German T34/76

Also found this... in 1941 when germany was contemplating invading Malta, several captured T-34s and KV-2 tanks were formed into a special company of (z.b.v.)66 but, of course this plan was abandonned. No other mention of these T-34s, but the KVs were painted yellow-brown and gray-brown and carried normal size national insigia and were later committed to fighting near Demyansk in August 1942.

In a couple of colour profiles from books I have, the T-34 is painted in dark yellow with huge splotches/stripes in olive green and red brown. Very large cross on the turret sides along with a tank #1023 in red w/white outline. On the loader's hatch is painted a white disk w/black swastika. Caption also notes that some T-34s also had side skirts added to make them look more like german tanks. Another option would be to paint it in Finnish colours (olive green, chocolate brown and warm light grey) and their recognition symbol was the hakaristi - it somewhat resembles the swastika.

2nd SS Panzer Das Reich had close to half of their armor as T-34's. They simply picked them up after the Russians abandoned them in the onslaught of '41. Archer makes very good SS transfers. Any camo will do, Duke Maddog is right on the mark about that.

It also depends on who captured it and what the situation at the front was. Some units that captured them left them whatever color the Russians had painted it (especially in winter) while simply adding a large very noticeable balkenkrueseto the side of the turret. If they had some paint and time they splashed some yellow paint in an irregular pattern over the base coat the Russians used. Since there was no standard Gerrman cammo pattern, you could model any german color scheme of that particular year to show a tabnk that had gotten withdrawn to a rear area maintenance depot for extensive maintenance, or the home base of the capturing unit.

I've seen people do models of a Dark yellow one had a big ugly looking German cross on it but.