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WIP: Putting the T-34/76 Together

Squeezing a few hours every night and one sunny morning resulted in the tank being ready for base painting. After priming with grey and another round of light sanding, all the sub assemblies were sprayed dark green. The road wheels were primed black then sprayed dark green. I wanted a heavier look to the wheels so they got a different color primer. Here's the hull with my conversions below. As usual, you can click the pix for bigger versions. My reference (Osprey Modelling Manual 16 : T-34/76 and T-34/85) says that the T-34/76 tanks made at Krasnoye Sormovo Zadov N 112 (Gorki) had characteristic features specific to that factory. These included the installation of numerous handrails, splash guards, different light mounts, applique armor, etc.  I decided to try my hand in scratchbuilding only some of these features.  I substituted metal handrails instead of using the plastic ones supplied in the kit. I had trouble estimating their location placements though but the pictures