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Author Topic: [COMMERCIAL] Empress Miniatures Cold War Range. T64 RELEASED.  (Read 88193 times)

Offline carlos marighela

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Re: [COMMERCIAL] Empress RELEASE SHILKA AA AFV.
« Reply #300 on: August 25, 2021, 05:21:44 AM »
Yep black pleather, although I recall local ones in green pleather.
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Re: [COMMERCIAL] Empress RELEASE SHILKA AA AFV.
« Reply #301 on: August 25, 2021, 05:24:19 AM »
Shilka is nice but what we really need is a T-64. Most common tank in the GSFG in the ‘80s  and with the exception of Butler’s Plaited Manure nobody makes one.

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Re: [COMMERCIAL] Empress RELEASE SHILKA AA AFV.
« Reply #302 on: August 25, 2021, 07:52:57 AM »
Just going into resin moulds - 2 versions of landrover, Stalwart, Fox.


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Quite happy to get the Antiques Roadshow Centurion AVRE on the road but Richard is very busy at the moment.  :'(


He says he just requires the go ahead from you.  :)

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Re: [COMMERCIAL] Empress RELEASE SHILKA AA AFV.
« Reply #304 on: August 25, 2021, 10:09:26 AM »
Richard has a list of things to do first  lol

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Re: [COMMERCIAL] Empress RELEASE SHILKA AA AFV.
« Reply #305 on: August 25, 2021, 10:38:19 AM »
(...)  and with the exception of Butler’s Plaited Manure nobody makes one.

Tut-tut-tut, Charlie, old boy!  :` ;)

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Re: [COMMERCIAL] Empress RELEASE SHILKA AA AFV.
« Reply #306 on: August 25, 2021, 01:48:19 PM »
Just going into resin moulds - 2 versions of landrover, Stalwart, Fox.

Excellent, both landrovers will definitely be buys for me - the wombat versions are in my build queue currently.

Am sure I can justify a Stollie (or two)...IIRC Fox was mainly used by BAOR armoured formations, so less interest personally, but great to see the range continue to grow.


what we really need is a T-64. Most common tank in the GSFG in the ‘80s  and with the exception of Butler’s Plaited Manure nobody makes one.

Makes sense, especially given the breadth of models that Empress already have for Sovs. I could even be tempted to broaden my project to include some russkis

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Re: [COMMERCIAL] Empress RELEASE SHILKA AA AFV.
« Reply #307 on: August 25, 2021, 01:52:21 PM »
Excellent, both landrovers will definitely be buys for me - the wombat versions are in my build queue currently.

Am sure I can justify a Stollie (or two)...IIRC Fox was mainly used by BAOR armoured formations, so less interest personally, but great to see the range continue to grow.


Makes sense, especially given the breadth of models that Empress already have for Sovs. I could even be tempted to broaden my project to include some russkis

You have to have an invasion force surely?

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Re: [COMMERCIAL] Empress RELEASE SHILKA AA AFV.
« Reply #308 on: August 25, 2021, 02:02:03 PM »
You have to have an invasion force surely?

Well, some Naval Infantry would go well with those airborne troops you’ve promised us.... lol

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Re: [COMMERCIAL] Empress RELEASE SHILKA AA AFV.
« Reply #309 on: August 25, 2021, 02:59:04 PM »
Yep black pleather, although I recall local ones in green pleather.
Yes, green pleather was also definitely a 'thing', now you come to mention it (I think on the more modern ones (Series 3)?).
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Re: [COMMERCIAL] Empress RELEASE SHILKA AA AFV.
« Reply #310 on: August 25, 2021, 09:27:49 PM »
... but what we really need is a T-64. Most common tank in the GSFG in the ‘80s ...
An uparmoured T55?
Well, some Naval Infantry would go well with those airborne troops you’ve promised us.... lol
They are on period lists...

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Re: [COMMERCIAL] Empress RELEASE SHILKA AA AFV.
« Reply #311 on: August 25, 2021, 09:29:36 PM »
Received the land rover, etc (with thanks), now to decide what happens to my build queue....

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Re: [COMMERCIAL] Empress RELEASE SHILKA AA AFV.
« Reply #312 on: August 26, 2021, 12:35:14 AM »
An uparmoured T55? They are on period lists...

Group of Soviet Forces in Germany.  While there were a few T-62 kicking around, notably in the Soviet 6th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade in Berlin, the vast majority of Soviet tanks stationed in the early 1980s were T-64 types. T-80 was a growing presence and by the end of the decade would have largely supplanted the T-64 as the MBT of choice in East Germany. No T-72 in GSFG. The only T-72 in Germany were NVA vehicles and they were something of a minority, concentrated mostly in the two panzer divisions.

Leaving aside specialist variants like engineering vehicles there would have been very few T-55 in the Soviet tank park in Germany. A few in training units.  Of course for the Warsaw Pact allies it was the main MBT but East Germans aside nobody makes any WP troops, Poles, Czechs etc.

As an aside I see one of the aftermarket companies has released a set of KMT mine rollers in 1/48. Aimed at the Tamiya kit but might work with the Empress 1/50 version.

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Re: [COMMERCIAL] Empress RELEASE SHILKA AA AFV.
« Reply #313 on: August 26, 2021, 08:36:22 AM »
Don't worry the T62 is on the list to do.

1/50 scale of course.

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Re: [COMMERCIAL] Empress RELEASE SHILKA AA AFV.
« Reply #314 on: August 26, 2021, 08:46:55 AM »
We have just released a 28mm  - 1/48 scale Soviet ZSU-23-4 'Shilka' AA tank.
Again, a wonderful model! What a pity, that the scale is so huge. That makes it practically impossible to mix with other vehicles in 28 mm range. We put a BMP-1 next to a T-34, which has almost exactly the same real-life dimensions, and the BMP-1 dwarves the tank.
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