quick question about K&C russian tanks (1 Viewer)

[redhugh]

Is RA005 and WS36 the same tank but different figures..

 

[wayne556517]

And two of the figures out of WS049 are they out of WS036? And to answer youre question looking at these 2 pics i would say yes.

 

[Phantom Warrior]

Is RA005 and WS36 the same tank but different figures..

I never noticed that before - the sets are prior to what I want in detail and quality of what I want to collect - and they would be expensive to chase down.

RA005 is from the Stalingrad series and is called SU 85 Self Propelled Gun with Commander and was issued at $79. That is the first photo that Wayne put up.


Wayne's second photo is of WS036 and is called 2 Tank Fighters plus a SU 85 Russian Self Propelled Gun. There is no commander figure. And it does look like the sculpts of 2 of the figures were re-used with different paint jobs as part of WS049. And the SU-85 could have been a re-issue.

However, I believe you got those photos from Bill Sager's site and I wonder if they are correct?

Does anyone have either of these sets and can comment?

Terry

 

[lancer]

They German figures are the same sculpts issued as two different sets. The first set was issued as a German tank-hunter team with the SU-85 without a Russian commander. The second figure issue was as part of the 4 figure set. They are the same two panzerfaust soldiers, different paint jobs. The SU-85 is the same vehicle, issued twice. Once as part of the German tank-hunter set, once with the Russian crew. The photos are correct. -- lancer

 

[jazzeum]

Al is correct; I have both sets. The principal difference is that the WS 36 figures are larger and have a different camo than the WS 49 figures; my preference is for the former.

 

[Vezzolf]

Early K/C Russian Tanks very primative in style.....What year were these released?

 

[redhugh]

Early K/C Russian Tanks very primative in style.....What year were these released?

Thanks for the info , I recently won on ebay but not yet received the SU 85 Self Propelled Gun .There are no figures with it so it could be RA005 or WS36 Am I right in thinking that along with the RA004 T34 tank,the RA013 T34/85 Tank Set and the RA014 Katyusha Rocket Launcher that would be all the K&C red army hardware

 

[Phantom Warrior]

Thanks for the info , I recently won on ebay but not yet received the SU 85 Self Propelled Gun .There are no figures with it so it could be RA005 or WS36 Am I right in thinking that along with the RA004 T34 tank,the RA013 T34/85 Tank Set and the RA014 Katyusha Rocket Launcher that would be all the K&C red army hardware

I can't think of any othr Russian AFVs except for a T-34 captured by the Germans in the WS series.

Terry

 

[jazzeum]

That's it.

 

[Blowtorch]

Al is correct; I have both sets. .

You bought BOTH?

Wow, my hat goes off to you.

 

[jazzeum]

Well, not originally, off ebay. I got in the days when it was possible to be a completist. My recollection is that WS 36 wasn't too expensive and the RA was a bit more, although less than it probably is now.

 

[Jamo]

Here's my early K&C T34/76 - RA4 with 2 figure set. It is very crude as you can see, but oozes character. The turret and hull are quite different greens. I purchased mine in '99 from K&C UK, the year of release, I think. IMO the later 85 model was very good but you can't beat these early vehicles. The Russian figures are very chunky, like the sets RA1-3 and quite unlike the opposing winter Germans. The faces remind me of comic book / Tintin faces.......