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Next tank to ID ..T-55 XX
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Posted: Sunday, December 12, 2010 - 05:24 AM UTC
Here is another tank that I want to paint. I have 5 pics of this tank at the Afghan grave yard. I have an ESCI kit that I would use for this wreck, along with the Celticwerks motor comp.



Thanks in advance

Rob
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Posted: Sunday, December 12, 2010 - 06:07 AM UTC
Hi Rob

I'm not sure about the designation of this ARV (T-55T ?? ) but it probably looked like this in its better days :


Full-size

HTH

Frenchy
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Posted: Sunday, December 12, 2010 - 08:50 AM UTC

It's a Russian BTS-4. These machines are used for towing vehicles.
Look here: http://www.primeportal.net/apc/michael_rener/bts-4/

Good luck on your scratchbuild. Love to see it when its done!

Marcel Jussen
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Posted: Sunday, December 12, 2010 - 09:47 AM UTC
Thanks guys for the pics and link.

Marcel those are some great pics and help a lot in seeing what was once on the one I want to build.

Rob
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Posted: Sunday, December 12, 2010 - 12:30 PM UTC
http://dic.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enc_tech/4385/%D0%91%D0%A2%D0%A1

http://btvt.narod.ru/5/bts4/bts4.htm

http://io.ua/6044748p (click on the pics below)

http://serkoff.narod.ru/photoalbum85.html

http://gspo.ru/lofiversion/index.php/t926.html

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Posted: Sunday, December 12, 2010 - 09:10 PM UTC

Quoted Text

Hi Rob

I'm not sure about the designation of this ARV (T-55T ?? ) but it probably looked like this in its better days :
Frenchy


Frenchy,
according to my sources, the T-55T should be the denomination for a East German ARV similar to the Czech VT-55 so with a crane on its side.

Olivier
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Posted: Sunday, December 12, 2010 - 09:41 PM UTC
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Frenchy,
according to my sources, the T-55T should be the denomination for a East German ARV similar to the Czech VT-55 so with a crane on its side.

Olivier


Thanks Olivier. So I was right not to be sure

Frenchy
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Posted: Sunday, December 12, 2010 - 09:50 PM UTC

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Frenchy,
according to my sources, the T-55T should be the denomination for a East German ARV similar to the Czech VT-55 so with a crane on its side.


T55 T


VT 55


Yes Olivier, you're right. The tank in Rob's pic is a BTS 4
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