Hi all,
I can't find on the Internet a walkaround of this tank with this denomination. Am I right if I call this a T-72BM ?
The kit does not have the mine plow mounts under the bow and features a wind sensor ala T-90. If it's a -BM, these are mistakes as all the pics I have of the -BM show plow mounts and a turret without any wind sensor.
Could anyone make this clearer to me?
TIA
Olivier
Яusso-Soviэt Forum
Russian or Soviet vehicles/armor modeling forum.
Russian or Soviet vehicles/armor modeling forum.
Hosted by Darren Baker, Jacques Duquette
Trumpeter T-72B mod 1990 ?

bison126

Joined: June 10, 2004
KitMaker: 5,329 posts
Armorama: 5,204 posts

Posted: Friday, August 14, 2020 - 04:54 AM UTC

marcb

Joined: March 25, 2006
KitMaker: 1,244 posts
Armorama: 1,226 posts

Posted: Friday, August 14, 2020 - 05:34 AM UTC

agriamodeling

Joined: March 09, 2018
KitMaker: 206 posts
Armorama: 205 posts

Posted: Friday, August 14, 2020 - 06:01 AM UTC
Hi Olivier,
I have built the same kit a year ago in the Trumpeter mk5 campaign (it was good fun) and used reference photos from the internet.
Actually the designation of any T-72 variant is at least close to sorcery, witchcraft or woodoo knowledge. Specially when we talk about the Hungarian Army tanks which are perfect cocktail of all variants and parts taken from any T-72 hanging around :-)
I still have my reference photos downloaded from Scalemodels.ru but unfortunately I cannot find them anymore on the internet. As there are some 35 megabytes in total, I could only send them in a "mammutmail" version for which I need your email address. These pictures helped me a lot and even gave me an idea.

In my opinion the model (with a/m photo etch added and some personal skills) nicely represent the T-72B mod 1990 version, however I am not an expert of the T-72 family.
More photos with my build story are uploaded here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/142822385@N06/albums/72157709096898968
Tamás
I have built the same kit a year ago in the Trumpeter mk5 campaign (it was good fun) and used reference photos from the internet.
Actually the designation of any T-72 variant is at least close to sorcery, witchcraft or woodoo knowledge. Specially when we talk about the Hungarian Army tanks which are perfect cocktail of all variants and parts taken from any T-72 hanging around :-)
I still have my reference photos downloaded from Scalemodels.ru but unfortunately I cannot find them anymore on the internet. As there are some 35 megabytes in total, I could only send them in a "mammutmail" version for which I need your email address. These pictures helped me a lot and even gave me an idea.

In my opinion the model (with a/m photo etch added and some personal skills) nicely represent the T-72B mod 1990 version, however I am not an expert of the T-72 family.
More photos with my build story are uploaded here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/142822385@N06/albums/72157709096898968
Tamás

Frenchy

Joined: December 02, 2002
KitMaker: 12,719 posts
Armorama: 12,507 posts

Posted: Friday, August 14, 2020 - 08:15 AM UTC
Salut Olivier
According to Cookie Sewell's review on ML, this one is in fact a T-72BA....
http://www.missing-lynx.com/reviews/modern/trumpeter05564reviewcs_1.html
Some walkaround pics here :
http://otvaga2004.ru/tanki/istoriya-sozdaniya/tank-t72ba/11/
https://www.recomonkey.com/Land-Platforms/Tanks/T-72/T-72BA
H.P.
According to Cookie Sewell's review on ML, this one is in fact a T-72BA....
http://www.missing-lynx.com/reviews/modern/trumpeter05564reviewcs_1.html
Some walkaround pics here :
http://otvaga2004.ru/tanki/istoriya-sozdaniya/tank-t72ba/11/
https://www.recomonkey.com/Land-Platforms/Tanks/T-72/T-72BA
H.P.

bison126

Joined: June 10, 2004
KitMaker: 5,329 posts
Armorama: 5,204 posts

Posted: Saturday, August 15, 2020 - 12:16 AM UTC
I read Cookie's review and started looking for T-72BA instead. However it's hard to find information about this version.
In a russian book it is said the BA was largely built (more than 700) in different batches so they can show external differences from a tank to another depending if the tank was an upgraded B or a factory new tank.
Thanks for the links. One of the Otvaga walkarounds shows one of the proposed decorations (the parade one).
None of them though shows a tank without the mine plow mounting points. I guess I'll have to add the missing ones.
Olivier
In a russian book it is said the BA was largely built (more than 700) in different batches so they can show external differences from a tank to another depending if the tank was an upgraded B or a factory new tank.
Thanks for the links. One of the Otvaga walkarounds shows one of the proposed decorations (the parade one).
None of them though shows a tank without the mine plow mounting points. I guess I'll have to add the missing ones.
Olivier

Leedobson

Joined: August 15, 2020
KitMaker: 2 posts
Armorama: 2 posts
Posted: Saturday, August 15, 2020 - 03:12 AM UTC
You can follow this excellent post and make a T-72B Mod.1989; often mislabelled as a T-72BM, which saw action in Chechnya
http://armorama.com/forums/221375
You'll need RMsh tracks and the relevant sprocket { different to the one in the kit }
http://armorama.com/forums/221375
You'll need RMsh tracks and the relevant sprocket { different to the one in the kit }

Frenchy

Joined: December 02, 2002
KitMaker: 12,719 posts
Armorama: 12,507 posts

Posted: Saturday, August 15, 2020 - 03:46 AM UTC
Here's a T-72BA related thread :
https://rufor.org/showthread.php?p=35627
Google translator is your friend
H.P.
https://rufor.org/showthread.php?p=35627
Google translator is your friend

H.P.

bison126

Joined: June 10, 2004
KitMaker: 5,329 posts
Armorama: 5,204 posts

Posted: Saturday, August 15, 2020 - 09:40 PM UTC
Thank you Lee. I'll stick to the box version since it looks to be accurate except for the denomination.
Merci Frenchy
Olivier
Merci Frenchy
Olivier

Leedobson

Joined: August 15, 2020
KitMaker: 2 posts
Armorama: 2 posts
Posted: Sunday, August 16, 2020 - 01:13 AM UTC
No worries man, I just wanted to offer an in combat option as some of us prefer

bison126

Joined: June 10, 2004
KitMaker: 5,329 posts
Armorama: 5,204 posts

Posted: Sunday, August 16, 2020 - 02:35 AM UTC
Lee
I must admit that the idea came to mind. I have seen quite interesting and inspiring pictures of those tanks in combat.
Olivier
I must admit that the idea came to mind. I have seen quite interesting and inspiring pictures of those tanks in combat.
Olivier

TopSmith

Joined: August 09, 2002
KitMaker: 1,742 posts
Armorama: 1,658 posts

Posted: Wednesday, August 19, 2020 - 03:13 AM UTC
An interesting note. I noticed how many of the photos shows the track to be a bright steel color almost an aluminium color. Sort of like using bare Friule track with no paint.

AlexClark

Joined: January 16, 2013
KitMaker: 31 posts
Armorama: 31 posts

Posted: Sunday, August 30, 2020 - 10:19 AM UTC
As mentioned, the kit is really an early batch T-72BA. Trumpeter messed up and missed the engineering mounts, but apart from that it has the right details. The T-72B model 1990 was essentially a T-72B model 1989, but with the wind sensor mast - this is why it's easy to confuse with an early BA.

bison126

Joined: June 10, 2004
KitMaker: 5,329 posts
Armorama: 5,204 posts

Posted: Sunday, August 30, 2020 - 08:53 PM UTC
Thank you Alex.
Olivier
Olivier
![]() |