Tom W.

Tank finally got its right colours. Black: Tamiya Nato Black, green: Hataka Greyish Green, brown: Hataka Greyish Sand + Tamiya Flat Earth 50/50.

The painting has begun

Hello All the parts of the turret already in place. And the whole construction is complete now. The building phase of the model is finally finished.

Electrical instalations and ERA armour were added at the begining of the turret construction.

Hello after a long break I added the fenders with the rest of the details that go with them. The lower part of the model is now finished: Only the turret is left to do. A quick fitting and the silhouette of the tank begins to take shape.

This is a handmade conversion mostly cast in resin by two colleagues from another forum. The run was small and distributed mainly to mates and is not available on the wider market.

Great job on the wheels. It really makes a huge difference.

Hello PT-91 TWARDY (in english hard or tough) is a Polish deep modernisation of the T-72 tank developed in the early 1990s. Until the arrival of the Leopads 2 in 2002, they were the best tanks in the Polish army. As no company produces a model of this tank the base will be Trumpeter's T-72A and a conversion made by a mate from another forum. In addition for the buid, I will use clasps from ET Models, a set of cables from Eureka XXL for the T-90 and workable tracks from Trumpeter. The reference example will be the PT-91 photographed during the Allied Spirit exercise. This is a vehicle from the first production batch of this tank with the characteristic ERA block configuration which is why it is often called the "turtle". Up to now I've managed to do most of it in the middle part of the tank. So far most of the parts are from the Trumpeter's kit with a small amount of scratchbuid and 3D printed ERA cubes from the conversion. In order to move forward with the build I need to connect the fenders to this as the rest of the components come together between the middle part of the tank and fenders. Best regards, Tom

Another great Tiger in your performance. It's starting to become a herd already. I really like the highlights and shading of the base colour, although it's not my favourite 🤪. Emphasis on the zimmeritt line also very balanced and not overdone. And a very convincing photo in the forest

Thank you gentlemen for your kind words. I am very glad that you like the model I made. You have raised a very interesting issue Francis, because keeping three types of MBTs in line is very problematic logistically and expensive. However, looking at the example of the war in Ukraine we can see that aid is coming from very different directions and this logistical problem in the event of war would probably happen anyway, so maybe it is better to be prepared for it beforehand. Also it gives the opportunity to train crews on different types of tanks before, which gives more flexibility for different events may exist. Also, if you need a lot of something (and if you are unfortunate enough to be bordering with a certain country, you need a lot of armaments) you won't get it from one place because the European production lines are currently immobilised. However, in the end, the K2 is planned to be the most numerous Polish MBT because its production is to be launched in Poland. This is not a new direction for cooperation in armaments production in Poland. And it is a proven and solid direction resulting in the AHS Krab produced in Poland which is said to have been very effective during the war in Ukraine.

Hello Today I would like to present you one of the Polish army's latest purchases from South Korea and my newest model - K2 Black Panther. Together with the Leopard 2 and M1 Abrams tanks, they are to be the main force of the Polish armoured forces. I made the model from the Academy kit and using Hobby 2000 decals. I didn't buy any extras, but only added small things I made myself: completely changed optics (the kit does not have transparent elements), added wires for smoke grenades and towing ropes wrapped in a blue-painted single-use shop bag (on a real tank the ropes are wrapped with blue tape). Now I invite you to watch and I hope you will like it

In a couple of photos, you may mistake the model with the real thing. Bravo!

A really big thing. All the weathering is incredibly impressive and the tracks are like the real thing - you can feel the heavy cold steel.

It worked out very well. And given the starting material it came out better than I could have thought.

Once again, thank you very much. I am really very pleased. To be honest, the kit is quite well put together. The problems arise when you want to do everything closed. Then in some places you have to do a lot of sanding or glueing polystyrene strips and putty. But overall it's ok. Without going into detail, it is possible to make a pretty good-looking model out of Trumpeter without much effort. On the plus side to the Zvezda are the rivets and the crisp panel lines. However, if you approach the subject more seriously then Zvezda will be a better choice. With a few investments and if you are not afraid of deepening the lines and making rivets, from Zvezda you will make a model that is much more like a real Mi-24. Zvezda also has the characteristic fuselage offset mentioned by @zigster (Bravo for your sharp eyesight!)