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Armor and ground forces of the Allied forces during World War II.
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Another T-34 is coming
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Posted: Tuesday, June 21, 2016 - 10:39 PM UTC
This time from Academy!
http://academy.co.kr/eng/6q/frmBoardView.asp?pMenuId=BOARD00012&pCode=9514
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Posted: Tuesday, June 21, 2016 - 10:59 PM UTC
Maybe it's a rebox of the AFV Club kit.
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Posted: Tuesday, June 21, 2016 - 11:00 PM UTC
Thanks for the news.At least this T-34/76 version looks better than the ancient Tamiya kit.
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Posted: Tuesday, June 21, 2016 - 11:22 PM UTC

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Maybe it's a rebox of the AFV Club kit.


It's entirely made of Academy sprues, looks like they based it off their previous T-34's.
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Posted: Tuesday, June 21, 2016 - 11:50 PM UTC

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Maybe it's a rebox of the AFV Club kit.


My first thought was it looks like ICM offering, but it is not. They use link and length tracks from their previous releases, and there are other differences. I am wondering what they call 'two types of turret stowage bins'...
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Posted: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 - 03:08 AM UTC
If they're using parts from the T34-85 release then it's not going to be accurate.
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Posted: Saturday, July 16, 2016 - 06:11 PM UTC
Here is what's in the box:
http://mmzone.co.kr/mms_tool/mt_view.php?mms_db_name=mmz_media&mms_cat=%5B%EB%A6%AC%EB%B7%B0%5D&no=696
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Posted: Saturday, July 16, 2016 - 08:15 PM UTC
Well, not really impressed. A better result could probably be done with old Academy Mk. IV parts on somebody else's T-34. Not a fan of link-and-length, and maybe the casting effects are a little too pronounced? Metal barrel?
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Posted: Saturday, July 16, 2016 - 09:27 PM UTC
Still no transparent headlight/periscope, and the new 76mm turret looks to be on par with Dragon's attempt from the 1990s. Let's skip this one.
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Posted: Saturday, July 16, 2016 - 11:42 PM UTC

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Still no transparent headlight/periscope, and the new 76mm turret looks to be on par with Dragon's attempt from the 1990s. Let's skip this one.



Absolutely. Those things should be standard on new kits by now.
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Posted: Sunday, July 17, 2016 - 12:33 AM UTC
Tough crowd. I think it looks great.
Wierdy
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Posted: Sunday, July 17, 2016 - 07:20 PM UTC

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Tough crowd. I think it looks great.

1. Cast texture is overstated (again).
2. Road wheels don't look good (were smaller in diameter in previous kits).
3. German version is the only option, could've made a 3-in-1 kit easily.
4. Glacis plate is too narrow where it meets sidewalls...
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Posted: Sunday, July 17, 2016 - 07:50 PM UTC
Translation: if any other Asian company had done it, it'd be acceptable. But Academy will never be good enough for us.

And certainly no European company.

Those of us who used to routinely sit on top of tanks know that for all intents and purposes when viewed from the exterior all tank optics appear opaque. So they really don't need to be molded clear. It's only a gimmick.
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Posted: Monday, July 18, 2016 - 07:36 PM UTC

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Academy will never be good enough for us.

With all my respect to model kit manufacturers...making roadwheels 2mm smaller in diameter is a serious flaw, isn't it?
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Posted: Monday, July 18, 2016 - 07:48 PM UTC

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Academy will never be good enough for us.

With all my respect to model kit manufacturers...making roadwheels 2mm smaller in diameter is a serious flaw, isn't it?


How can you or anyone tell at this point? I have plenty of Dragon and AFV Club T34's so I will pass but we should wait for a proper review before drawing any conclusions.
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Posted: Monday, July 18, 2016 - 07:52 PM UTC

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Tough crowd. I think it looks great.


I agree it's looking fairly great to me!

Someone complained about there being only one set of markings. Why is no one saying the obvious? This is a Russian T-34 as captured by the Germans, repainted, remarked and with the addition of a German commander's cupola added to the turret? There is probably only a very small group of similar vehicles fielded during the war. The variety of markings would be rather limited would they not?

p.s. Short of giving us individual track links and raising the cost of the kit, the link and length tracks shown here reproduce the gentle sag over the tops of the return rollers much better than a set of rubber band tracks ever would.
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Posted: Monday, July 18, 2016 - 08:06 PM UTC
Gene Simmons of KISS once said "If you don't like it don't listen to it;" similar idea here; if you don't like it don't buy it; if you do buy one [or two or three ]
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Posted: Monday, July 18, 2016 - 08:40 PM UTC
I know several very good links have been posted showing this kit in good detail but I always think it just makes sense to post an image of the subject in question somewhere in the thread. (Preferably in the opening post.)

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Posted: Monday, July 18, 2016 - 09:29 PM UTC

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Translation: if any other Asian company had done it, it'd be acceptable. But Academy will never be good enough for us.

And certainly no European company.

Those of us who used to routinely sit on top of tanks know that for all intents and purposes when viewed from the exterior all tank optics appear opaque. So they really don't need to be molded clear. It's only a gimmick.


What are talking about? I already explained that the kit is 80% the same as their previous T34/85 kit, with it's well documented accuracy issues. Excluding clear periscopes is the least serious flaw of the kit by far.
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