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Trumpeter's KZKT-537L Image Report
jimbrae
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Provincia de Lugo, Spain / Espaņa
Joined: April 23, 2003
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Posted: Sunday, September 21, 2008 - 01:02 AM UTC
Another ''advance'' from next month''s Tokyo Show - this time with Trumpeter''s 1/35th scale model of the KZKT-537L. The photo-report can be seen:

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If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!

junxter
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Indiana, United States
Joined: December 28, 2006
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Posted: Sunday, September 21, 2008 - 08:20 AM UTC
wow the thumbprint on that wheel must be from Goliath
Hisham
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Al Qahirah, Egypt / لعربية
Joined: July 23, 2004
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Posted: Sunday, September 21, 2008 - 11:24 AM UTC
A most welcome release. Thank you, Trumpeter, for offering some diversity!

Hisham
Jacques
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Minnesota, United States
Joined: March 04, 2003
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Posted: Sunday, September 21, 2008 - 12:19 PM UTC
Cautiously optimistic, but it looks like Trumpeter may have "fixed" their wheel tread problem. Will have to see a "live" kit before I draw any conclusions.
Yoni_Lev
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Washington, United States
Joined: September 20, 2007
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Posted: Sunday, September 21, 2008 - 01:29 PM UTC

This kit looks promising, even with the thumbprint (is that a kit detail, or an aftermarket one?). And the tires do look more prototypical, although we'll have to wait and see...

In all honesty, I'll probably buy one of these beasts regardless of the kit reviews, just because it looks so darn cool.

-YL



TacFireGuru
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Colorado, United States
Joined: December 25, 2004
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Posted: Sunday, September 21, 2008 - 01:41 PM UTC

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wow the thumbprint on that wheel must be from Goliath


Damn, that does kind of stick out doesn't it?

All in all though, an interesting rendition....should be pretty nice.

Mike
Nito74
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Lisboa, Portugal
Joined: March 04, 2008
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Posted: Monday, September 22, 2008 - 06:20 AM UTC
I'll get one of these for sure...
Hope to see more versions of it... command versions, engineering, etc..
Don't know how many versions there are, but I hope to see them all
thomokiwi
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Christchurch, New Zealand
Joined: January 11, 2006
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Posted: Monday, September 22, 2008 - 10:04 PM UTC
I only make the odd truck. This could be another. Looks like a nice Kit.
Panzergrenadier44
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Iran / فارسى
Joined: January 30, 2008
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Posted: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 - 12:08 PM UTC
What kinda of truck is it? Prime-mover?
TacFireGuru
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Colorado, United States
Joined: December 25, 2004
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Posted: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 - 01:26 PM UTC

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What kinda of truck is it? Prime-mover?


From Russian Defense Business Directory:


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four-axle ballasted prime mover KZKT-537L for towing aircraft up to 200 tons and heavy-load trailers up to 75 tons


Mike
guni-kid
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Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Joined: July 21, 2007
KitMaker: 521 posts
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Posted: Friday, October 03, 2008 - 07:08 AM UTC
Just look at some pictures of military parades in Moscow from the last 30 years: there they are, towing some extra-heavy intercontinental missiles( I guess with nuclear load...)

So, yeah, they were used mostly as prime movers in this version. I mean the whole concept is that of a prime mover or tank transporter.
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