When Zvezda launched their incredible Soviet T-90, it exploded like a bomb into the modelling community and soon appeared in many forums as modellers eagerly got to grips with the kit. For me the T-90 is a charismatic vehicle, and with its crowded turret, reactive armour and purposeful lines, it resembles a T-72 on Steroids! The Zvezda offering consists of over 451 parts and has some amazing details, and comes in at a very competitive price, making this one of those 'must-have' modern armour kits. As the plastic parts are so delicately moulded, additional detail sets are, in my opinion, unnecessary, however some etch smoke launchers do add to the overall look. The tracks are also nicely detailed, and pretty accurate. The kit has clear parts and also includes two types of 'net' for engine grilles, and a length of twine for the tow cables, however, this is not too accurate, so I replaced it with a suitable piece of wire from my 'spares-box'. 'Modular' is the key word when building the kit, as first you make up a number of smaller sub-assembles and then add these to the main parts. The barrel is OK in plastic, but I chose to replace it with a turned metal one from RB Models. Building the tracks and the road wheels has its own sequence, as first you have to assemble the tracks, and then fix the inner wheels to the chassis, and then add the outer wheels and finally the tracks and side skirts. So had to paint and weather the tracks and road wheels before assembling them, as once you have 'fixed' the side armour, this structure is effectively 'sealed-in'.
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