Osprey Publishing

Modelling the T-34/76 (Osprey Modelling #33)

by  Jorge Alvear, Mig Jimenez, Mike Kirchoff, & Adam Wilder

Reviewed By  John Bonanni, IPMS# 13440

MSRP: $18.95 Over the past several years Osprey Publishing has revitalized their Modelling books. They all have covered primary topics from World War Two to Modern Armor. Each book has showcased the finest models ever built. This book carries on that high quality of work. The book illustrates four different variants of the T-34/76. Each model showcased has varying degrees of difficulty. Throughout the book you will learn different ways of construction including: resin, plastic, photo-etch, and brass. The articles also show step by step guides to the painting and weathering processes. In the back of the book, a list of all the plastic models available is provided including: scale, manufacturer, and variant. Another list is provided outlining which reference books would be beneficial in modeling a T-34/76. The first article in the book focuses of Jorge Alvear's T-34/76. He starts out with the Dragon T-34/76 Model 1941 and converts it to a vehicle from Factory 112, in 1942. The model was painted and weathered by Mark Neville. Throughout the article you will learn how to texture armor plate, solder photo-etch and brass, and paint. The second article showcases Mike Kirchoff's Early T-34/76 "Sniper". This is an interesting article in that Mike models a recently discovered tank in Russia, and currently resides at Kubinka as a runner. This article lays out the steps needed to recreate this incredible find such as basic construction, recreation of the interior, assembling tracks, painting and weathering, and a summary. The third article illustrates Adam Wilder's stunning STZ T-34/76. This T-34 served with the Italian Army after it was captured. In this article Adam uses the MIG STZ conversion set along with numerous aftermarket sets to portray his model accurately. You will also find in this article: a construction guide, using Apoxie Sculpt, step by step painting and weathering tips, and summary. The final article focuses on Mig Jimenez's German T-34/76 747 (r)-3. The vehicle in this article has very interesting modifications done by the Germans. Mig shows how to recreate these modifications with various materials such as: plastic rod, sheet, and strip, and aluminum. The article also has a very helpful way to finish your models in a winter scheme. In conclusion this book lives up to the high quality of printing by Osprey. I feel it is the best book so far in the modeling series. The amount of work and artistic approaches in this book are outstanding. I would highly recommend this book for anyone wanting to improve their modeling skills. I would like to thank IPMS, John Noack and Osprey Publishing for the review sample.

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