In inventoring my stock, I have found two T34-Kits (T34-76/Tamiya and T34-85/Hobby-Boss) so I have started to think, what I can do with them. As I was so “brain-storming”, I hav remembered a story, I have read before a long time anywhere …..

During the first battle around minsk, the T34-76 was hit on the right side - the engine has burned, but the crew was able to bail out. Only the charger has died resulting of his burnings.

During the second battle of Minsk (Operation "Bagration") the crew come back to the grave, restores it and a pope gives the last blessing.

While the crew-men remembers their comrade, a german patrol arrives and was captured by the escorting infantry .....

For the figures I have used a wild mix of CMK, ICM, Preise, Tamiya and Verlinden; some of them I had to rebuild. Weapons and Compartment are form Tamiyas russian and german infantery and the german grenadeers-set.

The prepared T34-76:

The prepared T34-85:

Figures in building, mushrooms coming:

Painted with Vallejo Model-Color and Model-Air and aquarellic-colors.

Happy modelling

Wolfgang Strassmayer