Tamiya T62, Is it a good kit?

Not really. It's old, designed for motorization and developed when T-62s were not readily available for western aligned nations to inspect. But, it's the only choice in 1/35 scale. I recently listed a bunch of aftermarket parts I bought to attempt to bring my kit up to snuff.

Parts that really are necessary are tracks and a photoetch set to add detail simplified or missing. There are also some turret dimensions that purist will try to repair or replace. I'd like to see a modern kit put on the market.

I'm building this kit at the moment as my first armour subject and the fits not bad for an old kit main prob i have found is mantlet cover which is a very poor fit to the turret, seams need a bit of filller on barrel and drums on back and to join the turret halfs, it really depends on how far you want to go with it , i could easly spend a 100 hours on this kit but i brought it cheap to practice on. then again i'm used to building cars where everthing has to be perfect, so just build and enjoy. Regards Bob.

hi the best advice is not to buy it , then when sales go down , tamiya may make decent one , not worth the effort in building one to be honest cheers ian

Verlinden Kit # 1627 is a update kit for that model. It features a new turret, barrel and photo etch parts. I paid around 30$ for the kit and was worth it.

I have the T-62A, if it's the same kit, and it really isn't too bad. It could use a little updating, but for a leisurely build, not bad at all.