Re: [Epic] A couple of different questions

From: Alan E & Carmel J Brain <aebrain_at_...>
Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 18:39:48 +1000

Luca Fazio wrote:

> > LCT's are also difficult. Some Italian company made some in mixed scale
> > (ie a 1/300 LCT with a seat and a 1//87 plastic toy soldier manning it)
> > which after conversion looks OK. But frankly, scratch-building is the
> > way to go on these.
>
> you are speking of the old Atlantic boxed set called "operazioni anfibie" !!
> Yes, they are 1/300 sold with 1/72 toy soldier !!!

Yes, you're right.

> For a long time I found this LCT almost useless... but never thrown away a
> minis !!! it can be useful some years later (well after 18 years they were used
> in an ampohibious landing by XXVI cadian infantry regiment to retake an ork
> stronghold in a large island !)
>
> Sadly this boxes is out of production, but you can find old "collectors boxes
> or resin cast copies (in the USA there are several shops on Inet that sell a
> lot of old Atlantic stuff !)

Many Thanks for this info.
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