Hi, Phil !

Couple of pics

http://cs616720.vk.me/v616720046/a7ee/CodwPsOomzQ.jpg

http://content.foto.mail.ru/mail/gromoleg/184/i-195.jpg

Both are from Chechnya mid 90-s - as you see, these machines are with camo. So to say there could be any kind of colour schemes - ochre/green/black or white/green/black or overall green just as there can be now no matter BV's or U's.
IMHO best way is to choose a pic You like and try to replicate what You see.

Best Regards !

P.S. Important thing about T-80's that people usually forget - they have rubber pads on INNER running surface of the tracks. A lot of models I've seen - people tend to paint them steel especially when using Friul or other metal tracks.

Phil, don't know if you have seen this: X-ACT Scale T-80U review

Thanks Dmitry. It is hard for me to get perfectly accurate information on military units now, so I will assume your information is correct over mine.

You say the 4th is the main user of the -U right now. All reports I have access to about Russian Tank usage seems to indicate that only a very few of the T-80BV or T-80U are in limited use. I would love to be wrong, but is there any way to confirm that the T-80U, for example, is in large scale use currently? Any help you can provide would be appreciated.

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Thanks Dmitry. It is hard for me to get perfectly accurate information on military units now, so I will assume your information is correct over mine.

You say the 4th is the main user of the -U right now. All reports I have access to about Russian Tank usage seems to indicate that only a very few of the T-80BV or T-80U are in limited use. I would love to be wrong, but is there any way to confirm that the T-80U, for example, is in large scale use currently? Any help you can provide would be appreciated.

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Kto na eto dast otvet, tot poluchit desyat' let :-)
This means "the one who gives an answer to this, will receive ten years" spoken in a verse form ;-)

Being seriously, there are no ways to obtain such info - it's classified more or less.

Best Regards
Dmitry

Hello guys,

Now about the tracks with or without rubber?

Last question the "skirt" on the front lower hull, for what purpose is it?

You could always buy both kits and put the Trumpeter T-80BV turret on the Xact Scale T-80U hull to make a proper T-80BV (late).

I've heard that Xact has an issue with an angle of glassis as well. I've already started Xact kit so I'll build it despite of all it's shortcomings. But I also wait for Trumpy's T-80U. If it will be any better than Xact - I'll build it too - you cannot have too many T-80's :-)

As for BV - I'll try to visit one and measure those "cheeks" with a roulette ( maybe this weekend) - I doubt those would be too hard to make out of Miliput or Evergreen or else.

Hi;

I Think it was already discussed that Trumpy; was about to announce the T-84 when they released pic's of A Vehicle that was suppose to be A Surprise. from looking at the Sprue shot's it sure looked like the OPLOT to Me !
"Man" It sure would be Fantastic, if they released the OPLOT, & the BULAT at the Same Time !!

CHEERS; MIKE.

Honestly, the biggest problem is just that upper front glacis. I may spend the winter trying to figure out a fix and have SP Designs cast it for all those Trumpeter T-80BV kits.