Aug 5, 2022
Azal Bikmulin, Jr. lieutenant, platoon commander T34-85, photo by Lander by Olga Via Flickr: Бикмулин Азал Абдулович, мл. лейтенант, командир взвода Т34-85, март 1943 г. Фото: Ландер
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Azal Bikmulin, Jr. lieutenant, platoon commander T34-85, photo by Lander by Olga Via Flickr: Бикмулин Азал Абдулович, мл. лейтенант, командир взвода Т34-85, март 1943 г. Фото: Ландер
My next tank build:Zvezda 1/35 1943 Soviet T34-85 (late war use).
This piece of Russian machinery was used extensively throughout the war; from the battle of Kursk to the liberation of Eastern Berlin. All the while they were extensively up-armoured and altered both in factories and on the battlefield to meet new challenges head on.
This kit was a bugger to build, I will say that. The kit is very heavily based on the Academy kit design, but with a few cut corners and alterations. If you don’t like link by link tracks (I personally prefer rubber) then this kit will ruin your day. Most other link by link kits I’ve built have been specially molded to guarantee a flush fit, but these tread pieces needed a lot of work to get to stay together. When it was done, though, the rest of the build was fun.
I based this particular tank on a unit seen in May 1945 in Berlin, its stripes and numbering having been reportedly applied using fence whitewash and a mop. It was caked with rust by the time it reached the city, which I’ve done my best to replicate. I tried to also replicate weld beads, but Milliput is way too thick for the task. So I’ve since bought Green Stuff to do the job next time.
I have one more of these tanks to build, which I will be making as part of a display to look like a bombed and burnt out tank. Hopefully it goes well.
Tanque soviético T34-85, en exhibición en el Museo de Blindados de Saumur (2007).
Can I just say that I love playing with at least *decent* human players in CoH2. Today was the first time playing competitively in MONTHS.
Feels good to still win.
T34-85 at Bovington Tank-Fest 2010
When they ran out of ammunition, commanders deliberately rammed their vehicle [T-34/85] into an enemy tank, so they could "take one with them".
Soviet Tank Crewman, Warrior; A Visual History of the Fighting Man, R.G.Grant, New York, 2007, p.269 BRB, PISSING MYSELF LAUGHING
THE SOVIETS ARE LIKE