May be old news - T34
 

But I'd thought I'd post them anyway do let you know I wasnt idle with the Camera at Corowa.

As a kid I'd always heard the stories that made the T34 such a legendary tank.

I built a model and watched documentaries on it and thought that would be about as close as I would ever come to one.

Imagine my delight walking into Bandiana army musuem & seeing this. I wasnt at the Armoured vehicle Corowa but apparently this tank was there.

Anyway - some pictures - couldnt find any threads with T34 in the title either.

And more
 

Interesting to note the roughness of the casting in the turret. The Russians obviously punched them out in a hurry.

Which is no surprise considering the Nazi's got within 180 miles of Moscow within 2 weeks of launching operation Barbarossa.

The picture actually doesnt do it justice - it is really rough.

Despite this the tank actually has quite nice lines.

T34
 

Here is the T34 in Corowa Tony.

Yottv
 

Haven't you seen 'Year of the Tracked Vehicle" yet Tony????:wacko:

Err...... No
 

I did plead ignorance.........so no Keefy :doh:

Interesting to see this has the later 85mm gun with the two turret hatches, what the Germans called the 'Mickey Mouse'. The classic one I like has the earlier gun & is distinctive where the gun meets the turret.

Yottv
 

I think I'll have to rectify that when I come to Temora in about three weeks.

... I guess Tony needs a DVD player too :D and probably a TV :yappy:

Dvd
 

Perhaps I can make a VHS version for Tony :rolleyes

Hi Tony

Its a cool tank, and even more impressive if you got to got a ride.

Truely awesome.

Tim

Swiss Wit
 

To Keefy & Chris

Beta please, none of this VHS rubbish.

To Tim,

Nobody likes a bragger........ especially one as jealous as me.

Could I interest you in a standard 8mm film version perhaps? How about a series of magic lantern slides?

Tony,

I still have VHS tapes of Keith's first YOTB film - a real collector's item and you can have it for only the cost of the postage!

Hanno