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Post by rustybaer on Aug 22, 2021 15:15:26 GMT -6
Or Achzarit, which I understand is Hebrew for the impolite slang word meaning something similar. One can only wonder if the crews gave it that name. Anyhooch, I was just digging through the stash the other day and found the Meng kit, less some parts I used on a T-62 build a while ago and thought: I wonder if the T-62 parts I didn't like would work. Turns out they did, so I decided to use this model to get my painting block done with. Easy kit, goes together quickly (no turret) and man it's big. Since I had it all assembled OOB (sorta, see pervious note about parts) and in paint in just a few hours, I jumped in and actually finished it. No progress shots, it happened too fast and I didn't want to jinx it. Finished:  IMG_1478 by Russel Baer, on Flickr |
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Post by JCON on Aug 22, 2021 17:23:22 GMT -6
Quick and easy is good!!!  |
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Post by dogfish7 (R.I.P.) on Aug 23, 2021 9:03:14 GMT -6
Wow! That was fast!  |
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Post by rustybaer on Aug 27, 2021 11:14:49 GMT -6
It was so fast I didn't take any in-progress shots! I knew if I stopped to take pics I'd wuss out and go 90% of the way. I even put the antenna masts on:  IMG_1665 by Russel Baer, on Flickr I haven't even tried to do any stowage, no reason to at this point, but if one of the AM companies happens to releas a "kit" for it, I could be tempted. While building the thing I kept thinking: this is BIG....... so I took a pic of it next to a T-55:  IMG_1666 by Russel Baer, on Flickr It's big. |
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Post by dogfish7 (R.I.P.) on Aug 28, 2021 9:24:32 GMT -6
Wow! It is big! It is Amphibious, right?
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Post by JED on Aug 28, 2021 12:12:53 GMT -6
Wow,that fast and furious!!
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Post by JCON on Aug 30, 2021 9:57:38 GMT -6
Well done!!!
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Post by rustybaer on Sept 2, 2021 13:20:06 GMT -6
Wow! It is big! It is Amphibious, right? Very much the opposite.... that's all composite armor, makes the base T-55 look like a toy, doesn't it? |
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Post by Dukemaddog on Sept 13, 2021 11:33:17 GMT -6
Wow, what a magnificent dirty girl! Way to go; I'm still waiting for one of these in my scale. You did fantastic work!
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Post by rustybaer on Sept 15, 2021 20:29:54 GMT -6
Thanks Duke, 'preciate it.
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Post by reserve on Sept 16, 2021 22:16:09 GMT -6
Great work brother sometimes pulling out the stops will get you fine results such as this
About thirty years ago I was in New York City for some reason I can't recall and found myself in the vicintity of the Intrepid museum. Of course, I had to have a look, and on the dock next to the ship they had some AFV's captured during the Gulf War. One of them was a T-72GM and the most striking thing about it was its size...it was small, much smaller than I'd envisioned. Don't know if this trait is shared with the rest of the T series MBT's but some of the kits I've built would suggest this is so
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Mark
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Post by Dukemaddog on Sept 17, 2021 13:31:14 GMT -6
Mark, when compared to US vehicles, yes, Russian-built MBT's are smaller. I noticed this when I was building all my T-72's, T-80's and T-90's compared to me Abrams and even the Chieftains I built.
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Post by reserve on Sept 17, 2021 19:37:19 GMT -6
It's been said that quite a few former T-72 gunners had their right arms removed when the gun came back in recoil and looking at how small the turret was on that T-72 I'm willing to believe it.
Sorry for getting all gabbly on your thread Russ
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Post by JCON on Sept 18, 2021 10:51:07 GMT -6
It's been said that quite a few former T-72 gunners had their right arms removed when the gun came back in recoil and looking at how small the turret was on that T-72 I'm willing to believe it. Sorry for getting all gabbly on your thread Russ I could definitely see that possibility in such tight places... |
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Post by Dukemaddog on Sept 20, 2021 11:17:04 GMT -6
It's been said that quite a few former T-72 gunners had their right arms removed when the gun came back in recoil and looking at how small the turret was on that T-72 I'm willing to believe it. Sorry for getting all gabbly on your thread Russ
They had a similar issue with the autoloader as well. It was constantly injuring tankers who failed to pay attention.
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