Well what i’m asking is I have built a flyingtank now at one model show I have gone to put it in misulanious aircraft. I i was just asking you all if I can post it here (theres no place for misulanious aircraft here) Help?? Oh yeha the model type is the KT-40 Flying Tank made from a T-60 Light tank. I scratch built the glider part. The tank comes from a Company called RPM. Here’s the images;
Sorry for the fuzzy pix they where tacking before I got my Digital cam. Now a new pic of the finish build. Oh one thing I built this for a show here in louisiana.
I put the Walker buldog in so you could see how big it is in 1/35 scale. Please tell me if I’m in the right place and what you all think of my build. Now I know I’m not the first to build this subject some guy bet me to the punch from the UK.
You have my vote to post it here, in armor, and also in the scratchbuilding forum. Good subject. I think I’ve seen a kit of the KT before too, but I don’t remember who did it.
That is an incredible enigma! I thought it was just a ficticious vehicle too, but it seems i am wrong in my assumptions. Very nice build! Now i’m just wondering if there is anything else in the modelling world that will be able to top that…
It did indeed get airborne, but under some conditions. The turret was removed, and I’m pretty sure the engine was, too. And then, ONLY then, did it BARELY get into the air.
This was actually a small mockup- the “operational” version would have used much larger wings with a larger tank (not an armor expert- not sure which one was to be used) towed aloft by the military version of the ANT-20 “Maxim Gorky”. The military ANT-20 fell through after the crash of the “Gorky” though, and the concept of a gliding tank pretty much died with it.
And yes, Anigrand makes a 1/72 resin kit of it. But a 1/35 (yes?) is a first. Very nice job!!
(Okay a few alterations. The turret wasn’t removed- the gun was. AFAIK, the engine remained. And the large version was set to be towed by a pair of ANT-20s.)
Exactly. Paratroopers are a great idea, but once they’re on the ground, they lack any type of heavy artillery/protection. This was an attempt to rectify this problem.
Don’t we do almost the same thing now, only using heavy-lift helos instead of gliders? If so, it just shows that the concept is valid- this practice of using a glider, though, is somewhat flawed.
Thanks every one on how you all liked the build. I have not read all the rules for posting images on the site yet but I will post some images of the tank’s interior that didn’t come in the kit.
This is the left side wall and front of tha T-60 tank, an floor with driver’s seat:
This is the right side wall with engine:
an just some more of the glider before painting:
I am going back an addinding a tank driver figure to tha tank I’m working on that now.
Nice pics! Image posting rules here are pretty laid back. Any of your own work is fine, even the hopelessly fuzzy, out of focus ones ([;)]). Be wary of direct linking images that are NOT yours, but that’s just for the copyright issues that surround them. I’ve been guilty of posting one or two here and I haven’t had a problem yet, but… it’s something to be aware of.
And of course, nothing lewd or incredibly graphic. But really, who wants to see those anyway?
Nice work on the interior, also, and welcome to the boards!
The main problem with the flying tank was its center of gravity. With a big metal tank in the front, and what is essentially a boxkite in the back, you don’t have to be an engineer to know that it is going to be unstable. A test pilot might make it to the ground alive, but a Russian tanker who can probably barely drive the tank on the ground? They would auger it in like a lawn dart. America and Britain also considered this idea before the Russians, but they faced the same problems.
Hay Fuster your right on the only resun I picked the tank driver was I have a kit full of USSR soldiers, so i picked parts from the others to make him look like he was just siting there. ( I like the head gear detail. when I was put on the right arm there was a big gap between his arm an body I filled the space in with Testors white putty once it was dry I just carved the fabric shapes in it. the fitst time I started on it I did it rong so I made a pic of my self sitting the same way I pose d him so I could get the way the lines fall from my arm or shoulders to my pants. I hope I get the face right, I have a lot of books on how to do the body & face. I’ll post soon.
Oh an about the other Flying tanks he’s right on that to. I was thinking of doing the UK version sins the US version has no diagram or drawing. I’m still thinking on that.
Hey, I wasnt criticizing your build in any way, you are a braver man than I am, because I have been kicking around the idea to build this thing for years. Did you have any plans or good reference material? Everything I find on the web about this thing contradicts everything else.
I also like the look of the Baynes Bat (British tank glider) but I think they never built a real one.
According to wikipedia (roll your eyes as you will), one Baynes Bat was built, but only a 1/3 scale prototype. A tank was never fitted because a sutable tank was never produced. Probably a good thing…
You should pose the tanker as if running for his life away from this infernal machine! [:D]At the time the concept was indeed valid, as it is today, however the technology just didn’t exist then. Even now a true “tank”, or aircraft to transport it, is unavailable for this purpose.
