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Soviet T-55a from Tamiya

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  • Member since
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  • From: Oil City, PA
Soviet T-55a from Tamiya
Posted by greentracker98 on Sunday, April 24, 2016 2:01 PM

Hi every one. This is my first ever armour/tank. The T 55a./ So far it seems easy enough.

Anyone who has built this kit, do youi have any pointers you can share? Thanks

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  • From: State of Mississippi. State motto: Virtute et armis (By valor and arms)
Posted by mississippivol on Sunday, April 24, 2016 2:51 PM
I remember this magazine having a pictorial of the huge variety of markings this tank wore. It's like the mig 21 of tankdom.
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Posted by Gamera on Sunday, April 24, 2016 3:40 PM

As one of Tamiya's older kits other than filling the motor/battery holes in the bottom she should go together without much fuss. The metal gun barrel you added there is a nice plus.

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

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Posted by greentracker98 on Sunday, April 24, 2016 5:10 PM

Gamera

As one of Tamiya's older kits other than filling the motor/battery holes in the bottom she should go together without much fuss. The metal gun barrel you added there is a nice plus.

 

Thanks guys

yea, seen the gun barrel on Ebay, liked the looks of the rifling in it in the picture. But i can't see the rifling now that I have it. Maybe I will later this week, I'm getting new glasses. Geeked

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Posted by GMorrison on Sunday, April 24, 2016 9:04 PM

I recently built the Tiran 5, probably the same basic kit with extra parts.

Went together like vodka and caviar.

Definitely a candidate for big heavy saggy Friuls.

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Posted by Gamera on Sunday, April 24, 2016 9:59 PM

The Hobbyist

 

 
Gamera

As one of Tamiya's older kits other than filling the motor/battery holes in the bottom she should go together without much fuss. The metal gun barrel you added there is a nice plus.

 

 

 

...this is a newer generation kit and is cherry, even by Tamiya standards, and has gotten hard to find in its original boxing...the only major mods I've seen are the plumbing of the fuel tanks on the fenders and maybe replacing the sheet metal guard above the side mounted exhaust...kit falls together...no motorization holes on this m o j o ...

 

 

Ahhhh, thanks for the correction- just assumed this was the kit from the '70s ... Embarrassed

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Posted by Phil_H on Monday, April 25, 2016 1:17 AM

Gamera
Ahhhh, thanks for the correction- just assumed this was the kit from the '70s ...

You may be thinking of the T-62, which was good in it day, but is looked upon as a dog's breakfast now.. Wink

The T-55 kit was released this century Smile

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Posted by Gamera on Monday, April 25, 2016 7:19 AM

Phil_H

 

 
Gamera
Ahhhh, thanks for the correction- just assumed this was the kit from the '70s ...

 

You may be thinking of the T-62, which was good in it day, but is looked upon as a dog's breakfast now.. Wink

The T-55 kit was released this century Smile

 

Yes, yes I was- whoops! Embarrassed

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

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Posted by qcarr on Thursday, April 28, 2016 10:49 AM

This is the best kit I've every built - not that I've built that many nor is the T-55 my favorite tank (that honor goes to M4A3E8 and Pershing!).  All the parts fit perfectly and the final result was a very good looking kit.  Enjoy!

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