Uncles and plastic

It was sometime in the early 80s when my late Uncle Rommel (something about the name already betrayed his interests) purchased and built in front of these four young boys a T-34 tank. It was just an ordinary looking thing, but the way he built it was just downright interesting. He bent the fenders. He punctured the sides for battle-damage. He dirtied it up so much it actually looked like a tank!

And so as a tribute to that exciting time, I build this exciting little kit. Its the old Tamiya T-34; in all its vintage glory. But looking at the bent fenders, the scruffy, dirty weathering, and the smell of drying paint brings back those days.