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Trumpeter T-62 1962
phantom8747
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Posted: Monday, October 19, 2015 - 05:40 PM UTC
Building one now.Did the Russians really mount a small fuel tank on top of the muffler exhaust?As kit instructions indicate.Seems kind of dumb to put a tank there.
Jacques
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Posted: Monday, October 19, 2015 - 05:45 PM UTC
It was an oil tank, not a fuel tank.
bison126
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Posted: Monday, October 19, 2015 - 06:23 PM UTC
In addition to Jacques' explanation, there was a metal protection acting as a spacer between the tank itself and the exhaust.
I recently posted a T-62 walkaround on my site where you can see the metal protection aforementioned and the space created.

Olivier
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Posted: Tuesday, October 20, 2015 - 05:29 PM UTC
Thanks I did not know it was an oil tank.
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