Trumputer 1/72 JIEFANG CA-30 Fuel Truck #1104

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JULIAN HALES - 04 Apr 2004 00:10 GMT

hey ho guys

Found these, seem to be several, are they Russian, and Chinease copies or
for China only? anyone know what era, say a Mig21 or 15/17?
Anyone built them?
thanks

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AMPSOne - 04 Apr 2004 00:46 GMT

The kits are worldwide, I think. As for the original it was a Chinese
equivalent of the ZIL-157 3-ton 6 x 6 truck and suited more to both Chinese
production and avoiding having to pay licensing fees to the Soviets (!). China
has done that with a lot of items-- pay the Soviets for the basic item package,
see how it ticks, and then make their own version without paying for the
producition rights. Type 59 is like that, and the FANTAN version of the basic
F-6 (MiG-19) airframe was another Chinese workaround.

Cookie Sewell

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JULIAN HALES - 04 Apr 2004 00:49 GMT

Thanks, think i will get a couple, have plans for may Mig variants, hell
have at least 20 decal sheets so must have over a 100 world widewide option

> The kits are worldwide, I think. As for the original it was a Chinese
> equivalent of the ZIL-157 3-ton 6 x 6 truck and suited more to both Chinese
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> Cookie Sewell

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Maiesm72 - 04 Apr 2004 04:51 GMT

I remember a story during the Viet Nam war that claimed that MiG-21s sent from
Russia were arriving with Chinese stencilling. The Chinese had kept the Russian
originals as they passed through and shipped their copies to the NVA.

True? No idea. Good story, though.

Tom

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