Eastern Front 1941-42

[petejones]

I would like to see the following models that cover the Eastern Front during 1941-42:

German Pzkpfw II
German Pzkpfw 35(t)
German Pzkpfw III 50mm L42 gun
German StuG-III 75mm L24 gun
German Sdkfz 231/232 Armoured Car

Sovet BT-5/7
Soviet T-28
Soviet Komsomolyets

Think that's it for me!
Pete

[tyroflyer]

Pete, the T-28 is not far away (beg pardon - read & typed T-28 while thinking T-26. I like the T-28 too) and a comprehensive list of Panzer III's are in the design stage. I agree with everything else in your list. I'd like to see both the 6-rad and 8-rad versions of the armoured cars.

[EarlyWarGamer]

A Pz III F, G, H and J (all with 50mm L42 are in the pipeline. Super stoked about all of the Pz IIIs Rubicon have in the works. There's also an E, F and G armed with 37mm, and a J, L and M with the 50mm L/60 "long". 

I do wonder if anyone will ever do a Pz II in plastic. I realize they are not as sexy as their bigger cousins, but they were the mainstay of the early war panzer force. I already hae Pz IIs in resin, and I would NOT hesitate to replace them all with Rubicon plastics should they ever venture there.

Meanwhile, I need to get back to lobbying for the Sd.Kfz 10. :-)

[ultravanillasmurf]

http://forum.rubiconmodels.com/index.php?topic=614.msg10753#msg10753

I certainly agree about the BT5/7.

The Panzer II would open up a number of other options as well.

The Komsomolyets might be a candidate for a high quality resin like the Loyd Carrier (if you have not seen Our Gracious Host's Waffentrager, you are missing out).

[Tracks]

German Pzkpfw II - would be good addition to RM line.
German Pzkpfw III 50mm L42 gun - this is coming... soon we hope.
German StuG-III 75mm L24 gun - I wonder if RM will expand on the Stug they already have.
German Sdkfz 231/232 Armoured Car - we just got the 222 armored car, but I wouldn't turn down a 231/232 Armoured Car.

Sovet BT-5/7 - would be good addition to RM line.
Soviet T-28 - would be good addition to RM line, but how popular/useful will it be?

[petejones]

Excellent news about the Pz-III 

[tyroflyer]

I agree the Panzer III project looks very impressive. Although the Panzer IV project is pretty good it's not quite as comprehensive as this one. At least not yet. Rubicon keep getting better and better.

[WeRT]

Soviet T-28 - would be good addition to RM line, but how popular/useful will it be?

I can't predict it but I have one already in resin. And I might get another in plastic
As goes for "being useful" ... if you play Bolt Action against Poles / Japan / Finland in 1939 setting, then T-28 is fire magnet.
It's big. It's look scary. It can shoot with 4MMGs.
But the truth is you can destroy it with light AT gun.

And it looks great on table.

[Pinky]

That T-28 looks great.  Seems like a very high quality resin casting.

[WeRT]

That T-28 looks great.  Seems like a very high quality resin casting.

Not at all Pinky. You can read my review here:
https://idiotoodporny.blogspot.com/2018/01/recenzja-t-28-od-jsc-156-or-28mm.html

This resin model, T-28 JSC,  is out of stock for a long time.
I think they withdraw the product and stop producing it.

ps. It costs ~80-90 PLN / 16-18£

[EarlyWarGamer]

Thanks for that write-up on the T-28! Very informative.

If Rubicon ever do one, I will certainly get it. What a beast to put on the table. Sounds like fun to field, even if it is knocked out quickly. Every Russian player should have a T-28 in their arsenal!

[Jimmy_P]

I have the Trenchworx resin T-28, which is very nice (quite similar to Rubicon in terms of the kind of resin, at least in appearance/crispness etc). Away at the moment, so don't have any phots to hand of it. I can't see there'd be the demand to support a plastic T-28 in 1/56 but I'd certainly be interested in seeing a resin kit of one from Rubicon.

Think that the PzII and BT series should definitely be done in plastic. I have one resin PzII for my DAK, but when/if Rubicon release a plastic one I intend to do some 39-40 era Germans, as well as use it to replace/add to my DAK!

[ripley]

I wonder if a resin hull , plastic turrets combo type kit might be a better idea . I'm not to happy with the resin / white metal kits Warlord produces .  The metal bits are really bad , I think the molds are past there due date .  Has anyone any love for this 5 turreted   beast ?

[elias.tibbs]

I own some some the Rubicon resin French tanks. No one realises that they’re resin until you tell them.

After all, what other resin kits out there are hallow and have lugs for the turret to attach?

[ultravanillasmurf]

I own some some the Rubicon resin French tanks. No one realises that they’re resin until you tell them.

After all, what other resin kits out there are hallow and have lugs for the turret to attach?

Not just the French ones.