This is my latest project, T-34/76 (Dragon 6603) with Wilder resin turret. Progress so far:



Wilder brand turret is very high quality casting, no warping or bubbles and part fit is almost Tamiya-like.

Very nice looking turret.

How are you going to finish it....camo or solid 4BO?

Not quite sure yet, I'm thinking two options here. Solid green or maybe two tone camo on hull and green on turret.

Very unsual and interesting subject!. Thank you for sharing. Cheers.

I'm also trying to keep this build fairly simple, no other aftermarket than turret and Friul tracks. I'm using photo etch only what's supplied in the kit, other than that I'm enhancing kit parts where necessary. Like these grilles on engine deck top and sides:

I there any interior supplied in this conversion?

No. There is very basic gun breech but nothing else.

Thanks for sharing this, I got the same turret in my stash, looks like a quick build too, I need one.

Cheers,

Christophe

Turret is real treat to build, no problems whatsoever. T-34 is however very typical Dragon, or should I say instructions are very typical Dragon. There are parts just appearing in the build with no reference to part number or sprue letter, or just left out all together. I would say that this is no problem to one who is no stranger to T-34 family, but this is my first T-34 based tank and that instruction sheet got me scratching my head couple of times... But as this is what if, I have bit of artistic licence to play with

Tracks done, couple more details and then it's time for primer.




Base is for another T-34 project.

Looking great!

The track sag is very natural.

Cheers,

Christophe

Gotta love Friuls

A great looking yet unique T-34 I have never seen before.It looks great,was it a Soviet T-34 upgrade project?

I understand that this was planned but never build, russian paper panzer of sorts.

Here's final pics before primer, all details are now done. I changed rear fender material to more malleable stuff, sourced from frozen food container. Tracks are also treated with blackening solution, had to do it twice as degreasing wasn't success at first go :roll: Hence they are quite dark, but they are going to receive some pigments and what not so I think they will turn out just fine. Spares/extra armour bits are nicer with slight variation in coloring. There's also projectile hit on turret and wires for light and horn.

Nothing to do but wait primer to dry... Only this small detail, some mounting fixtures on spare tracks. These come from Grandt Line:



Also in the middle, there's something that looks suspiciously like edge of fingerperint :lol: Some weathering will take care of that eventually.

Quick update, tracks after weathering:

Good idea to put so much spare tracks, looks different!

Cheers,

Christophe

Main color, XF-67 nato green with slight modulation.

heres your next project T34/100

Damn Let's see, there's that JSU-122s and Sturer Emil, Cranky Frank, what if Sherman, 3 dioramas in planning stage from which 2 requires major modifications on vehicles... Yep, there's room for one more

You should try a 152mm T34

I have spare JSU-152 metal barrel Weathering starts, dry brushing with MIG Abteilung shadow brown first. Also some exhaust stains done and graphite on road wheels.

Some minor chipping done, I try to keep this subtle and not go overboard. Some done with brush, some with sponge.