. I'll try it on the spot on the turret first.

Thanks, Mauro ! I see now .... just not familiar with that type of arrangement on production vehicles. Must be a lead for a German Notek lamp ...? Still a bit puzzled ....

Mike

By the way, I found some stowage I had from a Tamiya Sherman so I thought I'd put it on and see how it looks, none of it is glued. Does it look like it makes sense? I thought the wooden crates were fair game but wasn't sure about the drums. I'd also like to try and make a blanket/tarp or two to put on as well, thoughts?

I checked some photos I had and decided to go with just a single crate on the one side. And a tarp on the other side.

Thanks.

I'm trying to put together a pre-paint list of how things should look, and since I can't find a picture of a T34/76 in the field, I'm looking for a little help.

I know the tank will be 4bo green and everything will get a coat of that, but what about smaller items? Exhausts will be rusted/splotchy due to paint lost to heat, and then attacked by the elements, I know the tow cable will need to be painted a "grimy silverish" colour, and can find references for that, as well as wooden crates, tracks, wheels. The straps for the fuel tanks are 4bo green correct? Is there a typical base colour Soviet tanks left the factory with that chips will need to show? Or should they just depict a rust colour?
I'm just looking for something to go by so if there's something you know should be painted a specific colour either correct me, or post a picture, thanks!

Also, I'm considering removing a chunk of the front left fender to show some battle wounds. As far as the fuel tanks go, I'd like to chip them quite a bit, maybe even have one or two of them a paler tone of green to imply it might not have originally been on that tank. I even thought of putting a small crack or hole in one and having a stain where whatever fuel was in it would have leaked out. As long as all of this makes sense(and I think it should) then I think I'm good to go as far as paint's concerned.

I also finished both sets of track and have them on the model. I'll post pictures soon. I left them a LITTLE slack but not much. I have seen varying degrees of slack on T34s in different pictures so I just did what I thought looked good at the time. To help get a little more bend out of the tracks I pinched and shoved cut sections of straws in between the track and the fender. The straws try to bend back outwards to their shape and push the track down ensuring a tight fit to the wheels, and slack between wheels where you need it. It worked well.

Many thanks as usual!
If 4bo is the base, what colour will chips show/does it matter? Obviously its a dark colour, is a red/brown or any rust colours okay? Should I use a dark grey or something else entirely?