Review Topic: Armor
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Tamiya Panther Ausf D
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/35 scale plastic tank model kit. To my way of thinking, the Panther was a sexy beast! Arguably the best tank of World War II based on firepower, armor, and mobility, it was hindered by poor mechanical reliability and complexity which limited production. Tamiya’s Panther Ausf D is its first all-new…
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Dragon Saladin Mk.2 armored car
FineScale Modeler reviews Dragon’s 1/35 scale plastic model armored car kit. Until now, if you wanted a 1/35 scale plastic kit of the Saladin, the only game in town was the old, inaccurate, difficult-to-find Tamiya kit. Now Dragon has released this brand-new kit of the Saladin Mk.2 under its Black Label line.
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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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Orochi M3A3 Bradley CFV
FineScale Modeler reviews Orochi’s 1/35 scale plastic model fighting vehicle kit. Orochi offers two M3A3s: The Deluxe Edition includes a figure, a metal barrel for the 25mm cannon, and metal tracks. The Standard Edition I built doesn’t include those bells and whistles — but that doesn’t mean it lacks detail!
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Tamiya SOMUA S35
FineScale Modeler reviews Tamiya’s 1/35 scale plastic model tank kit. Tamiya’s much-anticipated all-new S35 fills a gap in any collection of important World War II armor models. Finally, the old Heller kit can be retired.
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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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AFV Club M60A1 Patton
FineScale Modeler reviews AFV Club’s 1/35 scale plastic model tank kit. AFV Club’s new-tool M60A1 is welcome and long overdue, as the other available kits date to the 1970s. Cleanly molded in dark olive plastic, this deluxe kit includes a turned-metal gun barrel, detailed driver’s compartment, fording trunk, vinyl mantlet covers, searchlight, and photoetched-metal detail parts.