Author: Michael Scharf
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Academy 1/35 scale PzKpfw 35(t)
Academy surprised the modeling world with its 1/35 scale PzKpfw 35(t) plastic scale model kit. A CMK kit from the 1990s had been the only choice until now. The 35(t, for Tchechoslowakisch) was Czechoslovakia’s main battle tank when Germany invaded in 1939. Although it was an advanced design for its time, with suitable agility, armor,…
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MiniArt 1/35 scale AEC Mk.II armored car
Mike Scharf reviews the MiniArt 1/35 scale AEC Mk.II armored car plastic model kit: “The model is molded in light gray plastic with vision blocks, light lens, and windscreen molded in clear styrene. There are no sink marks or knockout marks to remove, but the plastic is brittle and I broke several parts removing them…
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AFV Club 1/35 s ale M109A2
The M109 series of vehicles has been in American service since the Vietnam War and has soldiered on for the U.S. while being exported worldwide. In the 1970s, a new design was developed as the A2 variant. AFV Club’s multimedia 1/35 scale kit includes photoetched metal, a turned-metal barrel, brass tube, vinyl parts, and a…
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Academy 1/35 scale King Tiger
Academy surprised everyone with its newly tooled 1/35 scale King Tiger plastic model kit, representing one of the vehicles rushed from the factory to defend the autobahn near Kassel, Germany, at the end of World War II in May 1945.
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Dragon 1/35 scale T28 super heavy tank
The T28 super heavy tank was developed by the U.S. Army near the end of World War II. Built to destroy stout fortifications, the 95-ton vehicle carried a 105mm gun and a second suspension that could be removed and towed behind the tank. Only two prototypes were built before the project was canceled in 1947.…
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HobbyBoss 1/35 scale EBR-10
The Panhard Engin Blindé de Reconnaissance, or, as HobbyBoss labels it, the French EBR-10 Wheeled Reconnaissance Vehicle, was based on a pre-World War II design resurrected in the 1950s. The HobbyBoss 1/35 scale plastic model kit is molded in light yellow styrene with vinyl tires and a sheet of photoetched metal. Flash is minimal and…
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Roden 1/35 scale KrAZ-214B
This is a review of the Roden 1/35 scale KrAZ-214B Soviet truck plastic model kit. The truck served as a postwar hauler in military and civilian applications for more than 50 years. The truck’s cab and bed are molded in light green styrene, while the motor, frame, and suspension are black. Clear plastic parts are…
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HobbyBoss 1/35 scale Hungarian 38M Toldi I
HobbyBoss has produced the first plastic model kit of the T38M Toldi tank in 1/35 scale. It is molded in light yellow styrene with the individual track links provided in light brown styrene. A sheet of photoetched metal is also included. The overall detail is good, but I had to deepen shallow panel lines so…
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Takom 1/16 scale Renault FT-17 light tank
Following a current trend toward larger scales in plastic models, new manufacturer Takom debuts with a 1/16 scale Renault FT-17 French light tank. Entering World War I in 1917, it was the first production model with its main armament in a fully rotating turret. Many countries used or copied it (the United States built it…
