Review Topic: Armor
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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…
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Merit International’s 1/24 scale Fokker Dr.1, Roden’s 1/35 scale Opel 3.6-47 omnibus, Trumpeter’s 1/700 scale USS Tennessee, and a special surprise
FSM reviews four new plastic scale model kits!
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ICM Horch 108 Typ 40
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/35 scale plastic vehicle model kit. Ukrainian manufacturer ICM expands its catalog of 1/35 scale softskin military vehicles with a Horch 108 It represents a later version than the old Italeri kit; the most noticeable difference is the location of the spare tire inside the crew compartment.
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Meng 1/35 scale Leopard 1A5
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/35 scale plastic tank model kit. Meng builds on its previous Leopard 1A3/A4 kit using new and updated parts to create this Leopard 1A5. The kit is cleanly molded with sharp features. Features include working tracks, photo-etched-metal and vinyl details, clear parts, and metallic film for mirrors.
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MiniArt U.S. Army Bulldozer
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/35 scale plastic model bulldozer kit. The large box is chock-full of parts. Well molded, they show excellent detail, fine shapes to the point of being delicate, and minimal mold seams. A few parts were broken on the sprues in my kit, but I repaired them easily. The kit includes individual-link…
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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…
