Trumpeter 1/72 Russian SAM-6 antiaircraft missile (by Kerem Özkır)

 

Hello friends,

Page posts have decreased a bit lately. I'm very busy with work. But I'll be back.

Today we continue with a SAM-6 modeled by Kerem. Congratulations my friend, it's a nice model.

Let's continue...

Erhan...

Trumpeter 1/72 Jagdpanther (late) by Kerem Özkır

Hello dear modelers

The first page of 2026 is a vignette by Kerem. In January, a Jagdpanther in winter camouflage, a snowy environment, and lovely details...like a soldier waiting in line for the toilet..

The figures and toilet are 3D printed, while the fence is from an Italeri box.

Wonderful...

Erhan...

Trumpeter 1/72 T-55 Medium Tank (by Bayram Koçer)

 

Hello, today we're sharing Bayram Koçer's long-awaited model.

Bayram added era armor and a metal barrel to this Trumpeter kit. He also replaced the vinyl tracks with plastic tracks from the Revell T-55 kit.

After extensive weathering, a well-worn Middle Eastern tank emerged..

Great work, my friend! Congratulations!

Erhan..

Trumpeter 1/72 T-55 Medium tank Mod.1958 "inbox review" / by Erhan Atalay

 

History : 

The T-54 and T-55 tanks are a series of Soviet medium tanks introduced in the years following the Second World War. The first T-54 prototype was completed at Nizhny Tagil by the end of 1945. From the late 1950s, the T-54 eventually became the main tank for armoured units of the Soviet Army, armies of the Warsaw Pact countries, and many others. T-54s and T-55s have been involved in many of the world's armed conflicts since their introduction in the second half of the 20th century.

The T-54/55 series is the most-produced tank in history. Estimated production numbers for the series range from 96,500 to 100,000. They were replaced by the T-62, T-64, T-72, T-80 and T-90 tanks in Soviet and Russian armies, but are still used by up to 50 other armies worldwide, some having received sophisticated retrofitting. The Chinese version of the T-54A is the Type 59.

During the Cold War, Soviet tanks never directly faced their NATO adversaries in European combat. However, the T-54/55's first appearance in the West around the period of the 1950s (then the beginning of the Cold War) spurred the United Kingdom to develop a new tank gun, the Royal Ordnance L7, and the United States to create the M60 tank.

Kit : 

Trumpeter kits generally contain easy-to-assemble parts. Very small details are molded into the main body. Some parts (handles, headlight beams, tow cable, etc.) may need to be hand-made for this kit.

Vinyl tracks are difficult to assemble and have poor detail. Realistic tracks require effort.

The barrel is plastic; perhaps a metal aftermarket barrel could be used..

Later models featured a 7.62mm PKT coaxial weapon and a 12.7mm DShK heavy machine gun on the turret roof. However, the DShK is not included in the box.

Nevertheless, it would be fun for a modeler to build a nice T-55 from this box. Examples of this are available on the miniafv blog, and a good example will be published soon.

Happy modeling,

Erhan...