11bee Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 (edited) I have resurrected another old favorite from my past. This one is the Tamiya T-72. I made this in 1992 right after Desert Storm. This was before there was much out there for aftermarket stuff (we are so spoiled today). The Tamiya kit is still a good one but like all kits, much can be done to improve the basic model. I spent many hours adding electrical conduit and new mounts to the smoke launchers, also added a bunch of small parts to the turret (especially the 12.7mm MG). Everything was made from stretched sprue and plastic scrap. No PE or resin on this baby! It took the lead spot on my model shelf for many years but at some point, it was deemed obsolete and transferred to the basement "boneyard" for long term storage. I ignored it for years but this week for some reason, my old models caught my eye and I decided to dust them off (this took quite a while) and snap some pics of them. Anyway, here she is.... Regards, John Edited June 17, 2009 by 11bee Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chef blades Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Nice work there John Did the same kit at about the same time (constant media coverage is great inspiration!). Actually that period saw many of the tamiya tank kits built and painted and would love to post them here, unfortunatley they are probably land fill somewhere... I moved out and became a chef. While my parents kept my bedroom as it was, somehow all of my kits looked like dust to my mother. :) Anyway, nice work on the T-72 a classic Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjo Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 yeap, its a great kit and youve done well. Theres something about T-72's, they just look like everything a tank should be. Benny Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted July 5, 2009 Author Share Posted July 5, 2009 Thanks guys... this one is my favorite out of all my models. Mainly because all the extra details that went into it were scratch built. If any of you are into T-72's check out Miniarm, they have a bunch of very high quality T-72 upgrade sets. http://www.miniarm.com/ Regards, John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Graemeb Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 (edited) Great build, I like it a lot and 10 out of 10 on the exhaust you got it perfect, in reality that is the dirtiest oiliest exhaust outlet you will find on any tank T54, T55, T* all included. Most guys forget that on these builds. Here is a pic of a T-55's exhaust, Oily and wet Edited July 6, 2009 by Graemeb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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