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T-80/84 photo enquiry
Chun_Ting
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Posted: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 02:42 AM UTC
Hi all,
I would like to build a Ukrainian T-84 with welded turret base on the old Dragon/Zvezda/Revell T-80UD kit, I'd also like to modify the base of the hull & suspension system, could anybody can help me for the reference pictures especially the hull of T-80? thanks a lot!

clay_cliff
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Posted: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 03:23 AM UTC
Here I found some T-84 pics:

http://scalemodels.ru/modules/photo/viewcat_cid_238.html

About the T-80 hull, I couldn't find anything and I'm still looking for info for my own project. If you want to use the Dragon T-80 you better forget it, it is easier to scratchbuild than fixing unaccuracies in the DML/Zvezda kits. Good luck. Best regards.

José.
Chun_Ting
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Posted: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 02:02 AM UTC
Really thanks a lot for your web site

scratchbuilding a hull is too much to my ability, I rather like to try to modify the existing kit as same as below. but there is still an option if the kits is too bad......

chefchris
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Posted: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 07:57 AM UTC
Whoaaaaa - Damn fine work. I wouldn't even paint it
Jacques
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Posted: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 04:29 PM UTC

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...scratchbuilding a hull is too much to my ability, I rather like to try to modify the existing kit...



If you want to modify a kit, start with the SKIF T-80UD and go from there. The SKIF kit is dimensionally accurate, or at least very close (right George?) and would be the best to start from. However, just to make a accurate T-80UD from this kit would be a lot of work...making a T-84 woud be even more.

BTW, someone else used SP Designs kit parts to make a T-84 as seen Track Link by James Wechsler.
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