43M Turán III Tank

The 43.M Turán III was designed to be the pinnacle of Hungary’s domestic armored force during World War II, intended to counter Soviet tanks like the T-34. Developed in 1943 as an upgrade to the under-gunned Turán I and II, it featured a redesigned turret housing a powerful German 75mm long gun and perforated side skirts (kötény). While these skirts were engineered to prematurely detonate enemy HEAT (High-Explosive Anti-Tank) rounds, they were too thin to stop standard armor-piercing kinetic rounds, proving effective only against low-caliber weapons and anti-tank rifles. Ultimately, Hungary’s crippled industrial capacity meant the tank never entered mass production, with only a single prototype completed. Needing a cheaper, more realistic alternative, the Hungarian military pivoted, successfully adapting the existing Turán chassis to build the Zrínyi II assault gun instead.

Turán III prototype picture

Turán II picture from Kubinka museum.

The hull has two options, one with integrated supports and one without. You can choose between them. To remove the integrated supports you need to carefully insert a knife between the hull and the supports from the first layer.

For assembly, you want to first push in the tracks then push the suspension in and as last you want to put in the skirts, with a bit of glue everything will be solid.

The bushing is printed as a single piece and must be broken loose to rotate smoothly. Because it requires a fair amount of force to snap. Insert the bushing into the hull, place the turret on top, and use the entire turret as leverage to firmly twist and snap the mechanism free.