Author: Mike Scharf
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Soar Art 35.5cm M1 super heavy howitzer gun
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/35 scale plastic model gun kit. Developed by Rheinmetall before WWII, the massive gun could propel a 1,268-pound concrete-piercing shell 22,800 yards once every four minutes. Fewer than 10 were produced; they were used during the Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa, Sevastopol, Leningrad, and the Warsaw Uprising.
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Roden M37 truck
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/35 scale plastic model truck kit. Ordered in 1949 to replace WC Dodge trucks used in World War II, the M37 Dodge ¾-ton truck was built in several variations, including ambulances, bomb trucks, and crash trucks, to mention a few. Roden’s M37 answers the call by many modelers for a kit.…
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AFV Club Husky Mk.III VMMD
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/35 scale plastic model vehicle kit. AFV Club’s Husky MK.III is a multimedia affair with 313 parts in dark yellow plastic, 13 clear parts for lights and windows, a small photo-etch (PE) fret, and vinyl electric cables and tires. The level of detail is excellent, with even the smallest items well-represented.…
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Trumpeter HEMTT M983 tractor
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/35 scale plastic model tractor kit. One of many special purpose HEMTTs (Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck), the M983 tractor is used to tow components of the MIM-104 Patriot missile system. Molded in light gray plastic with clear lights and windows, the kit includes a small photo-etched (PE) fret and eight…
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Trumpeter MIM-104 Patriot launcher and radar trailers
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/35 scale plastic model launcher and radar trailers kit. Trumpeter surprised the modeling world with its release of the Patriot SAM System, which includes the M901 launching station and the AN/MPQ-53 radar set. It’s a large box with 38 sprues and several individual gray plastic parts, clear plastic lights, three photo-etched…
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Zvezda King Tiger
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/35 scale plastic model armor kit. The iconic German King Tiger has been a mainstay of many model company catalogs. Now, Zvezda joins the crowd with a Henschel turret version in 1/35 scale. Molded in dark yellow plastic, the kit includes a sheet of nylon mesh for the engine screens and…
