Hi Everyone, my name is Grzegorz and I would like to show you my new project. This time it will be russian MBT T-80 BV. I`m trying to build a most realistic model in my life, that`s why I`m going to use many additions designed for T-80 BV from Dragon. My T-80 kit is from Zvezda:



Everyone saw that kit . Except Zvezda I`m going to use:

- Voyager Models: ERA bricks and anti-fragment shield:







- Masterclub: Tracks links and the road wheels:





-Eduard photo etched set number 35328

-RB Model: Gun Barrel for russian modern tanks.

And this is, what I did for now:

































One of my friends from Poland Is doing for me some extra parts to make my model more realistic. I don`t know how it names in English language, but the photos will tell you everything



















And this is how I`m going to paint my model:









That`s it for now. I hope you like it. Best regards. Grzegorz

Couple more pictures just for fun

Hi Grzegorz,
Greetings for Trinidad. Great build. I have this kit and I know it is a bit of a dog but you are motivating me alot. I'm going to follow this build every step of the way. I will be going the SP Designs tracks instead of the masterclub( a cost choice). Looking forward to seeing this beast complete.

Must be a tedious job to make all the ERA blocks from etch! Nice start.

Bellive me, it`s not so bad with this ERA , but with the tracks it`s nightmare :/

Hi Kurt! It`s a great feeling to be an inspiration for someone

I've been looking into buying this kit over the past couple of months. I'm very interested in how it builds up and will keep an eye on this thread. First question, why all the putty?

Because the turret shape is wrong:

Zvezdas turret:







The real turret:









It`s about the rear of the turret

Grzegorz- awesome work so far- you've certainly got a lot of aftermarket stuff for this kit!
I have this kit in my stash somewhere so I'll definetly be following this with interest.

Good luck for the build !

I have a soft spot for russian armour and vehicles - especially from the Cold War era, so I will be watching this build.
You're off to a good start and it looks like a long build for you with all that AM

Cheers

Thanks to all of you . Maby in September I`ll get a brand new turret for my model. One of my friends from Poland offer me to do a new, correct resin turret and his going to do that by his own hands.

Like I told you before, I have a friend in Poland and he is doing some extra parts for me. The first one is the engine cover:







The second one is the gunner hatch cover:





For me this is superb work. Best regards

Any chance you can convince your friend to cast these parts? Between his incredible scratch work and your turret corrections we might be some way onto getting a decent T-80B.

Excellent work so far!

What an outstanding job!
And you must be very brave Grzegorz to try to correct that awful kit
Thanks a million for sharing. I appreciate a lot the explications about how to correct the turret shape

I'll follow very carefully this tread

cheers

Great job so far. I would not say the base kit is horrible, but I do wonder why you did not start with the SKIF T-80 kit? It is more accurate dimensionally, even thought the turret is the -UD and a -B would need to be modified from the DML kit or scratchbuilt.

Why I did`nt start with SKIF?? I`ve heard about a SKIF and I`ll be honest , I don`t wanna loose my patience, for my favourite hobby

Hello . The engine cover: is done I hope, I`ll get it soon. And this is how it looks like:







And this is the oryginal part from DML kit:



Best regards

And here is my model with almost finished running gear:

That rear engine cover is a real gem, a vast improvement. This is really shaping up Grzegorz.

Hi Grzegorz, great wip build you have there. I will be watching this with great interest as I've just received mine last week & while my morale is a bit on the downside of things upon opening the box, seeing your work is keeping the flame alive. Maybe I should get those AM parts to make it better .

Hi everyone!! It`s me again. I have to stop with this build, till the end of september. I need to wait for those extra parts. I live in England, and the parts will come to me from Poland, so it`s gonna take a few weeks until I get them. Be patience. Best regards. Grzegorz

Today I`ve got a few photos of a upper hull of my model, with a new engine deck. This is how it looks like:





But this is not the end yet

Best regards. Grzegorz

Very nice so far, I like the engine deck modification.

It looks very good indeed

Hello everyone who interested in of my T-80 BV . I didn`t do enything for long time with my model, because I`m still wainting for the parcell from my friend., but I have a few new pictures of the upper hull and I would like to show you how does it look like inthis moment:





















I really like it and I hope you like it as well. Best regards

Grzegorz, this is really great stuff- all those intricate little details are superbly done The build is coming on very nicely and I'm looking forward to seeing more progress.