1/48 T-72M - part 1

The acquisition of this kit heralds a degree of modernisation for the Forbodian Peoples' Army as part of my Little Cold Wars project, as so far their tankers have had to slum it in PT-76s and T-55s.  Sold - like many such kits - as a motorised 'remote control' model I wasn't expecting it to represent the last word in accuracy but it had the benefit of being rather cheap!  This ARII kit comes in a nice glossy box bearing a nice picture of a T-72.  So far so good...

The box also features a picture of the remote control - which I had no intention of using!

Motorised bits aside, the kit parts were modest in number and quite cleanly moulded with only a few areas of flash to be removed.  The rather basic wheels hint at the kit's 'toy' ambitions...

...and these are confirmed by the 'rubber band' tracks.

The kit went together quite easily, with only a few parts needing hacking about to fit.  In the next post I will reveal the completed model!