| khurasanminiatures | 01 Jun 2013 10:14 a.m. PST |
Not quite finished yet, some more fine details to add, but these give an idea anyway.
T34/76 Model 1943 with Factory No. 183 (KhPZ) turret, and T34/85 Model 1945. There will also be a hull available with rounded front fenders. The T34/76 will come with the option to use the command cupola (shown) or the normal tank with a hatch directly on the turret roof instead. Of course there are a variety of very inexpensive T34s on the market now, but I'm thinking (perhaps incorrectly) that there will be a place in the market for kits that are resin and pewter, with more details and made to be strictly accurate representations of widely manufactured variants. They will have nice heft as well because they will have pewter track lengths (entirely one-piece drive sections, just stick it on). If the models prove popular, tread lengths will be made with assorted wheels in random locations, as was seen so frequently during the war. A few months away but thought you'd like to see…. |
| sgt Dutch | 01 Jun 2013 10:30 a.m. PST |
Those look great! how some early turrets models. Or just make turrets that will fit PSC T34's. When are you planning to release the Centurion's? I need to build up an IDF force. Check this sight out. On the way has a great article on the different types of turrets for the T34-85.
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| Fred Cartwright | 01 Jun 2013 10:40 a.m. PST |
Will you stop teasing us with all these previews of Soviet goodness and put some into production! I'm still waiting for the T-90A and T-62. |
| khurasanminiatures | 01 Jun 2013 10:48 a.m. PST |
Thanks Dutch, maybe more turret variants down the line. I'm not really making these to fit other manufacturer's products though. There's an enormous backlog at the casters and the Sho't is in it, moving forward.  Fred, sorry about that, I just thought people liked seeing previews. These things take time to bring to market. The T90A is basically ready to go -- it will be released as soon as the platoon that's being painted up for display is completed (which I think will be soon). |
| PSADennis | 01 Jun 2013 10:59 a.m. PST |
Khurasan,
Thank you for showing these. Though what I am waiting for is the Arab Israeli range as well as the T-90's for our present day group project we are working on, its always nice to see what direction your company is headed.
Dennis |
| Fred Cartwright | 01 Jun 2013 11:04 a.m. PST |
Fred, sorry about that, I just thought people liked seeing previews. We do, but we also like to see them in the webstore so we can buy them! :-) Good news about the T90. I keep an eye out for it. |
| khurasanminiatures | 01 Jun 2013 11:34 a.m. PST |
It's a very long process getting these 3D designs to market -- get them designed, get them printed, get moulds and castings of the prints, then get a casting painted. All along the process the vendors doing that are a lot less keen to get it done than you are! |
| Garand | 01 Jun 2013 2:32 p.m. PST |
Look very nice nonetheless! Damon. |
| Sparker | 01 Jun 2013 3:18 p.m. PST |
Hi Mate, Yes those do look very nice. I also share Fred and Dennis' impatience to get my mitts on the T90 and T62…. But it is good to see whats coming onto the edge of the Long Range radar! Thanks for posting, and keep this goodness coming…. Any liklihood of any Bradleys in the near to medium term? |
| khurasanminiatures | 01 Jun 2013 5:18 p.m. PST |
Brad has been removed from service, but that's probably due to its unsuitability for combatting insurgency. In any event my modern range is super modern (as of right this instant) so no Bradley I'm afraid. The Stryker is well underway however. BTR-80 as well. Latest versions of the HMMWV will be released shortly. |
| Arrigo | 02 Jun 2013 2:13 a.m. PST |
Brad removed from service? What have you read recently? The Heavy Brigade combat Teams are still using it in their combined arms battalions and on their cavalry squadron. You are awfully mistaken Khurasan! The A3 Version is coming along nicely and delivery to the Guard are still being made. No replacement is currently available the Stryker is a different thing. You are American and I am Italian i am not suppose to correct you! Arrigo :D |
| khurasanminiatures | 02 Jun 2013 8:58 a.m. PST |
Hey Arrigo, no need to take it personally. I meant combat service: link |
| Arrigo | 02 Jun 2013 12:17 p.m. PST |
It was supposed to be a joke. Anyway the article (as often for the strategypage sadly) is not really accurate. M2 have been used in combat in Afghanistan recently. The article say the Bradley stopped to be used in 2007 and that was patently not true. Ther army continued to request funding for the M2A2 ODS SA and M2A3 and employ the Bradley the unit deployed in Korea for the last Team Spirit and the resident 2nd ID Brigade have the Bradley. The M113 seems on track to be replaced with a M" derivative a brigade level. Actually in the Army funding requests for 2012 and 2013 there some oblique references to get rid of the Stryker MGS. Well now you do not have excuses to not make an M2A3 (Irish Serb is doing the A2…). Never rely on strategy page, seriously :D . |
| khurasanminiatures | 02 Jun 2013 12:34 p.m. PST |
In any event, this thread is about the T34s so I'm not going to have a lengthy discussion in it about why I may or may not be making certain other vehicles. |
| Arrigo | 02 Jun 2013 12:50 p.m. PST |
well, we are wargamers and we derail thread plus we ask you to do a lot of things… Well, I like your T-34 but I am worried how many T-34 the market can absorb… (yes you will tell me that if production numbers are useful guidelines according to the number of different Maus… well we can absorb at least 56 other different manufacturers. Also it was very informative the bit on the process. I was thinking the 3D printing approach could have shortened the process but I was utterly wrong. sorry to have derailed the thread. |
Mark 1  | 02 Jun 2013 1:19 p.m. PST |
I am impressed by the attention to detail shown in the turrets of these models. But … What about the road wheels? Most source I have seen indicate that 1943 production T-34s did not have rubber tires on the majority of their road wheels. A visual characteristic typical of a hull from 1943 production is the pattern of wheels … a rubber tire on the front, three all metal, and a rubber tire on the back. 1941 production often had all rubber-tired wheels, and 1942 production often had random patterns of rubber vs. all-metal, but by 1943 the pattern was pretty consistent, as experience had shown that all-metal on the first and last road wheels reduced the operating life of the vehicle (too much rattling), but on the middle three had significantly less effect. By 1945 most hulls were built with all rubber-rimmed wheels again. At least that is my observation. -Mark
(aka: Mk 1) |
| khurasanminiatures | 02 Jun 2013 5:12 p.m. PST |
The basic hull was designed for the T-34/85. The Model 1943 turret was then designed to add for flexibility to the kit. If the kit takes off we'll definitely make more final drive options for the kit. |
| deflatermouse | 07 Jun 2013 2:29 a.m. PST |
A T34/85 Model 1969?
The FOW ones are OK and I was tempted to replace mine with their boxset, but these are nice.
And previews are always good. …now off to hijack that other thread… |
| Chatticus Finch | 03 Jul 2013 8:13 a.m. PST |
G'day Khurasan. Like the T-34, if it's anything like your other moulds it'll be great once it gets out there into the field! Is there anything in the line for the Syrian and Egyptian 122mm artillery conversions?
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| Uesugi Kenshin | 03 Jul 2013 9:03 a.m. PST |
T-34/85 is one of my favorite looking tanks of WWII. Unfortunately it enters the war later than my period of interest on the Eastern Front. |
goes beyond the straight line.
