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Trumpeter: ATS-59 Artillery Tractors
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Posted: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 - 12:31 PM UTC


Trumpeter has received the masters tests for two new prime movers, the ATS-59 and ATS-59G.

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Dimitar
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Posted: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 - 04:34 PM UTC
It's a cool news, but I'm more interested in what is that 4-axle thing in the background. Looks like a HETT version.
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Posted: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 - 04:50 PM UTC

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I'm more interested in what is that 4-axle thing in the background. Looks like a HETT version.


I guess it's rather a 3-axle thing with a 2-axle thing on the right (the HEMTT PLS has a different wheel spacing...)

H.P.
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Posted: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 - 05:21 PM UTC
getting obscure now, must mean BAT etc is on cards
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Posted: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 - 05:24 PM UTC
I want to know what that thing in the background is too. But I do like the tractors too. Nice to see something different!
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Posted: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 - 05:47 PM UTC

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It's a cool news, but I'm more interested in what is that 4-axle thing in the background. Looks like a HETT version.


My best geuss, its a M1070 truck?
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Posted: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 - 06:12 PM UTC
And only ONE HUNDRED dollars--each!
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Posted: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 - 06:33 PM UTC

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It's a cool news, but I'm more interested in what is that 4-axle thing in the background. Looks like a HETT version.


My best geuss, its a M1070 truck?


Might be the British version of the 1070.
Frenchy
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Posted: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 - 06:34 PM UTC

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My best geuss, its a M1070 truck?


Looks like I was wrong...It could indeed be a M1070F tractor truck like the one used by the British Army (just check out the footsteps) :



H.P.
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Posted: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 - 06:49 PM UTC

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My best geuss, its a M1070 truck?


Looks like I was wrong...It could indeed be a M1070F tractor truck like the one used by the British Army (just check out the footsteps) :



H.P.

WOW, we beat Trumpeter on announcing a kit
Sudzonic
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Posted: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 - 07:10 PM UTC

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My best geuss, its a M1070 truck?


Looks like I was wrong...It could indeed be a M1070F tractor truck like the one used by the British Army (just check out the footsteps) :



H.P.

WOW, we beat Trumpeter on announcing a kit




I think your right on that, I did wonder what it was when I saw it this morning. I have been wondering if we would see that version.
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Posted: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 - 07:23 PM UTC

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It could indeed be a M1070F tractor truck like the one used by the British Army ...

WOW, we beat Trumpeter on announcing a kit


I wouldn't go that far. No telling whose workbench that is and the suspected M1070F looks like resin to me. Accurate Armour already offers one in resin. I bet it is just another build on the guys bench.
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Posted: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 - 08:30 PM UTC
Trumpy keeps releasing 'way-cool-gotta-have' stuff, in which case I'll never have a fat wallet!
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Posted: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 - 09:08 PM UTC
panzershop have those two kits in progress too but now they removed it from coming soon stuff page. Tbh i prefer the plastic half price version of trumpy.
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Posted: Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 02:25 AM UTC
these two kits from trumpeter is the 1/35 copy of the full size counterpart.
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Posted: Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 04:50 AM UTC
This will be on my to buy list when it comes out.
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Posted: Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 01:47 PM UTC
Wow! All we need now is for an SS4 "Sandal" Ballistic Missile for these to tow!
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Posted: Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 04:13 PM UTC

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Wow! All we need now is for an SS4 "Sandal" Ballistic Missile for these to tow!


I believe the ATS-59 may be too light to tow this missile. IMHO the AT-T (also announced by Trumpeter) would be a better choice :



H.P.
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Posted: Sunday, August 28, 2016 - 06:08 PM UTC
I better make some room for the ATS-59 and the AT-T in the stash!
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Posted: Thursday, July 12, 2018 - 05:26 AM UTC
Just wondering if the ATS-59 is still going to be released? Also, would be nice to have a M-46 130mm to pull behind it for my VN collection. Wayne
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Posted: Thursday, July 12, 2018 - 04:21 PM UTC
I hope Trumpy did not abandon their plans to issue ATS-59 and ATS-59G.
I'm more interrested in the second machine-the one with wide body cabin because it was-and still is- the work horse in my country's Armed Forces.
On a side note- Trumpy has the Type 59 130 mm gun in its range(kit#02335).The Type 59 is the Chinese clone of the M-46.There are some differences between both guns-the gun muzzle being the most obvious one, but transforming the Type 59 into M-46 seems not to be very difficult.


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