Bronco announces a new Hungarian Turán II

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I am very glad that they are doing the Turan series. I'll pick this one up but I am mostly glad that it looks like the Turan III will indeed be out.

What an interesting approach to AFVs that late in the war...hate to be inside when the dome rivets are sheared-off at high speed. Nasty.

Great news! The factory was called Weiss Manfréd Steel and Metal Works, Csepel Iron and Metal Works was the post-war communist era name ("Csepel" is actually the Danube island the factory was built upon, Weiss Manfréd was the original owner up to 1944). The story of the tank started with the Hungarians wanting to buy a manufacturing license for the Skoda T35 or the PzIV. The Germans did not allowed this because of their laws did not allow selling the plans of their active service vehicles. So the Hungarians bought the documentation and prototype of the in-progress Skoda T-21 tank and this became the Turán after several modifications. One of the few advantages of the Turán was its relative small size which became handy in the narrow roads of the mountain areas.

Thanks for the insightful history.

I have been waiting for this one for a long time, great news!

Very welcome release, my favourite Turán of the series. Too bad about the box-art though. I had hoped for something inspiring along the lines of the recent IBG 1/72 Turán II box-art, but in the end, what counts is the kit, ofcourse!