Hi guys, having read the reviews that are around on the net I understand that Tamiya's T72 is about the best out there but does have its problems. Chief among these is an inaccurate turret, does anybody have any advice on fixes for these faults and a list of the resin replacement turrets available?
Thanks for your advice. Andy

Quite a number out there.

Model Point makes a Beautiful T-72 "Ural" (Initial turret) but unfortunately you would either have to shave off the front glacis armor to make a russkie vehicle, or else make the tank Czech or Polish, to the best of my knowledge.

Anubis Designs also makes a really nice T-72M1 Turret.

AEF makes a decent turret, if all the proper parts are in the kit...buy at your own risk if you cannot look in the box.

Kirin (when in business) made a fairly nice T-72 turret that still pops up on eBay from time to time...as well as what they called a T-90 conversion, but it actually makes a T-72BM (but again, on the Tamiya kit, the front glacis armour woudl have to be removed to add the new front armor plate.)

Hope that gets you on track!

For a drop fit, JS Models from Finland make a turret for the Tamiya hull (you don't have to mess around removing the upper glacis armour plate) for a proper T-72M1. Available at
http://www.kolumbus.fi/martti.kuivalainen/engindex.html
Click on 'Made in Finland'
Similar to the Blast turret, but without all the bits.

Cheers,
Jim

I'm not a russian vehicles expert, but Blast Models also has a turret and I'm told it's correct...

Blast Models

Modelpoint also makes a T-72AV turret thats very nice.

Hi all, thanks for your interest and your help with this prickly subject. i'll be sure to let you know how it turns out in 'due course'