Review Topic: Armor
-
Zvezda 1/35 scale Panther Ausf D
FineScale Modeler reviews the Zvezda 1/35 scale Panther Ausf D plastic model tank kit. Developed in response to the Soviet T-34, the Panther offered the best combination of firepower, protection, and mobility of any German tank in World War II. Its Achilles heel was its reliability and complexity compared with the T-34 and M4 Sherman.
-
Revell Germany 1/72 scale F4U-1A Corsair
Revell Germany’s 1/72 scale F4U-1A Corsair plastic model kit has some unique features: A separate upper forward section to its three-piece fuselage eliminates the usual pesky middle seam through the fuel-tank filler. Separate oil-cooler intakes and gun ports eliminate seams through their centers as well. The wingtips are separate parts, suggesting a future reissue as…
-
Takom 1/35 scale Mark IV “Male” heavy battle tank
FineScale Modeler reviews the Takom 1/35 scale Mark IV “Male” World War I heavy battle tank plastic model kit. With the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I in 2014, model companies have produced several early tank models. But none has been as eagerly awaited as a new British Mark IV tank. Takom…
-
Meng 1/35 scale M2A3 Bradley BUSK III
While there have been several fine Bradley kits over the years, Meng has released a superb 1/35 scale plastic model kit of the M2A3 with BUSK III armor. It features not only excellent exterior details but a complete interior, too.
-
AFV Club 1/35 scale M24 Chaffee
AFV Club has released a 1/35 scale Korean War-era M24 Chaffee plastic model tank. The kit has posable hatches, a metal barrel with recoil feature, and vinyl one-piece tracks with metal pins. Markings are supplied for four vehicles.
-
Tamiya 1/35 scale Mark IV “Male” tank
FineScale Modeler reviews the Tamiya 1/35 scale World War I British Mark IV “Male” tank plastic model kit. Tamiya’s announcement of a 1/35 scale British Mark IV tank came as a surprise, albeit a pleasant one. Perhpaps the bombshell in the announcement was that the kit would be motorized, a flashback to Tamiya’s earliest armor…
-
Eduard 1/48 scale Bf 109G-6
The Bf 109G-6 has to be one of the most popular variants of the Messerschmitt fighter, judging by the fact that every major model company has a kit in their product line. Now, Eduard has added one to its popular 1/48 scale ProfiPack line. The kit is cleanly molded in neutral gray plastic with exceptional…
-
Dragon 1/35 scale M103A1
Cleanly molded in gray plastic, Dragon’s new M103A1 is the first 1/35 scale injection-molded plastic kit of this tank. A wire tow cable and single-piece Dragon Styrene tracks are provided. The M103 bears a strong resemblance to the M48, and Dragon appears to have reused many of the parts from its recent M48 Patton. I…
