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Tom B. (TomsStuff)
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T-80 Light Tank in 1/72

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8 November 2024, 20:25 -

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UM Models sometimes are a real blessing, as they offer some very interesting Soviet WW2 vehicles in 1/72. Such is the case with the T-80 light Tank from 1943 that was developed as a replacement for the T-70 Light Tank and sported a very cool looking two-man turret with very high gun elevation.
The vehicle will be placed in a vignette with two figures that will depict one of the tank crewmen chatting with an infantry soldier in front of the tank, possibly relaying information gathered while scouting.

For the build I chose to upgrade the basic kit a little with a few addons build from scratch or leftover parts from older projects. The changes made are the following:

1) I textured the drivers hatch, which is the only prominent cast part on the tank to make it stand out a little. I also refined it´s rudimentary sight a little.

2) I added handles cut from leftover handles of an UM T-34. Thus they match the plastics green color but are NOT included in the T-80 kit. I had to change their lenghts a little to make them fit.

3) The exhaust were textured with glue and a stiff brush.

4) One of the stowage boxes was left slightly open with a piece of tarp hanging out to give a litttle more interest to the model.

5) The kit turret lacked the prominent reinforcement-ribs-things on the edge of the front-plate. I scratched them from plastic-card and sanded them to a round shape

6) There was missing mesh detail on some air intakes on the side, so I added Eduard PE mesh to make it look better

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1:72 T-80 (UM  307)1:72 Soviet Troops (SCALE75 SW72-008)

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