1⁄35Tamiya BT-7 Review and Build
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The End Results
And there you have it…Tamiya’s 1/35 Russian Tank: BT-7 model 1937. Superb little kit with just enough to keep you happy building and plenty of open surfaces to make you happy painting and weathering! I hope you enjoyed the kit review and a little walk through with me as I let this one play out. I hope you take the time to head over to Glenn Bartolotti’s website and check out some of the great SBS works he has to offer. I know that after reading his e-book, Volume 36: Captured Tanks under the German Flag – BT-7 Model 1935 I was inspired to have my way with this great kit and I look forward to picking up many more. Thank you for tuning in!!
About the Author
FROM: MASSACHUSETTS, UNITED STATES
I am building what I like, when I like and how I like it; having fun doing it. I have been building and finishing models on and off my whole life but the past ten years things really exploded. Just about anything goes when it comes to hitting the bench, but wrecked armor, rusted hulks, ships or ...
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Hi Todd,
Lovely build. I do like this vehicle and it's straightforward construction. The link and length tracks look to be a a great improvement on the normal Tamiya style rubber band tracks.
Excellent work.
Al
AUG 08, 2013 - 02:42 AM
AWESOME Review Todd and BT-7 is stunning to say the least! Well done sir.
AUG 08, 2013 - 03:30 AM
Hi Alan! Thank you kindly Sir!! Big improvent with the tracks! Easy to clean too! Small pin marks but like I said in the review...sand and done or leave and cover with mud!! LOL!!
Brotha Gary!! Thanks bud! Appreciate it...thanks!!!
AUG 08, 2013 - 04:27 AM
Excellent write up, T. A modeler and an author.... truly a man for all seasons!
AUG 08, 2013 - 04:40 AM
The is great, I wish more modelers would write up build-reviews like this! I just copied it onto file for my references.
AUG 09, 2013 - 06:17 PM
Thank you very much Jeremy! Sometimes it takes a bit longer...but it can be fun to go through the process!!
AUG 09, 2013 - 10:14 PM
What I like the most from the article is the part about scratch building of the "lost" details. How often we see posts on forums asking for help, because some detail got lost. With little bit of internet search and some work a new part can be built, which may look even better than the lost original one. The author definitely didn't have a heart attack from losing a couple of parts! Kuddos for that!
I only would like to add that "the two white scratch-built parts on the rear deck" are not to fill with fuel, but to adjust the rear suspension shock absorbers.
I wouldn't put too much trust in your historical sources, though.
>>>"By the onset of the German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, and with tank losses soaring higher and higher, the BT-7 was still in full production."
No BT-7 was produced past September of 1940 as the T-34 started to go into mass production.
>>>"By the time of the Battle of Kursk, the BT-7 was making up nearly half of the armor in the Soviet Army."
Hardly over 5,000 BT-7 were produced at all time, and most of them lost in 1941-1942. More than 15,000 T-34 were built before 1943; plus, another 15,000 were built in 1943 alone. Plus all kinds of light tanks, KV tanks and SPGs. Not exactly "...BT-7 was making up nearly half of the armor...".
Anyway, great build! Thanks for sharing with us!
And good luck on your future projects!
I wouldn't put too much trust in your historical sources, though.
>>>"By the onset of the German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, and with tank losses soaring higher and higher, the BT-7 was still in full production."
No BT-7 was produced past September of 1940 as the T-34 started to go into mass production.
>>>"By the time of the Battle of Kursk, the BT-7 was making up nearly half of the armor in the Soviet Army."
Hardly over 5,000 BT-7 were produced at all time, and most of them lost in 1941-1942. More than 15,000 T-34 were built before 1943; plus, another 15,000 were built in 1943 alone. Plus all kinds of light tanks, KV tanks and SPGs. Not exactly "...BT-7 was making up nearly half of the armor...".
Anyway, great build! Thanks for sharing with us!
And good luck on your future projects!
AUG 13, 2013 - 03:46 PM
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