The pre-assembly of the model is finished, no it is waiting for a decent paint job.

Left side of the tank

front view

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You have seen the box art already in my previous post, here you’ll find just a little round up of the different part sprues. For ease of production it seems that Trumpeter is giving you more parts than needed, see for example the wheels. During the build you need 18 but 24 are supplied. Additionally you’ll find that there are a couple of parts defined as “unused parts” by Trumpeter already in the instructions.

All the parts together on one pile

The loose parts

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When I saw the prices of these three 1:72 scale Trumpeter kits I just had to get them. That’s why I call them the “Trumpeter Triplets”. As first one I have a M2A2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle, then a Sd.Kfz. 182 “King Tiger” with Porsche Turret and a Sd.Kfz. 167 “Sturmgeschütz IV”

All 3 of the Trumpeter Triplets

M2A2 "Bradley" IFV

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But the main parts (chassis, body, turret and then some) are not fixed together. Just one remark for now  … enjoy the images. Painting will commence at a later stage when I have the compressor for the airbrushes and some decent colours … maybe you would like to suggest some?

The main components have been assembled ...

... and are now erady for painting.

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Like I promised, here are the first of the construction images of the T-80 B. I started with the assembly and mock up of the turret and turret details. As you can see already, the fit of the parts is not the best. This continues around the front (gun) and rear as well. There is going to be quite a lot of filling sanding involved in this model.

Detail of seams on turret mockup ...

... and the same area after sanding.

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OK, here it is … I bought a tank kit during the car boot sales. I just couldn’t pass by a kit for 0,50€ … could you? The Kit is sold by Matchbox in 1:72 scale. The actual manufacturer of this kit is Revell.

Original box art

1 of 3 Parts Sprues

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