T-34 Tankovy Company (SBX29) – Review

Hi all

I picked up a couple of the new T-34 Tankovy Company (SBX29) boxsets over the weekend. I wanted to see how the first Battlefront plastic and resin kits went together, something I think we’ll see more of in the future.

Lets see whats in the box.

You get three tanks in each box but with enough bits to make the two resin turrets (T-34 obr 40 and T-34 obr 41) for each tank. You could also make a T-34/57 and T-34/85 turret out of the spare plastic bits from the sprue, so there is a possible 12 turrets from this one box set!

One thing included in the box that isn’t in the M4A3 (Late) box set are 9 magnets. These are a welcome addition to the plastic box sets but I wonder if it’s a result of the resin turrets rather than a permanent return. There is also a new plastic commander sprue, most of the sculpts look identical to the metal sprue that came with the T-34 box set (I’m not saying that’s a problem as I love the newer commander sprue), but these seem a little more static and I will be honest I don’t like some of the sculpts as much as I liked the metal versions. As you’ll only need to use one or two I think you’ll find enough that you would like.

My one big disappointment was the lack of decals- this is something I do expect to be included if I’m honest, as the only other 3 tank plastic box set (the Pershings) had decals and I am someone who never has enough soviet stars – I always want more!

Construction

Having put together 21 of the plastic Battlefront T-34’s before I’m a bit of an old hand at the kit, so even without the help of the construction guide I was pretty happy to crack on and put the tank together.

The construction time itself was very quick, the plastic turrets are what takes the most time and without these I was able to get both sets put together in about an hour (and that included my normal over obsessive worrying about the magnets being the right way around!). The resin turrets themselves are well sculpted and bar a few mold lines underneath the turret ring which had to be cut off, there was practically no cleaning needed.

Closing Thoughts