I need a good russian Armor Kit, got any ideas???

Modeling Subjects Armor
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Hi any and all,

I’ve been looking through russian armor kits and none have struck my fancy yet. Can anyone give me some ideas??? Really appreciate it, Thx

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I don’t have any ideas, but have you looked through the kits available at HobbyTerra (Subject: Tanks)?

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Thx Bayonet, I found one that I could keep in mind. It dosent strike my fancy to much though.

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Which one were you looking at?

Is there anything in particular you’re looking for? Or just something that jumps out - something out of the ordinary?

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I was looking at the T34/85 NVA type 63 Medium Tank. Im looking for something that you dont see in every picture of the Eastern Front. Thank you =)

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Why don’t you try Trumeter latest release: the IS-3… It is said to be a nice kit and I think the IS-3 just look awesome…

If you want something different but do not mind working for it, try a radar station based on the ZIL-157 truck, used post-war including in Viet-Nam…

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how about some post WW 2 soviet armour like T-72 or T-80 also Soviet APC are pretty cool

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I think Tamiya have just released a T-55 tank.

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Thanks all I’ll look into these

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From the reviews I have read, the new T-55 from Tamiya could possibly be one of their best kits. I have seen pictures, it is the best T-55 from any kit producer. I’m getting one soon.

Mark

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I have seen the Dragon T34/85 and it is sweet! their t34 hulls fit together well and I’ve had good luck with them. They also make the NVA verision you reffered to I’d snap it up

Tracy

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I saw an article in a magazine once for a tank that had DUAL tracks. I think it was russian? That thing really caught my attention and just about turned me into an armor builder. I have no idea what the tank name/model was… sorry…
I’ll take a look to see if I can find the mag tonight and update you later…

M.

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I recently built Fujimi’s 1/76 JS-IIM, and it is a gem. Great detail (the tracks are incredible!) and an easy, stress-free build.

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t34

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This isn’t a tank but I built an Italeri kit of a Russian Katyusha Truck which was a fun build and different from previous kits I had done. It’s probably a bit hard to find though…

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I’ve got the Tamiya T-55 kit and it’s reviews are well deserved. It practically goes together on it’s own. The Tamiya T-72 is also an excellent model as is the DML T-34/85, model 1944 and their T-34/85 with modern decals. The Trumpeter JS-3m is a good choice if you want to build an Egyptian tank. DML also has a decent range of APC’s (bmp-1, bmp-2, btr-70, btr-80) which build up into good models. They are also being released again by Zvesda.

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My idea is for you to get CKIQ (SKIF)'s Grad MB-21. It’s a very nice
Russian 6x6 truck equipped with 40 Rocket Launchers. So typical of
Russian armor, and so cool!.
Unfortunately I have only low-res pics of this one to show on my site:
http://www.falconbbs.com/model8.htm

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I like the SU-122 myself…plus it lends itself to adding a great interior. =)