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Friday, October 14, 2016 - 01:29 PM UTC
On the base of the T28, Dragon will release in December a fictional variant with a 155mm gun.
The T28 was designed to breach the defenses of the Siegfried Line during the latter part of WWII, but the 95-ton monstrosity arrived too late to participate in the war. Its name was altered to 105mm Gun Motor Carriage T95 in March 1945 since the armament was hull-mounted rather than in a turret. It is already available as kit #6750 from Dragon.

Dragon has overhauled this T28 kit and assigned it a new 155mm T7 main gun, of the type used on the developmental T30 Heavy Tank.

Of course, such a vehicle did not exist in reality, but this hull/gun combination is very popular in the online gaming world.

The size of the model is simply overwhelming – the lower hull is more than 300mm long! The double track runs are made from DS tracks, and the outer tracks can be detached just like the real ones should a modeller decide to opt for this configuration.

The impressive 155mm gun barrel is newly produced. This was a monster of a tank in its day, and Dragon has made it even more monstrous for contemporary warriors with the addition of a more powerful 155mm gun that better befits the vehicle’s size!

As a special bonus, modellers can still build the T28 with parts provided in the box as well.
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What if it doesn't? KL
OCT 16, 2016 - 12:20 AM
I don't think there's any definitive information, yet, as to whether or not WOT, WarThunder and similar games either help or hurt the hobby. But what these games do is increase the exposure of these vehicles to a much larger audience. Some people might be so interested in a certain vehicle that they might say "Hey, I have this vehicle in my virtual garage but I'd really like to build/have a real one too." I actually do see it often on the WOT and World of Warships forums where people start a thread asking about how to break into the hobby or what kit is best to build a certain tank/ship or even showing off their builds. So while there may not be enough definitive information to support an analysis of whether or not these games are helping or hurting the hobby, I can definitely say that they are having a rather positive impact. Like I previously said, they are driving more people into building simply because of this: "I have it, now I want it."
OCT 16, 2016 - 12:47 AM
What if it doesn't? KL[/quote] It's OK as well. Like fantasy figures, Star Wars spaceships, sci-fi robots and so on. I do not build them but it does not harm me in any way. Glad for whoever likes them.
OCT 16, 2016 - 12:56 AM
If the WOT version is supposed to be the subject of this release, then they're clearly not doing a good job. The countours of the barrel and muzzle break are well of compared to the in-game model.
OCT 16, 2016 - 01:30 AM
You've got THAT right, for sure!!!
OCT 16, 2016 - 04:50 AM
What if it doesn't? KL[/quote] It's OK as well. Like fantasy figures, Star Wars spaceships, sci-fi robots and so on. I do not build them but it does not harm me in any way. Glad for whoever likes them.[/quote] Hi, Carlos! I don't bother with WOT Tank kits, either. I'm too busy with modelling the "real stuff" in scale as it is. But, to each his/her own, and whatever makes them happy... Hi, Tim! The Main Gun Barrel and Muzzle Brake on this "T95" kind of remind me of the Soviet 152mm Gun/Howitzer(?), (Sorry, I'm not that familiar with Russo-Soviet equipment), with those "side grates" in the Muzzle Brake having been deleted. What do you think?
OCT 16, 2016 - 04:53 AM
What if it doesn't? KL[/quote] It's OK as well. Like fantasy figures, Star Wars spaceships, sci-fi robots and so on. I do not build them but it does not harm me in any way. Glad for whoever likes them.[/quote] Jim made a conditional statement that he's OK with them if they help plastic modeling. I was wondering what he thought about them if they didn't help modeling. I seem to recall a thread not too long ago where people were decrying video games for killing the hobby. Now they help it? Honestly, I pity the guy who has never built a model (or only a few) but who picks this one up. Remember all the suspension parts? KL
OCT 16, 2016 - 04:24 PM
What if it doesn't? KL[/quote] It's OK as well. Like fantasy figures, Star Wars spaceships, sci-fi robots and so on. I do not build them but it does not harm me in any way. Glad for whoever likes them.[/quote] Jim made a conditional statement that he's OK with them if they help plastic modeling. I was wondering what he thought about them if they didn't help modeling. I seem to recall a thread not too long ago where people were decrying video games for killing the hobby. Now they help it? Honestly, I pity the guy who has never built a model (or only a few) but who picks this one up. Remember all the suspension parts? KL[/quote] OH, GAWD! And all of those Suspension parts are blessed with a wonderfully SLOPPY FIT!!! I'd rather forget 'em! My T28 sits at the bottom of the pile of roughly one-third of my un-built kits, up in my Nephew's attic!!!
OCT 16, 2016 - 06:25 PM
It doesn't look like they did anything to the basic kit to improve it, so no thanks. The suspension was poor, the parts didn't fit well, the PE boxes are wretched and there are multiple accuracy issues (both big and small). So, um nope.
OCT 16, 2016 - 08:07 PM
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