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Miniart T-44 and Takom AMX-13's now available
GeraldOwens
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Posted: Sunday, February 14, 2016 - 12:07 AM UTC
Lucky Model has these kits in stock as of yesterday.

http://www.luckymodel.com
Cantstopbuyingkits
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Posted: Sunday, February 14, 2016 - 12:32 AM UTC
That T-44 is just insanely cheap for all the interior and other contents you get in the kit.
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Posted: Sunday, February 14, 2016 - 12:50 AM UTC
Very nice! I want to build an AMX-13 as used in France. I am torn between the 75mm vs. the 90mm. How common were the 90mm versions in French service?

ETA: Same question for AMX 13 w/SS11 ATGM. Were they all equipped with them after a certain period or were they issued in some ratio?
Cantstopbuyingkits
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Posted: Sunday, February 14, 2016 - 04:20 AM UTC

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Very nice! I want to build an AMX-13 as used in France. I am torn between the 75mm vs. the 90mm. How common were the 90mm versions in French service?


IIRC all 75mm AMX-13s were upgraded to 90mm after the gun was introduced,
Gewehr43
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Posted: Monday, February 15, 2016 - 11:04 PM UTC
Thanks for the heads up. I'm really intrigued by the T-44. Just placed an order.
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Posted: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - 02:44 PM UTC

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Same question for AMX 13 w/SS11 ATGM. Were they all equipped with them after a certain period or were they issued in some ratio?


AFAIK, each tank regiment had a squadron or a company of AMX-13's fitted with SS-11 missiles to increase their anti-tank capabilities.

The last AMX-13's in the French Army (AMX-13/90 variant) were phased out in 1990.

H.P.
Gewehr43
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Posted: Thursday, February 25, 2016 - 01:05 AM UTC

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Thanks for the heads up. I'm really intrigued by the T-44. Just placed an order.


Just took delivery of the T-44 kit today. It came from LuckyModel in 9 days and was ridiculously well-packaged. The sprues are all in one big bag, so I haven't had a chance to pop them open and inspect them, but what I see so far looks decent. The instruction book seems fairly clear and there are nice color plates showing markings for several unidentified army units in 1945 and a couple post-war schemes.

I admit that I know next to nothing about the T-44, but find wartime Soviet hardware fascinating.
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