Syrian T-72BM

[Kiwikitbasher]

This is the Modelcollect 1/72 scale kit. It was an enjoyable week's build based on a couple of photos of a vehicle that also formed the basis for the kit's box-art. The tank is a bit unusual in that it has two styles of front-mudguard (I had to scratch-build the right-side one), and an asymmetrical arrangement of ERA brick on its side-skirts, plus side-skirt damage and some metal plates. This all too a bit of thinning, scraping and cutting to duplicate.  It was only after painting that I became aware that the tank was also missing its external fuel tanks and stowage panniers from atop the track-guards, but by then it was too late to replicate this feature. I note from the photos that I still have to paint in the driver's vision bloc - doh!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's a link to my build-log over on Missing Lynx: https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/missinglynx/syrian-t-72bm-t316369.html

 

Thanks for looking.

[DAG058]

Great work, and in 1/72, wow! 

[celt]

Russian Heavy Metal,Well tidy mun.

[Göran]

Hard to tell it´s in 1/72 and that is, IMHO, the best compliment I can give. Well done, to say the least IOW.

 

Cheers

Göran

[Sgt.Squarehead]

Superb work Mark, a great likeness of the real thing and a fascinating build too.....Nothing's ever completely straightforward with Russian/ex-Soviet stuff is it? 

[Kiwikitbasher]

3 hours ago, Sgt.Squarehead said:

Superb work Mark, a great likeness of the real thing and a fascinating build too.....Nothing's ever completely straightforward with Russian/ex-Soviet stuff is it? 

Thanks Sgt SH, you're not wrong about nothing being straightforward!

[Ian]

Pretty far from being a 'Kit Basher' I'd have said !! - wonderful work, Mark.

 

 

Ian. (in the 'Naki)

[Kiwikitbasher]

1 minute ago, Ian said:

Pretty far from being a 'Kit Basher' I'd have said !! - wonderful work, Mark.

 

 

Ian. (in the 'Naki)

Thanks Mate, glad you liked it.  (I'm in Auckland, but don't consider myself a JAFFA as Te Anau's my hometown)