Scale Military Modeller International – September 2019

Soviet T-72B

Pseudo-Military

An idea was being born...

zvezda

T

he construction of the tank

itself was easy enough, and

as usual began with the

assembly of the lower part

of the hull. This was made up from the hull

itself, already cast with the driveshafts, so

all you need to add are three rollers on each

side and a few small parts on the front. The

road wheels and drive sprockets were made

up from two or three pieces each and were,

according to the instructions to be added to

the hull in stage two, but if you do that, you’ll

have problems painting them properly. The

upper part of the hull was in two main parts.

The hull and the turret itself. On both the hull

and the turret there’s a wide array of small

pieces that needed to be added, and most

of these should be added before painting.

The turret needed a little modiication

to accommodate the larger gun, so I cut

out a piece of it so there was room and

secured the gun in place with CA glue. Then

I illed the gap around the new gun using

Carpenters Putty.

After the turret was inished and

assembled and gun installed, I decided to

handle the one thing that usually has been

a massive challenge when it comes to tanks

• the tracks. I sat down and had a think
  about how to do it in the easiest way, as I
  remembered that the normal model-glue

what if?

S c ale 1:35 / Soviet T-72B

54 SCALE MILITARY MODELLER INTERNATIONAL

CREATIVITY AND LACK OF SELF-CONTROL OFTEN

COMES WITH A PRICE, AS WITH THIS PROJECT!

Manufacturer: Zvezda

Scale: 1:35

Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded

Kit Number: 3550

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SNORRE SANDVIKEN ADDS A ‘WHAT-IF’ TWIST TO THE 1:35 ZVEZDA KIT!