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T72B revell ERA issue
l00ps_sa
Joined: September 14, 2007
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Posted: Friday, September 14, 2007 - 04:46 AM UTC
I have built (not painted) T72 B with EDZ ....attached era.....and later I have discovered ( on this forum ) that provided ERA pattern is not correct....that T72B with these pattern are not in service in russian army....so in wich one is it? Or should I remove ERA bricks and attach them again? How can I do that? Mr Muscolo for removing glue? please help me this is my first tank and I wanna build it right, sorry for bad english. By the way, my name is Omar and I'm from Sarajevo. Thanks
Jacques
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Posted: Friday, September 14, 2007 - 07:43 AM UTC
The ERA attached directly to the hull as the Revell kit has you do is for a EXPORT version only. East Germany, Syria, Iraq, Iran, anyone who got aT-72 with ERA ever COULD have this ERA arrangement. It is just not something I have ever seen on RUSSIAN equipment. There may have been specific Red Army standards that prevented this, or the arrangement may have come into vogue after the Russian were working on K-5 ERA.

Best bet...build it as a Syrian T-72 with a tan and light brown stripes cammo.
l00ps_sa
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Posted: Friday, September 14, 2007 - 09:42 AM UTC
Thanks!!! Right now I'm searching for references!
Reiter960
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Joined: June 24, 2007
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Posted: Friday, September 14, 2007 - 10:47 PM UTC

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The ERA attached directly to the hull as the Revell kit has you do is for a EXPORT version only. East Germany, Syria, Iraq, Iran, anyone who got aT-72 with ERA ever COULD have this ERA arrangement. It is just not something I have ever seen on RUSSIAN equipment. There may have been specific Red Army standards that prevented this, or the arrangement may have come into vogue after the Russian were working on K-5 ERA.

Best bet...build it as a Syrian T-72 with a tan and light brown stripes cammo.

Jacques had it right there. DML's kit is an odd hybrid between T-72S ( export version) and T-72B, besides Kontakt elements are not correct themselves! If you wish to spend some money on AM try finding Model Point's Kontakt-1/3 sets. If not try doing some catchy paint scheme like Indian 'digie" camo or Islamic Revolutionary guards one.
l00ps_sa
Joined: September 14, 2007
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Posted: Saturday, September 15, 2007 - 10:04 AM UTC
How can I now remove attached ERA? mr muscolo?
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