Released in April, have a look at further details and images of Trumpeter's kit on this Cold War Soviet artillery platform.

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Thanks!

By building one of these I would have built a model of 25% of the total units produced
Cool
Imagine doing that with Shermans, T-55's or Pz IV ....
/ Robin

Wow! I cannot wait for this to hit the UK; I've spoken to my mortgage advisor as necessary. An iconic Cold War piece of kit.

I might utilise the ICM "Stalin & Co" figures and depict Khrushchev inspecting one (apparently he didn't think much of them). In anticipation of this, does anyone have any details of what the munition would look like? I feel that the nuclear round would have been on display for Khrushchev to have a look at.

Come to that, are there any pictures whatsoever on this equipment other than on parade? My Googling so far would suggest not.

Brian

Googling Kondensator returns a lot of other stuff, some of it electronics.
Asking Big G about Kondensator 2A3 returns useful images.

https://forum.valka.cz/topic/view/20547/SOV-2A3-Kondensator
http://svsm.org/gallery/406mm_2a3/IMG_5250


In a museum somewhere


Performing parade duty


From Wikipedia, probably the same museum as above


Don't know if this was ever built but I would build it if it turned up as a model. 420 mm mortar/howitzer
Apparently it did, at least a prototype fired at least once:
https://raigap.livejournal.com/292945.html


Hey Trumpeter!! Are you listening? Hint, hint, nudge, wink, wink


/ Robin

Thanks Robin - I've covered most of these; it's a shame there isn't an image of one deployed in the field.

There is a strange sort of streamlined, finned projectile on display in one of the images in front of the gun but I can't quite see how that was a nuclear round - where - given the technology of the time the thing must have been more a conventional type munition. Anyway, I'm sure I'll come up with something.

As for the US Atomic Cannon: "No!" - please don't release in 1:35 - what will I do with my stashed 1:32 Renwall version??!!

With only four built I would assume that "in service" or "in the field" wasn't a very common occurence.
Combining this with restrictions on photography during excercises held by Soviet forces I would assume that photos from the field would be extremely rare. Maybe in an archive somewhere ....

/ Robin

Got the Kondensator... very nice and my next build in line!
There is another version... not called the Kondensator with a smaller round... and very different chassis?
YES YES YES on the M-65 ATOMIC CANNON!
This maybe an item for Hobby Boss... they seem to pick up the US subjects..?