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Miniatures Adventure => The Second World War => Topic started by: Fitz on April 28, 2025, 10:15:12 PM

Title: T-26 PaK 97/38 (1:100)
Post by: Fitz on April 28, 2025, 10:15:12 PM

This is my 1:100 scale model of one of the myriad WWII German conversions of captured equipment, in this case marrying the Soviet T-26 light tank hull with a French 75mm gun, the PaK 97/38 in German service.

(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9_zTdIRm2gMv71QqOuSYPpLJ2YYt8oaXQyMGRregRDyDqE8ACeIamIw3xdFT5oA8bY4rVSA6EdM2U9mmfK4Xpegz__WMWT_DjMODHFPjYpASKitcbpckJNjOKAimA45rz6WupGkmJQs8H-tyuGN4TFgTwBL22AevzZY0SbjIYvzShkQymFlun3ns9kAN8/s16000/2025-04-29_T26PaK97-38.jpg)

The STL is available at https://www.wargaming3d.com/product/t-26-with-pak-97-38  (https://www.wargaming3d.com/product/t-26-with-pak-97-38)

Not a great many of these were ever made. The project went as far as active troop trials, but it was never accepted for full-scale serial production.

There is a driver figure printed in the model (not visible here), but I need to find a couple more crewmen for it. I'm sure I have something suitable in the lead pile.

Title: Re: T-26 PaK 97/38 (1:100)
Post by: carlos marighela on April 28, 2025, 11:51:42 PM

Cool! Not seen that one before. I can see why they didn't adopt it for service. The fighting compartment must have been pretty cramped and I suspect that the recoil of that 75mm did the suspension of a T-26 no favours.

Title: Re: T-26 PaK 97/38 (1:100)
Post by: CapnJim on April 29, 2025, 08:33:29 PM

Quote from: carlos marighela on April 28, 2025, 11:51:42 PM

Cool! Not seen that one before. I can see why they didn't adopt it for service. The fighting compartment must have been pretty cramped and I suspect that the recoil of that 75mm did the suspension of a T-26 no favours.

Maybe they crewed it with the smallest chaps they could find?