#708 The Legendary T-34/85 215号

Capturing the legendary T-34/85 215号 in action, using the Rye Field Model kit RM-5059 in 1:35 and some great resin figures from YUFAN Model. No electronics in this one.

Notes

People’s Volunteer Army T-34 No 215 (中国人民志愿军215号) is legendary for knocking out five M46 Patton tanks and multiple UN bunkers in early July 1953, just before the armistice ending hostilities in the Korean war.

It is now preserved in the Military Museum of the Chinese People’s Revolution (中国人民革命军事博物馆) in a pretty dramatic display that inspired this diorama featuring the Rye Field Model 1:35 kit if the 215 (RM-5059) and some resin figures from Yufan Model.

It was the Micro Machines Podcast Cold War Group Build that finally kicked me into action to build this;-)

The Kits

The main kit here is the T-34/85 Chinese Volunteer “215” Rye Field Model No. RM-5059 1:35. It is a wonderfully kit that almost builds itself. This particular model appears to be out of production now, but I believe it is the same basic model in Rye Field Model’s other T-34/85 kits.

The T-34 sat on the shelf for quite some time until I found the some really good Chinese People’s Volunteer resin figures - Thirty-Eight Degree Line YUFAN Model No. YFWW-1639 1:35

Finally, it was the Micro Machines Podcast Cold War Group Build that kicked me into action to build this.

Paint Scheme

Build Log

Basic tank construction:

Painting and weathering the tank:

Working on the figures:

Building the base:

Diorama assembly and finishing:

Final finishing:

Final gallery pics:

People’s Volunteer Army T-34 No 215 (中国人民志愿军215号) is legendary for knocking out five M46 Patton tanks and multiple UN bunkers in early July 1953, just before the armistice ending hostilities in the Korean war. It is now preserved in the Military Museum of the Chinese People’s Revolution in a pretty “dramatic” display that inspired this diorama featuring the the RFM 1:35 kit if the 215 (RM-5059) and some resin figures from Yufan Model.

Credits and References

• this project on scalemates
• T-34/85 Chinese Volunteer “215” Rye Field Model No. RM-5059 1:35
• Thirty-Eight Degree Line - Chinese People’s Volunteers YUFAN Model No. YFWW-1639 1:35
• T-34 - wikipedia
• T-34 tank No.215, preserved in Chinese Revolutionary Military Museum, Dec. 2017
• T34/85 “Hero tank” 215
• People’s Volunteer Army 中国人民志愿军
• Military Museum of the Chinese People’s Revolution (中国人民革命军事博物馆) - Haidian District, Beijing
• Micro Machines Podcast Cold War Group Build