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There are two options for the external hull fuel tanks. There are, for example, THREE full sets of road wheels. There certainly isn’t a shortage of plastic bits, in that Academy gives the modeler a number of optional parts in this kit. When I first received this review kit, I thought Academy must have included a cast metal hull and metal link by link tracks in the box, as it was HEAVY. This has now been rectified as they initially produced two boxings of the later model T-34/85 and have now come out with a kit of the earlier T-34/76 which is the subject of this review. Yet until very recently, Academy was missing a T-34 in their catalog. In the case of Dragon Models, they have more than a DOZEN. Tamiya, Dragon Models, Italeri, AFV Club, ICM, Zvezda to name six firms that readily come to mind all have kits of varying quality in their stables. Over the years kit manufacturers have been very wise to include at least one, if not many, T-34 kits in their 1/35 th scale lineup.

A separate double-sided painting and decal sheet are also included.

1 booklet, with 6 pages of black and white assembly instructions covering 15 assembly steps and incorporating a sprue map.

1 sheet of waterslide decals with 5 different marking options.

1 small fret of photo-etched nickel/steel parts.

28 sprues large and small of injection molded green plastic parts.

And it’s 76 and later 85mm main gun was quite capable of defeating the armor of most German tanks. It had well-sloped armor that at least in the early days of Operation Barbarossa proved a very tough nut for German anti-tank gunners to crack. Its diesel engine was easier to start in cold conditions than the gasoline engines preferred by the Germans, and its wide tracks allowed it to better handle the muddy and marshy conditions found in much of Russia. It was well suited for the climatic conditions found on this battlefront, with its harsh winters and “muddy season”.

Certainly, this was so on the Eastern Front of World War Two. I won’t go heavily into the background of the Russian T-34 tank, suffice to say that it is a VERY strong contender for “the tank that won the war”.