Digging in some old boxes in the basement, I found 1/35 scale tank models I did some decades ago. They are for the most part beyond any hope of restoration, being badly damaged and missing parts. I kept these just for the pieces I could eventually scavenge for scratch-building.

This is the kind of heavily damaged tanks I found. The KV-2 I am currently working on was in a state similar as this poor Panzer IV 😦
A few tanks however are in better shape (barely) and could potentially be restored. This is the case of the WWII Russian KV-2 tank I decided to rescue.