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Hobby Boss: Chinese ZTZ-99A
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Posted: Monday, August 29, 2016 - 12:58 PM UTC


New Chinese tank in the works at Hobby Boss, a ZTZ-99A MBT from the People's Liberation Army.

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Posted: Monday, August 29, 2016 - 05:58 PM UTC
New parts for their previous release?
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Posted: Monday, August 29, 2016 - 06:09 PM UTC

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New parts for their previous release?



The 99A was released sometime ago, so I presume this is a different variant. They have also release the 99, 99A-1 and the 99B.

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Posted: Monday, August 29, 2016 - 07:40 PM UTC
This is the same ZTZ-99A model recently depicted by Panda. It's more or less an "A2" or the most up to date, current 99 variant today. Shorter hull and reconfigured rear with a beefier turret. Lot of other tid bits of course but being brief.
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Posted: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 - 02:07 AM UTC
this type-99a mbt. the real version defeated the russian t-90a in one tank competition in inside mongolia. some time ago.
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Posted: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 - 12:53 PM UTC
I wonder if this kit uses parts of the mouldings of their previous kits, or it is all new.
I've built their ZTZ-99B (unofficial designation) and it is a fairly decent kit, very cheap, but it is possible to make much better kits.
The real challenge of this kit is the digital painting.
Older versions have the usual 3 shades camouflage as an alternative, but I don't think that it's the case of the ZTZ-99 A2 (another unofficial designation, but it's the most widely known).
I think to have seen photos of an all-green one, anyhow.
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