whiteknight1066

Hey guys, how's it going? I'm pining away up here in southern NY, waving sadly as all the NEAD tankers head off to Danville to battle for supremacy on the indoor field at the Tank Museum Extravaganza. So wish Icould go! But It HAS left me inspired to get to work on a conversion to get ready for this summer, and Ineed some help. Here's the deal. I got my hands on a Trumpeter static T-34/76 kit (%75 built) and a WSN T-34/85 RC tank. Ilooked at them closely and it confirmed what Ithought-They're almos tthe same molds, and WSN is Trumpeter's RC arm. Now, Ihad planned on dropping the top from the 76 onto the running gear for the 85 (rewired to run as an HL-I have a conversion kit from Phil)with the appropriate modification to make the turret rotate, etc. Then Igot to wondering, what's keeping me from just doing a turret swap instead?It'd be easier...

So my questionfor the forumis this: What are the cosmetic or visual differences between the 76 and the 85? The turret is obvious, but what are the other important ones? Ithink the fuel drums on the 85 need to go, and the square tanks from the 76 need to get grafted on, but are the grab handles different? What about gear stowage, or filler ports, or vents, etc. Any help with this issue would be appreciated, because Idon't want to miss anything important while I'm drawing up my plans. Thanks guys, and Ilook forward to the summer campaigning season!


Andrew

Oh, and Ithink Isee differences between the rear armored plates. Is this significant, or could it be "fudged" as just being a production run from another plant or something?

Panther G

The fuel drums stay. they where widely used and to not have them would be more uncommon than too have them.

Bagheera

The differance between the 2 T-34is T-34/76 is a 76mm short barrel gun small turret and the T-34/85 is a 85mm long barrel gun big turret.

And that the shell of it

John

wayne k

i'd love to build a t-34/76 rc tank. of course you would then have to decide which 76mm gun turret to build the tank with.

yellowshaker

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The 76 barrel is available as well for that build in aluminum. ETO sells them.

Ex_Pat_Tanker

the fuel drums need to go, the early models had the square tanks at the rear. Your options for an early version are the Modellino kit (M1942 version with the small 2 man turret) or buying a Trumpeter kit and making it fit the RC model (M1942 and M1943 versions available for $$$)

whiteknight1066

Ok, so basically there isn't a significant difference on the chassis/body between the two tanks? Like, the 85 didn't get certain upgrades or changes when it was put into production? And the 76 did use the round fuel drums? Though not at the same time as the square ones on the back, Iimagine...

whiteknight1066

Ah, missed your post by THATmuch! Ok, Ithought that was true for the fuel drums, but Inotice the handrails are different. Is that significant, an indicator of age or model? I'm just wondering if Ican get away with swapping the turret of my Trumpeter kit and call it a day, or if Ireally need to change out the whole upper body-which I'd prefer not to, but would for accuracy.

Ex_Pat_Tanker

Must admit I hadn't noticed hand rail differences, tho the early versions do have rounded front fenders (the Modellino kit also includes a set)

Valfader

Perhaps this kit could be of intrest?

http://www.panzerparts.com/product_i...34-85-WSN.html

Tankan

Hello White Knight, wait till next week and Profiline you clearly show looks like the T-34/76 vs.T-34 chassis / WSN. And what are the differences! Summer battle call !

Ciao
Tankan

Panther G

I agree that to use the T-34/85 as your base model you would need to not use the fuel barrels. I'm pretty sure the 34/85 all had them though. I missed the point of the original post.