Sgt Shultz II Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 I have been reading a bunch of builds on the T-72 but they all seem to be about Tamiya kits either for parts or with an after market turret to make different versions. Has anyone built the ESCI, ERTL, AMT T-72 kit??? How does it compare to other kits and accuracy? Ron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Fondlebottom Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 All but the Tamiya T-72 was designed before the Soviet Union collapsed and are really full of errors. Personally I'd wait for the Meng T-72 or grab the Tamiya one which is apparently accurate for a specific East German version. http://www.meng-model.com/new.php?id=580 http://armorama.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=SquawkBox&file=index&req=viewtopic&topic_id=167913&page=1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
2qwik4u Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Looks like Scalehobbyist has the Meng kit in stock for $66 and the Tamiya kit for $34. -Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
2qwik4u Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 I see Trumpeter and Zvezda have kits too. Don't know anything about them though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Fondlebottom Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Oh bad wording on me I just noticed, with the "all" part I meant the other makes he mentioned (all the same kit). Zvezda is apparently the Dragon kit even though Scalemates doesn't say so, and the same for the Italeri offering. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sgt Shultz II Posted August 30, 2016 Author Share Posted August 30, 2016 (edited) Okay let me put it this way. The ESCI/ERTL/AMT kits are all apparently from the same mold which is possibly the Zvezda also. Since I know nothing about modern Russian tanks, and it sounds from comments they changed versions at the drop of a hat, so what version is this kit supposed to be? What workable tracks would be correct (and cheap) for this kit? Is it Russian, Iraqi, Polish??? I can't find any reviews for this kit anywhere.... Edited August 30, 2016 by Sgt Shultz II Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Fondlebottom Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 (edited) It's supposed to be "Soviet" The kit is so old that it's made with no real references available. The Zvezda is the Dragon molds, so not the same and probably better. Personally I'd go with Trumpeter or the new Meng, if I'd be building the ESCI/ERTL/AMT one I'd just not care what it is trying to be and build it generic soviet, just not worth the headache to go accurate with it. Here's a thread that mentions the kits, the thread predates the Trumpeter and Meng offerings http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/3/t/139343.aspx and here's a buildup! http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234960821-t-72-135-esci/ Edited August 31, 2016 by Sir Fondlebottom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sgt Shultz II Posted September 1, 2016 Author Share Posted September 1, 2016 Thank you Sir Fondlebottom!!!! After seeing the built up model I can see it's very disappointing but it would be good for a "dug in" tank where not much can be seen, if that. Anyway the info you provided was just what I needed, you hit the nail right on the head. Thanks again!! :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Fondlebottom Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 No problem, happy to help :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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