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Vehicle ID help please.
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Posted: Monday, February 08, 2010 - 01:13 AM UTC
I was watchning an episode of the "World at War" the other day and this vehicle caught my eye. It is the full track vehcile with a very square truck body that is seen at 40 secs in the 1941 May Day clip. Can anyone ID this please?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfWq09jXWZY
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Posted: Monday, February 08, 2010 - 01:24 AM UTC
Far more educated people than me inhabit these boards, but looks like a Voroshilovets tractor to me.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voroshilovets_artillery_tractor#Artillery_tractors

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Posted: Monday, February 08, 2010 - 01:40 AM UTC
I'd rather think they are Komintern heavy artillery tractors :


More info and pics here :
http://www.o5m6.de/komintern.html

HTH

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Posted: Monday, February 08, 2010 - 04:19 AM UTC
Donald, Frenchy... Thnaks for the answers.. Both llok cool but you nailed it Frenchy. I should have also asked the 1st go 'round... Does it exsist in a kit?
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Posted: Monday, February 08, 2010 - 09:23 AM UTC
It just came out this year.

Edit: Before reading Frenchy's post I saw hte words "Voroshilovets Tractor," which is indeed a new Trumpeter release. The one pictured is a whole different animal. My bad....
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Posted: Monday, February 08, 2010 - 09:58 AM UTC
They do appear to be Kominterrn tractors.

http://www.morozov.com.ua/eng/body/traktors/komintern.php?menu=traktors.php

MiniArt has had a Voroshilovets heavy artillery tractor in the works for some time.



Hopefully there's some artillery pieces planned for it to pull !!!
Cheers

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Posted: Monday, February 08, 2010 - 10:07 AM UTC
Azimut Productions had released a resin 1/35th scale Komintern tractor, but it's OOP...
http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/yellow-td/article?mid=2164&prev=2221&next=2148

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Posted: Monday, February 08, 2010 - 11:56 PM UTC
Like I said, far more educated people.

I will however note that my wiki article of dubious quality also contained the Komintern

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Posted: Monday, February 08, 2010 - 11:59 PM UTC

Quoted Text

Hopefully there's some artillery pieces planned for it to pull !!!


There is indeed:

https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/153211&page=1
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Posted: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 - 12:03 AM UTC

Quoted Text

MiniArt has had a Voroshilovets heavy artillery tractor in the works for some time.


They have and there is some doubt as to whether it will actually be produced. However, i'm waiting for word back from the company - when I do, i'll let you know its status..

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