Marksman Itpsv 90 - Any 1/35 kit ?

Hi Richard!

I have been searching the same thing. I found out that SP design kits is currently building a master. (check the link) saammodels.tripod.com/companies/spdesigns/future/index.htm

Building your own conversion might not be that hard. You can use Tamiyas T-55 as a base model. The guns you can steal for example from Tamiyas Flakpanzer 1 Gepard A2 AA-tank www.panzer-modell.de/berichte/gepard1a2/gepard.htm

The rest is just scartchbuilding :)

Hi OH,

Thanks for these information !!!!

Nice to know SP Designs work on a master.

Scratchbuilding seems also a very good option as basis kits do exist.

I have found nice pics of details for that Marksman, here on a czeche forum : forum.valka.cz/viewtopic.php/title/FIN-Itpsv-90-Marksman/t/29014

Cheers,

Richard

When were these ItPsv Marksman 90 first introduced in the Finnish army ?

Cheers,

Richard

Hi

As far as i know, Marksmen entered service in '90s And some photos here..

www.mil.fi/maavoimat/kalustoesittely/index.dsp?level=54&equipment=74

Edit. Thanks for correcting, OH :)

Turret trials in January-February 1987. Permission to obtain the turrets December 1988. Ten (10) T-55A chassis bought from Poland in 1990. Chassis and turrets mounted in Finland in 1991. In service at the beginning of 1992.

If you are interested in finnish AFV:s I recommend you to buy The Finnish Armoured Vehicles book written by Esa Muikku and Jukka Purhonen.
www.panssarimuseo.fi/Myytavat/kirja_suomalaiset_panssarivaunut.jpg
The book has also text in english.

taisto.linneanet.fi
These manuals are available at the Finnish National Defence University Library (also for civilians).

Ilmatorjuntapanssarivaunujoukkueen (90) taistelutekninen koulutusohje (ItPsvJ (90) TstteknKoulOhje)
Helsinki: Pääesikunta, 2004

Ilmatorjunnan teknillinen opas IX (ItTeknOpas IX) ilmatorjuntapanssarivaunu 90 MARKSMAN
Helsinki: Pääesikunta, 1999

Thank you for your help ;-)