Hi All,

Finally, I have the means to put my work on the site! Please see my T-34. More shots to come, if you wish.

ola rick thats a very nice t34 you got their. is it an old kit?

since I never seen a 1/48 scale tank before.

what color did you use for it?

and yeah keep us posted looking good a job well done.

Looks nice, greatly built and painted, just one question, why is the hull MG pointing up like that? I Don't even think it would reach that high!

Looks great, I like all the detail on the smashed up corner. Well done..........

Nice job Rick, I've also got one of those in my gallery plus some more from that old range.

Hi All,

Thanks for the replies!

This is an old Bandai kit. They put out an extensive 1/48 armor/softskin/accessory line in the ' 70s. Some are pretty durn good. My big gripe is that the plastic is ' 70s-era thick, and mainly, their figures: while beautifully moulded and detailed, inconsistantly proportioned Fer' instance, their US Jeep crew, some arms are the same size as Tamiya 1/35 arms!

The neat thing about this line is that every kit has an interior. :-) These range from the Tigers and Panther and M-4 which are fairly comprehensive, to their spartan Sd.Kfz.232 (ah, but what a great suspension!!!).

Juul, I painted it with Pactra Artillery Olive acrylic.

Lordette, I didn't notice the bow MG was askew until I was uploading... #:-)

I'll try to get a couple of other angles on tonight, as well as put on my Pzr Mk III. And my Sd.Kfz.232--when I bring it back from the hobby shop next week.

Thnaks, everyone!

BTW, here is a great Bandai site: http://www.kbleitch.com/bandai

The T-34/76 was my first Bandai kit. I thought it was an outstanding kit, yours looks good. I picked up a few during my travels: Opel Maultier, a pair of M4A3 76mm, M12 GMC, M30 ammo carrier, and a Hetzer. The Hetzer and one of my Shermans are Frog/Fuman re-pops and the M12 GMC is a Bandai kit in an Academy box.

I thought this series had real potential. It was bigger than 1/72-1/76 and fully compatible with a large range of aircraft kits. Eduard did make a few sets of photoetch for the Eduard kits. I've got a set for my Sherman, too bad they are OOP.

just a coment, but I think your engine compartment is way too clean for a battle-damaged tank, but again I have never seen a real one. real good tank indeed. #:-)

hi all, very nice model job well done , i have just sold all my unbuilt bandai kits , i have over 30 and cleared them out a few weeks ago , last lot included tiger 1, us cargo carrier m 30 , sdkfz 251/1, pz iii m , pz ii f/g, us sherman m4a1 76 mm , 8 wheeled armoured car. 75 mm anti tank gun , i got a very good price for the job lot , cheers ian

Hi Dragonslain, et al.,

Yes, I have not really weathered the interiors at all. I want to keep interiors 'fresh' so as not to distract from them. Since I display these closed the exteriors get the real treatment.

Now that I have looked them over in print (best way to judge your work is to photograph and examine it--I've spotted some other "How'd--I-miss--that?"s) I see a need to do some touch-ups.

Though the models are finished, their interiors are still a work in progress. I think about plumbing the engines and putting more fittings in the crew compartments.

Thank you again for your input!

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