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Trumpeter in the Box with a KV-122
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Posted: Thursday, February 14, 2013 - 09:37 AM UTC
A third Russian armored vehicle is rolling our way Trumpeter, this time a heavy tank. Here is a first look at what to expect in the box.

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Posted: Thursday, February 14, 2013 - 09:45 AM UTC
Any idea what type of tracks it will have?
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Posted: Thursday, February 14, 2013 - 10:02 AM UTC
Cool! Hopefully Trumpeter will keep it up and release the entire KV line
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Posted: Thursday, February 14, 2013 - 10:08 AM UTC

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Any idea what type of tracks it will have?


@imatanker: brownish sprue on photo seven, isn't that some of the tracks?
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Posted: Thursday, February 14, 2013 - 12:07 PM UTC

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Any idea what type of tracks it will have?


@imatanker: brownish sprue on photo seven, isn't that some of the tracks?


Marco,I did see those,but I'm not sure if that means that they are indy links or length and link.Jeff T.
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Posted: Thursday, February 14, 2013 - 12:21 PM UTC

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Any idea what type of tracks it will have?


@imatanker: brownish sprue on photo seven, isn't that some of the tracks?


Marco,I did see those,but I'm not sure if that means that they are indy links or length and link.Jeff T.


Considering the hull is based on the KV-1/2 releases, I would believe it would be length and link, as it was in my KV-2 kit. But, Trumpeter may have changed that, as the sprues were not brown in color.
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Posted: Thursday, February 14, 2013 - 12:30 PM UTC
Cool, I will pick this one up. Now, could someone for the love of God convince Trumpeter to do a KV-3 next? Pretty please?
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Posted: Thursday, February 14, 2013 - 04:31 PM UTC
I've got a few of their newer KV kits and they are indeed indy links.

Put me down for a KV-3 too. Quite a few things one could do with a lengthened KV hull.
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Posted: Thursday, February 14, 2013 - 07:18 PM UTC
The price compared to the first serie of KV-1 and KV-2 doubled... and still no PE grilles for the top of the engine bay. Why?
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Posted: Thursday, February 14, 2013 - 08:41 PM UTC

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Cool, I will pick this one up. Now, could someone for the love of God convince Trumpeter to do a KV-3 next? Pretty please?


+100000 for the KV-3. I've seen screenshots of KV-220-2 (it is KV-3 with the usual KV-1 turret) last summer,but no updates since.

I wonder if this KV-122 has correct early simmetrical turret pattern? If not,it is bad flaw, because only JS-2 had it, and not initially.
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