Miniarm send us a preview of their latest upcoming conversion kit in 1/35 scale, the T-55AM.

Extensive multimedia kit covers photo etch, resin, and turned metal barrel.

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Thanks!

It looks great !
And this is a the Russian KTD designator which fills the gap as we just had the Czech version up to now.

I agree Olivier, I had to scratch build the KTD on my last T-55!

It's great to see it in resin in this kit, although I beleive you can still find modelpoint KTD parts, although they are very difficult to find.

this is a really beautifull set. The AM vehicles are probably my favourite type of Fiddy-fy. Maybe I should get my hands on this.

Hello

If you are interested in kit content, you can check my recent review here

http://www.dishmodels.ru/gshow.htm?p=9862

There is no comparison with a drawing or photo of the prototype.

Taras, it's kit content and not comparison review. Will you be so kind to share drawings and blueprints you have for AM?

As for the drawings and blueprints the question is not for me. I'm not a reviewer, unlike you. And I don't propose to read it to others. If you can not bring a photo at least for compared to the original. For example like Terry Ashley. Why mention in this review about absolutely corrected details (...rating 5)?
Words must be confirm I think.

You can point on mistakes in this conversion?
There are different reviews: firs look review and comparison review with pics, blueprints an drawings.
If you don't like my review, you can make yours.

And you mentioned Terry Ashley:
http://www.perthmilitarymodelling.com/reviews/vehicles/tamiya/tam35322.html
In this review I couldnt finde any pics.

I can recommend this conversion as I couldn't find big mistakes in it and it's quality is top notch. You can see it on pics.

...Will you be so kind to buy me this set?

Now serious...
I probably wait for review from Pavel or Valery.
...And I will recommend it to others. I think.
Your rewiew is not bad.
But
would not be amiss even in a such review justify your opinion about quality.
How Pavel or Valery do.




Build Detail Images

ATTENTION for all T-55AM conversion set buyers.

Some more bad news about miniarm "cool" product.

http://s3.postimage.org/53g6m03q0/5814364.jpg
http://s2.postimage.org/6c0dkoawo/6363320.jpg
http://s2.postimage.org/6c0ijace0/4638906.jpg

Hope this helps.

By the way, this set not includes the washer fluid tank and the lines to the driver's triplexes.

http://postimage.org/image/33fewp7l0/

Thanks for the heads up Taras.

Hello Talib,

Download doesn´t work.

Andreas

please notice the elevation

And so what?
Now tell us what was made for it. Please don't tell that you bought it like this.
On miniarm site we can see this defect too
http://miniarm.com/_DSC0591_600.jpg

This means that kit was designed for elevated barrel.
On miniarm site we can see, than kit was assebmled wrong.
There are practicaly no additional work to set cover and barrel in elevated position.

Miniarm instruction don't say about it so if you make it OOTB without reference pics - you will make the same mistake.

All miniarm kits have very bad instructions, I wrote it in my review. So I advise to everyone use reference pics for construction.

Kit doesn't include washer tank for drivers periscopes, thats true. This is minus for this kit. As about lines to periscopes, I prefer coper wires for it.

P.S.
Taras, it's very kind, that you inform people about problems in miniarm kits. but try not to post wrong rumors:-)

On these photos can be clearly seen, the mantlet cover was reworked.
http://s1.postimage.org/4fm2xutlk/untitled.jpg
http://s2.postimage.org/4i961nk3c/untit.jpg
This defect is serious than the lack of washing box.
And what misior will do with this?
Who knows how many more defects we will find.

yes, i made 1 mm diagonal cut n upper side of mantlet cover, becouse the hole for barrel is designed for elevated barrel. It doesn't fit well without this small correction.
I think it's sculptor mistake (mantlet cover was sculpted by Sergey Menelay, sculptor of Evolution).

It becomes really serious problem, if you have no modeling knife:-)

Any more "serious" problems in this kit, Taras?

Does this one error detract from what appears to be an otherwise very nice conversion? If this is the only issue then I don't think its going to stop me buying the kit. Its annoying but a pretty easy mistake to correct.

I regret for this problem, but we have already corrected it

Best regards,
Igor

http://www.network54.com/Forum/47209/thread/1314291923/ATTENTION+for+all+T-55AM+conversion+set+buyers.

Igor
Maybe an idea to let people know on Missing lynx, for those that dont visit here..

Andy

We will definitely let you know.
All the best!

Igor
Maybe an idea to let people know on Missing lynx, for those that dont visit here..

Andy





Yes,
it is desirable but I there am not registered