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7TP Polish Light Tank 1939

a photo feature by Istvan Szavai
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About the Author

About Istvan Szavai (Peelou75)
FROM: BUDAPEST, HUNGARY

I have started modelling when I was a kid. As it was in the communist era, the subjects were very limited... After a very long pause I was back to my favourite hobby in 2007. I prefer 1/35 scale AFV-s, regardless of nationality. I'm working at an advertising agency in Budapest, I have a beatiful dau...


Comments

AFVFan
Nice finish on the tank. I'm building one myself and see you had the same problem I'm running into with the kit's tracks fitting the front sprockets. Too bad they didn't do a little better molding job on them. But, like I said, nicely done.
JUN 30, 2012 - 01:55 PM
Peelou75
Hi Bob, Yes, you right with the sprockets. Luckily it will go into a dio, with broken track on one side, so the tracks was just dryfitted right now, as I haven't decided which side will be the damaged one. The tracks are Friuls, and the sprockets are resin, made by Armo. I have seen some good solution for this fitting problem in the forums here on Armorama, so I plan to fix it.
JUL 01, 2012 - 09:45 PM
Jendrass
Looks nice, I happy to see it. Well done Istvan.
JUL 02, 2012 - 01:45 AM
AFVFan
I ended up deciding to thin the sprockets and shave the teeth a bit to work with the factory tracks. I figure between that and a buch of superglue I'll get them to sit right.
JUL 02, 2012 - 06:54 AM
PantherF
What kit are we looking at so we may go out and get one too? ~ Jeff
JUL 02, 2012 - 07:36 AM
Peelou75
Hi Jeff, This 7TP is an old Mirage kit, but I guess it is still available on the market. The base kit is not the best, so I have used a lot of AM stuff, like Aber photoetch, Armo suspension and metal barrel and Friul tracks. Istvan
JUL 02, 2012 - 10:46 PM
PantherF
Good to know Istvan and thanks! Oh, and nice work too. ~ Jeff
JUL 02, 2012 - 11:04 PM
doppelganger
Very nice work perfect weathering.
JUL 05, 2012 - 04:04 PM
AlanL
Excellent. Al
JUL 20, 2012 - 07:01 AM
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