"T34 ARV" Topic

6 Posts

All members in good standing are free to post here. Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have not been cleared with nor are they endorsed by The Miniatures Page.

Please do not post offers to buy and sell on the main forum.

For more information, see the TMP FAQ.

Back to the WWII Discussion Message Board

Areas of Interest

World War Two on the Land

Featured Hobby News Article

New Ruins, Some Rubble, & Duty Support from Battle Honours 3D

T-18 Tank

Featured Ruleset

Mein Panzer

Rating:

Featured Showcase Article

Hellcats of the Editor

Editor in Chief Bill tackles his greatest foe - another Green Vehicle...

Featured Workbench Article

Painting Peter Pig's T26

Can the techniques used for painting giant sci-fi robots be applied to 15mm scale Russian tanks?

Featured Profile Article

First Look: Battlefront's 1:100 Jagdpanzer IV Platoon

Editor in Chief Bill looks at some WWII German tank-hunters.

Featured Movie Review

Big Bad Mama II

Please sign in to your membership account, or, if you are not yet a member, please sign up for your free membership account.

Bunkermeister	04 Jul 2017 9:57 p.m. PST
The T34 was used as a recovery vehicle. When tanks had turrets damaged, they could be re-used as a towing vehicle to pull disabled tanks out of combat, or stuck vehicles out of mud. Model conversion of these kinds of vehicles is also simple. Remove the turret and replace it with a big hole, or a hatch, or even plate it over with plastic sheet. Some designs were very simple and other more complex versions were factory made. Mike Bunkermeister Creek bunkermeister.blogspot.com
Mark 1	05 Jul 2017 5:03 p.m. PST
I like the look. And I am impressed by what I presume is a drill press or band-saw … in either case a machine-shop-on-the-go. But my impression is that Soviet ARVs typically carried a fair number of spare bits around with them. Boxes/crates with hoses, wires, belts, brake shoes, springs, and even bigger assemblies like extra roadwheels, transmissions and engines were carried. At least that's my impression. -Mark (aka: Mk 1)
Bunkermeister	05 Jul 2017 8:42 p.m. PST
Mark 1 I have about 30+ of these and most have extra road wheels and other parts. The drill press is on a removable base so I can set up small maintenance facility. Mike Bunkermeister Creek bunkermeister.blogspot.com
Mark 1	06 Jul 2017 10:18 a.m. PST
Now THAT'S what I'm talkin' 'bout! Very inspirational. Where was all this when I was kit-bashing my own Russian ARVs? I give that collection of ARVs TWO thumbs-ups. Maybe even two thumbs and a big toe up! ;) -Mark (aka: Mk 1)
HidaSeku	06 Jul 2017 5:17 p.m. PST
Fantastic! I'm green with envy of all those wonderful ARVs!
Big Red	08 Jul 2017 7:41 a.m. PST
They look really great! Is that perhaps a band saw rather than a drill press?