Only aware of Tamiya having and Zvezda having made one. Are there any other choices in styrene.

Also, heard complaints about Tamiya's kit having issues with the turret? If so, are there fixes/ how bad is the turret?

I plan on turning this into a Lion of Babylon for the Proxy Super-power/Civil Wars campaign.

Overall, Tamiya's T-72 is the best. There used to be an ESCI T-72, but don't know anything else about it, Dragon/Zvezda/Revell T-72 in very unnacurate, it has dimmensional issues and the lower hull lacks detail. Main gun is oversized. Tamiya's offering has its own faults, but it is still the bet. Here can I tell you some of the unnacuraccies:

-Main gun is too short, it seems they based it on a tanks with the gun in "recoil" position.
-Radiator grill in in the centerline, it should be offset to the left, this is very difficult to fix.
-The front box on the left fender has the hinges at the opposite side, this may be a bit difficult to fix.
-The shape of the turret is a bit "off", it depicts an export T-72 turret, but the hull depicts a T-72A's, so the turret must be also a T-72A's, it is a bit different.
-Not exactly a fault, but most modern T-72, even the "T-72M1" use the modern 6-spoke wheels, the kit comes with the earlier 8-spoke wheels, depending on the tank you want to build, you may need replacements

There are replacementes for all the mentioned issues so it's up to you to build it OOB or try to correct it a bit. Best regards.

Tamiya is the only kit to consider for a accurate T-72. All previous kittings, DML - Italeri - Zvezda - Revell, and AMT/ERTL/ESCI are all poor. They build up in to representations, but are not dimensionally accurate.

Tamiya kit will take some work to make a specific T-72 though.

HI CHRIS;
Follow JD for advice as hes the best on the subject, there are endless After-market goodies for your model, from A to Z
You are the only one that has to decide how far that you go with the build, Your only limitation is how much Detail & how much you want to Spend $ Follow the Builds they will Help you make your choiches. And if you have the Time the more Detail you add it will show at the End.

MIKE.

Thanks a lot guys.

I've seen many photos where the six and eight spoke wheels are mixed.