Friday, May 25, 2012 - 09:59 AM UTC
Back in January we ran a news story on MiniArt working on a Ya-12 SOVIET ARTILLERY TRACTOR in 1/35th scale. Inside you will find an image heavy update on this vehicle.
The Ya-12 SOVIET ARTILLERY TRACTOR from MiniArt is now listed as Early Production which indicates to me that at least one more variant of the tractor is in the works and maybe more. The details for this kit are impressive with it having a detailed multi-part engine, working tracks and suspension. Here are the details from MiniArt;

Box contains model of artillery tractor and two figures.
YA-12 – light artillery tractor, which were developed by NATI designers and launched at the Yaroslavskiy Avtomobilniy Zavod YaAZ – Yaroslav Automobile Plant.

Firstly was developed YA-11 tractor but Gorkovskiy Avtomobilniy Zavod GAZ – Gorky Automobile Plant could not produced the required quantity of engines for the YA-11 and production had to be stopped.

In 1943 Soviet Union had received large quantities of the U.S. made GMC-4-71 4-cylinder 2-stroke 110hp engine under Lend Lease Contract. The availability of these engines allowed for a renewed production of YA-11 design under the new designation YA-12.
The serial production of YA-12 started in August of 1943 and till the end of 1943 were produced 285 tractors, till the end of war - 1666. In 1945 Red Army had in the inventory 1270 YA-12 tractors.

YA-12 tractors were used for tugging of such guns as 100-mm field guns BS-3, 122-mm corps guns A-19, 122-mm howitzers M-30, 152-mm howitzers ML-20 and 203-mm heavy howitzers B-4.

YA-12 artillery tractors were in service of Soviet Army and Czechoslovak Army till the middle of 50’s years.

Highly detailed model
• All New Tooling. Up-to-date technology using sliding moulds.
• Fully-detailed engine compartment and chassis.
• Workable tracks.
• Workable chassis.
• Authentic wooden texture.
• 458 parts.
• 37 PE parts.
• Decals included.
• Full-color instruction.
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hmmm I'll have to put one of these on my wish list for something different to do.
MAY 25, 2012 - 11:13 AM
Looks really cool....and the styrene canvas looks alright, too!
MAY 25, 2012 - 05:33 PM
It looks like a little gem! Great news
MAY 25, 2012 - 06:13 PM
It beats another land-wasser schlepper kit any day! I'm glad to see a variety of tracked-tractors appearing. With the Steyr RSO/1 tractor models, the M4 High Speed tractors, the Voroshilovets, the "Klara", and a few others, it's made me start buying artillery and field gun kits because I like the tractors as the movers more than half-tracks and other trucks. I'd like to see a continuation of the US "M" series in affordable plastic like an M5. Even an M8 would be neat! An M2 would even be cool because it reminds me so much of the tractors some early self-propelled artillery pieces were mounted on. Ah, to dream!!!!! This will be another on my wish list!
MAY 25, 2012 - 11:53 PM
I have Miniart's 76,2 gun which I never got around to build... can I use it with the YA-12, or was this tractor used strictly for large size field guns? Hisham
MAY 26, 2012 - 02:30 AM
Nice option of canvas cover or just the supports for the rear .Never had much luck making my own... Another kit for the pile
MAY 26, 2012 - 02:37 AM
On the subject of tractors I was tryiong to find where i read the Ya 12 was used to pull all kinds of stuff an happened on this site: http://www.o5m6.de/RussianTractors.html I could stay broke for years!
MAY 26, 2012 - 10:24 AM
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