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ninjrk
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Posted: Monday, December 12, 2016 - 07:26 AM UTC
This will be most welcome. No ETA so we'l see.

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Posted: Monday, December 12, 2016 - 07:36 AM UTC
Clearly, no subject is too obscure, and I'll be the first on my block to build one!
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Posted: Monday, December 12, 2016 - 09:42 AM UTC
Hi;

"Yea"--Great news; But I am not going to Hold my Breath on this one ! The other vehicles that I would like to see is the Oplot,& the Bulat, and where is the BMR-3 ! We Better Hope that they Don't put this on A Back Burner someplace and forget about it !!!!!!!!!!!

CHEERS; MIKE.
jasegreene
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Posted: Monday, December 12, 2016 - 11:16 AM UTC
I know,there are kits that was promised years ago we still have not seen.Who knows,they might be in that giant warehouse at the end of "Raiders Of The Lost Ark"?
mogdude
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Posted: Monday, December 12, 2016 - 06:08 PM UTC
Wonder if that detail hiding netting will be molded on or a seperate item
sorry couldn't resist

Jacques
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Posted: Monday, December 12, 2016 - 06:32 PM UTC
Not a big leap really. New turret, T-80B (late) or T-80U hull, and T-80 main gun. The only thing they have to mold is the turret, really. Easy change to make a new kit to sell on common molds. Trumpeter does exercises stretching out their molds.
RobBye
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Posted: Monday, December 12, 2016 - 07:55 PM UTC

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Not a big leap really. New turret, T-80B (late) or T-80U hull, and T-80 main gun. The only thing they have to mold is the turret, really. Easy change to make a new kit to sell on common molds.


We should probably expect to see some blue areas on the instruction sheet for this one.
Blucop
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Posted: Tuesday, December 13, 2016 - 05:29 PM UTC

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Hi;

"Yea"--Great news; But I am not going to Hold my Breath on this one ! The other vehicles that I would like to see is the Oplot,& the Bulat, and where is the BMR-3 ! We Better Hope that they Don't put this on A Back Burner someplace and forget about it !!!!!!!!!!!

CHEERS; MIKE.


I'm with ya Mike. Or how about just a decent T-80UD?
Blucop
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Posted: Tuesday, December 13, 2016 - 05:33 PM UTC

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Not a big leap really. New turret, T-80B (late) or T-80U hull, and T-80 main gun. The only thing they have to mold is the turret, really. Easy change to make a new kit to sell on common molds. Trumpeter does exercises stretching out their molds.


Wasn't there some difference with the number of road wheels too? I would much rather see a T-80UD, or T-84 Oplot than something that they used as a technology demonstrator.
Wingtsun
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Posted: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 - 02:11 AM UTC

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Not a big leap really. New turret, T-80B (late) or T-80U hull, and T-80 main gun. The only thing they have to mold is the turret, really. Easy change to make a new kit to sell on common molds. Trumpeter does exercises stretching out their molds.


Wasn't there some difference with the number of road wheels too? I would much rather see a T-80UD, or T-84 Oplot than something that they used as a technology demonstrator.


The first prototype used a standard T-80 hull, but the later prototype had a lengthened hull. So maybe Trumpeter will make the kit of the first prototype to maximize the use of their molds?
Jacques
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Posted: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 - 07:32 AM UTC
T-80U, T-80UD, T-80UM-1 Bars (Snow Leopard) with Arena, and T-84 have all recently been announced by Trumpeter OFFICIALLY for 2017. Now the Obiekt 640 is added. I will bet it is all coming soon enough for our wallets.
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