for a modern day diorama.

exer SAID
I like the debris sets but 12.16 EUR for the broken wood set - not for me. I know some modelers don't have the time or skills to make these pieces but €2.95 will get me a large Americano and enough wooden coffee stirrers as my concience will allow me to take from Starbucks :) To each his own though.

afv_rob SAID
And the Tilly decals arent exactly 'new', simply taken from AA's earlier full kit release of the Tilly, just check the date the decal sheet in the pic! The Chieftan barrel is indeed an odd one as well. I assume its just taken from one of their extensive conversion and aimed at those wishing to improve small parts, without spending a fortune on a massive conversion. The debris items I do like though, particulaly the discarded drinks bottles!

Dangeroo SAID
Yup, and it looks almost the same as the Hillman Tilly decals. Still a great set though! For the debris: I like the trash and the tires most. Don't see any necessity for the wooden stuff - as Pat said, easy to do yourself. Cheers! Stefan

jimbrae SAID
:[]-- Pat, do you have a particular technique you apply? I started this last summer and found that carelessly wrapping them round serviettes allays suspicion 8) Perhaps a Feature is in order - favorite methods, how to distract waiters etc...? I reckon this year, with SWMBO's help, I can get enough to build a Russian village... ;)

TonyDz SAID
Hardly. It builds into a pretty nice Mk.3 out of the box. Which it is, not a Mk.5 as shown on the box. The 120 barrel is pretty good for a Mk.3. If you want to do later Mk.s yes it takes some work and you need the later barrel from AA or just use one from the Challengr I. It's only been out about 12 years now.