Retirado do Manual:
In the early part of 1943 a new class of vehicles designed for British army, in the shape of Assault tanks, was developed to resist German fighting from heavily fortified positions. In response to the Joint Memorandum issued by the Secretary of State for War and the Minister of Supply, the Nuffield Organization came out with 18 separate designs (AT1 through AT18) drafted between May 1943 and February 1944, each design being larger and heavier than the last. By February 1944 design AT16 was complete and was approved by the War Office who placed an order for 25 that were to be produced directly from the mock-up stage without bothering with a prototype, to be available for operational service in September 1945. This particular tank was later known as the British A39 Tortoise Heavy Assault Tank.
The Tortoise had a fixed superstructure, with a length of 10m, width of 3.9m, height of 3m, and a crew of 7. The Ordnance QF 32 pounder gun design was adapted from the British 3.75 inch anti-aircraft gun. The ammunition used a separate charge and shell. In tests the gun was successful against a German Panther tank at nearly 1,000 yards. With armour protection as a priority, the Tortoise had a maximum armour thickness of 228mm and 152mm at the skirt sides, being immune to German 88mm anti-tank gun. However, the massive 79 tons weight greatly constrained its mobility, reaching a maximum speed of only 19.3km/h. On the left of the vehicle was a Besa machine gun in an armoured ball mount. A further two Besa machine guns were mounted in a turret on the right top of the hull.
By the end of WWII in May 1945, only 6 Tortoises were built. One example was sent to Germany for trials where it was found to be mechanically reliable and a powerful and accurate gun platform. Following the end of the war ceased the production of the vehicle.
O Kit:The Tortoise had a fixed superstructure, with a length of 10m, width of 3.9m, height of 3m, and a crew of 7. The Ordnance QF 32 pounder gun design was adapted from the British 3.75 inch anti-aircraft gun. The ammunition used a separate charge and shell. In tests the gun was successful against a German Panther tank at nearly 1,000 yards. With armour protection as a priority, the Tortoise had a maximum armour thickness of 228mm and 152mm at the skirt sides, being immune to German 88mm anti-tank gun. However, the massive 79 tons weight greatly constrained its mobility, reaching a maximum speed of only 19.3km/h. On the left of the vehicle was a Besa machine gun in an armoured ball mount. A further two Besa machine guns were mounted in a turret on the right top of the hull.
By the end of WWII in May 1945, only 6 Tortoises were built. One example was sent to Germany for trials where it was found to be mechanically reliable and a powerful and accurate gun platform. Following the end of the war ceased the production of the vehicle.
O Kit é baseado no Tanque Britanico A39, desenvolvido para a 2ª Guerra Mundial, porém, nunca entrou em produção em massa.
Fonte: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortoise_h ... sault_tank
A Caixa:
Muito bem feita, com uma imagem imponente do A39, ela é feita de um material mais duro que o normal, com isso não há deformação na Caixa.
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As Árvores / Sprues:
O Kit contém:
467 Peças em Plástico Verde, simulando o Olive Drab.
144 Lagartas Link-by-Link em Plástico Marron
1 Fio, simulando a corda de aço
Algumas Peças em Detalhes:
Corpo do Tank:
Um detalhe interessante é a simulação de Marcas de Solda feitas no Plástico, existem poucas rebarbas e bem poucas marcas de injeção no kit.
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O After-Market:
Neste detalhe, o kit deixa um pouco a desejar, o unico aftermarkets que vem é o Cabo de Aço.
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O Manual:
O Manual é um show a parte, são 14 paginas bem detalhadas com 23 passos bem explicados, são 3 linguas, acredito que Chines, Japonês e Inglês. Podemos ver quais materiais serão utilizados, quais cores usaremos, nas cores existe a referencia para as Marcas Hobby Color e Mr. Color além do Nome, neste ponto faltou o FS da cor. Ao final do Manual, temos uma imagem dele montado e onde vai cada cor.
Aqui o detalhe de como utilizar a Corda.
Como deve ficar a Pintura.
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As Considerações Finais:
O Kit é excelente, a Meng esta fazendo um ótimo trabalho, muito bem detalhado e com uma qualidade tremenda nas árvores, é um Kit que vale a pena apesar de ter algumas pequenas rebarbas e algumas marcas de injeção, mas isso não altera a qualidade nem a montagem, para quem esta acostumado a Militaria talves não assuste a quantidade de peças, são mais de 600 peças.
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Agradecimentos:
Agradecemos a HobbyEasy, em especial ao Daniel Chiu, por nos fornecer este Kit para Review. Pode ser encontrado através do Link abaixo:
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