Review Topic: Armor
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Dragon M65 Atomic Annie
FineScale Modeler reviews Dragon’s 1/72 scale plastic model military vehicle kit. On May 25, 1953, at the Nevada Proving Ground, the M65 became the first artillery to fire an atomic shell. Dragon’s new Black Label 1/72 scale tooling of the M65 contains 268 parts molded in light gray plastic with clear styrene windows. Three marking choices…
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Master Box 1/72 scale Mk.I “Male” British tank
Great Britain’s Mk.I Male was among the very first tracked, armored fighting vehicles, entering action in World War I at the Somme in 1916. Master Box’s kit of this historic vehicle is molded in soft plastic with one-piece tracks, movable cannon, and — not labeled on the box — a photoetched-metal fret for the grenade…
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PlusModel U.S. Motor Grader
FineScale Modeler reviews PlusModel’s 1/35 scale resin model construction vehicle kit. Models of military construction equipment have been scarce, but PlusModel has released an all-resin kit of Caterpillar’s No. 12 Motor Grader. During World War II, the U.S. military used the grader in all theaters of operation for building runways, roads, and bases of operations.
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IBG 1/72 scale Diamond T 968 cargo truck
FineScale Modeler reviews the IBG 1/72 scale Diamond T 968 cargo truck plastic scale model kit. To fulfill the U.S. Army’s need for a 4-ton cargo truck, Diamond T produced the 968. The truck’s initial steel bed was soon replaced with wood to conserve precious resources. In 1941, the dashboard was modified to military standard…
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Zvezda 1/35 scale SdKfz 251/1 “Stuka zu Fuss”
FineScale Modeler reviews Zvezda’s 1/35 scale SdKfz 251/1 “Stuka zu Fuss” plastic model halftrack kit. The German army added Wurfrahmen 40 rocket launchers to SdKfz 251 halftracks to provide powerful fire support to fast-moving panzer divisions: 28cm shells contained high-explosive warheads; 32cm projectiles, incendiary. In action, the crew dismounted and remotely fired the rockets from…
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HobbyBoss 1/35 scale Renault R35
FineScale Modeler reviews HobbyBoss’ 1/35 scale Renault R35 plastic model tank. HobbyBoss has released its kit of this important French tank with link-and-length tracks, posable hatches for the driver, commander, and engine compartment that reveal interiors featuring the engine plus driver and commander stations.
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Dragon MBT70/KPz 70
The MBT70 was a joint project between the U.S. and West Germany. Development started in the early 1960s, but, by the end of the decade, cost overruns and philosophical differences cancelled the project. Nevertheless, many of the vehicle’s features would be seen in later designs, such as the M1 Abrams and the Leopard 2. Three…
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Meng 1/35 scale T-90 tank dozer
FineScale Modeler reviews the Meng 1/35 scale T-90 tank dozer plastic model kit. Believe me when I say Meng’s T-90 lives up to the hype. The box is jammed with beautifully molded plastic parts free of flash and ejector-pin marks. This release includes the option to fit the TBS-86 ’dozer blade to the bow.
