Infantry Advance
by Mike Smolek
This diorama depicts a scene from 1943 of a Russian T-34 ChTZ (Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant) tank with a 76 mm gun in 1/35th scale (Tamiya 35059). The kit is combined with figures of a Russian infantry assault team (Tamiya 35207).
These figures can be used in a variety of scenes, but were designed for use with the T-34/76 kit. The diorama depicts a generic wetlands scene of scrubby brambles, tall grasses, and low-lying weeds and moss.
The bulk of the soft materials were from Woodland Scenic, including the electrostatic grass. The base is 3M insulation foam. The paints used were either airbrushed AK or hand-painted Tamiya flat acrylics. Skin tones were painted with a legacy collection of Testor’s Model Master acrylic paints.
