Hi all ,
a couple of pic's to show my 1/16th T34/76 1942 being built




my first picture post,hope this works!!!
Andy

Felt like just jump in and drive away. Excellent work. Cant wait to see the whole lot of pics. Great looking. Keep up the good work.

Wow!!! You have done an outstanding job so far. How much of the kit is out of the box. Did it come with all the "plumbing" or is that your touch? Great job, keep up the good work, and please keep us posted!

Hi Andy,

Thanks for sharing the photos! I have the Trumpeter kit on my shelves still waiting to be build. I saved your pics on my HD so I hope that isn't a problem :-)

I suppose you scratchbuild some parts or is everything build OOTB? Great looking engine too!

keep us updated on your progress please.

Jurjen

Nice work, allso nice work fixing the interiorproblems relating to the `76 model being fitted with the interior from the ´85.

One little thing though - as far as I know, the ´76 did not have the small fueltanks in front of the enginebay, that came with the later 85model.

Thanks for the comments guys,
the plumbing was added using different types of wire,the ammo rack between the seats was modified from the bow mounted one part #PE-A3,A4 as this was not fitted on a 42 mod,the main ammo box was scratch built from plastic card,lead foil and some fine round strip,the shells are hussar productions I got from airconnection in Canada.
The rear fire wall was built from scratch,as were the pedal return springs ,brake , clutch ,steering,gear rods etc.
Dave Parkers reveiw and build in AFV MODELLER #19 is superb and well worth getting

Hi Andy,

Great work! The details are amazing. It's interesting to see how you've converted the /85 interior into one for a /76.

Speaking of which, it's my belief the added fuel tanks behind the firewall are appropriate for a 1942 T-34.

In the book, The Unknown T-34, I found a chart on page 163, which contains a row identifying the "Capacity of fuel tanks. The note for ** being "the capacity of additional barrels (tanks)".

Anyway, the capacities listed (internal/additional) are:
T-34, 1940: 455
T-34, 1941: 465/134
T-34-76, 1941-1942: 640/134
T-34-76, 1943: 540/300
T-34-85, 1944: 540/300
T-34-85, 1944-1947: 550/270

The bump in internal capacity in 1941-1942 is close to what the "US Army's 1944 T-34 Preliminary Report" mentions. The original T-34 manual lists 6 internal fuel tanks, but the tank being studied had 8 fuel tanks. Each additional tank holding 75 liters each, for a total capacity of 610 liters.

So I'm thinking the "additional" fuel tanks were introduced early on in the
1941-1942 series. I have a photo which shows a T-34 with the early single, engine-top, air filter. The tank also has the pair of fuel tanks behind the firewall.

Here's the picture...



...and a close up of the top of the fuel tank...



I can't wait to see more of your craftmanship.

Take care.

Karl

Looking pretty good.....

Hi Andy

That is absolutely beautiful. The interior and engine looks superb.

Hi Andy... I must agree... this is a "wow" build!

So much details... Espically the engine... For a moment I thought the engine is a useable one.

Hi, I really like what all you have done to your kit so far. Lots of additions and changes here and there. You did a great job on recreating the power connector box down in between the shell cases on the floor, as well as installing the PE machine gun ammo box in between the seats. Never got mine to go in there. I noticed the addition of a pump handle back there on the fire wall as well. Like what you did to the seats to give them more of a natural appearance too. Great work.

Have you checked in over on traxheaven.com for the several big T-34s built and shown there?

This has to be one of my favorite all time kits as there is so much provided in the kit, plus it allows a person to add all kinds of extra details here and there that they may wish to put in on their own by scratch-building. Lots of lead-way for evey level of builder, from OOTB to super-detailed.

The only fault is that they didn't continue and make at least a couple of the assult gun versions with the fixed turrets on them and the differences in the interior. Maybe someday though...............

Good luck on the rest of it. Take care, Sgirty

Well, I guess I have to go buy this kit now...thanks alot...




J/K Awesome work, looking good.

Many thanks again for the comments guys,hey Karl cheers for the pic of the fuel tank.
Mr Mox ,I love the pics of your T34 .the finish on the gear box and engine are fantastic
I now know that the air filter is the wrong one for a 42 mod but it's tooooooo late to mod the manifolds,hull top and bulkhead now I'll do it right when I do the the 43 mod!!!!!!
sgirty, I got the modded mag racks to fit by hollowing the arm rests to suit.
I'm waiting for the the main ammo racks to come so I can finish the fighting compartment.
I'm adding some extra armour plate to the front ,will post some more pics soon.

Andy

Zeitgeist ,Buy this kit mate ,its ...............FUN!!!!!!!!!