Finnish Army T-72

Armor/AFV
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Hello,
I’m planning on finally building my Tamiya T72M1 kit, and I would like to model this vehicle in a Finnish Army version. During my research of several photos and videos of the Finnish T72’s, I have noticed that the Finns have modified their vehicles with a large stowage bin on the left side of the turret. This stowage box seems to have a unique, slanted shape, and before I attempt to scratch build this equipment, I thought I would ask if anyone is aware of an existing aftermarket accessory for this stowage box. If such an item does not exist, where could I locate some sort of scale plans to build one for myself?
Thanks in advance!

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It seems hard to come by, maybe ebay?

Regards Freddy

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shapeways make the box

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Thanks Freddy!

This is exactly what I’m looking for. A bonus would appear to be the added wiring details for the smoke grenade launchers… I’ve been dreading tackling this extra detail. I sure I can locate one of these.

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Thanks so much for sending this info! This is exactly the stowage box I’ve been looking for.

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You can find about every SBS T-72 turret on Ebay but that one.

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Hi!
The best one from my point is the JS box:

http://www.kitreview.com/reviews/t72stowageboxlreviewpg_1.htm

It is still in production, however I got my one bought by a friend in Finland. Don´t know about a distributor elswhere.

You may know that there are additional front and rear lights at the Finnish version that you can get via PSM:

and Echelon does a decal sheet on Finnish T-72.

In case if you did not find this page, it might be also of interest:

http://www.andreaslarka.net/LindgrenJarmoT-72/LindgrenJarmoT-72.html

Andreas

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So I noticed! I really like the SBS Finnish turret as it appears to include the Echelon decal sheet.

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Thank you for the Andreas Larka link. These photos will be of great help when I one day reach the painting and weathering stage.

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Maybe it’s a stupid question but why the Finnish use Soviets equipment?