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T-80 from Xact Scale Models?
Karl187
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Posted: Monday, November 26, 2012 - 10:19 PM UTC
Such good news. Thanks to everyone who has provided info on this, looks like a lot of us will be busy with T-80s in the new year !
!
mishapilot
Joined: November 17, 2010
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Posted: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - 01:26 AM UTC
long-waited and long-ignored T-80 family. I thought Trumpeter would release them after T-64s, but they are late 
ejasonk
Joined: October 14, 2007
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Posted: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - 01:40 AM UTC
Great times for soviet/russian stuff modellers 
Please Meng, release your T-90 also soon
Please Meng, release your T-90 also soon
ninjrk
Joined: January 26, 2006
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Posted: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - 01:46 AM UTC
Good lord, I just realized something. My display of all the current main battle tanks in the early 2000's will be complete when this kit comes out. I've been ladying about the lack of a T-80U in plastic for a decade, what will I whine about now?!
Oh wait, I still want a Black Prince, ARL 44 and IS-6 so I'm still all set for whining. Whew!
Matt
Oh wait, I still want a Black Prince, ARL 44 and IS-6 so I'm still all set for whining. Whew!
Matt
Jacques
Joined: March 04, 2003
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Posted: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - 04:13 AM UTC
Wow, we pulled in both Mig AND George! This kit has really shaken the trees! 
Mig, do you have a picture of the turret top? That front insert area is bugging me. (and after all these years of telling people not to sweat the small stuff, I get hung up on that. *facepalm* )
Otherwise, this kit looks amazing. Get me a T-80B and we are SET!
(Once this is out and looked over, I will do everything in my power to get Sergej to do a "Black Eagle" turret for it! )
Mig, do you have a picture of the turret top? That front insert area is bugging me. (and after all these years of telling people not to sweat the small stuff, I get hung up on that. *facepalm* )
Otherwise, this kit looks amazing. Get me a T-80B and we are SET!
(Once this is out and looked over, I will do everything in my power to get Sergej to do a "Black Eagle" turret for it!
)
RuloMxy
Joined: March 05, 2009
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Posted: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - 04:35 AM UTC
Jacques,
It was also bothering me. It seems it depends on the production of T-80U. Look at the two pictures
Look at the welding on the light support on this T-80UM1 Bars (that is closer to the kit's T-80U)
(for discussion purposes only taken from dishmodels. ru)
In this T-80UD it seems almost recessed.
(for discussion purposes only tanken from btvt.narod.ru)
This is going to be a difficult to solve.
It was also bothering me. It seems it depends on the production of T-80U. Look at the two pictures
Look at the welding on the light support on this T-80UM1 Bars (that is closer to the kit's T-80U)
(for discussion purposes only taken from dishmodels. ru)
In this T-80UD it seems almost recessed.
(for discussion purposes only tanken from btvt.narod.ru)
This is going to be a difficult to solve.
SovietBoy22
Joined: September 04, 2011
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Posted: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - 07:20 AM UTC
Finally a plastic T-80 that actually looks up to date in terms of fineness. It being plastic, I hope it will be reasonably priced. Trumpeter have been beat to it.
Cant wait, thanks for sharing.
Euan
Cant wait, thanks for sharing.
Euan
stephane
Joined: October 10, 2005
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Posted: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - 07:45 AM UTC
Thanks for the informations MIG 
The T80U is my most waited kit (with Merkava2D) i really hopes that this one will have accurate basics dimensions (gun,hull, turret)!
Now SP design will have to rebuild the T80UM1 conversion
The T80U is my most waited kit (with Merkava2D) i really hopes that this one will have accurate basics dimensions (gun,hull, turret)!
Now SP design will have to rebuild the T80UM1 conversion
barsik
Joined: May 18, 2008
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Posted: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - 08:54 AM UTC
Blucop
Joined: January 03, 2005
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Posted: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - 10:16 AM UTC
As long as it has the correct shape and dimensions, I'm in. Judging from the OP, I hope that the details being based on factory drawings (where did they come from?) were correct and we get what many of us have wanted in plastic for some time. I also hope that Big Trumpy or others do not delay or otherwise un-ass their projects because someone might be beat them too it.
Complexity in plastic is no trouble for 95% posting here and hopefully future kits will have the needed "correct" detail that we strive for. That's not saying this one will not, but I'm not looking for a 1/35 scale kit with 1/72 scale ease of assembly.
Complexity in plastic is no trouble for 95% posting here and hopefully future kits will have the needed "correct" detail that we strive for. That's not saying this one will not, but I'm not looking for a 1/35 scale kit with 1/72 scale ease of assembly.
DerGeist
Joined: January 21, 2008
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Posted: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - 10:43 AM UTC
The U is not my favorite T-80 but that test kit looks gorgeous!
Erik
Erik
grunt136mike
Joined: November 24, 2012
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Posted: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - 02:25 PM UTC
I just hope that the price is not too high, from the pics looks fantastic Cant wait too see more pics, of the rest of the kit. Lets Hope that it well come with a metal barrel. Ive already started looking at my books 
SEMPER FI EVERYBODY
Cant wait too see more pics, of the rest of the kit. Lets Hope that it well come with a metal barrel. Ive already started looking at my books SEMPER FI EVERYBODY
Reiter960
Joined: June 24, 2007
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Posted: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - 04:31 PM UTC
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Jacques,
It was also bothering me. It seems it depends on the production of T-80U. Look at the two pictures
Look at the welding on the light support on this T-80UM1 Bars (that is closer to the kit's T-80U)
(for discussion purposes only taken from dishmodels. ru)
In this T-80UD it seems almost recessed.
(for discussion purposes only tanken from btvt.narod.ru)
This is going to be a difficult to solve.
Ooh, you mixed apples and oranges there. Maroon colored one is post 1991 production converted to T-80UM and the other is not T-80UD, it's one off variation of Object 219 with heavy armament option.
UGBEAR
Joined: December 01, 2011
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Posted: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - 06:05 PM UTC
I'm so happy these days for just hearing this great news......but just one concern, is there any transparent part for the optics????? I don't find any in the text shoot 
Spiderfrommars
Joined: July 13, 2010
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Posted: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - 06:24 PM UTC
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Well guys, according to these few pics, this new kit seems good indeed, but we don't have any sprues laying on our workbenches yet. As you know, in this "race" the winner isn't the fastest company. Winner will be the one which makes the best model.
"Competition" is bliss
RuloMxy
Joined: March 05, 2009
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Posted: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - 09:55 PM UTC
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Ooh, you mixed apples and oranges there. Maroon colored one is post 1991 production converted to T-80UM and the other is not T-80UD, it's one off variation of Object 219 with heavy armament option.
George,
Thanks very much.
Cuny12
Joined: April 04, 2010
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Posted: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - 11:26 PM UTC
Excellent News apart from the drop everything and drag the SP Designs T 80U(M) Kit and get it done before this one hits the shelves and I grow lazy. If the last year is any thing to go by the following years in this great hobby look to be great with so many subjects and manufacturers willing to have a go at anything
realy leaves me wondering what next and when.
Cheers Ben.
realy leaves me wondering what next and when.
Cheers Ben.
Tiger_213
Joined: August 10, 2012
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Posted: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - 11:38 PM UTC
It looks fantastic. Any word on price though?
ninjrk
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Posted: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 02:50 AM UTC
I'll be interested in seeing how much of my SP Designs T-80UD kit can be used to convert one of these to the -UD I want? Should be fun!
Matt
Matt
grunt136mike
Joined: November 24, 2012
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Posted: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 05:46 AM UTC
Please Guys ! Lets dont start nit-picking this kit apart before we even get it on the shelves, Lets just be HAPPY that were getting another Great kit from a new manufacture
HAPPY MODELING
that were getting another Great kit from a new manufacture HAPPY MODELING
floggerspam
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Posted: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 06:20 AM UTC
I must have one !
John
John
ninjrk
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Posted: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 06:21 AM UTC
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Please Guys ! Lets dont start nit-picking this kit apart before we even get it on the shelves, Lets just be HAPPY
HAPPY MODELING
People were happy for almost 57 minutes, an increase of almost 47.89% over the happiness duration of the Zvezda T-90 and a whopping 112.42% increase over the dragon T28! Geeze, what more do you want?
Matt
BBD468
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Posted: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 06:39 AM UTC
Im a Rookie when it comes to Modern armor but i definately will move this to the front of the wish list when it comes out on market - it looks fantastic to me!
Gary
Gary
Jacques
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Posted: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 07:06 AM UTC
Matt, that is too funny! you are SO right...
Quoted Text
Quoted TextPlease Guys ! Lets dont start nit-picking this kit apart before we even get it on the shelves, Lets just be HAPPY
HAPPY MODELING
People were happy for almost 57 minutes, an increase of almost 47.89% over the happiness duration of the Zvezda T-90 and a whopping 112.42% increase over the dragon T28! Geeze, what more do you want?
Matt
Jacques
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Posted: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 07:11 AM UTC
For Sergej and I, we are both VERY happy about this. It is much easier, and better for sales, to do smaller updates and conversions of a good base kit than to basically redo a entire kit or make a full resin one. I am also certain that the basic pieces of this kit will be good. If any details are off, it will be for some sub-variant Object project!
That said, I think I will be buying a dozen or so to start with! (Well, so long as they are not $100 a pop...)
That said, I think I will be buying a dozen or so to start with!
(Well, so long as they are not $100 a pop...)
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