New Armourfast model tank kits

Item number 99009

1:72nd scale

In response to the German Panzer IV armed with the long barrelled 75mm gun and the Tiger with the 88mm gun, the Soviets increased the T34’s frontal armour and up-gunned it with the long barrelled 85mm gun developed from an anti aircraft gun. But, despite the more powerful gun and the advantage of the new three man-turret which at last freed the commander from being the loader too, the T-3485 wasn’t still a really match for Tigers and Panthers, as the gun could not easily penetrate their thick frontal armour.

The T34/85 entered service in early 1944 and was an excellent fighting vehicle. Though it was never as good as the Tiger and Panther on a one-to-one basis, the sheer numbers produced (over 40,000 of all types between 1940 and 1945) made the T34 a war winner.

All our kits come with 2 MODELS IN EACH BOX giving you the flexibility to produce the variation of your choice.