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Zvezda's 1/35th T-90: First Images
jimbrae
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Provincia de Lugo, Spain / España
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Posted: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 - 06:13 AM UTC
An awful lot of people have been waiting to see this one. Here are the first images of [b]Zvezda's[/b[ T-90.



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If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!

Hisham
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Posted: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 - 06:17 AM UTC
I'm not qualified to speak about accuracy and all that... but I think it looks like it'll be a nice, and welcome kit.

Hisham
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Posted: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 - 06:21 AM UTC
It looks very good to me, certainly better than the older zvezda kits.
vonHengest
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Posted: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 - 06:24 AM UTC
It already looks better than anything out there, save the pricey resin conversion kits. It looks like Zvezda is really refining their kit's crispness and detail. I've been skeptical of their kits because my only personal experience is with their older kits which obviously weren't the best out there. However that said, Dragon went through the same stage in their early years and look at how far they've come. I wonder if the plastic on the new Zvezda kits has improved in quality, or if it is still soft. Has anyone here had any personal experience working with the newer kits?
jointhepit
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Posted: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 - 06:56 AM UTC
one picture, and I had to get some hankey to clean to drool from my mouth, looks like it's on par wit the new trumpie stuff, I like it!, and if they don't ask 50 euro's a peice , I'm sure to stock some in my attic seeing how long it takes for a new T to come out


greetz
ChineseTank
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Posted: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 - 07:23 AM UTC
I waiting this tank. For Mother Russia!
afv_rob
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Posted: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 - 07:49 AM UTC
Nooooooooooo

My Miniarm stuff just became worthless!

Seriously though, it looks quite good. The Its nice to see the T-90A turret, but the early T-90 turret would have carried some better possibilities for other T-72 models. The details look ok, and it certainly seems to feature some smaller details absent from the Tamiya kit. The detail on the sponsons looks a little weak and I don't like the look of the way they tackled this section either. Anti-radiation cladding looks a bit weak as well. Of course if this is a test shot then the finished article might end up different. They got the engine deck correct though which is a good thing.

This will please a lot of people i'm sure.
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Posted: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 - 07:51 AM UTC

Quoted Text

I waiting this tank. For Mother Russia!


Me too !
Davai!
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Posted: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 - 08:03 AM UTC
I see work comming up....
Now let`s see

Glue?.............check!
Tools?...........check!
Room on the workbench?...............eeuuh..............1minute.......check!!
paint?........... check!

Iam ready for this one!
jwest21
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Posted: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 - 08:08 AM UTC

Quoted Text

I see work comming up....
Now let`s see

Glue?.............check!
Tools?...........check!
Room on the workbench?...............eeuuh..............1minute.......check!!
paint?........... check!

Iam ready for this one!

Did you just push everything on your desk onto the floor?
vanize
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Posted: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 - 11:53 AM UTC

Quoted Text

It already looks better than anything out there, save the pricey resin conversion kits. It looks like Zvezda is really refining their kit's crispness and detail. I've been skeptical of their kits because my only personal experience is with their older kits which obviously weren't the best out there. However that said, Dragon went through the same stage in their early years and look at how far they've come. I wonder if the plastic on the new Zvezda kits has improved in quality, or if it is still soft. Has anyone here had any personal experience working with the newer kits?


Zvezda has been rapidl;y improving, at least with their aircraft kits, and last year they hit a home run with their Bf 109F release, hitting the all-time best/most accurate '109 kit ever mark (tho some complained it was over-engineered), which is quite a feat considering they are up against big names like Hasegawa and Tamiya when it comes to '109s.

BTW, the plastic is still a tad soft (at least on their excellent La-5 kit), but way above the quality of the material they used to have.

In general, I would say this is a promising release
retiredyank
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Posted: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 - 12:06 PM UTC
OMG!!!! OMG!!!! YAY!!!! The waiting has ended!!! Thank you Zvezda!!!!
Spiderfrommars
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Posted: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 - 12:20 PM UTC
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crabbyasiangrandpa
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Posted: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 - 12:57 PM UTC
Jim
it is such an honor to be on the your site. I have admired and enjoyed all the info you supply us. I want a lot of the T-90s. Can hardly wait to get one. I wanr you to know that my grand daughter gave me the name of Crabby Asian Grandpa when I was work on a model and things weren't working out. I am a veteran from 1963-1966 stationed in Germany at the time. Eurpoe has a special place in my heart. Bring the T-90 on, I am ready to build. It is so nice to be retired. Fred Lue
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Posted: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 - 03:40 PM UTC
looove that crayzee turret!!
vonHengest
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Posted: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 - 04:52 PM UTC

Quoted Text


Quoted Text

It already looks better than anything out there, save the pricey resin conversion kits. It looks like Zvezda is really refining their kit's crispness and detail. I've been skeptical of their kits because my only personal experience is with their older kits which obviously weren't the best out there. However that said, Dragon went through the same stage in their early years and look at how far they've come. I wonder if the plastic on the new Zvezda kits has improved in quality, or if it is still soft. Has anyone here had any personal experience working with the newer kits?


Zvezda has been rapidl;y improving, at least with their aircraft kits, and last year they hit a home run with their Bf 109F release, hitting the all-time best/most accurate '109 kit ever mark (tho some complained it was over-engineered), which is quite a feat considering they are up against big names like Hasegawa and Tamiya when it comes to '109s.

BTW, the plastic is still a tad soft (at least on their excellent La-5 kit), but way above the quality of the material they used to have.

In general, I would say this is a promising release


I heard that their Bf 109F was an excellent kit and gave the builder quite a few interesting display options by including details such as the engine. I should probably have a look at one of those kits or even the La-5 to see how things have changed. Thanks for your input
hliu24
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Posted: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 - 05:25 PM UTC
Wow! They will make good money on this one.
Spiderfrommars
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Posted: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 - 07:16 PM UTC
Joking aside I think time has come to collect references

http://dishmodels.ru/wshow.htm?p=1702

http://dishmodels.ru/wshow.htm?p=1700

http://dishmodels.ru/wshow.htm?p=874

http://army.lv/ru/t-90/foto/631/12#info

http://army.lv/ru/t-90/shemi/631/12#info

http://www.fotovalkirumodelism.com/page.php?page=870

http://btvt.narod.ru/5/90/90.htm

http://btvt.narod.ru/4/t-90_v_strou.htm

http://www.primeportal.net/tanks/yuri_pasholok/t-90/

supersxvmoto
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Posted: Thursday, November 10, 2011 - 12:32 AM UTC
finally some new info...
sauceman
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Posted: Thursday, November 10, 2011 - 12:42 AM UTC
This is great news indeed, thank you Zevzda.

The quality looks on par with most anything currently on the market, winner for sure.


cheers
Red4
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Posted: Thursday, November 10, 2011 - 01:30 AM UTC
Nice. One thing I hope they have improved are their boxes. I have a few of their earlier releases sitting on the shelves and they down right suck. I've seen firmer pieces of notebook paper. Seriously though, looks promising. I'm no SME on the T-90, but I like what I see. Thank you Zvezda. "Q"
hliu24
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Posted: Thursday, November 10, 2011 - 06:31 AM UTC



THanks for the Picture, just too many...........
Sudzonic
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Posted: Thursday, November 10, 2011 - 10:00 AM UTC
Has anyone been over on have a look at the meng model section, all I can say you wait for ages and 2 come along at the same time!
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Posted: Thursday, November 10, 2011 - 12:58 PM UTC
can I get a huge metal ROAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is awesome news indeed.

now, masterbox should get that panhard 178 going and I`ll be that much closer to heaven
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Posted: Thursday, November 10, 2011 - 06:30 PM UTC
Well, i was highly sceptical toward this release but now i'm just... HAPPY TO THE BONE!
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