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New IS-3 from tk2

El nuevo cañón de 12.8 cm de quanguan

El segundo cañón lo monte en un Panther de Wange 1/35

These new sets are so freaking cool

Since I have the newer Tiger 131 and Camo Tiger E, I decided to combine my older Tiger sets together to build something with a little more accuracy. I just used the instructions from both sets to build it. Hardest part was deciding which pieces to use on each step to get the desired camo effect I wanted.

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For 1,106 kg of bricks, a bit lighter than their KÖNIGSTIGER.

When I have received it at the same time with the TKTWO JAGDPANTHER, I was hesitant to choose wich I would build first.

I went for the JAGDTIGER.

We have a three tone camo with a lot of green and brown very well balanced. I have not tweaked so much.

This model is considered representing the OTTO CARIUS' one, leading the 2nd Company of schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 512 in early 1945. Built was easy thought less impresive than the Königstiger.

I didn't encounter any difficulty, it just left me less astonished.

Mounting the inside of the gun barrel annoyed me a bit, there is a way to set it in and also to put it out as it should.

Let's go for the negative points :

- Tracks are not wide enough, and no specific spare tracks to attach on the casemate (I put some with Patafix).

- Front glacis angle is Not inclined enough, and no antennas as it should have as a command tank.

- Gun barrel junction to mantlet is fragile, and the whole removing for accessing to the interior is a bit tedious. It only moves up and down, unlike Cobi.

- Rear engine bay upper hull is attached to the tow cable, so I do not like to remove it to admire the engine compartment.

- If you are picky casemate angles are a litle to pronounced, consequences of the triangular brick system of its building. And mudguards' hinges are a bit meh.

Now for the pros :

- A very sturdy and solid model.

- Good rolling tracks and lot of spare bricks and no missing pièces.

- Price is still attractive, but a bit higher than 12 GO and if bought from Aliexpress only 30 bucks cheaper than Cobi's standard edition.

- Lotta custom bricks and parts molded if you like this option (beautiful custom mantlet and hatches).

- No strange hull spaces as on the 12 GO one, and a Nice gun barrel support.

- lotta precision in small details, and colored wheels. A nice brand new detailled shiny interior, and a totally articulated anti-air machine gun.

In the end we have almost a model kit, but not without some litle flaws.

As I am Whiting this I have built my third JAGDTIGER with the Cobi regular edition, and TKTWO was my second one (fetish is a fetish), so now I have more of a step looking back at all those.

It will depend on what you want,

" All the things you wanted to be and then all the things you wished you never wished for. It was a delicious itch you want to scratch but you find it under the skin and can't reach it.So the delicious itch becomes unbearable. It told you what you most want is what you most can't have and that the most you can't have is what you already had and lost. "

And this quote from Odysseus resume all my feelings between TKTWO approach and COBI.

COBI will Be more in scale with real one in terms of global shape and angles and drive sprocket, road wheels alignment, side skirts, scale with their minifigs, and on the TKTWO side a more detailled one on specific parts as mantlet, vents, driver's and radio's hatches, and tank commander's one.

2026 is a very good year for brick tanks enthusiasts, COBI really improved their design, and young brand as TKTWO are also a real player.

Well why not love them both ? I volountary exclude 12 cause I am indeed not a fan on their take on this one. You cannot get all from both worlds.

12GO again delivered a unique set which many manufacturers won't even consider making.

The Good:

- Looks beautiful. The set is simply amazing look wise for me.

- The turret rotates 90° each side as it should.

- 12GO revised their cables, the tube is more plastic than rubber now which makes it bend cleaner.

- Finally a 12GO set without a whole sheet of custom molds, a big plus from me for that.

The Bad:

- Used techniques often put a lot of stress on parts (see the gap on the turret) which results in bending the whole part.

- The build process is quite demanding with a high probability of self deconstruction (mainly fenders and turret parts).

The personal issues:

- one of the 4x4 printed squares had molding issues (last 2 photos), i needed to literally "bake" it to somewhat fix it.

Overally, highly recommend for someone who wants a unique, good looking set, but be prepared for a build wich requires some patience.

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Now it comes to my fourth set from TKTWO, and considering we almost have no many options regarding a JAGDPANTHER brick tank.

Most known is COBI'S one but as a limited edition and a regular one, which are almost today impossible to find, released in 2023, years during which COBI became really interesting (look at first COBI MODELS makes an understanding of a brand's birth just right before Soviet's Union fall, and how hard it become after, even for POLLAND as a satellite).

TKTWO was the choice, and the right one, with an historical tank who suffered from overheating. And for a weight of 0.781kg.

Let us go for the cons first :

- Junction between casemate and hull could be less viewable. It's rear hatch opens for nothing behind.

- Asymetry of the gun barrel could have been less pronounced, but anyway it's here. Machine gun is static.

- Tracks on mine are rolling only on drive sprocket and tension wheel. Roadwheels does not seem to move ( not the case with PANTHER, so I put that on suspension design). They can get outta tracks easily.

- Camo has to be tweaked to look less escaladated. Well I did it.

And now for the Pros :

- Easy, Fun, Straight Forward, good use of custom parts, well balanced with bricks. Savage as a JAGDPANTHER.

- A pleasure to build simple sturdy, solid, Nice silouhette and proportions. It flows and flows, a perfect roaring cat !

- Easy panels removable to access a very shiny and beautiful detailled interior.

- Mantlet has a ball joint so it can move on all axis ! Kudos to TKTWO for this +(why not on JAGDTIGER ?). And Nice bricked custom parts.

And an exquisite design. Hatches that open are great.

- Tank is very solid and nothing feels clunky, good for display and good for play and being manipulated.

- A brick JAGDPANTHER that looks like a real JAGDPANTHER. And with a Nice illustration.

Well TKTWO succeded in capturing the essence of this cat, and making it a great enjoyable build. I had a great pleasure during assembly with its simplicity and efficiency.

A direct shell in My head.

Now I remember why : my first tank was an unpainted JAGDPANTHER from the brand TAMIYA all grey given by this elder bro'o' your friend.

I had no money at the time to buy such models, nor my parents.

So cool memories.

As I cannot recommend it anymore, I am making a cool diorama.

This Is The JAGDPANTHER To go.

Regards.

“Revenge for My Hero Brother” Mikhail Krasikov painted this inscription onto his IS-2 to honor his brother who was killed in action in 1943.

Mikhail, was reunited with his brother in March 1945 after being KIA in Pomerania, just two months before the end of the war in Europe.

Better photos and full history to come.

New drop and I love it minifigs looks fcking cool

I just finished my first Cobi kit and I’m wondering about the scale. The kit says it’s 1:28 scale, but compared to my other non-Cobi kits, it seems smaller. Here it is next to my T-34/85 model. I read the 85 was larger because of in bigger gun and turret, but I don’t know how much bigger the body is in comparison.

Finally the M270 which was teased few weeks ago hast been released. Its about 25€

The panzer 3/4 was a concept tank that never left paper it would have combined parts from the panzer 3 and 4 onto one hull, this would theoretically streamline production but it has several downsides that made it impossible to implement.

It would require the startup of another production line at massive scale while the panzer 3 and 4 where still being made and holding onto a huge reserve before they could be sent out and finally convert the other production lines to modify the vehicles being returned into other uses as you can't just scrap them as they would still have value. This in turns means you have to keep making parts for them which could slow down the production of your new main tank.

In short any attempt to actually implement this vehicle as the main fighting vehicle would be utter madness, logistical and economic suicide. Still I think it's a cool concept and deserves a place in my collection.

The model you see here was built using a Quanquan panzer 3 (100247) and two vk16.02 (100101) for the angled parts, the copula that was a spare I had from a Quan stug 3 (100307) that I previously modified into something else.

This PANLOS PLA PGZ09 Self propelled anti-aircraft gun is pretty neat!

~£17 delivered to the UK from YWOBB and with 1268 pieces makes it a really good deal.

Overall, it was a nice build. 1 missing piece, but its in the interior which won't be seen. All parts perfectly moulded and printed. Grip between bricks was flawless and I really like how much variation there is in the digicam printed parts!

Guns and tracking radar (front of the turret) move up and down, turret rotates, tracks go round well and the search radar (on top) can be lowered. A bit of interior detail is included and the hatches can open. Scale comes out to approximately 1/25.

Absolutely recommended if you like military vehicles, and PLA equipment or SPAA in particular!

📦 2164 pieces
📏 Size: 37.6 × 14.6 × 11.1 cm

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