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MiniArt: T-55A Polish ProductionMaki
Senior Editor
Croatia Hrvatska
Joined: February 13, 2002
KitMaker: 5,579 posts
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Joined: February 13, 2002
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Armorama: 2,988 posts
Posted: Friday, March 13, 2020 - 07:05 AM UTC
After returning to normal operations here at Armorama, we're posting the news received during the site outage. Here's the first MiniArt announcement, a new kit in T-55 series.
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Taeuss
Manitoba, Canada
Joined: January 03, 2016
KitMaker: 3,791 posts
Armorama: 3,778 posts
Joined: January 03, 2016
KitMaker: 3,791 posts
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Posted: Friday, March 13, 2020 - 12:36 PM UTC
Nice that MiniArt offers it but I personally wouldn't have a clue as to what differentiates a Polish version from any other. Power to those that do know; they'll also be buying it.
RobinNilsson
TOS Moderator
Stockholm, Sweden
Joined: November 29, 2006
KitMaker: 6,693 posts
Armorama: 5,562 posts
Joined: November 29, 2006
KitMaker: 6,693 posts
Armorama: 5,562 posts
Posted: Saturday, March 14, 2020 - 10:40 AM UTC
Different layout of the engine deck.
The Tamiya kit many years ago had the Soviet engine deck BUT they inlcuded markings for two Polish tanks. There was also markings for a Czech tank.
The Polish markings were useless, at least for those who knew too much, since the kit did not contain the Polish engine deck.
The Czech engine deck is different from both the Polish and the Soviet one so those markings were "useless" too.
The Czech and the Soviet versions have the same mantlet but the Polish one is different.
lots more here: https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/167910&page=1
/ Robin
The Tamiya kit many years ago had the Soviet engine deck BUT they inlcuded markings for two Polish tanks. There was also markings for a Czech tank.
The Polish markings were useless, at least for those who knew too much, since the kit did not contain the Polish engine deck.
The Czech engine deck is different from both the Polish and the Soviet one so those markings were "useless" too.
The Czech and the Soviet versions have the same mantlet but the Polish one is different.
lots more here: https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/167910&page=1
/ Robin
Taeuss
Manitoba, Canada
Joined: January 03, 2016
KitMaker: 3,791 posts
Armorama: 3,778 posts
Joined: January 03, 2016
KitMaker: 3,791 posts
Armorama: 3,778 posts
Posted: Saturday, March 14, 2020 - 02:43 PM UTC
See what I mean? Robin gets it.
RobinNilsson
TOS Moderator
Stockholm, Sweden
Joined: November 29, 2006
KitMaker: 6,693 posts
Armorama: 5,562 posts
Joined: November 29, 2006
KitMaker: 6,693 posts
Armorama: 5,562 posts
Posted: Saturday, March 14, 2020 - 08:57 PM UTC
UGBEAR
Canada
Joined: December 01, 2011
KitMaker: 248 posts
Armorama: 247 posts
Joined: December 01, 2011
KitMaker: 248 posts
Armorama: 247 posts
Posted: Sunday, March 15, 2020 - 03:53 AM UTC
another T-55, hope miniart make a T-72 with the same awesome quality.