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T-34/85 obr 1943 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!

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 in July 1944. T-34/85 obr 1943
T-34/85 obr 1943
T-34/85 obr 1943

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  

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
T-34/85 obr 1943
T-34/85 obr 1943

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. 

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).

T-34/85 obr 1943
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 


Last Updated On Tuesday, July 7, 2015