Nurenberg Toy Fair just started and we already have some news from major model kit manufacturers. Here's an annoucement of Tiran 4 and M47s coming from Takom.

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And Takom hits it out of the park. An M47 and an M47EM ! And the M47 shown has specific features not on the Italeri kit. And at last a diesel engined updated M47EM. (Basically an M47 updated to M48A3 specs; diesel engine, revised fire controls, deleted bow gun, personnel heater and more.)

Takom has hit it out of the park with BOTH of these,will be popular with me

Sorry for the title, I wrote the news with Tiran and after publishing it noticed Takom also announced two new M47s.

Mario

Looks like one of their releases for the M47 will be the M47E1/M47E2 mods, which the Spanish and Iranians used (other countries as well). Upgrades to the "E" series included the 105mm gun and a morphed chassis from the M48, although some of the E series mods maintained the original 90mm the M47 is known for. Will be adding these goobers to the stash along with the four M47's I'm working on now. The aftermarket will explode once these jewels hit the streets (which will be good for the Italeri kit as well)!!

Not a huge 50s-60s+ fan did anyone put a 105 in this or was the turret just too small?

A M47M in 1/35 ....

A big thank you to Takom ...!

Yippeee!

Sam.

Oh great! Just when I've accumulated £60-odd of parts for a Tiran 4 and more for a T5 and have been waiting for the MiniArt T-54 and T-55. I wonder if they'll have changed the starfish wheel construction in response to the reviews about the spurious join line. There are 2 places they could have put it which would have matched real construction, but they chose a 3rd place ....... One imagines that a T5 will follow the T4. Likewise, one imagines that MiniArt might go down that road too.

Peter, it is a vicious circle

what are you using to build your Tiran_4 ?!

cheers bud

Yes the 105mm was installed by a few contractors/countries. Most notable the Spanish...

I'm thrilled to see real offerings rather than more paper-panzers. Now how about the Bergepanther that we've all been clamouring about?

Tiran 4 is a long story, Gilbertsakr.

I picked up the Skif kit for less than a tenner, soon realising that was about a tenner more than it's worth. I thought of backdating the Tamiya T5, but that has problems. Then Takom and MiniArt both announced T54/55's so I thought I'd wait.

The Takom T4 is potentially tempting, especially if it has spider wheels. But then the latest MiniArt stuff is remarkable. I see they currently only show the T-54 for 2017 release, no T-55 yet. I'd like to replace my unbuilt Tiran 5 project with something better than the Tamiya kit, and I'm also looking for base vehicles for a couple of SLA APC-55's, turreted and open-top. I've just ordered the Samer Kassis turreted conversion, and the open-top version needs a kit with interior.

I imagine I'll pick up the Takom T4 and a T5 or three if they do that too. By the time I haven't got round to building them, MiniArt's offerings should be available. I have the Legend Tiran 5 and DEF Tiran 4/5 conversions and a bunch of etch, barrels and other bits.

hi Peter Smith

cool kits, hoping to see you making your Tiran model into a remarkable representation

legend conversions are good, specially the late ones

def, is good too

Tamiya has always been a good base for all T_tanks

i am waiting for Takom to release their Tiran_4 and T_55 to grab a couple


keep me posted when you kickoff with your build, I will surely follow your posts

cheers friend

Well hello mr gilbert.

hey Dave

how are you friend ?!

Thanks, Guilbert. Now I've unexpectedly retired 4 years earlier than planned I might actually get round to building something and not just stashing stuff! In between trying to wangle a paid or volunteer job at Bovington, that is .....