In a second story from Takom today, the bigger KV-5 is in the works and heading our way.
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Takom: Bigger KV Tank
SgtRam
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Posted: Friday, May 16, 2014 - 03:39 AM UTC
In a second story from Takom today, the bigger KV-5 is in the works and heading our way.
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If you have comments or questions please post them here.
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Nito74
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Posted: Friday, May 16, 2014 - 04:38 AM UTC
That's great news... not for my wallet. 
Chuck4
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Posted: Friday, May 16, 2014 - 04:57 AM UTC
It's interesting, but not a single KV-5 was ever built. How about filling the gaps in the line up of important real tanks that actually saw the light of day?
Cough Chieftain.
Cough Cough T-44.
Cough Chieftain.
Cough Cough T-44.
PantherF
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Posted: Friday, May 16, 2014 - 05:13 AM UTC
I think it's great we're seeing some of these prototypes being released! Just as long as we see some US armor too.
Maybe they'll turn WOT tankers into model builders, huh?
Jeff
Maybe they'll turn WOT tankers into model builders, huh?
Jeff
catdude01
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Posted: Friday, May 16, 2014 - 05:47 AM UTC
Love this prototype tanks! they have a lot of possibilities and scenarios.
CMOT
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Posted: Friday, May 16, 2014 - 08:17 AM UTC
This is an interesting upcoming release and one that may be very popular.
sblank
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Posted: Friday, May 16, 2014 - 04:05 PM UTC
I fully agree with Chuck4. Nothing wrong with prototypes, but there are a number of important vehicles that were produced in significant quantities that are sadly missing from the line up - like the Somua S-35 and TKS tankette...
Zvierboi
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Posted: Friday, May 16, 2014 - 04:33 PM UTC
I'm not going to complain! But while we're on the topic how 'bout a KV3, KV4, SU100Y or SMK/T-100.
Chuck4
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Posted: Friday, May 16, 2014 - 05:17 PM UTC
Appearently a Japanese company already offers a resin version with working suspensions on Amazon
PantherF
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Posted: Friday, May 16, 2014 - 09:15 PM UTC
Or... the SU-101 Uralmash.
I discovered this one back when I was looking up SU-100 data.
Jeff
I discovered this one back when I was looking up SU-100 data.
Jeff
Hisham
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Posted: Friday, May 16, 2014 - 09:33 PM UTC
How about Trumpeter also joining the fun 
Hisham
Hisham
PantherF
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Posted: Friday, May 16, 2014 - 09:42 PM UTC
Damn! You beat me to it!
I think it looks great!
Jeff
I think it looks great!
Jeff
ninjrk
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Posted: Saturday, May 17, 2014 - 03:05 AM UTC
I have said it before and I will doubtlessly say it again; thank the modelling Gods for World of Tanks! Without that game we would never have gotten all of these exotic prototypes.
I would also say I'm glad Trumpeter is in the act. I find it interesting that they seem to have taken Dragon's crown for buildable models with decent quality coming out at a rapid rate. Perhaps that will help Dragon get their act together. If this KV-5 is at the quality of their recent T-72 and T-90 kits this'll be a great kit.
I would also say I'm glad Trumpeter is in the act. I find it interesting that they seem to have taken Dragon's crown for buildable models with decent quality coming out at a rapid rate. Perhaps that will help Dragon get their act together. If this KV-5 is at the quality of their recent T-72 and T-90 kits this'll be a great kit.
Chuck4
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Posted: Saturday, May 17, 2014 - 04:37 AM UTC
Quoted Text
How about Trumpeter also joining the fun
Hisham
I wish they wouldn't all pile on whenever someone release another never-built, purely-hypothetical, would-be prototype tank.
Did we need 3 object 279 kits?
It's like they don't have their own market research and just all follow the herd like a bunch of lemmings. It is another opportunity lost for a manufacturer to devote resources to a more important, actually existent, have seen real service, tank.
Kv-1, kv-2, or even kv-85 I can understand as market decisions. But I can not imagine they would possibly sell more Kv-5 kits than chieftain kits, or even conqueror kits, or T-10M kits, or even T-44 kits.
Hisham
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Posted: Saturday, May 17, 2014 - 04:57 AM UTC
It's not like Trumpeter saw Takom's announcement and they came up with a ready built test model Obviously they both have been working on their kits for a long time.. but when Takom announced their kit, Trumpeter decided to announce theirs so that Trumpeter lovers would wait for their kit and not buy Takom's... So, nobody is following anybody
Just enjoy the fact that the hobby is growing.. and you never know what you might see being announced next
Hisham
Obviously they both have been working on their kits for a long time.. but when Takom announced their kit, Trumpeter decided to announce theirs so that Trumpeter lovers would wait for their kit and not buy Takom's... So, nobody is following anybody Just enjoy the fact that the hobby is growing.. and you never know what you might see being announced next
Hisham
PantherF
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Posted: Saturday, May 17, 2014 - 05:57 AM UTC
It's not as bad as all those Tigers and Shermans.
Everyone wants their piece of the pie.
Jeff
Everyone wants their piece of the pie.
Jeff
Hisham
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Posted: Saturday, May 17, 2014 - 06:03 AM UTC
Quoted Text
It's not as bad as all those Tigers and Shermans
Amen to that
Hisham
ninjrk
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Posted: Sunday, May 18, 2014 - 01:55 AM UTC
I wouldn't discount these types of kits selling quite well. I have heard anecdotally that these types of kits are selling very well indeed, apparently prompted by people who've never really been model builders but loved playing the tank on-line. While I really would love a good Chieftain (and it's now time for one to come out as I finally broke and bought the AA resin conversion kit and the old Tamiya kit) we're getting Leopard 1's and new M60's so we are getting a fair number of tanks to fill in new tool gaps. Non tank AFV's are a different story but I think there is a perception (maybe correct, maybe no) that tanks outsell non-tank as a matter of course.
Bring on an IS-6, ARl 44, Black Prince and so forth!
Bring on an IS-6, ARl 44, Black Prince and so forth!
ceerosvk
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Posted: Sunday, May 18, 2014 - 06:18 AM UTC
Quoted Text
Quoted TextHow about Trumpeter also joining the fun
Hisham
I wish they wouldn't all pile on whenever someone release another never-built, purely-hypothetical, would-be prototype tank.
Did we need 3 object 279 kits?
It's like they don't have their own market research and just all follow the herd like a bunch of lemmings. It is another opportunity lost for a manufacturer to devote resources to a more important, actually existent, have seen real service, tank.
Kv-1, kv-2, or even kv-85 I can understand as market decisions. But I can not imagine they would possibly sell more Kv-5 kits than chieftain kits, or even conqueror kits, or T-10M kits, or even T-44 kits.
look, a few years ago an E-100 was the most exotic kit you could get out there. If i try to count all the yummy unusual tanks released in the past 2 years, i would get T28, Tortoise, Lowe, Object 279, Object 704, M103, M6, Is4, IS7, now KV5 and a lot more. The classic 'conventional' tanks market is already covered and companies like Trumpeter and Takom are growing balls to risk a bit with making kits like these. What greater sign of probability of getting kits like T10 or T44 would you want? Those companies are not deaf, nor blind - everyone on the internet wants a T10. I am absolutely sure there is a T10 in the making, even though noone noticed it, if there can be 2 companies working on a little known KV5 prototype, there just have to be someone making a high demaded T10 kit already. Just be patient and they will come i feel it
PantherF
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Posted: Sunday, May 18, 2014 - 07:04 AM UTC
What's it matter anyway if a particular piece of armor never saw production? They are just as important to armor history as the next one.
Besides, it's refreshing to see something different than all the usual kits being built to death.
Jeff
Besides, it's refreshing to see something different than all the usual kits being built to death.
Jeff
SEDimmick
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Posted: Sunday, May 18, 2014 - 07:30 AM UTC
I Think at this point in time that if your willing to wait for it, it will come out as a plastic kit...and some of those most wanted kits will make an appearance sooner then you think.
ninjrk
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Posted: Sunday, May 18, 2014 - 08:23 AM UTC
we have seen sprues from Trumpeter that are of the T-10, so that one is almost certainly coming sooner rather than later.
M4A1Sherman
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Posted: Wednesday, May 21, 2014 - 02:06 AM UTC
Quoted Text
It's not as bad as all those Tigers and Shermans.
Everyone wants their piece of the pie.
Jeff
WE NEED MORE SHERMANS...
M4A1Sherman
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Posted: Wednesday, May 21, 2014 - 02:08 AM UTC
Quoted Text
Quoted TextIt's not as bad as all those Tigers and Shermans
Amen to that
Hisham
There is nothing more tasty than a Sherman...
M4A1Sherman
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Posted: Wednesday, May 21, 2014 - 02:10 AM UTC
Quoted Text
It's not as bad as all those Tigers and Shermans.
Everyone wants their piece of the pie.
Jeff
Who needs pie when you can have a Sherman..?
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