Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 02:50 AM UTC
MiniArt has a new heavy towing vehicle in the works a Ya-12 Soviet Artillery Tractor. So far only CAD images are available but those images show a promising model in the works. Look inside for details.
MiniArt look to be going to town on this Ya-12 Soviet Artillery Tractor with items such as a fully detailed GM 4-71 diesel engine which I believe is the main if not only difference between the Ya-11 and Ya-12, a fully detailed suspension and drives, and add to this what appear to be workable tracks. The option of having the back covered or open allows for some interesting display possibilities such as having a gun crew in the back while towing an artillery gun or stacked high with ammunition making an urgent delivery.

This vehicle came into being in 1943 as a response to the Soviet forces need for a tractor to move artillery pieces around the field of conflict and the Ya-12 was up to the task being able to move the heaviest artillery pieces of the time.
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This one has been on the Miniart announcement list for a looong time. Now with the CAD images, that might mean they`re actually putting some effort into this one...
JAN 25, 2012 - 03:16 AM
WOW that looks cool right up my ally But I hope they didnt over engineer it like they did with there Dingos
JAN 25, 2012 - 04:33 AM
Jeeeeeez this is great news great news indeed!!!
JAN 25, 2012 - 10:30 AM
here is a link to a spoked wheel supplier LINK
JAN 25, 2012 - 02:28 PM
Worth waiting for if they do it right IMO. I'm looking forward to seeing how the woodgrain texture comes out.
JAN 25, 2012 - 07:13 PM
I count more than 40 parts for engine and tx...
JAN 26, 2012 - 03:47 AM
Glad to see Mini-art's tractor finally coming out, and with Trumpeter's recent announcements we finally have some decent movers for all that artillery! Excellent! But one question,...with Mini-art having the underframe and chassis patterned for their GAZ trucks, will we see the BA-3/6/10 family of AFV's in the future?
FEB 07, 2012 - 12:36 PM
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