The 1/72 Build Log

Hello my friends it´s Christmas time! Which means.. weather isn´t the best here so I had some time for further modelling. Today´s topic is another review, this time of Revell´s 1/72 Cruiser Tank A27M Cromwell Mk.IV... What a designation... but anyways - onto the review. The kit comes in not too pricy at about 15€ as it is the typical fashion for Revells smaller AFV kits. Let´s hope the detail and fitting also goes along those lines. The vehicle: The Cruiser Tank A27M or the Cromwell as it is widely known was a mass produced British medium tank in WW2. It was based on the American Christie-Suspension the UK aquired in the 30s for their new generation of cruiser tanks. These vehicles, namely the A15, the Covenanter, the Crusader and the Cromwell were fast and had mediocore armour plating at best. While the earlier models quickly proved themselfes to be a little out-dated, the A27 was to be a tank up to meet the requrements of the mid to late WW2 battlefields. The first incarnation, ...

Oh god... was lazy for two months... 😞... but I managed to get some stuff and footage to show here. So get ready for some Christmas holidays ful of modelling. So hi friends and fellow modellers! Today I want to showcase Revells 1/72 scale plastic-injection T-90A. I was thiking about trying the Zvezda or Modelcollect T-90A here, but as I ran over this little kit in a store for just 15€ I wasn´t able to widstand the temptation. The Vehicle: Developed from a modified T-72B, the T-90 was becoming Russias standard MBT in the late 90s and early 2000s. Although this design wasn´t bad in many respects, the Uralvagonzavod desin bureau started producing a new variant in 2005. This vehicle had a distinct "new" cast turret derived from the first T-90 planning-phase in the eaarly 1990s were new turrets and even a new hull were considered to be used in the future replacement for th T-72B. The Object 188 incorparated many improvements at that time, but the simpler Object 187 (bas...

Greetings, frieds and fans of braille-scale modelling! Today´s the tine for another review of a 1/72 Russian tank. This time it is the largest tank to be built in the Soviet Union - the mighty IS-7. Let´s get into it! The vehicle: Starting in 1945, engineers of the factory No.100 began the development of the Object 260 - the result from an initiative for a new modern heavy tank that stated in late 1944. In 1946-1947 the 65-68ton tank underwent some changes until the first prototypes were built in 1947. The tank had an impressive 130mm armament and a extremly good top speed for its size (60kp/h). Trial were conducted in 1948, but at the end the vehicle was deemed obvious due to the large size and weight. The following tank, labeled the IS-8 or T-10 was the last serial produced heavy tank of the Soviet Union. I also worte an in-depth article about this vehicle. Check it out here The kit: Released earlier this year, the Trumpeter plastic-injection kit first offered an alternative...

You want something modern, that is badass but not an Abrams or a T-90? Export customers have been offered with an alternative for both in the early 2000s in form of the T-80UM1. This isn´t a really popular vehicle, so I was really pleased that we´re now able to build it in 1/72 scale from the kit I´ll review today. Let´s get started! The vehicle: While the T-72 series of tanks were (and still are) a huge sucess on the export-market, the most advanched tank the USSR fielded in larger numbers - the turbine-powered T-80 - wasn´t really used outside Russia. Engineers wanted to chage that in the 90s following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Now they wanted to export their high-tech vehicle and maybe even secure contracts for modernisazions of Russia´s remaining vehicles. Their product - called the T-80UM1 - was based on the then most advanched T-80 models in use, namely the T-80U and T-80UK. Having taken a look at recent conflicts around the world, they added advanched features to make...