Tamiya 1/35 Russian 1943 T34/76 Tank ChTZ Version Scaled Plastic Model Kit
Tamiya 1/35 Russian 1943 T34/76 Tank ChTZ Version Scaled Plastic Model Kit
Tamiya 1/35 scale plastic model kit of the rare 1943 ChTZ-produced T34/76 tank, featuring its distinctive one-piece cast turret.
- Depicts the rare 1943 ChTZ (Chelyabinsk Tractor Works) production variant of the T34/76
- Distinctive one-piece cast turret with pronounced rounded edges and lower-edge dip
- Turret includes additional periscope and pistol ports
- New five-speed transmission replacing the earlier four-speed model
During the early period of the Second World War, the Wehrmacht invasion into industrialized Russia threatened the supply of critical war materials and manufacturing plants. Russia's National Defense Committee made a decision to move tank production and associated factories to a location that became known as "Tankograd" (Tank City), situated deep in the Urals. The Russians, with an urgent requirement to reinforce their tank strength, made efforts to simplify tank manufacturing methods, resulting in many versions of the T34 tank that differed greatly from each other.
One of the more distinctive versions was produced at the Chelyabinsk Tractor Works ("ChTZ") in Tankograd in 1943. With few of the "ChTZ" versions produced, of the thousands of T34/76 tanks manufactured, it is regarded almost as a rarity.
Paints recommended by Tamiya: X-10 Gloss Gun Metal, X-11 Gloss Chrome Silver, XF-1 Flat Black, XF-2 Flat White, XF-56 Flat Metallic Grey, XF-60 Flat Dark Yellow, XF-61 Flat Dark Green.
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Turret
- One-piece cast with pronounced rounding on the edges of the turret roof and a peculiar dip along the lower edge
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Turret features
- Additional periscope and pistol ports; more room and comfort for crew
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Transmission
- New five-speed with modified clutch, replacing the earlier four-speed model
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Scale
- 1/35
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Military Land Type
- Tank
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