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Sam’s Tankovy Batalon
Sam use to be our mail-order Hiwi and looked after the mail-order from our New Zealand depot, now he has moved on to greener pastures and works for a company that designs websites. He likes Soviet Armour and Girls, and would be seriously interested in a combination of both!
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I can’t seem to escape my love for Soviet
Armour! Its big, its mean and it looks great! Having just finished my
Mid-War mixed tank force based around the 6th Tank Corps I thought it
would be fun to base my late war force around the same unit, which was
reformed as the 11th Guard Tank Corps in late 1943. The Corps was
involved in the Lvov-Sandomierz Offensive as part of the 1st Tank Army
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Onwards for
Mother Russia!
Headquarters
Battalion HQ
T-34/85 70 points
Combat Platoons
T-34 Obr 42 Company
6 x T-34 obr 42 Tanks
340 points
uprade 3 to T-34/85
30 points
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Corps Support
Guards Rocket Mortar Battery
1 x Rocket Mortar Platoon 75 points
Add loading crews 40 points
Add AA Section (obr1939 - 37mm) 45 points
Total: 600 points |
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With the tanks in the pictures I just need to add in the final touches to the weathering on the engine deck, paint the exhausts and paint up the crewman. I also have to work out how I want to do all the markings and slogans on my Soviet Steel!
Sam has now increased his Tankovy Batalion to 1750 points.
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My paint job
Step 1:
Undercoated with water down Black paint.
Step 2:
For my basecoat I dry brushed the hull and turret Tankovy Green (FWP341)
Step 3:
Next I highlight this with a dry brush of Army Green (FWP342).
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Step 4:
And finally a dry brush coat of Tankovy Green (FWP341).
Step 5:
The tracks I just dry brush fairly lightly a coat of Dark Gunmetal (FWP480) and once
its dried a dry brush coat of Oxide Red (FWP382) and to give the impression
its been out tearing around in the dirt and mud.
Step 6:
I cheated a bit here and went and brought a Tamiya product called a
Weathering Pen to add a highlight and some depth to the dirt/mud. If
you’re on a tight budget you could do a similar thing by watering down
some plaster/putty and mixing in a bit of paint and carefully painting
it onto your tank with an old brush.
Sam
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Last Updated On Tuesday, July 7, 2015
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