Battle scarred Russian BT7 Fast tank
(Tuesday night delight)
While I have come across some references that designate this as a BT5, I’ve used the BT7 designation that was on the box as I believe it is correct.
I bought this last year at a contest for $5.00 thinking it would be some fun to tinker with. Now that summer is gone and the nip is in the air, I decided it was the time to go ahead and crunch it on out.
I really had fun beatin’ the crap outa this ‘un.
Written instructions are nonexistent. Some of the parts were depicted backwards or upside down. There are some bad fits in this kit, but in keeping with the fun aspect I ignored a few and worked on the more important ones that dealt with it’s structural integrity. The small plastic parts were brittle and extremely easy to break, the horn broke twice in different places. Not a real quality kit but hey, $5.
The barrel was an indistinct plastic blob. I made a replacement with some tube aluminum, a file and a battery powered drill. The tracks were fiddly, so I just made do (no pun intended).
Hope all of you enjoy the pictures. Maybe you’ll pick up some inspiration for your next build.
Any input; good, bad or just plain ugly is welcome…. (actually, ugly just suits this tank)
Now, on with the roasting…….
The original Degtyaryov DP28 commander’s machine gun was indistinct, inaccurate and brittle…. it broke in two halfway down the barrel and couldn’t be made to look right.
So……
…..I picked up a good MG34 (minus the ammo) off a destroyed german halftrack. (I guess that’s not really too far a stretch) I think it looks much better and adds interest.
Nasty ain’t it….. you just missed the gang.
Those guys are like a herd of pigs......
This guy’s crawled through the battle and is back for more.
Hope you liked it.
(Here's a link to the last project I did before this one)
Until next time…………………….
