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Help with MIG - JS II turret numbers
vanhall
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Groningen, Netherlands
Joined: January 23, 2007
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Posted: Monday, April 14, 2008 - 06:38 AM UTC
Hi, I'm busy with my 1st ever Russian Armour build, Tamiya's JS II. Still a long way to go but I'll soon be wanting to get the turret markings on..Here:

The kit decals are for a Polish unit, a Czech unit or Russian units in Berlin. I was wanting to depict a Russian unit in Hungary in Jan/Feb '45. I have discovered that there were many JSII's in Hungary in this period, the majority from the 23rd Tank Corps and the 7th Mech. Corps.
I ordered these MIG dry transfers for the kit and hoped there would be a markings guide included but there isn't.

Does anyone have knowledge of these markings or of the markings of the 23rd Tank Corps or the 7th Mech. Corps? ..or know where I might find any info.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Yours, the Russian novice.
Nito74
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Posted: Monday, April 14, 2008 - 07:04 AM UTC
No idea but like the painting job !
04090
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Posted: Monday, April 14, 2008 - 09:29 AM UTC
H i
out of all those i was able to find one for the 78 heavy Regt it is the top four triangles
Ii
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Hi, I'm busy with my 1st ever Russian Armour build, Tamiya's JS II. Still a long way to go but I'll soon be wanting to get the turret markings on..Here:

The kit decals are for a Polish unit, a Czech unit or Russian units in Berlin. I was wanting to depict a Russian unit in Hungary in Jan/Feb '45. I have discovered that there were many JSII's in Hungary in this period, the majority from the 23rd Tank Corps and the 7th Mech. Corps.
I ordered these MIG dry transfers for the kit and hoped there would be a markings guide included but there isn't.

Does anyone have knowledge of these markings or of the markings of the 23rd Tank Corps or the 7th Mech. Corps? ..or know where I might find any info.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Yours, the Russian novice.
04090
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Joined: September 13, 2006
KitMaker: 257 posts
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Posted: Monday, April 14, 2008 - 09:30 AM UTC
H i
out of all those i was able to find one for the 78 heavy Regt it is the top four triangles
with a dome in it .
yours cyril
Ii
Quoted Text

Hi, I'm busy with my 1st ever Russian Armour build, Tamiya's JS II. Still a long way to go but I'll soon be wanting to get the turret markings on..Here:

The kit decals are for a Polish unit, a Czech unit or Russian units in Berlin. I was wanting to depict a Russian unit in Hungary in Jan/Feb '45. I have discovered that there were many JSII's in Hungary in this period, the majority from the 23rd Tank Corps and the 7th Mech. Corps.
I ordered these MIG dry transfers for the kit and hoped there would be a markings guide included but there isn't.

Does anyone have knowledge of these markings or of the markings of the 23rd Tank Corps or the 7th Mech. Corps? ..or know where I might find any info.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Yours, the Russian novice.
t34-85
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Posted: Monday, April 14, 2008 - 10:37 PM UTC

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Does anyone have knowledge of these markings or of the markings of the 23rd Tank Corps or the 7th Mech. Corps?


There's a famous picture of two IS-2's of the 30th Guards Tank Regiment clearing trees in a forest near Budapest. They're both in solid green with no markings except for the hull numbers on the forward side of the turrets: 33 and what appears to be 62. The photo is on page 48 of "Stalin's heavy tanks" (Armor at war series, Concord Publications.) This is the style and size of the numbers (I know, this one isn't an IS-2m but an earlier version):

http://www.modellbahnecke.de/bilder/fujimi/2870471.jpg

If you're looking for a fancier camouflage, this one might interest you, although I don't know what unit it belonged to:

http://www.fprado.com/armorsite/TIGER-1%20PICS/iosef-stalin-2.jpg
vanhall
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Posted: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 - 09:25 AM UTC
Thanks very much for the info Cyril and t34-85.. I'll have a look for the 'Stalin's heavy tanks' book, the '3' in your '43' pic looks the same style as the '103' on the decals sheet.. The camo JS looks interesting, but I think I'll stick with plain green this time..
Thanks again..
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