Tamiya T-72M on Red Square parade

Kerry COX
Getting prepared for the "Red Square" parade. 🙂 👍
Looking great with that white. 🙂

Jonkka Автор
Yep, I figured that it'd be a different with parade dressing. Problem with this Tamiya kit, which I did not know beforehand, is that barrel won't swivel vertically - and those parade tanks have all their barrels pointing up. 🙁

Kerry COX
Is there NO modification you can do to effect the raised barrel.?

Jonkka Автор
Well, everything is doable as per motto of the engineers.

But the canvas mantlet is one piece and would be very difficult to modify for raised elevation. For a moment I considered heating it followed by a gently bending but even if that would have succeeded, it probably would have been impossible to get snug fit to turret. Then again, I could have removed plastic altogether and craft mantlet from fabric of some sort. That would have worked.

BTW: It's funny that on box cover pic tank has elevated barrel...

Robert
Had the Problem with my Zvesda T-72 ERA. But there was the barrel in the raised position and I wanted it in a normal position. This was possible without big surgery. Because there are ERA-blocks on top of the canvas mantlet, you can't see any fitting problems.

Stanley Carrier
everythiung russian i have has the guards markings on it. I love that marking

Roberto Rocat
👍 Nice work.

Mike Grant
Really nice work, that white trim really pops 👍

Ingo F
Love it! Very nice model. 👍

Jonkka Автор
Heh, my fellow Finns (on the other site) don't seem to like it as much as you people, p'haps they suffer from mild russophobia... 😄