From MilesR - BT-42 and a bit of a goof! (25 Points)

 My first submission for the AHPC VI is a 28mm  BT-42 tank.  The model comes from a new company, Trenchworx and is superb.  In fact, I think Trenchworx makes the best quality vehicle models in 28mm scale at the moment.

 Unfortunately, there is a glaring, almost shocking error in my rendition.  While the BT-42 is based on the Soviet BT-7 chassis they were created by the Finns and not the Soviets so the red star on the turret is a bit out of place.  The Finns captured 56 BT-7's during the winter war and converted 18 of them in BT-42's.

 The BT-42 mounted a British 4.5 inch gun and really weren't all that successful.  I always thought of them as a discounted version of a KV-2.  Still its a cool looking tank.

So I guess this version depicts a re-captured BT-42 pressed into Soviet service somewhere on the Eastern Front or it's just those crafty Finns trying to trick the Soviets......

Ok, I just screwed up

Maybe I should stick to office furniture submissions....

My apologies for the cluttered background in the pictures - I need to clean up my workspace and just haven't found time to do so

Welcome to the madness Miles! 

Confused branding aside, this is a great looking vehicle. I really like the aggressive weathering on the lower hull and I always love a turret design that tries to fit a monstrous gun onto a too-small chassis. I bet whenever the gunner wanted to rotate that heavy turret to fix a new target the rest of the crew were chewing their nails in frustration. 

I have a few of the Trenchworx vehicles myself and can attest to their quality.

Nice work Miles!