T-72M1

Name T-72M1 (Item No. YH 165)

Producer Galaxy (Fujian) toys co.LTD, China

Packing Cardboard box, picture of T72 and brief description

Type of kit injection molded plastic

Quality Castings laid out onto two sprues, with hull base separate, vynal tracks loose in box with glue (83 parts). quality of parts is not bad,not as crisp as Revell or Hasegawa but a lot better than some eastern European producers. there is very little flash, detail is in abundance with many raised and sunken features, comes with side skirts, commanders hatch is separate and looks like it can be modeled open or shut, machine gun looks ok and roughly in scale. Smoke grenades look a little poor as do the light protectors and its a shame they molded the tow cable to the body, all in all it looks to be a kit that will build up well into M1 version.

Instruction sheet Instructions come with a picture of what appears to be a 1/35th scale T-72M1 all made up and looking grand, this is not the model in the box, and a mass of Chinese and English words inside there is a simple but fairly easy to follow step by step guide, six diagrams in all, and on the back side a one version colour chart.

Decals Decals are the slip and slide type(not the sticky back plastic ones you get with leclerc) are of average/poor quality, and are available for four versions: Poland, Czech, East Germany, Soviet guards .

General Impression I have all of the Galaxy kits, and I think this is the best one although it may be slightly large for 1/72 , I do however..... like all of the other galaxy kits HATE the tracks they are the same ones that are in all the kits and for some reason become a sticky mess when painted and fitted. but as for now this is the only plastic T72 on the market, forget the old ACE one.

Note As far as I know Galaxy are no longer producing this range of kits, they are very hard to find in western Europe, so if you get the chance to pick one up get it (then send it to me) if building I would most definitely change the tracks for some hard plastic ones other than that it would build up into quite a nice kit straight from the box.

Name	T-72M1 (Item No. YH 165)
Producer	Galaxy (Fujian) toys co.LTD, China
Packing	Cardboard box, picture of T72 and brief description
Type of kit	injection molded plastic
Quality	Castings laid out onto two sprues, with hull base separate, vynal tracks loose in box with glue (83 parts). quality of parts is not bad,not as crisp as Revell or Hasegawa but a lot better than some eastern European producers. there is very little flash, detail is in abundance with many raised and sunken features, comes with side skirts, commanders hatch is separate and looks like it can be modeled open or shut, machine gun looks ok and roughly in scale. Smoke grenades look a little poor as do the light protectors and its a shame they molded the tow cable to the body, all in all it looks to be a kit that will build up well into M1 version.
Instruction sheet	Instructions come with a picture of what appears to be a 1/35th scale T-72M1 all made up and looking grand, this is not the model in the box, and a mass of Chinese and English words inside there is a simple but fairly easy to follow step by step guide, six diagrams in all, and on the back side a one version colour chart.
Decals	Decals are the slip and slide type(not the sticky back plastic ones you get with leclerc) are of average/poor quality, and are available for four versions: Poland, Czech, East Germany, Soviet guards .
General Impression	I have all of the Galaxy kits, and I think this is the best one although it may be slightly large for 1/72 , I do however..... like all of the other galaxy kits HATE the tracks they are the same ones that are in all the kits and for some reason become a sticky mess when painted and fitted. but as for now this is the only plastic T72 on the market, forget the old ACE one.
Note	As far as I know Galaxy are no longer producing this range of kits, they are very hard to find in western Europe, so if you get the chance to pick one up get it (then send it to me) if building I would most definitely change the tracks for some hard plastic ones other than that it would build up into quite a nice kit straight from the box.