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Wish Lists / Re: T26 (vickers 6-ton/7TP)
« on: February 07, 2017, 08:37:41 am »
Hey, so what about that T-26?
One of most popular tanks in late thirties. Was used thorough WW2 by Soviets, (Nationalist) China, Finland and Germany - to name a few! Also one of most widely used tanks, it was present on fronts separated by thousands of kilometers (like Finland, Persia and Manchuria).
Kit could be composed of :
main body, bottom
main body, top (with flat surfaces to attach armor options according to variant)
eventually : main body, under-turret box (depends on implemenation)
tracks&wheels
cylindrical riveted turret for early models
conical turret for late models
two separate engine covers (old and new wariant), to gule on 'main body' over the engine compartment. Note : only cover, not the whole engine deck
two variants of frontal plate - multiple rivets (old) and flat (newer), to glue on 'main body' on the front
two variants of glacial plate - old and new style (different hatches) to glue on 'main body' on the front top
three variants of side for under-turret box (riveted, non-riveted, non-riveted and sloped) to glue on 'main body' sides
two variants of turret ring - old and new, to glue on 'main body' on the top
add-ons - road light, big and small fuel tanks, two variants of silencer, extra MG to mount on turret, tool box, rope
for extra star :
extra two riveted turrets for twin-turret model
exchangable guns for turrets (MG, gun, flamer)
horseshoe and hand-rail antennas for command tanks
Kit composited in such way would be extremely adaptable - you could use it to make almost every variant of T-26 since 1931 up to 1940. Also, such composition guarantees that kit could not be used to create multiple instances of one vehicle from one kit - at best you have some spare turrets and few extra plates, which still require something to glue to/at (armor plates are glued onto main body).
One of most popular tanks in late thirties. Was used thorough WW2 by Soviets, (Nationalist) China, Finland and Germany - to name a few! Also one of most widely used tanks, it was present on fronts separated by thousands of kilometers (like Finland, Persia and Manchuria).
Kit could be composed of :
main body, bottom
main body, top (with flat surfaces to attach armor options according to variant)
eventually : main body, under-turret box (depends on implemenation)
tracks&wheels
cylindrical riveted turret for early models
conical turret for late models
two separate engine covers (old and new wariant), to gule on 'main body' over the engine compartment. Note : only cover, not the whole engine deck
two variants of frontal plate - multiple rivets (old) and flat (newer), to glue on 'main body' on the front
two variants of glacial plate - old and new style (different hatches) to glue on 'main body' on the front top
three variants of side for under-turret box (riveted, non-riveted, non-riveted and sloped) to glue on 'main body' sides
two variants of turret ring - old and new, to glue on 'main body' on the top
add-ons - road light, big and small fuel tanks, two variants of silencer, extra MG to mount on turret, tool box, rope
for extra star :
extra two riveted turrets for twin-turret model
exchangable guns for turrets (MG, gun, flamer)
horseshoe and hand-rail antennas for command tanks
Kit composited in such way would be extremely adaptable - you could use it to make almost every variant of T-26 since 1931 up to 1940. Also, such composition guarantees that kit could not be used to create multiple instances of one vehicle from one kit - at best you have some spare turrets and few extra plates, which still require something to glue to/at (armor plates are glued onto main body).
). So how about all those Fiats, GAZes, Isuzus, Lancias, ZiSes - to name a few? Tank company needs dozen of tanks, one-two tank tows and at least the same number of wheeled vehicles to service all that armoured force - not mentioning the infantry, command, security or any of other aspects of WW2 warfare. 
? Italian contribution to the Axis war effort is often skipped over, but it is still very important part of the WW2 history. Italian army is very colorful and distinctive, both in tactics, equipment and look; those factors made it very popular 'secondary army' choice among the wargamers. 'The look' and overall popularity of one of main Italian war theatres - North Africa - are also very appaeling for modellers. And yes, this is copy&paste from my previous post