T80 something and BTR70 something

[David Lovell]

I built the BTR a few days back but decided airbrush and these temperatures probably aren't beneficial so dragged the T80 out of the stash ,won't take the link and length any further as covered by the fenders ,not a bad little kit but a fair bit of square peg round hole fiddling, vague instructions , have knocked off as mutch etch as I've glued on ,came with turned brass barrel but the detail was better on the plastic one especially the thermal jacket?


Baring in mind the kit is 1/72 there are SIXTY FIVE pieces including the etch just in the turret

Will finish up and show them some paint when conditions improve. Dave.

[SimonT]

Which kits Dave?

[David Lovell]

Hi Simon the BTR is Trumpeter very simplified only a couple of small sprues, I've got a BTR80 by Ace arrived today most of the reviews say its for the brave only but were see. The T80 is model collect a slight stinker for them ive always found their stuff ok ,will man up and do them both tri tonal need to get away from mono tone but in my own humble opinion mono tone is much harder especially in 1/72 if not careful you end up with a coloured lump im sure you know what I'm trying to say. Dave

[SimonT]

Thought the BTR looked Trumpeter like - I have a couple in the stash
Also have an ACE - can’t remember if it is an 80 or a 70. It is in white on the box top. Not dared open that one yet having done an ACE kit before

Have a few Model Collects - they look good, not built any

Shall look forward to seeing these progress :thumb2:

[David Lovell]

Which kits Dave?

Ace kits are usually not that bad accept it for what it is and go with the flow plus their limited run ,but as ive said with the Eastern block stuff it might not be all that but your subject matter is endless. Dave

[SimonT]

I've only built one ACE Dave, the T62 but I ended up replacing a lot of the kit as it wasn't very good - sort of put me off a bit even though they do a great range of subjects

Your T80 looks to be better moulded

[Steve Jones]

That's a terrific build Dave. Nice to see. Looks a half decent kit. Like the additions you have made. Hopefully the heatwave will stop soon so you can get some paint on her.

[JR]

Nice Dave, I build the ACE MG bunker , every one called it the Dustbin ! :smiling3: Not too bad, bit small in scale for me at 1/72

[BattleshipBob]

Lovely work Dave but toooo small for my peepers!

[Si Benson]

Hi Dave,
Good to see your keeping busy With some Braille scale builds :thumb2:

Think I built that model collect T80 and found the same with it being a bit of head scratcher with some of the bits!
off to take a look at that Ace Btr80 you mentioned :smiling4:

[tr1ckey66]

A couple of nice looking kits Dave. Looking forward to seeing the progress.
cheers
paul

[David Lovell]

Hi Dave,
Good to see your keeping busy With some Braille scale builds :thumb2:

Think I built that model collect T80 and found the same with it being a bit of head scratcher with some of the bits!
off to take a look at that Ace Btr80 you mentioned :smiling4:

Give us a bit Si ill post a pic of box top

[David Lovell]

Give us a bit Si ill post a pic of box top

This is the kit as you can see seems a nice fret of etch and a high parts count Dave.

[Si Benson]

Cheers Dave :thumb2:

I had a look at all the Ace BTR family over on Scalemates and see they have a couple of new releases out soon :smiling4:

[David Lovell]

Cheers Dave :thumb2:

I had a look at all the Ace BTR family over on Scalemates and see they have a couple of new releases out soon :smiling4:

Si i also use a site called Henkofholland click on plastic manufacturers choose your brand and most models are shown ,parts photos built kits plus links to sites like on the way diffrent IMPS sites all giving build reviews, plus loads on there resin kits, figure manufacturers and it only covers 1/72 its my go to. Dave