Well as the title says, here is a model of T90 with cast turret, for which i used an old Miniarm kit, and the details i found better on Zvezdas kit i replaced, like the IR Sensors and reflectors, toolboxes and machinegun accesories. The body of the tank is completely OB. This is my first time building Zvezdas T90 since it came out, and i must say that zvezda did do a great job on the details, but there are some so annoying things that prolong the building time, for example that some banal parts just cannot fit in the hole. Not big of a problem of course, but for every thing i need at least 5 minutes to fix, which in the end makes up for quite some time spent on stupid things. But, for the price, i am not complaining.
Now, since i love both weathering and modern tanks, i want to do this one kinda a what if. Namely i want to make it as its on some imaginary battlefield of Europe, where it was for say half a year and it is all dirty and muddy and oily and everything else what makes perfect ground for weathering. Other that this fact, i want it to be accurate.
Now, i had a tought that i wanted to share with you and hear your oppinion. We all saw photos from Syria, where every T72 after longer time on battlefield looses its side skirts, i have also seen a video with a tankman complaining that they fall of too easily. Obvious question is, would the same happen to T90? What i was researching, nothing has changed on side skirt mounts, which would make this very much possible or? Another thing i noticed while watching the pictures is, that additional side armor plates, 3 from each side, are attached separatly from the skirts, maaaybe making it possible for skirts to fall off, but armor plates to still be in place? I must say that would look like a great detail in scale! But i dont want to make unreasonable details on my models, so i am asking more expirienced people for an advice, so please, share your opinions!
Too much writing, here are some pictures.
Best regards!
Panajotovic Stefan
