1/72 T-34/85 Mod. 1944 Late Production w/"mattress spring armor"

This new kit is an accurate rendition of a T-34/85 Mod. 1944 Late Production tank. Included are numerous NEW parts including a bonus set of photo-etched "mattress spring armor" as was found on T-34s late in the war.

Main Features:
- NEW slide-molded one-piece turret (with separate roof plate)
- Accurately shaped turret representing the T-34/85 Mod.1944 (Late Production)
- NEW Late Production commander’s cupola
- Photo-etched parts for engine deck grills and “mattress spring armor”
- NEW Cartograf decal sheet with a variety of unit markings
- Driver’s hatch includes interior detail
- Commander’s, loader’s and driver’s hatches can be assembled open/closed
- Precise engine deck details
- Slide-molded gun barrel
- Dragon Styrene tracks included with superb detailing
- Slide-molded fuel tanks
- Exhaust pipes with hollow ends
- One-piece road wheels, idler wheels and sprockets

About the T-34/85:
The T-34 is a Soviet medium tank produced from 1940 to 1958. It was the world's best tank when the Soviet Union entered the Second World War, and is credited as the war's most effective, efficient and influential design.

In late 1943, the improved T-34/85 was introduced, with a more powerful gun. The design and construction of the tank were continuously refined during the war to improve effectiveness and decrease costs, allowing steadily greater numbers of tanks to be fielded. By 1945, the versatile and cost-effective T-34 had replaced many light and heavy tanks in service, and accounted for nearly all Soviet tank production. It was influential in the development of the late twentieth-century concept of the main battle tank.