T-72M1 - Iraq - Desert Storm
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2 2 February 2019, 22:37
Ingo FWelcome on board guys. 🙂
Finished the hull yesterday and moving to the turret now. I decided not to add the barrels on the back but will load a few ammo crates, tarps and so on the back.
3 February 2019, 14:28
Ingo FWelcome on board mate. 🙂
The tracks are from Trumpeter: T-72 Track links [Workable] (Trumpeter 02050, 1:35)
Just forgot to add them to the project.
Very nice tracks, easy to clean (2 attachment points per link) and you just need to click them together.
3 February 2019, 17:57
Ingo FThanks Cortex. Yeah, they are very nice and fit the Tamiya kit very well.
3 February 2019, 18:00
Ingo FSmall update on this one. Working on the turret right now. Decided not to use PE parts everywhere as it is a little bit too unstable and i am afraid that some parts will fall of or breake if i add tarps and stowage. 🙂
14 February 2019, 19:58
Ingo FThe problem with the Tamiya kit is that you can only build the russian version if you do not care about the accuracy. Russian/soviet army never had the T-72M or M1 version as it was only made for the export. If you want to go with the overall green and be accurate, go with the german NVA vehicle. 🙂
14 February 2019, 20:25
Ingo FSorry mate. Got it wrong. You only spoke about the color, not the vehicle itself. 🙂
14 February 2019, 20:35
Ingo FHehe, you are welcome mate. If i am not wrong, the Tamiya T-72 represent a rare east german T-72 that came from Czechoslovakia and had the M1 hull and M turret. Unfortunately i am not sure if the information is right as read about it years ago.
14 February 2019, 22:10
CortexHi, just wanted to draw your attention to this idea:
Iraq had its own version of T-72M1 called 'Lion of Babylon' or 'Asad Babil'. It had basically the same desert as other Iraqi T-72s but side skirts were deserts yellow and had the name 'Lion of Babylon' printed on them in white color. You can do some search to find more facts and pics.
You might want to check that subject before starting to paint, it's very cool and I had it planned as future build.
15 February 2019, 04:51
Jan RaskaJames, do the Czechoslovak one! 😄 Ingo, the precision and cleanness of your build is astonishing!!
15 February 2019, 05:16
Ingo FThank you Cortex and Jan! 🙂
@Cortext - This one will be the Lion and the side skirts will be same color as the tank. 🙂 I am thinking of painting the tank first russian green then a coat of chipping fluid and then desert yellow. Will do some chipping, mainly on the side skirts and edges.
15 February 2019, 07:10
Cortex@Ingo, you are correct. The tanks were based pasinted with Russian Green. Btw Zvezda's T-72A kit has the decals for the Lion, they appeared in parades with the name printed on side skirts and some of them saw combat. Check here
cybermodeler.com/hob..e/kit_zve_3552.shtml
17 February 2019, 07:30
Ingo FI have had build the Zvezda T-72A years ago. Therefore i should have the decals somewhere in my sparebox. Thanks for the info.
17 February 2019, 08:38
Ingo FBase painting and chipping are done. The color is a little bit dull on the pictures because of the light. Its more yellowish and will be richer after a coat of varnish and weathering.
I used the heavy chipping fluid for the first time and i am really happy with the outcome. Definitely will use it in the furure.
24 February 2019, 13:54
Scott DuttonThat chipping is fantastic, less is more applied brilliantly. Just a discussion point, I've always thought that the cover on the gun mantlet being either a canvas or a vulcanised rubber if painted would give cracking of the paint rather than chipping as it moved. Your cover picture doesn't support my theory, but what do you think. Either way great work.
25 February 2019, 07:53
Ingo FScott, thank you for you kind word mate.
Thanks for pointing out the mistake i made. I have checked the picures again and you are right about the cracking and not chipping. The canvas looking almost intact without any signs of chipping. Guess i have to redo the canvas and use fine brush to paint small cracks.
25 February 2019, 08:42
Ingo FHere we go guys. Finished this one last week and finally today is a day with proper sun. 😄
31 March 2019, 15:28
