Author: Michael Scharf
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Tamiya Panzer 38(t) Ausf E/F
FineScale Modeler reviews Tamiya’s 1/48 scale plastic model tank kit. Tamiya’s newly tooled PzKpfw 38(t) consists of 144 dark gray plastic parts with four poly caps and two metal plates. Two marking options are for overall gray Eastern Front tanks in 1942, one from the 22nd Panzer Division, the other from an unknown unit.
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IBG Models 1/35 scale Otter light reconnaissance car
FineScale Modeler builds the 1/35 scale plastic armored car model kit. The Otter was based on the Canadian C15TA truck chassis and was armed with a Boys anti-tank rifle and Enfield Bren machine gun. Later vehicles had turrets replaced by a mount for a Browning M2 machine gun. Between 1942 and 1945, more than 1,750…
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Revell Germany M48A2GA2
FineScale Modeler reviews Revell Germany’s 1/35 scale plastic model tank kit. The M48A2GA2, with its 105mm gun and new mantlet, a new commander’s cupola, and a spotlight and case mounted on the rear turret (among other changes), was the last German upgrade of the M48 before the Leopard II entered service.
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Dragon M65 Atomic Annie
FineScale Modeler reviews Dragon’s 1/72 scale plastic model military vehicle kit. On May 25, 1953, at the Nevada Proving Ground, the M65 became the first artillery to fire an atomic shell. Dragon’s new Black Label 1/72 scale tooling of the M65 contains 268 parts molded in light gray plastic with clear styrene windows. Three marking choices…
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Zvezda 1/35 scale SdKfz 251/1 “Stuka zu Fuss”
FineScale Modeler reviews Zvezda’s 1/35 scale SdKfz 251/1 “Stuka zu Fuss” plastic model halftrack kit. The German army added Wurfrahmen 40 rocket launchers to SdKfz 251 halftracks to provide powerful fire support to fast-moving panzer divisions: 28cm shells contained high-explosive warheads; 32cm projectiles, incendiary. In action, the crew dismounted and remotely fired the rockets from…
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Riich.Models 1/35 scale Universal Carrier Mk.II
FineScale Modeler reviews Riich.Models 1/35 scale Universal Carrier Mk.II plastic model kit. Fans of British armor are enjoying a recent flurry of new releases. Riich.Models has done its part with Universal Carriers, first a Mk.I and now a Mk.II. The latter adds a towing hitch. The rear compartment is rearranged to increase space, and steps…
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ICM 1/35 scale Opel Typ 2.5-32 German light truck
Perhaps thinking it’s only another Opel Blitz, you may already have passed up ICM’s 1/35 scale Typ 2.5-32 (1.5-ton) World War II German light truck plastic model kit. However, take a closer look: This is the 1.5-ton truck, a baby brother to all of those others. The model is crisply molded in dark yellow styrene…
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Takom 1/35 scale St. Chamond French heavy tank
This is a review of the Takom 1/35 scale St. Chamond French Heavy Tank plastic model kit.
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Merit International 1/35 scale M19 Tank Transporter
Merit International has made a splash with the M19 as its first 1/35 scale plastic model release. It’s a big model: 698 plastic parts molded in dark yellow, with clear-styrene lights and windows. There are also 37 vinyl tires, two photoetched-metal frets, and a piece of string for the winch cable. Flash and knockout marks…
