Review Topic: Armor
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Rye Field Tiger I Tank 321
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/35 scale plastic model armor tank kit. Newcomer Rye Field Model has produced the best kit yet of a Tiger I with interior. The model represents an early Russian Front vehicle from s.Pz.Abt. 503, specifically tank 321, in 1943. Tigers from this unit sported a field-built storage bin on the turret.…
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Tamiya SU-76M
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/35 scale plastic model armor tank kit. The SU-76 married the excellent 76mm ZiS-3Sh gun and mechanical components of the T-70 light tank. The 10-ton self-propelled gun was built in huge numbers during World War II, making it second only to the T-34 as the Soviet Union’s most-produced armored vehicle. Used…
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Rye Field M1A2 Abrams
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/35 scale plastic model armor kit. Rye Field Models keeps raising the bar. Its new Abrams provides parts to build one of three versions — an M1A2 TUSK II, an M1A2 TUSK, and the one I built, an M1A1 TUSK — as well as optional parts for coolers, ammunition boxes, and…
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Takom Mk.A Whippet
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/35 scale plastic model armor kit. Looking to complement the heavy and slow Mark IV and exploit openings in the lines, the British army ordered the faster Whippet; it could make 8 mph versus the Mark IV’s 4 mph! Armed with machine guns, the Whippet entered combat in March 1918. The…
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Takom Chieftain Mk.5/5P
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/35 scale plastic model armor kit. When the Chieftain entered British service in 1967, it was the most powerful tank in NATO’s arsenal. The primary versions of the main battle tank were the Mk.3 and Mk.5, the latter being the final production version. Later marks designated major upgrades or rebuilds of…
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Meng T-10M Heavy Tank
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/35 scale plastic model armor kit. The Cold War-era T-10M, the ultimate Soviet heavy tank, traces its lineage through the IS tanks of late World War II to the KV tank designed in the late 1930s. The vehicles were built at two factories, and there are substantial differences in appearance as…
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Master Box Austin armored car
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/72 scale plastic model armor kit. With the current plethora of World War I tanks, it seemed inevitable that kits of armored cars would soon follow. Master Box complements its delightful 1/72 scale British Mark I tanks with an Austin Series III armored car. Designed in the United Kingdom, the 5-ton…
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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…
