With Dragon SA-9 vehicle OOP for a while, I wonder if the SA-9 could be build from Trumpeter BRDM-2 hull and SA-13 turret?
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They do look like the same turret.
SA-9 Gaskin (9K31)
SA-13 Gopher (9K35)
According to Jane’s, they use the same turret as well.
“The 9K35 is the successor of the 9K31 Strela-1 and can also use the Strela-1’s missiles in place of the 9M37. Rather than being mounted on an amphibious but lightly armored BRDM chassis like the 9K31, the 9K35 is mounted on a more mobile tracked, modified MT-LB.”
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Thanks Gino,
I only have to leave off the radar on the SA-9.
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If you want the Dragon SA-9, there are a bunch on eBay, some really cheap.
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Hi Gino,
thanks for this. I am not much on Ebay, but there are some kits from Germany that I will consider.
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They are similar but not identical,
SA 9
SA 13
I think there is also a slight size difference in the turret, the missiles are also different with the SA 13 being larger 9M37 2.2M, although the SA 13 was later made compatible to the SA 9 missile 9M31 32Kg 1.8M
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Other than the added radar and a few other boxes on the SA-13, they are the same basic turret.
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