A desperate plea for help to our local T-34 experts
So, I bought this kit here yesterday:
I'm still a complete idiot when it comes to these things, but in the meantime I figured out the differences between a "soft edge" and a "hard edge" turret and that the vehicle I originally wanted to build has, of course, the wrong turret type. However I came across the 2nd series (??) T-34/57 with the hexagonal turret:
Now here's my question before I go and order a Zis-4 barrel: Would the kit above be suitable to depict such a tank?
To my untrained eye they look mostly the same....?
Thanks in advance for each and every advice
Philipp
T-34/57 - HELP!?!
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Re: T-34/57 - HELP!?!
Don't we have any T-34 experts here anymore?
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Re: T-34/57 - HELP!?!
Thanks for digging it up again
So far I was able to figure out that the T-34 on the pictures all have "sharp edge" turrets produced late 1942-early 43 while the Dragon kit is both "soft edge" and from early 1942. I'll use a different T-34 kit for the 57mm gun - for the Dragon kit I have a better idea
Yep, that's Russians on the turret. The tank itself might have been one of the heavily modified T-34s used by Das Reich, with Schürzen and turret bin and all that stuff. I don't do SS, so that's a chance to build one anyway
Philipp
So far I was able to figure out that the T-34 on the pictures all have "sharp edge" turrets produced late 1942-early 43 while the Dragon kit is both "soft edge" and from early 1942. I'll use a different T-34 kit for the 57mm gun - for the Dragon kit I have a better idea
Yep, that's Russians on the turret. The tank itself might have been one of the heavily modified T-34s used by Das Reich, with Schürzen and turret bin and all that stuff. I don't do SS, so that's a chance to build one anyway
Philipp
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