Great. I loved the original kit back in the day , even tough I had to fill in all the motor holes. I wish they would have made the driver's vision hatch so it could be open and include those cool clear tanker's goggles. Still, I'm happy to see it. Now I hope they do a STZ T-34 with added on armor. I think a lot of us would like that.
Looking forward to this one a lot. I wonder if they’ll go the Trumpeter route and release a German modified one later on like they did with their Char B1.
Thats my favorite tank...its a refrigerator with a howitzer...i built the Trumpeter kit and its a solid kit but i've been waiting for a Tamiya since they released the new KV1 and they didnt dissapoint.
I remember about 7 months ago wanting to do a KV-2 and looking for a Tamiya one for ages, but I settled with the Trumpeter one. Still a great kit but I kinda wish I waited for this one.
I made the original kit last year from my "stash" purchased 45 years ago in fact it was my stash and cost £4.00 then! The first kit I'd made for decades. Obviously, the new kit will be superior but I would say the armour texture on the turret sides of the original kit was probably more authentic. At least the commander figure no longer has the questionable pose he had originally and the Russian slogan decals were something Tamiya must have dreamt up because it seems these vehicles had no recorded markings.
I’ve bought a few original ‘70’s Tamiya kits lately from couple of local suppliers whom in turn auctioned them off from Japan. These kits were made in Japan with all Japanese language instruction sheets etc. The KV2 is one of them. It’s such a pleasure for me to find differences between what was tooled 40 years+ ago and today. I can only wish Tamiya would be more adventurous like their competitors with the varieties instead of sticking to what they’d produced 40+years ago
Looks great! Thank God I have a second, original kit to build. I miss the motorized option. Might not be as detailed, but I loved building the original, motorized version. I still look forward to this one.
When the KV 2 entered service the Heaviest Tank the Germans had was the Panzer IV, Panzer III were still armed with 50mm Guns and Anti Tank Artillery Units mostly has 37mm Guns with a few 50L. What held the KV 2 back was a lack of fuel, ammunition, trained crews, and Command failures. That said the Axis didn't' have much to counter the KV series until Long 7.5cm Guns became common in 1942. Wish I had the patience to make the kits, its the best way to get a feel for the tanks construction. Guess the Chassis could be used for a KV-8, or SU-152, but that's up to Tamiya or the scratch builders!
I honestly wish TAMIYA would produce their models with the grey plastic as oppose to the colored stuff. It just makes the finished model look.. professional and clean. Plus its basically a built in surfacer color to detect imperfections in build.
Yes those textures are nice. The only problem that the turret of the KV-2 was welded from rolled plates. In reality it was much, much smoother. Only parts of the mantlet were cast. As we know Tamiya, this will be priced insanly high, $50-60 hight. And for that money they are unable to give you brass wiire, just the crap nylon. And no turned metal barrell. (You can buy the Trumpeter kit for $30 (in Europe it is only 23€), and buy a metal barrel for $8. The kit itself is as good as this Tamiya will be. For the much lower price than the Tamiya kit you get much more.) I am not exited at any rate.
@@garyparker2969 At least this time they decided to put the ejector pins on the inside of the vertical sideplates of the hull. Not like in their Shermans, where 16 of those things are present in different hights, and 5 more on the engine compartment sideplates. That is fucking embarrassing. All of those are visible in the built model. "Tamiya quality" is became a laughing stock, urban legend like the "german quality" bullshit. That Sherman kit is a real joke, especially for the price. The so called "engineers" made amateuristic mistakes, laughable simplifications (the rear enginehatch is something you don't see even in a 1980s model: molded on grabhandle).
Andy I have the original Tamiya KV 2 and KV I As well as new KV I Outstanding hull texture turret sides , thank you Andy , waiting on the US M18 kit as well Sure would have liked a one piece Slide molded barrel, but that just me, or metal Cheers Andy Keep em coming !!!!!
Conclusion for fellow rivet counters: the issue with undersized idler wheels has not been addressed. The segments in the gun barrel are way too pronounced - they should be next to invisible. And at this price tag, photo-etched engine deck grills would have been nice as an alternative. The KV-1 at least provided an interesting turret, but here I don't see much improvements compared to the Trumpeter KV-2, which also represents a vehicle of the 2nd production batch from May/June 1941. A vehicle from the 1st batch (November/December 1940) would have been more interesting, but there's still the high price to consider. If you're after the famous ease-to-build of Tamiya kits, the Trumpeter ones aren't that bad either, and they cost a third of that! Can't say anything about the Zvezda kits, as I haven't tried building one yet.
The strongest of Stronk tank! Made of pure Stalinium by glorious Soviet motherland! Do not aim Comrade! You have but to fire and the hand of Stalin will guide shell to smash the fascist dogs!!
Hi I need ur help iam going to u build a Hasegawa vc125 a air force one scale 1:200 how do I paint the silver strip under the cockpit and under the plain I don't have a air brush should I hand paint it or usea spray can thank you
Theres was 2 different barrel types for the KV2 one smoth one stepped so they could have gave us the smooth one slide Moulded it's More the common barrel used but we always get the stepped one in half's? I'm building trumpeters they have the same in there's but noticed tamiya have done near the exact same as trumpeters kit they way it's all done with the lower Hull n stuff there's a different mantlet o there others kv2 "big turret " on box, kit cast texture looks good trumpeters being still excellent a d £22 to Tamiyas £55 price tag should be interesting to see who goes for what one!
The reason they dropped the rubber band tracks is accuracy. The old kits from the seventies were made to be motorised so they had the rubber band tracks . The second generation 1990’s kits had easy paint and glue rubber tracks but most “serious” modellers would replace them with individual link tracks to make them more realistic (track sag ,hollow guide horns separate rubber blocks etc) . I have to admit assembling the tracks is not my favourite part of building .I recently made a T 35 and cleaning up and putting together 250 ish links took two days about half the build and was pretty tedious.
@@josehenriques3301 That is true but don't you think they decided to sell these kits for a premium price without giving you premium parts. They probably decided the split barrel was much cheaper than to engineer a slide molded one.
The old tamiya kits were made in the 70’s and were more toys as they were made to be motorised. They often only looked like the tank and weren’t that accurate their T34 the hull armour is all sloped at the wrong angles because of the motors and batteries . They were also as good as it got for most kits until dragon got into the game. You also have to remember that they were aimed at different markets as most small boys made the kits back then as they were cheap the entire range of 1,35 tanks were less than £5 rather than today’s kits which are aimed at adults and cost £20 to £70 . These days we are spoiled with the kits we get etched metal frets, link and length tracks that fit together and metal barrels that come with them so you don’t have to go aftermarket for resin upgrades(often hours of frustration sanding down removing bubbles and flattening warped bits)or making it yourself.
Uhm, Andy, how do you feel this bugger compares to the Zvezda KV-2, because I honestly don't see (at a glance) a reason to pay like 2x (if the KV-1 to KV-1 price ratio remains the same) the price for less interiour detail (the KV-2 has a partial turret interiour and the KV-1 an almost complete turret interiour), somewhat more detailed exteriour mostly around the road wheels ?
@@Jonhistorymodel Honestly, Andy's positivity could just be because he doesn't know that there's a proper alternative to Tamiya's kit and him being happy for a new run of a relatively rare kit (plus him seeming to be a cheerful person in general). After all, Zvezda's kits seem to only now be making a proper push in the West (let alone across the pond), combined with their previous reputation for cheap'n'cheerful kits with occasionally iffy QC, so even though Andy's showcased kits from them, he may've missed the KV's. As for the Tamiya kit - it's not horrible per se, but at this price point you can get stuff like RFM's Sherman with full interiour and PE parts, so I wonder how soon it'll be until those kits couldn't coast on the Tamiya name and start to be perma discounted :D Ah, and that's excluding how the Zvezda + Eduard PE + other aftermarket parts (including interiour or a ZIS-6 conversion pack) will cost (at least here in Europe) about the same as the basic Tamiya ;)
@@bk109 I cannot comprehend how anyone would want this Tamiya kit when Academy, Rye Field, Border, Meng exist????? I’m a big Miniart fan, I like Dragon and Border for the easier builds. I get Miniart isn’t for everyone. I get people want weekend builds. Academy got you covered AND it’s a lot cheaper than Tamiya. This KV looks like a toy. It doesn’t even look like a scale model. I’m really blowing away. I started on Tamiya, now I just find them horrible and they are getting worse. Great paints, great tools and I’m sure they do great cars but time to end the military miniature series Tamiya. It’s just becoming embarrassing for you now. Salesman are generally friendly positive people.
@@Jonhistorymodel According to Scalemates, the Academy's a reboxed Zvezda, so ... yeah, you see my point on why I can't understand the pricepoint (for the detail level, hence me wondering if I was missing something with regards to pricing/quality). If they put it around 15€ or so (so on par with the older 35xx series Zvezda kits like the IS-2), it'd be viable, but at 50+ like their KV-1 ... hell no. In fact, if you shop around a little, that's literally a Panther + P IV-H (both with turret interiour) money :D As for their paints - I've moved onto Gunze (tried them for the pre-made 4BOs, stayed for the better results even when brush painting), with Vallejo and AK for weathering.
@@bk109 I use acrylic lacquer through the airbrush. I use an Australian brand SMS. I do brush work with figures and I like Tamiya, Vallejo model colour and AK to a lesser extent. I’ve ordered a new brand to try though. They’ll be in shortly
The Trumpeter KV-2 has more snazzy decals including - "Za Stalina" (For Stalin). I don't see what this kit really offers that others already on the market have . No Photo Etch in the new kit or did I miss it? This doesn't look like a model to "write home about."
Hopefully they get a new 75 Sherman the old one from 02 well that was the Reeboks re-released with new stuff but the originals from 87 yeah they need a new 75 mm Sherman
Looks like a nice kit. But a really poor choice of marking options. They could have easily put more decals in the kit. Not for me though. I have far too many 1/35 kits to build at the moment.
Russian tank crews wore the blue coveralls from 1930s till early WWII years. If remember correctly, the Russians changed to black coveralls sometime 1942 or a bit later. By the crew uniforms, this could be set as a vehicle from 1930s, the Winter War with Finland, or early German invasion.
I love to make models maan and i make models with carboard but i wanna try these plastic models but its not available in india 😑😔😔😔😔 sad me. Please can u giveaway model kits 😃😃😀
I get why people like Tamiya but this is going to be insanly expensive compared to RFM, Meng, Zvezda, etc where i live... Started my kitbuilding career with Tamiya but I'll pass... Sorry.
It looks terrible. Tamiya is a joke now. Once market leaders they arnt even in the game anymore. You can get one at half the price and twice the quality.
The logic of the manufacturer is incomprehensible, with an emphasis on fascist labeling. At least should be the same in decals. Moreover, there are Russians on the boxart, but for some reason without identification marks.
1 Танк не русский , а советский . 2 Рисовать на декали красную звезду нельзя , а крест нациский в трофейном варианте можно ? Модель эту разрабатывал козёл .
Tamiya is over. They cannot be serious! Looks really plain, boring. It was nice knowing you Tamiya but you can't go on selling B grade kits at top dollar.
Great. I loved the original kit back in the day , even tough I had to fill in all the motor holes. I wish they would have made the driver's vision hatch so it could be open and include those cool clear tanker's goggles. Still, I'm happy to see it. Now I hope they do a STZ T-34 with added on armor. I think a lot of us would like that.
Looking forward to this one a lot. I wonder if they’ll go the Trumpeter route and release a German modified one later on like they did with their Char B1.
I’d love to see a german one too
That'll be for next Xmas lol
Looks like a marking option already based on the side of the box!
Derp gun: in World of Tanks Blitz
I like my 1/48 Tamiya KV-2. Nice kit and less shelf space.
Thats my favorite tank...its a refrigerator with a howitzer...i built the Trumpeter kit and its a solid kit but i've been waiting for a Tamiya since they released the new KV1 and they didnt dissapoint.
Super cool, looking forward to the kit!! 😉👍
Thanks 👍
Amazing kit and so looking forward to your surprise, love this Chanel. thank you cheers me up
Love the KV-2! Just got the old Trumpeter one...dang now I have to add this one haha.
I remember about 7 months ago wanting to do a KV-2 and looking for a Tamiya one for ages, but I settled with the Trumpeter one. Still a great kit but I kinda wish I waited for this one.
I made the original kit last year from my "stash" purchased 45 years ago in fact it was my stash and cost £4.00 then! The first kit I'd made for decades. Obviously, the new kit will be superior but I would say the armour texture on the turret sides of the original kit was probably more authentic.
At least the commander figure no longer has the questionable pose he had originally and the Russian slogan decals were something Tamiya must have dreamt up because it seems these vehicles had no recorded markings.
Great a KV 2 !!!!!
Now I hope Tamiya will retool their
SU-122 and T34s
Just got my Whippet tank today! Thanks Andy and crew!
I’ve bought a few original ‘70’s Tamiya kits lately from couple of local suppliers whom in turn auctioned them off from Japan. These kits were made in Japan with all Japanese language instruction sheets etc. The KV2 is one of them. It’s such a pleasure for me to find differences between what was tooled 40 years+ ago and today. I can only wish Tamiya would be more adventurous like their competitors with the varieties instead of sticking to what they’d produced 40+years ago
make me feel old Andy. I have the original one from 40 + years ago
me too. i opened the old box to compare. new tool is pretty nice compared to this one.
OOH YESSS!!!!! I need this! Gonna pre-order one KV-2 asap!
Looking forward to you building this one
Tamiya is the best military scale model kits...
Looks great! Thank God I have a second, original kit to build. I miss the motorized option. Might not be as detailed, but I loved building the original, motorized version. I still look forward to this one.
Always look forward to a Tamiya release...
When the KV 2 entered service the Heaviest Tank the Germans had was the Panzer IV, Panzer III were still armed with 50mm Guns and Anti Tank Artillery Units mostly has 37mm Guns with a few 50L. What held the KV 2 back was a lack of fuel, ammunition, trained crews, and Command failures. That said the Axis didn't' have much to counter the KV series until Long 7.5cm Guns became common in 1942. Wish I had the patience to make the kits, its the best way to get a feel for the tanks construction. Guess the Chassis could be used for a KV-8, or SU-152, but that's up to Tamiya or the scratch builders!
So enjoy your videos 📹 😊 please keep them coming 🙏 😉 and here to help get your videos 📹 out to everyone!!!!
Great looking kit from tamiya and I will definitely be getting this kit enjoyable video Andy Steve
Ooohhh…building their KV1 right now. Gonna have to add this one in.
I have the trumpeter german kv2, but ive been wanting to do the original russian one for a while. It would be my first russian model
I honestly wish TAMIYA would produce their models with the grey plastic as oppose to the colored stuff. It just makes the finished model look.. professional and clean. Plus its basically a built in surfacer color to detect imperfections in build.
Yes i have want a kv2 in years
Saw this on Tamiya's Japanese Instagram page. I was wondering when you would get one.
Now we need an accurate KV 85 !
Yes those textures are nice. The only problem that the turret of the KV-2 was welded from rolled plates. In reality it was much, much smoother. Only parts of the mantlet were cast.
As we know Tamiya, this will be priced insanly high, $50-60 hight. And for that money they are unable to give you brass wiire, just the crap nylon. And no turned metal barrell. (You can buy the Trumpeter kit for $30 (in Europe it is only 23€), and buy a metal barrel for $8. The kit itself is as good as this Tamiya will be. For the much lower price than the Tamiya kit you get much more.)
I am not exited at any rate.
Now THAT'S A DOWNER About Tamiya 😩😩BUT Thank You Sir For The Heads-up Information.
Where I’m from the trumpeter kit is 45 dollars an harder to get than tamiya. Price of this kit will probably be 80-90 here.
@@garyparker2969 At least this time they decided to put the ejector pins on the inside of the vertical sideplates of the hull. Not like in their Shermans, where 16 of those things are present in different hights, and 5 more on the engine compartment sideplates. That is fucking embarrassing. All of those are visible in the built model. "Tamiya quality" is became a laughing stock, urban legend like the "german quality" bullshit.
That Sherman kit is a real joke, especially for the price. The so called "engineers" made amateuristic mistakes, laughable simplifications (the rear enginehatch is something you don't see even in a 1980s model: molded on grabhandle).
BIG tank, holy crap!!
Another Outstanding video and presentation.
Awesome. I've been waiting for this ever since the new KV1. Take my money, Tamiya! 👍 I look forward to seeing your build.
I just am finishing Trumpter KV1, have JS3 coming! Tamiya!
So this is good news! I think Tamiya is a bit better plastic and fit.
Andy
I have the original Tamiya KV 2 and KV I
As well as new KV I
Outstanding hull texture turret sides , thank you Andy , waiting on the US M18 kit as well
Sure would have liked a one piece Slide molded barrel, but that just me, or metal
Cheers Andy
Keep em coming !!!!!
the mystery kit you are working on is Revell's much anticipated 1/72 Mandalorian Razor Crest kit
Guess that's my Trumpeter KV-2 heading to Ebay.
Got that Trumpeter kit as well, except mine is 3/4 finished!!
NICE TOO ADD TO COLLECTION CHEERS .
Conclusion for fellow rivet counters: the issue with undersized idler wheels has not been addressed. The segments in the gun barrel are way too pronounced - they should be next to invisible. And at this price tag, photo-etched engine deck grills would have been nice as an alternative. The KV-1 at least provided an interesting turret, but here I don't see much improvements compared to the Trumpeter KV-2, which also represents a vehicle of the 2nd production batch from May/June 1941. A vehicle from the 1st batch (November/December 1940) would have been more interesting, but there's still the high price to consider.
If you're after the famous ease-to-build of Tamiya kits, the Trumpeter ones aren't that bad either, and they cost a third of that! Can't say anything about the Zvezda kits, as I haven't tried building one yet.
I have the Trumpter one with a turned metal barrel. I'll stick with that.
Been subscribed for a year now!!!
YES THE KV 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can the gun move up and down, or does it have to be glued in place?
I wonder if Tamiya will offer a metal barrel like the M40 or M551.
Haha agggh no, they will charge 30$ for a after market one. Buy any other company KV, it will be better
So do I need to replace the original kit with this one?? as far as I can see only the tracks and maybe the texture on turret is the only improvement??
Any update on when these will arrive?
You don't do many plane build vids Andy, is there a reason? Are they just to time consuming?
Why are there several different colors for the tracks? I don’t recall seeing that before.
Definitely want this!
The strongest of Stronk tank! Made of pure Stalinium by glorious Soviet motherland! Do not aim Comrade! You have but to fire and the hand of Stalin will guide shell to smash the fascist dogs!!
😂
Andy if I can gess you are building the italeri 1/12 Lancia.
I will have to get this one and do in winter scheme :)
Hi I need ur help iam going to u build a Hasegawa vc125 a air force one scale 1:200 how do I paint the silver strip under the cockpit and under the plain I don't have a air brush should I hand paint it or usea spray can thank you
Theres was 2 different barrel types for the KV2 one smoth one stepped so they could have gave us the smooth one slide Moulded it's More the common barrel used but we always get the stepped one in half's? I'm building trumpeters they have the same in there's but noticed tamiya have done near the exact same as trumpeters kit they way it's all done with the lower Hull n stuff there's a different mantlet o there others kv2 "big turret " on box, kit cast texture looks good trumpeters being still excellent a d £22 to Tamiyas £55 price tag should be interesting to see who goes for what one!
I’d like them to retool the Panther A and Centurion. Iconic vehicles.
Looks good 👍
Hey Andy, what type of camo are you going to do to this Tamiya KV-2?
I old and probably a stupid question but why did they get rid of the rubber tracks ?
The reason they dropped the rubber band tracks is accuracy. The old kits from the seventies were made to be motorised so they had the rubber band tracks . The second generation 1990’s kits had easy paint and glue rubber tracks but most “serious” modellers would replace them with individual link tracks to make them more realistic (track sag ,hollow guide horns separate rubber blocks etc) . I have to admit assembling the tracks is not my favourite part of building .I recently made a T 35 and cleaning up and putting together 250 ish links took two days about half the build and was pretty tedious.
Still waiting on the ICM B-26 K. Any new updates Andy ?
is it serious that Tamiya released a kit of the KV-2 with the barrel of the cannon and two halves??... Totally absurd this. 🙄🙄🙄🙄
Buy the after market metal barrel.
@@DonStevens68 If Tamiya did her job correctly, this wouldn't be necessary... 👍🏻😉
@@josehenriques3301 That is true but don't you think they decided to sell these kits for a premium price without giving you premium parts. They probably decided the split barrel was much cheaper than to engineer a slide molded one.
Tamiya is a complete joke. What a horrible rendition of the KV-2. Its actually a dishonour to the memory. Shame on you Tamiya
Massive kit , it’ll need a lot of paint haha
awesome kv2
Saw this on scalemates
this is a thousand times better then the old tamiya kv2 which had usseless rubber band tracks and some of the worst molding
The old tamiya kits were made in the 70’s and were more toys as they were made to be motorised. They often only looked like the tank and weren’t that accurate their T34 the hull armour is all sloped at the wrong angles because of the motors and batteries . They were also as good as it got for most kits until dragon got into the game. You also have to remember that they were aimed at different markets as most small boys made the kits back then as they were cheap the entire range of 1,35 tanks were less than £5 rather than today’s kits which are aimed at adults and cost £20 to £70 . These days we are spoiled with the kits we get etched metal frets, link and length tracks that fit together and metal barrels that come with them so you don’t have to go aftermarket for resin upgrades(often hours of frustration sanding down removing bubbles and flattening warped bits)or making it yourself.
pretty nice retooling and if you skilled enough you can make the turret go by motor
Uhm, Andy, how do you feel this bugger compares to the Zvezda KV-2, because I honestly don't see (at a glance) a reason to pay like 2x (if the KV-1 to KV-1 price ratio remains the same) the price for less interiour detail (the KV-2 has a partial turret interiour and the KV-1 an almost complete turret interiour), somewhat more detailed exteriour mostly around the road wheels ?
It looks horrible! Tamiya has become a joke. At least Andy the Salesman is excited! By what I don't know.
@@Jonhistorymodel Honestly, Andy's positivity could just be because he doesn't know that there's a proper alternative to Tamiya's kit and him being happy for a new run of a relatively rare kit (plus him seeming to be a cheerful person in general). After all, Zvezda's kits seem to only now be making a proper push in the West (let alone across the pond), combined with their previous reputation for cheap'n'cheerful kits with occasionally iffy QC, so even though Andy's showcased kits from them, he may've missed the KV's.
As for the Tamiya kit - it's not horrible per se, but at this price point you can get stuff like RFM's Sherman with full interiour and PE parts, so I wonder how soon it'll be until those kits couldn't coast on the Tamiya name and start to be perma discounted :D Ah, and that's excluding how the Zvezda + Eduard PE + other aftermarket parts (including interiour or a ZIS-6 conversion pack) will cost (at least here in Europe) about the same as the basic Tamiya ;)
@@bk109 I cannot comprehend how anyone would want this Tamiya kit when Academy, Rye Field, Border, Meng exist????? I’m a big Miniart fan, I like Dragon and Border for the easier builds. I get Miniart isn’t for everyone. I get people want weekend builds. Academy got you covered AND it’s a lot cheaper than Tamiya.
This KV looks like a toy. It doesn’t even look like a scale model. I’m really blowing away. I started on Tamiya, now I just find them horrible and they are getting worse. Great paints, great tools and I’m sure they do great cars but time to end the military miniature series Tamiya. It’s just becoming embarrassing for you now. Salesman are generally friendly positive people.
@@Jonhistorymodel According to Scalemates, the Academy's a reboxed Zvezda, so ... yeah, you see my point on why I can't understand the pricepoint (for the detail level, hence me wondering if I was missing something with regards to pricing/quality). If they put it around 15€ or so (so on par with the older 35xx series Zvezda kits like the IS-2), it'd be viable, but at 50+ like their KV-1 ... hell no. In fact, if you shop around a little, that's literally a Panther + P IV-H (both with turret interiour) money :D
As for their paints - I've moved onto Gunze (tried them for the pre-made 4BOs, stayed for the better results even when brush painting), with Vallejo and AK for weathering.
@@bk109 I use acrylic lacquer through the airbrush. I use an Australian brand SMS. I do brush work with figures and I like Tamiya, Vallejo model colour and AK to a lesser extent. I’ve ordered a new brand to try though. They’ll be in shortly
🤝Good model.👍
They have to do the KV-1S. It fight from Stalingrade to Berlin!
Cool
Will their M18 be out by Xmas?
The Trumpeter KV-2 has more snazzy decals including - "Za Stalina" (For Stalin). I don't see what this kit really offers that others already on the market have . No Photo Etch in the new kit or did I miss it? This doesn't look like a model to "write home about."
Tamiya is getting worse i swear! Its the worst 1/35 model I've seen and the price!!
Stalin was murderous dictator, putting his name on model should ban you from entering any competition.
@@randomnickify Oh, yes, but a shitton of swastikas are welcome guests. Double standard at its best.
No slogans were ever used on the KV2, that's just down to the manufacturers, and it looked good on the box art.
@@randomnickify History is above politics
Hopefully they get a new 75 Sherman the old one from 02 well that was the Reeboks re-released with new stuff but the originals from 87 yeah they need a new 75 mm Sherman
Tamiya needs to do a Stryker MGS
ohhhhh i neeeeed this.
Absolute unit
I wonder if Tamiya is ever going to update its T-34's.....I mean the 1975 releases ought to be updated already.
When you want perfection, accurately and NOT built in a slave labor plant . Tamiya 🇯🇵👍👍
Wow ! It's made in Japan.
Looks like a nice kit. But a really poor choice of marking options. They could have easily put more decals in the kit. Not for me though. I have far too many 1/35 kits to build at the moment.
YES!!
like to see Italian tanks in 16 scale
Poor basic KV-1, poor KV-2, sad but true, time to start waiting for RFM KV.
Didn’t Russian tank crews wear blue coveralls ?
Russian tank crews wore the blue coveralls from 1930s till early WWII years. If remember correctly, the Russians changed to black coveralls sometime 1942 or a bit later. By the crew uniforms, this could be set as a vehicle from 1930s, the Winter War with Finland, or early German invasion.
@@jamesbednar8625 quite correct James .
Why Tamiya just do not make Leopard 2 A4? Why Tamiya do not listen to customer 's voice. (We need the "A4")
日本ではまだ未発売です。発売を楽しみにしています。
タミヤのＫＶⅡはやく欲しいです！
I love to make models maan and i make models with carboard but i wanna try these plastic models but its not available in india 😑😔😔😔😔 sad me. Please can u giveaway model kits 😃😃😀
I can still remember buying Tamiya's original KV2, I think I paid 2 Goats, and a Camel.
tactical fridge
No one here doing anime model figure kits? Btw wery nice kv 2.
Nothing says tank.....like KV-2 :)
I get why people like Tamiya but this is going to be insanly expensive compared to RFM, Meng, Zvezda, etc where i live... Started my kitbuilding career with Tamiya but I'll pass... Sorry.
Andy you're a luvy cuvy cuddly Teddy Bear..Just like me! (just thought I'd say something non model kit related)
I'm not digging the texture on the sides of the turret. Looks like oval shaped blobs. The barrel is a big pass from me.
It looks terrible. Tamiya is a joke now. Once market leaders they arnt even in the game anymore. You can get one at half the price and twice the quality.
大型キットアザス(*ﾟー^)
lol this tank was such an aesthetic failure with that big ugly tower
The logic of the manufacturer is incomprehensible, with an emphasis on fascist labeling. At least should be the same in decals. Moreover, there are Russians on the boxart, but for some reason without identification marks.
For the money I'll stick with the £20 trumpeter kit.
FtloG, can _somebody_ please teach this guy how to pronounce 'Tamiya' correctly??? |-D
1 Танк не русский , а советский . 2 Рисовать на декали красную звезду нельзя , а крест нациский в трофейном варианте можно ? Модель эту разрабатывал козёл .
I dont like the quality of the plastic
Tamiya is over. They cannot be serious! Looks really plain, boring. It was nice knowing you Tamiya but you can't go on selling B grade kits at top dollar.
Ugly tank no matter how you cut it .