Tamiya T-62A

I picked up one of these old kits before I left home. Does anyone know if any of the multitude of Trumpeter PLA tanks (T-59, T-69, T-79, etc.) can be used to spruce up this kit? I’m talking tracks, road wheels, sprockets, turret/hull details, fuel cells, etc.

I’m hoping one of these Trumpeter tanks share a common chassis, running gear, tracks with the T-62A. The Tamiya kit is very old and from the motorization era so a lot of the details are simplified and heavy-handed.

The only Russian tank I’ve built was a Petner Panzer’s T-62. It was designed for wargaming, and it was at 1:87 scale, so it wasn’t obnoxiously detailed.

Rob, I’m sure you already have this but anyway, FineScale (I think) has a book on armor conversion and it has an article there on how to accurize the Tamiya T-62. Also has an article on the M728 (?) Combat Engineering Vehicle (planning to do that meself LOL!)

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Originally posted by GIBeregovoy

Rob, I’m sure you already have this but anyway, FineScale (I think) has a book on armor conversion and it has an article there on how to accurize the Tamiya T-62. Also has an article on the M728 (?) Combat Engineering Vehicle (planning to do that meself LOL!)


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FineScale has a couple of books on modeling tanks that you might be interested in. Take a look here for a list of them. [:)]

Scale Modeling: Books: Military

Armor Conversion and Detailing Projects
From FineScale Modeler
Perfect-bound softcover; 8 1/4 x 10 3/4; 104 pages; 44 color photos; 160 b&w photos;

Modeling Realistic Tanks & Artillery
By Mike Ashey
Perfect-bound softcover; 8 1/4 x 10 3/4; 128 pages; 194 color photos; 238 b&w photos;

Modeling Tanks and Military Vehicles
By Sheperd Paine
Perfect-bound softcover; 8 1/4 x 11 1/4; 76 pages;

How to Build Dioramas, Second Edition
By Sheperd Paine
Perfect-bound softcover; 8 1/4 x 10 3/4; 144 pages; 290 color photos; 41 illustrations;

…and yes, I do work for the company. [:)]
…but hey, it’s our website. [;)]