ICM T-34/76
Posted: 14 Sep 2015, 23:45
Hi Gents,
inbetween waiting for the KV swamp diorama to dry and going mad assembling the Pak 43, there's always room for another simple build to soothe the nerves
This is ICM's brand new T-34/76 kit which came out this summer. Revell was kind enough to sell it under their own label as well, which makes the whole affair a lot cheaper as far as the domestic German market is concerned. This kit has hit the shelves with a list price of under 20 Euros, compared to about 30 for ICM's own issue. So it's really a good deal, at least if you can stand the Airfixian cover painting
Belive it or not, so far I've never really bothered with the T-34 for reasons unknown. So please forgive me if I'm not yet ready to bother with all minute production differences, as I would do on a Sherman or Stug or whatever. We'll see what the future brings
Coming home from work I went straight to work again and after a few very relaxing hours I ended up with this:
The assembly was very easy, with an almost Tamiya-like fit for most parts. I encountered small gaps between upper and lower hull, but these resulted from a slightly warped lower hull, which I noticed too late. One of the more serious issues with the kit however is the lack of periscopes for the driver. Since I was unwilling to build it with the hatch open, I had to improvise a little. I also added a few extra weld seams around the MG bustle.
(I'll clean up the mould seams on the tyres later)
However, the kit has two serious weaknesses. Here's one:
The other one is the solid mesh on the rear. However, there's full detail underneath. I bought some cheap leftover Dragon tracks and photoetch on Ebay to remedy these issues, hopefully they should arrive in a few days.
Next step, the turret:
The gun barrel comes in two halves. However I have a few Zis-5 barrels for my KVs. If I'm not mistaken, these are externally the same as the F-34?
Here's what I intend to do with it:
Of course thanks to the different style of wheels on that particular tank it won't be an exact copy, just a semi-generic run-down T-34/76 that somehow made it until Berlin. Banging up the fenders will be fun
Thanks for looking
Philipp
inbetween waiting for the KV swamp diorama to dry and going mad assembling the Pak 43, there's always room for another simple build to soothe the nerves
This is ICM's brand new T-34/76 kit which came out this summer. Revell was kind enough to sell it under their own label as well, which makes the whole affair a lot cheaper as far as the domestic German market is concerned. This kit has hit the shelves with a list price of under 20 Euros, compared to about 30 for ICM's own issue. So it's really a good deal, at least if you can stand the Airfixian cover painting
Belive it or not, so far I've never really bothered with the T-34 for reasons unknown. So please forgive me if I'm not yet ready to bother with all minute production differences, as I would do on a Sherman or Stug or whatever. We'll see what the future brings
Coming home from work I went straight to work again and after a few very relaxing hours I ended up with this:
The assembly was very easy, with an almost Tamiya-like fit for most parts. I encountered small gaps between upper and lower hull, but these resulted from a slightly warped lower hull, which I noticed too late. One of the more serious issues with the kit however is the lack of periscopes for the driver. Since I was unwilling to build it with the hatch open, I had to improvise a little. I also added a few extra weld seams around the MG bustle.
(I'll clean up the mould seams on the tyres later)
However, the kit has two serious weaknesses. Here's one:
The other one is the solid mesh on the rear. However, there's full detail underneath. I bought some cheap leftover Dragon tracks and photoetch on Ebay to remedy these issues, hopefully they should arrive in a few days.
Next step, the turret:
The gun barrel comes in two halves. However I have a few Zis-5 barrels for my KVs. If I'm not mistaken, these are externally the same as the F-34?
Here's what I intend to do with it:
Of course thanks to the different style of wheels on that particular tank it won't be an exact copy, just a semi-generic run-down T-34/76 that somehow made it until Berlin. Banging up the fenders will be fun
Thanks for looking
Philipp