Team Yankee T-72
So, as I've said in previous posts, I'm building a a force for a homebrew setting. The People's Republic of Megaslava, a space faring communist state in the Scutum Constellation is being built using Team Yankee and the Polish People's Army in lieu of getting into a build-your-own-army game. The reason I'm just going to use Team Yankee is because it's easier to find players for a common and available set of rules than to just push something like Future War Commander, even though it's a perfectly fine game, on them.
And of course, the reason why I've concocted Megaslava as an imagi-nation is so I can do some light kitbashes to these thanks to give them a futuristic vibe... Because it's fun and I want to.
The cool thing, for me anyway, is the variety of tanks that the Soviets built since the T-55 that, while different in a lot of ways, managed to maintain a very similar aesthetic. What I would really like to do is field every single tank that the USSR built on the same table... A horde of vehicles that look close, but with subtle differences.
To that end, I picked up a box of T-72s from Imperial Hobbies (thanks for the service, Francis.)
I'm sure there's a dozen reviews on this kit, but another one won't hurt anybody.
As per the usual, the Team Yankee boxes look pretty cool. They have nice graphics and pictures of painted models... Box art is neat and all, but the more pictures of the finished product the easier it is for me to decide whether or not something is acceptably cool or not and Team Yankee does a good job of this.
The full instructions for assembly are printed on the back of the box. It's good enough and I never really found myself stumbling around for clarification.
Unit cards are in the box for handy reference.
The sprues on this kit lack the same sorts of options you find in the T-55 and T-62 kits... Fair enough, because during the time frame Team Yankee is set in, the T-72's biggest external add on feature were some smoke launchers, which are included on the sprue with some cool mine plows which would look nice on your point vehicle. Those things have a real Mad Max vibe to them that's pretty appealing.
The model is simple and easy to put together, though the size of some of the bits can be a challenge to deal with if you have clumsy chimp fingers. I lost one of the imaging devices when trying to slot it into the gun... Tank 37 will just have to wing it.
On the right is an unadorned turret, on the left is one with smoke launchers. There's a divet in the front of the turret to accept the launchers... I'm probably going to just leave them off, along with the fuel tanks and bazooka skirts because I kind of like the look of a basic T-72 all on it's own and it will give me a nice clean base to glue futuristic accoutrements to if that's what I decide to do. If you're a discerning individual, you can fill in those divets with putty or just leave it as is, since they're sort of shallow.
This has been a fast pair of models to assemble. I think the only criticism I have is that it's bare bones compared to the other Soviet boxes that have come out since the release of the game... The T-55 and the T-62 have two turret tops to choose from which allow you to assemble them in their original or modernized configurations, which is always nice.
If you read this, I just want to thank you for putting up with this rambling and I hope the pictures and thoughts on the matter have been helpful. If you have any questions about the models, feel free to drop a comment and I'll do what I can to help you out.
And of course, the reason why I've concocted Megaslava as an imagi-nation is so I can do some light kitbashes to these thanks to give them a futuristic vibe... Because it's fun and I want to.
The cool thing, for me anyway, is the variety of tanks that the Soviets built since the T-55 that, while different in a lot of ways, managed to maintain a very similar aesthetic. What I would really like to do is field every single tank that the USSR built on the same table... A horde of vehicles that look close, but with subtle differences.
To that end, I picked up a box of T-72s from Imperial Hobbies (thanks for the service, Francis.)
As per the usual, the Team Yankee boxes look pretty cool. They have nice graphics and pictures of painted models... Box art is neat and all, but the more pictures of the finished product the easier it is for me to decide whether or not something is acceptably cool or not and Team Yankee does a good job of this.
The sprues on this kit lack the same sorts of options you find in the T-55 and T-62 kits... Fair enough, because during the time frame Team Yankee is set in, the T-72's biggest external add on feature were some smoke launchers, which are included on the sprue with some cool mine plows which would look nice on your point vehicle. Those things have a real Mad Max vibe to them that's pretty appealing.
The model is simple and easy to put together, though the size of some of the bits can be a challenge to deal with if you have clumsy chimp fingers. I lost one of the imaging devices when trying to slot it into the gun... Tank 37 will just have to wing it.
This has been a fast pair of models to assemble. I think the only criticism I have is that it's bare bones compared to the other Soviet boxes that have come out since the release of the game... The T-55 and the T-62 have two turret tops to choose from which allow you to assemble them in their original or modernized configurations, which is always nice.
If you read this, I just want to thank you for putting up with this rambling and I hope the pictures and thoughts on the matter have been helpful. If you have any questions about the models, feel free to drop a comment and I'll do what I can to help you out.
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