"Khurasan previews T-34/76 model 1943" Topic

Here's a preview of our upcoming 15mm scale T-34/76 m.1943, which will be available with either the flat or rounded fenders, and will come with all parts to make either the command turret with raised cupola, or the normal tank.

Command variant:

Normal tank:

The command tank above has all the spare parts added, whereas the normal tank shows the hull almost spare.

The resin turret comes with both periscopes moulded on, but it's a simple matter to shave off the starboard periscope to make the normal T-34.

Coming soon!

Not knocking this as it is a very good looking model, but why are you doing another T34/76 1943 in 15mm? as I'm sure this wheel has been invented and as a plastic kit as well, can you be competitive doing the same thing again? (I do know you have a faithful following who will be pleased and see the detail of your specimen as being very well done. Just looking into the rational about why your doing it. Cheers

Zargon,

have you ever pondered why figure manufacturers keep producing Republican Romans? Macedonians? Samurai?

Seriously.

Leland R. Erickson
Metal Express
metal-express.net

It looks fantastic to me- well done

Impressive!

Frankly, you can never have enough T34s, its a beautiful tank, and that is a simply stunning model of it.

@Zargon: Isn't the other T34 model the /85?

Lion, I don't think that's what he meant. By another model, I think he meant other manufacturers' T-34 models.

I don't think I'm prohibited from making an historical vehicle because other guys make it too, or that it's a bad business decision. There may be some gamers who prefer mine so they'll be happy it's available.

Will the kit have a tank commander figure?

The kit won't but they will be separately available.

Seriously Leland, I just want to know if the whole range of Russians and other WW2 nations are going to be made, Infantry, winter and summer uniforms the tanks and TD etc, if so I'm interested but the odd good seller here and there not so much. That was and is my reasoning. Good luck in your own endeavor by the way and hope to see Silent Death soaring through space once again. Cheers

I am making Europe 46-49, a hypothetical range -- what if Hitler had died in 1944, the Wehrmacht launched a coup, organized against the Allies much more successfully, the uneasy Western/Russian coalition split up, and a rump de-Nazified German state eventually conditionally surrendered and then fought alongside the Western forces against the Soviets. That's the background but naturally gamers can posit whatever they want.

I am making actual planned vehicles or manufactured ones. I've already made the T34 American superheavy tank, calling it the M34 to avoid confusion. The IS4, its Soviet opposite number, is almost complete in terms of the design process. The Soviet medium tank will be the T-44, relegating the T-34 to the tank battalions of motorized rifle regiments.

As you may know, I already have a T-55 design. To make the T-44 all I need is to backdate the T-55 hull, and a T-34/85 turret. It seems silly not to make the entire T-34/85 if the turret was being designed, especially if in my alternative-history it becomes the infantry support tank. And if I'm making the T-34/85 it seems equally silly not to make the T-34/76. Et viola.

As there is a ton of stuff available for WWII in 15mm already, I'm going to be focusing at first on the 46-49 stuff. That the T-34 Soviet tanks came ahead of the T-44 is a fluke actually. After the designer is done with the IS4 (which is cool -- it's like an IS2 from hell) he will make all the changes to the T55 hull and T34/85 turret to create a T44.

Will I make infantry and so on? Sure, eventually.

khurasanminiatures, please tell me that there is a Super Heavy Tank T28/105 mm Gun Motor Carriage T95 coming down the pipe :-)

Thanks and now understood, very intriguing sort of like WWW2 and Dust rolled into one but not too weird. Cheers and good sculpting.

Maybe Martin, but in my background the Siegfried Line has been breached so there's less of a need for such massive assault tanks.

That said, there's not a huge quantity of oddball stuff for the allied forces, so yes the T95 (re designated M95 Thomas after the Rock of Chickamauga, and so nicknamed the "Tom-Tom" by the troops) is a prime candidate!

relegating the T-34 to the tank battalions of motorized rifle regiments.

If you are going to make your setting a continuation of WWII, wouldn't it make more sense to continue using WWII organisations, in which case the above would be "tank regiments of mechanised rifle brigades" at least according to the terminology that Zaloga uses?

(And yes, some of the WWII Soviet armoured organisation terminology is a bit odd. Though maybe not quite bizarre as some of the British stuff.)

Actually Zargon I'm not sure it's like either of those. At least not in terms of models -- at first there will be no WWII mechs, no demons in stahlhelms, no jet pack Americans. I'm trying to make the range look like what would actually have happened had the history turned out a little differently.

That's not to say fun stuff like that will never be made, but you're a lot more likely to see German infantry in '45-style gear than Captain America…at least, as I say, initially.

I've bought copies of the M34 and T55, both very well done. I too, would go for a T28 as that is one cool TD. Same for the various IS and T44 models.

Dan

No reason the M95 couldn't be in heavy TD battalions. :)

I'd love to see the T29 and T30 (the 105mm and 155mm variants of the M34, respectively) and maybe M44 APCs – which carried 25 guys in a big box on an M18 Hellcat hull.

How about Super Shermans the IDF used? Maybe some M47's. There was a lot of Soviet Pro War Su-100's and T34/85 used in the Middle east. I believe most where made in Czechoslovakia. I have bought a bunch of T55 and T62 from your company. Keep up the great work. Here are my T62 I post here on TMP.

TMP link

Oh heck yes, M44 APC's, DEFINITELY the T28/ M95 heavy tank destroyer!

Are you considering British designs as well? Such as the Tortoise/ Black Prince etc? I think it'd be great considering Churchill seriously considered a continuation war against the Soviets in real-world history.

Actually, that T-95 would be perfect for taking on those German Flak Towers, which still stand today.

They would have been sitting ducks. The Soviets could not penetrate the Flakturme even with 203mm howitzers, and the Flakturme mounted 12.8cm flak guns….

Please tell me that the Brit's Tortoise is on the list!

You know, although it doesn't fit in too well with the whole continuation war in Europe straight away… have you considered doing up 'what if' Japanese as well? There is a distinct lack of any Late-War Japanese armour/ artillery/ AA guns/ anything (even with BF producing some) except for some limited infantry, artillery and some tanks from a few other manufacturers. Granted a lot of it is the same throughout the war, but there were a number of vehicles and weapons held back on the Japanese mainland for an expected invasion.

That would be a neat little niche market as well.

Of course, there's also probably a niche market for Swedish armoured vehicles as well because they had a pretty neat ensemble of armoured vehicles…and they would fit in with the European campaigns too?

Tortoise is about as likely as the T-95 I think. Japanese highly doubtful based on my concentration, but you never know!

Great looking models!

I'm sure as other bigger comapanies move more and more into plastic…that the demand for high qaulity resin will remain from many games. Glad to see Khurasan help fill that perpetual need.

I'm really excited about the '46-49! Previously I was never so deep into that "what if" stuff…but I've been playing a good bit of "World of Tanks" recently and I'm now quite ready to see some of the tanks I see there, like the T-95 above, E-100s, Tortise, etc on the table top.

Are these (T-34) anywhere on the website? The only WW2+ vehicle I can see is the US M-34. I vaguely recall a T-44 being released at some point, but that may have been a fever dream.

I want to release them along with the re-release of the M34. The T44 is def a fever dream.

Nice model ! But I think an earlier version would have sell more, as the T34-43 is available in plastic from 2 manufacturers, and early models are less present and usually old moulds.

that and barbarossa has been anounced for october …

Oh my God, the Germans are re-invading Russia?

I've already given my rationale for making this kit in the thread further up--it can be found there.

Do you have an ETA on the return of the M34? I'm sorry I missed out on the first batch. I also want to backdate one to the T29 with the boxy rangefinders. Thanks for making this stuff, I find it fun and will be a great mix with some of the battlefront what if tanks.

Soon, probably within a week and a half or so.

I have some other 1946 stuff coming soon but it's stuck at the casters for a while.

That is a really nice paint job, who painted those bad boys?