Back in 2005, I stumbled upon a box with quite attractive artwork on it at Mission Models store. Back then the manufacturer was completely unknown to me, but prospect of building a model of first soviet MBT overcame all doubts. I should have trusted the gut...
After opening the box sealed with tough film, harsh reality came to be. Most of plastic sprues were covered with machine oil, details were chunky and barely resembled the real ones, though road wheels and sprockets were quite alright. And if that wasn't cruel enough, on the bottom of that hell pit there laid a pair of unearthly looking shapes made of black greasy rubber, which turned out to be the tracks. After coming to scale modeling age with mostly DML kits, I thought this could really test my modeling skills and gave it a try, but abandoned the project once Skif's version of T-64B turret had been assembled.
Nova days, there is plenty of aftermarket to build a decent replica of either T-64B or A. After gathering all the necessary AM goodies, I hope I can tackle this one now. So here is what I have:
T-64B Profipack with Eduard PE included. Miniarm T-64B turret with anti-radiation applique, Modelpoint R-123(173) antenna w/ base, 2A46M smooth bore 125mm barrel w/o thermal jacket, Soviet AFV stowage set
Miniarm pieces, there is no gun bridge anymore and my box came wit no instructions sheet (no big deal):
Miniarm supplied 3-piece barrel with thermal shroud (on the bottom) and MP's 2-piece offering:
Masterclub's excellent tracks set,
inner side:
Outer side:
References:
Books/Magazines: I only have Tankomaster's "T-64 Tank' from Ebay. This Book is loaded with great photographs of late model T-64A, B, BV and their commander versions.
Web sources:
High resolution T_64BV walkaround at Primeportal
Pictures of decommissioned T-64B at Dishmodels.ru
T-64BV from tanksinmoscow.com Not very informative, but it features some details not seen in other sources.
