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T-14 Armata

Preview by Mark P. Johnosn - mark(dot)p(dot)johnson60(at)gmail(dot).com
Edited by R Haelterman

Parts
Plastic: 315 in light grey plastic
Photo Etch: 83. Details and slat armor.
Metal: 1 hull, 1 brass barrel
Decals: One option on instructions: 2015 Moscow Victory Day Parade in dark green. Generic decal sheet with many Eastern European, Middle East and Russian markings.

The kit has good molding; the road wheels, drive sprockets, and idlers look well molded with what appears to be the right detail. The track is length and link, rubber block type. All of the parts look to be in scale. The hull has the two hatches being added during assembly and placed in the closed position without an open option. The gun barrel is either the two-piece plastic one or the turned brass one. The instructions don’t show the brass barrel. Since it is an unmanned turret, there is no fume extractor on the barrel. Half of the photo etch is for the slat armor. The lower hull is cast metal in grey primer.

Instructions are clear and appear to build in a logical manor. The slat armor might be difficult to assemble.

Kit purchased by author.

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Article Last Updated: 08 February 2017