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Karaya tow cables for modern
Russian armour
by Lester Plaskitt
With the release of Tamiya's T-55 and a renewed interest
in modern Russian armour sparked by the recent conflict in Iraq, Karaya
from Poland have released a set of modern Russian vehicle towing eyes
and cable for use on T-55, T-62, T-72, T-80 and T-90 Russian tanks and
also a number of Russian soft skins. The set comprises 4 towing eyelets
cast in cream coloured resin and a 50cm length of copper cable. The cable
has been very tightly wound which gives the correct compact winding found
on vehicle tow cables: also, the cable is very pliable and can be bent
into position without a resulting spring back from the wire which in turn
means the cable will not require annealing before fitting. The four towing
eyes are very cleanly cast with no flash and the casting gate located
on one edge of the eye, and will take very little cleaning up after the
gate has been removed using a scalpel. Another advantage of this gating
method is the bottom of the eyes is pre-drilled and only requires the
cable to be inserted and secured with superglue. On the whole a very neat
accessory item.
For information contact Karaya at www.karaya.ceti.pl
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