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Title: T-80 UD MBT Complete
Post by: Bill L2 on Tue 07/13/10 06:48 PM

I have finished up the T-80 I purchased from Boltgun at RDUCON. A pretty nice kit of an awesome tank. Its in the three tone Russian camo scheme, sand, dark green and black. Hope you like.

(http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d66/Gimlet6/100_1247.jpg)

(http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d66/Gimlet6/100_1248.jpg)

(http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d66/Gimlet6/100_1254.jpg)

(http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d66/Gimlet6/100_1256.jpg)

(http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d66/Gimlet6/100_1258.jpg)

(http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d66/Gimlet6/100_1260.jpg)

(http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d66/Gimlet6/100_1262.jpg)

(http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d66/Gimlet6/100_1268.jpg)

Title: Re: T-80 UD MBT Complete
Post by: JonE on Wed 07/14/10 07:01 AM

Looks very nice Bill, as usual. Can't wait to see it in person.

Title: Re: T-80 UD MBT Complete
Post by: Joe M on Wed 07/14/10 07:13 AM

That looks awesome!

Title: Re: T-80 UD MBT Complete
Post by: Anthony Leger on Wed 07/14/10 10:48 PM

Looks really nice.

For the inquiring mind...Those fuel barrels on the rear are placed in interesting spot do the T-80 tankers ever swing that turret around to face rearward.

...tony

Title: Re: T-80 UD MBT Complete
Post by: ClydeM on Thu 07/15/10 05:12 PM

that looks like a great model, nice looking paint job. way to go Bill :) bombs away.

Title: Re: T-80 UD MBT Complete
Post by: Bill L2 on Thu 07/15/10 10:32 PM

Thanks for the comments guys. Tony I do not have an answer for the barrel hitting the fuel drum if the turret was traversed. Hey its Russian!

Title: Re: T-80 UD MBT Complete
Post by: Ryan K on Fri 07/16/10 05:20 AM

Quote from: tony9409 on Wed 07/14/10 10:48 PM
For the inquiring mind...Those fuel barrels on the rear are placed in interesting spot do the T-80 tankers ever swing that turret around to face rearward.

Yes, from what I could find is that it can traverse 360 but finding a pic is like finding hen's teeth. Probably one of those, it shows defeat kind of things. Those fuel tanks a for long travel and would be dropped off before entering into known combat operations.

Did find this one pic but it seems like a junk yard hog.
http://btvt.narod.ru/5/80ud/t-80ud-turm3.jpg

HTH

Title: Re: T-80 UD MBT Complete
Post by: JonE on Fri 07/16/10 10:26 AM

Here are a few pics of other variations on the extra fuel tanks positioning.

Title: Re: T-80 UD MBT Complete
Post by: Bill L2 on Fri 07/16/10 01:31 PM

It appears that the T-80 is camera shy when the fuel drums are mounted which means the Russians dont put them on that often. A big hassle I guess for the Russian tankers. After some research I found that the drums can be jettisoned from the tank when deploying into battle. This can be done from inside of the tank. I attached a few pics of the T-80 with the external tanks attached.

Attaching points for drums. High mount behind snorkel and low mounts off the rear fender area.
(http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d66/Gimlet6/T-80WET.jpg)

(http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d66/Gimlet6/t-80.jpg)

(http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d66/Gimlet6/t-80u_229_of_342.jpg)

Title: Re: T-80 UD MBT Complete
Post by: mmittenzwei on Sun 07/18/10 08:43 PM

You did a great job on this one. What kit did you use? Isn't this series called the "coup" tank since these babies fired on office buildings while Gorby wasout at his dacha?

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