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| Subject: | Re: T 54/55 kits |  |
| Date: | Sep 8, 2006 |
| From: | Gerald Owens | |
Dragon's T-34-85 (also released by Shanghai Dragon as a "Chinese Volunteer" tank in Korea), would be fine for Budapest. The RPM/Maquette T-34-85 Model 1946 could be correct, though I haven't seen any photos of that specific variant (the one with the fore and aft turret ventilators) in Budapest. It's a more difficult build than Dragon's, though.
The Tamiya IS-3 needs to be updated (or the Trumpeter IS-3M kit backdated) to depict a Stalin in Budapest.
The T-54 was in service but the T-34-85 was still more common. For a T-54, you would need a Tamiya T-55 and a resin conversion to backdate it (if accuracy is less important, the Trumpeter T-54 could be used--it's hull dimensions are a bit off for the electric motor to fit, and the tracks are not great). |
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