Takom''s Type 69 kit was initially released for the Chinese market but has since become available on eBay. Based on their previous T-55 kits, this release includes new sprues for this variant. Simon James provides a comprehensive build review of this kit.

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Thanks!

I've got this in the stash - thanks for the heads-up on part H2!

I was really waiting for a review of this kit.
Thanks!!!

Enjoyed your review got to get me one of these , can you expanded a little more on how you used the the positions of the suspension arms as a guide, to create the a simple jig from craft foam board to assemble the tracks off the model for easier painting ? that seems like such a great idea, anyways great review

I just kinda winged the jig mostly. I started by cutting the foam board to size and physically pressed it against the axel posts to get impressions on the surface. Using those as a guide, I placed the road wheels on sticks and punched those through the foam so the wheel laid on the surface of the foam. Once they'd all been lined up in this manner, I traced the perimeter how I wanted the track to lay. Then cut it out, traced and cut a second one, and glued them together with spacers in between to give some room for the guide teeth.

Not a great explanation, I know, but hopefully it gets you in the right track. Pun fully intended.

Thanks for looking, everyone!

Hey Thanks a lot that does put me on the right track !

Thx for the review and the great idea with the jig for the tracks. Must try that :-)

cheers
Walter

Thanks for the review!