The T-34/76 was designed in 1938 when the Red Army found that the BT-7 would no longer be effective on a modern battlefield. In December 1939 the new vehicle was designated T-34 and ordered into full production. It would take until July of 1940.for production to begin, and by the end of that year only 117 examples would be completed. An order for 600 tanks was placed for the following year. These tanks were to be built at the Stalingrad Tractor Factory and the Kharkov Locomotive Factory (No. 83). All of this would take place under extreme secrecy because of the deteriorating international situation. Re-equipping new units with the T-34/76 was very slow. Many modifications were made to the T-34/76 during its service life, upgrading the armament, armor, and turret. It was soon found that the T-34/76 would need even further improvement if it was to compete against the more advanced tanks that the German army was beginning to field in quantity. The Germans had even designed their latest tank, the Panther, to be superior to the T-34/76. The Soviet army decided to use the larger gun found on the KV-85 in a new version of the T-34. This version came to be known as T-34/85 and entered service in 1943. All work on T-34/76 ended the following year with a total production run of 35,099 tanks in just five years. This kit depicts the 1943 model with “hardedge” cast turret, and mixes of all-steel road wheels and pierced rubber-rimmed road wheels.
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Product Details:
Scale: 1/16
Skill Level: 5
Length: 16.6”
Width: 7.4”
Height: 6.5”
Parts: 751
- Painting and assembly required
- 27 sprues
- Two photo-etched frets
- Brass wire for steel tow rope
- Metal springs
- Clear poly caps
- One-piece upper and lower hulls with micro-molded details and textures
- 72 each toothed and flat tracks in black plastic with easy snap assembly
- Various road wheels
- Fully detailed interior
- 8 rubber tires
- One decal sheet
- Details include piping, small fittings, brake assemblies, engine block, gearbox, air cleaners, exhausts, radiators & central bulkhead
- One decal sheet
- Illustrated instructions and paint guide
*Cyanoacrylate glue is required for photo-etched parts*
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Paint Guide:
A. T-34/76 Model 1943, 41st Guards Tank Brigade, 7th Mechanized Corps, Kursk, 1943
Shine Silver
Copper
Blue Grey
Red
Black
Flat White
Metal Black
White
Intermediate Blue
Flat Black
Black
Russian Green
Orange
Aluminum
Green
Silver
Burnt Iron
Wood Brown
Clear Blue
Metal Grey
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