This morning news flash brought us the test shots of the abovementioned kits. Pitty that I can't upload the pictures from my work station, but they look really promising. May be in the evening if Hisham doesn't beat me!
If you are on FB you can look over there for them.
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Trumpeter JSU-152K/JS-1/JS-2M
Dimitar
Joined: November 08, 2011
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Posted: Thursday, July 09, 2015 - 12:59 PM UTC
sategner
Joined: January 07, 2015
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Posted: Thursday, July 09, 2015 - 02:59 PM UTC
Allow me to help.
Dimitar
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Posted: Thursday, July 09, 2015 - 04:58 PM UTC
Thank you!
wanagun
#145
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Posted: Thursday, July 09, 2015 - 06:02 PM UTC
I hoped the corrected the turret on the js-1. I would assume it's the same from there kv-85 which was just plan wrong on so many levels.
Dimitar
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Posted: Thursday, July 09, 2015 - 06:11 PM UTC
Never knew that. Can you put a link about the turret and how to correct it. I'm really interested in the JS-1/2 family.
wanagun
#145
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Posted: Thursday, July 09, 2015 - 09:40 PM UTC
Really no way to correct it other then some major surgery or kit bashing. Bronco has a better kit i think, not perfect but better. Here is a link to 4ob green that talks about it. http://www.4bogreen.com/kv-series/recipes/kv-85
Hellrabbit
Joined: June 28, 2015
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Posted: Friday, July 10, 2015 - 02:29 AM UTC
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Really no way to correct it other then some major surgery or kit bashing. Bronco has a better kit i think, not perfect but better. Here is a link to 4ob green that talks about it. http://www.4bogreen.com/kv-series/recipes/kv-85
There is no possibility to think it come directly from KV85 kit. the JS series using factory drawings from Chtz just like their T-10 series. No worry about that.
Tank_builder
Joined: January 06, 2012
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Posted: Friday, July 10, 2015 - 02:48 AM UTC
Looking forward to the 152K. I've always wanted to do one for the Hungarian Uprising.
-Seth
-Seth
TheGreatPumpkin
Vendor
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Posted: Friday, July 10, 2015 - 03:08 AM UTC
The only ones who got the turret right was Eastern Express.
Regards,
Georg
Regards,
Georg
acebatau
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Posted: Friday, July 10, 2015 - 10:19 AM UTC
They looking good
GeraldOwens
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Posted: Saturday, July 11, 2015 - 07:28 AM UTC
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The only ones who got the turret right was Eastern Express.
Regards,
Georg
Sort of--the bulge on the left side of the turret needs reshaping, and the machine gun bulge at the rear needs to be blended into the casting a bit with putty, and the gun mantlet is quite wrong. The former Eastern Express kit is currently available from a company called Ark, but the rest of it is very rough indeed, so mate the turret with a Bronco or Trumpeter chassis, and definitely use their gun and mantlet.
Cantstopbuyingkits
Joined: January 28, 2015
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Posted: Saturday, July 11, 2015 - 08:16 AM UTC
Fantastic announcements.
From what I've heard Bronco's effort does not have any dimensional errors, though Neil from 4BO has yet to mention Bronco on his site let alone write a full appraisal on the kit so I'm not sure.
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The only ones who got the turret right was Eastern Express.
Regards,
Georg
From what I've heard Bronco's effort does not have any dimensional errors, though Neil from 4BO has yet to mention Bronco on his site let alone write a full appraisal on the kit so I'm not sure.
dvarettoni
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Posted: Saturday, July 11, 2015 - 06:58 PM UTC
this might be a stupid question but are the only differeces betwen the KV-85 and the IS-1 are in the hull??? and are they any other differeces
thanks dave
thanks dave
dsfraser
Joined: October 01, 2007
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Posted: Sunday, July 12, 2015 - 03:58 AM UTC
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this might be a stupid question but are the only differeces betwen the KV-85 and the IS-1 are in the hull??? and are they any other differeces
thanks dave
Same turret, different hull.
FWIW, the cupola of the Bronco KV-85 turret is miles too big, throws off the position and proportions of the other features on top of the turret.
Regards
Scott Fraser
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